Oct 25, 2018
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“I don’t ‘deal’ with people. I ‘work’ with people,” says Steve Browne, executive director of HR for LaRosa’s, Inc. And managers need a similar mindset. Just about every company has at least one: that exceptional manager, the one that everyone on the team likes and respects. Their team not only performs well, but also genuinely […]
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Oct 18, 2018
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Not content to just cash in just on game days, professional sports teams are including retail, hotel, entertainment and residential components and outdoor recreation space in their new stadium and arena projects, or they are adding them after the stadiums and arenas are constructed. Here is a review of some of the biggest sports-driven mixed-use […]
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Oct 11, 2018
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by Fares Elsabbagh If you are an entrepreneur, you probably got into your business because of your knowledge and experience in a certain sector. The work usually requires years of training and ample experience working in the field. Successfully scaling your business to a multimillion dollar company requires that you have the right characteristics and […]
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Oct 04, 2018
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Instagram’s meteoric rise continues, dwarfing the stagnant growth rates of Snapchat and Facebook. Recently, Instagram announced that it has reached 1 billion monthly active users, after passing 800 million in September 2017 with 500 million daily users. So how can you use this platform to your advantage as a small business? Contrary to popular belief, […]
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Sep 20, 2018
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Inspirational quotes from some of history’s ‘greats’ could be the motivation you need for your business or life. Inspirational quotes can be more than simple slogans — they’ve helped some of the most successful executives and entrepreneurs. Moguls like Barbara Corcoran and Dottie Herman have used inspiring mantras to deal with their fears and enemies. […]
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Sep 12, 2018
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The coins were found hidden inside an amphora, which is a jar used by the Romans for storing liquids such as wine and olive oil. Credit: Photo courtesy Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities About 300 gold coins, dating back around 1,500 years to a time when part of the Roman Empire was […]
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Sep 06, 2018
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Not to diminish the value of construction staples such as concrete, glass and steel, but we appreciate a little bit of creativity every now and then. Today we’re looking at homes and hotels made up of unconventional building materials — from cake to corn and everything in between. Miscellaneous recyclables (“Earthships”) Earthships are off-the-grid, 100 per […]
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Aug 30, 2018
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Entrepreneurship is a labor of love, and like any great love, that often means a lot of passion and a lot of persistence to reach your happily ever after. There are set-backs and failures and successes and triumphs, but it just may be that all those peaks and valleys are what make being an entrepreneur […]
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Aug 23, 2018
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These tips can help contractors manage cash flow There are few things more stressful than late payments and the cash-flow problems they inevitably create. A whopping 88 percent of contractors say they have to wait longer than 30 days for payments, with 46 percent using business or personal savings and lines of credit to cover […]
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Aug 14, 2018
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In just the first half of the year, investments in construction technology have surpassed last year’s total amount by 30%, according to a Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. report released today. Spending in the segment is outpacing overall tech startup investment growth in the United States, the report found. “It’s no mere accident that this uptick […]
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