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An Entrepreneur Thanks her Wage Earner Husband
Patrick and I have been married 28 years. In that time, I have started four businesses and my husband started two. Each time we tried to keep one predictable paycheck while allowing the other to grow a business. If you’re an entrepreneur, thank your wage-earning spouse today for providing a steady baseline income. Whi...
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Dreary Days – Let’s Plan Some Vacations
Last Friday my husband, Patrick, asked where I wanted to go for date night. After 27 dismally gray days through December and January, my answer was Florida! Anywhere warm and sunny that’s not Pennsylvania in Winter! During vacation, we sit down, enjoy the sunshine, spend time with our family, and see sites we want to...
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Thanks to My Dad for what he Taught me About Small Business
About this time of year I like to express my love and appreciation for my father who died in December 1987 at the young age of 47. As a small dairy farmer in Oley, he was surely considered self-employed. Farming has never been an easy profession and by the 70s when I was growing up, small farms were struggling. As the...
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Thanks To My Dad for What He Taught Me About Small Business
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What Does Retirement Look Like to You?
Perhaps in our grandparents generation, retirement looked like quitting your job or selling your business, then having a retirement party before proceeding to a new phase. That phase consisted of watching TV, yardwork, travelling to visit friends and generally being helpful to the extended family. In the generation of...
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