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6 Overlooking Insurance During Your Job
Search Could Cost You
7 Money Saving Tips
So You Can Earn Your
Degree Without Going
into Debt
8 Learn What's Important to Small Business
Owners
9 Small Town America's 100 Most Influential
People
15 How to Make
Your Home Ownership
Dreams A Reality
Sara Lee Crumbs, Director,
Quitman County Family Connection
16 Saving Money on
Your Holiday Shopping
List
17 Ten Tips for Becoming More Efficient
and Eco-friendly Business
18 Growing Your Business: Tips to Apply for a
Small Business Loan
21 Exciting STEM
Career and Opportunities Aplenty in the Navy
23 How to Maximize
Your Tax Benefits for
Charitable Gifts
23 Important Guidelines to Landing that
Perfect Job
24 Georgia State
Chamber Director
Heads South
Best Small Town Restaurant
Readers’ Forum
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