Grow and Advance in These Five Retail Careers

Retail is a fast-growing career field that represents a huge part of the U.S. economy. A number of retail jobs are growing quickly, and you may find a good career fit for you in retail. Here are five popular jobs and credentials for them in this diverse field.

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Miami Goodwill to Wash Nine Million Pounds of Laundry

Two years ago, Goodwill Industries of South Florida launched one of the largest laundry businesses in the southeastern United States to serve the booming healthcare industry in the region and –in the process– support the Goodwill mission. The agency will now expand its operations with a partnership resulting in $1.1 million worth of new linens,

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Simplify with Winter Whites

Henry David Thoreau said “Simplify, simplify, simplify.” While most of us will find it difficult to reduce our lives to a level that the famous writer would approve of, there are many lessons we can – and should – take from his perspective. No, you don’t have to move to the woods and build a cabin. Let’s start with something easier: when in doubt, pick white! Painting a wall? Choosing a sweater? Going bold is fun, but if you find yourself hemming and hawing over a color decision, keep it simple by choosing white.

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President Releases FY 2016 Budget, Battles with Congress Loom

When the president announced his next to last budget on Monday he laid down a blueprint designed to draw sharp distinctions from the new GOP controlled Congress, but also looks for common ground on some policies. For example, the budget calls for tax increases on the wealthiest Americans while seeking to boost defense spending. The budget proposes ending the sequester, something the bipartisan Murray-Ryan budget deal accomplished for two years, but it also called for increases in non-defense domestic spending increases.

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Networking Skills and Strategies You Need to Know

There’s some truth to the old saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” However, if you use some of these networking strategies, you can ensure that you will know all the right people to take your career to the next level.

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New Radio Show Celebrates Philanthropy in Sarasota, FL

Veronica Brandon Miller and Rick Hughes from Goodwill Manasota (Sarasota, FL) are taking their feel-good message of celebrating philanthropy to the airwaves with a new radio show, Tell Me Something Good. The show, which airs on Sundays on local radio station WSRQ at 11:00 am, focuses on the good that is happening in the community, highlighting those individuals, nonprofits and businesses that give generously of time, talent and treasure.

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My Story: Jonathan Toledo

I had a lot of challenges growing up. I didn’t really know my dad and we moved around a lot because we had to. By the time I was a teenager, I was in trouble more than I was out of trouble, and things went from bad to worse. Goodwill gave me my first chance, but it

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Thrifting For Valentine’s Day Finds

You may be as shocked as I am about this fact, but Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! If you start thrifting now, you should be able to pull off a fun and fancy holiday without spending too much money. Plus, your support of Goodwill is a great way to show a little love to the rest of the world because Goodwill’s infrastructure helps fund direct services for millions of people annually and it also results in positive social and environmental outcomes for the global community.

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