Kathryn Smith

Kathryn Smith is a writer, registered nurse and mompreneur with extensive experience in the healthcare, public policy and travel and tourism spheres. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan, where her first job as a sixteen-year-old was teaching English to homemakers and businessmen. She lives in Portland, Maine with her husband and son, Pascal.

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SBDR: Remote Work, Employee Appreciation, XSMBs

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SBDR: Empathy Motivates More than Fear

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SBDR: Local Economic Growth Is Slowing

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SBDR: 11 New Employment Laws Recently Enacted in California

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Going Legit: When Your Side Hustle Blows Up (In a Good Way!)

Carlie Veeder is the mother of 4 children. What started as an under-the-table, twice a month job turned into a full-blown business. Read her story about how she went from cleaning offices twice a month to owning her own business.

App-based Sales on the Rise, the Silver Tsunami is Coming

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Tariffs Strain Manufacturing, Turning Convicts into CEOs, 9 Out of 10 Workers Show Up Sick to Work

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Today’s News: Corporate Transparency, Corporate Responsibility, and Paid Family Leave

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Mixing Politics and Business, Holiday Gift Boxes is $20 Billion Business

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Soda Tax, Cybersecurity, Important Lessons from Goldman Sachs

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