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For many years, I owned my own business.

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For many years, I owned my own business. Unfortunately, that ended and now I’ve got two resume questions…

1) I don’t have a title besides “business owner.” Should I just change the job title to whatever fits the position?

2) How should I handle references? I don’t have any! Should I put my contact info instead?

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  1. Kat

    You could use "CEO" of your business and describe what the business did with the many roles you covered (marketing, finance, sales, etc ). For references, it doesn't have to be a supervisor. It's anyone (friend, co-worker, colleague, client, business partner, etc) that can attest to your skill set, work ethic and problem solving skills. Make sure it's someone that knows you well and will say good things about you to potential employers.

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