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These families have been in business for 100 years—they say the American Dream isn't what it used to be Original

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By Megan Sauer Verified
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When Starr Hutchings Purdue's great-grandfather opened a funeral home in Macon, Georgia, in 1910, undertaking was a reliable way for Black Americans to make a living. Even the deceased were segregated. Owning a business enabled independence and freedom, says Purdue, 69: "You weren't relying on somebody else to provide your livelihood." Her parents carried on Hutchings Funeral Home and were successful enough to put Purdue and her five siblings through college, she says.
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How this century-old NYC family business achieved the American Dream—and how it survives today

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By Tasia Jensen Verified, Megan Sauer Verified
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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email How this century-old NYC family business achieved the American Dream—and how it survives today Adam Brand is the fourth generation in his family to run M&S Schmalberg, a New York-based custom fabric flower shop founded by his great-great uncles Morris and Sam Schmalberg in 1916.
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Inside the unique challenges of military spouse entrepreneurs: 'Not everybody is going to understand this life' Original

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By Tom Huddleston Jr. Verified, Megan Sauer Verified
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When Cece Meadows started her cosmetics brand Prados Beauty from her daughter's nursery in 2019, she just wanted a job. Meadows and her four kids had been living for two years in West Point, New York, where her husband, an Army Major, taught at the U.S. Military Academy. After taking time off for the birth of her daughter, Meadows — a former Bank of America vice president, makeup artist and model — says she was struck by what she felt was a lack of available jobs for military spouses.
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