If only you could bottle happiness. If only success were as simple as following a step-by-step plan. If only you could see into the future and know if you’re doing the right thing. But you can’t. Besides, what’s the fun in that? As the stories of these 10 local businesswomen illustrate, the only way to truly achieve that elusive combo of happiness and success is hard work and perseverance. All of these ladies either met extreme challenges or created their own, rose to the occasion or created the occasion. Some had business plans. Others just improvised. But each one has done her share to make the region a more economically vibrant place.
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Stacie Laskin, Global Recycling Incorporated, Newburgh
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Stacie Laskin
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Ellie Nieves, Guardian Life Insurance, Hopewell Junction
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Ellie Nieves
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March Gallagher, Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, Newburgh
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: March Gallagher
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Stephanie Wyant, Dash Ink Marketing, Red Hook
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Stephanie Wyant
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Donna Williams, Field Goods, Athens
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Donna Williams
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Andrea Giraldo, A&G Trading Corp, Pearl River
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Andrea Giraldo
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Kimberley Williams, Williams Lumber, Rhinebeck
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Kimberley Williams
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Lisa Marie Cathie, Ulster Savings Bank, Highland
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Lisa Marie Cathie
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Connie Snyder, CRSR Design Inc., Kingston
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Connie Snyder
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Faith Ann Takes, Empire Education Corporation, Guilderland
Meet one of our top women in business in 2013: Faith Ann Takes
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Women in Business: Statistics and FactsDid you know that women comprise 46.8 percent of the U.S. labor force? Find more stats here |
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Women’s Enterprise Development Center Opens at Marist College’s Hancock Center
The WEDC’s new satellite in Poughkeepsie offers a 60+ Hour Business Training Program and more
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