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Nicole Fallon

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Nicole Fallon is a writer, editor, and marketer with over a decade of experience covering small business topics. Nicole holds a Media & Communications degree from New York University and has worked as a journalist and editor for sites like Business News Daily and Business.com. She is also the co-founder and CEO of content marketing agency Lightning Media Partners.

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