Dawn Lafreeda began working at a Denny’s in California at 16, making her way from hostess to waitress. During college, she took on a second job at a software company, where she learned about accounting and managing personnel.

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The most effective entrepreneurs view themselves as assets. They continually invest in themselves and in their future through continuing education and self-improvement.

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Microsoft Executive Vice President Stephen Elop sent employees of the company’s devices business a memo detailing its job cut plans.

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Microsoft announced Thursday that it will cut up to 18,000 jobs, or about 14 percent of its staff.

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The chief negotiator for unions at the nation’s largest commuter railroad is vowing to keep working toward a deal that would avoid a strike.

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Today’s American Success Salute goes to an entrepreneurial teen — a millennial — who doesn’t plan on coasting through life.

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Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle has raised $65 million in capital in a Series D funding round led by Index Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $123 million.

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SpotHero, a Chicago-based startup, is simplifying the parking game for users in big cities—cutting deals with parking garages and allowing people to pay and park in a few simple taps of the smartphone.

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It’s not easy to find models with disabilities in ads for the fashion and beauty industry — unless you look in the Nordstrom catalog.

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Today’s Salute to American Success goes to a mom who created an organic-baby product business – called Zoë b Organic — that’s making green from being green.

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