Jan 03, 2019
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The most successful people in the world have written it all out for you. Reading is essential if you want to be successful in business. It will expose you to new ideas and modes of thinking, and will give you access to diverse knowledge. Whatever form of business you’re in, the knowledge you glean from […]
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Jan 03, 2019
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As the startup grows beyond the founders, the firm’s culture becomes a direct extension of the entrepreneur’s personality Elizabeth Kim once remarked, “We struggle through 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows in our lives”. Perhaps he forgot to add that being an entrepreneur will subject you to an additional 10,000 set of emotions. From a journey […]
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Dec 06, 2018
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The California Building Standards Commission has signed off on the residential solar mandate—a first of its kind for the nation. The solar mandate marks a groundbreaking development for the clean energy sector. The California Energy Commission passed the measure in May as an update to the state’s 2019 Title 24, Part 6, Building Energy Efficiency Standards. On Wednesday, […]
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Nov 29, 2018
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There are contractors who say they love the construction business so much that they would not do anything else for a living. But it’s impossible to live on a business that doesn’t make money. Sometimes in construction, jobs get mired in delays, cost overruns, unexpected changes, late payments and even nonpayment, leaving contractors to salvage what they […]
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Nov 07, 2018
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With Thanksgiving tomorrow, here are 20 quotes that really help put into perspective the power and importance of being thankful more of the time and not just on one particular day out of the year. May your Thanksgiving be bountiful with reasons to be grateful. Gratitude can transform common days “Gratitude can transform […]
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Nov 07, 2018
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Good news: these traits can be learned. Every successful entrepreneur must possess “A-Player” qualities. These extraordinary entrepreneurs share the characteristics most important for success. 1. Stickability. Frank Shankwitz Image credit: The Oracles I love the word “stickability” — your ability to persevere and persist. People will often advise that your idea won’t work. Turn that […]
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Nov 07, 2018
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Billionaire entrepreneur and Twitter enthusiast Elon Musk took to the microblogging site on Sunday to show off the interior of a “disturbingly long” tunnel. This, of course, is no ordinary tunnel, as it’s been built by Musk’s Boring Company, the outfit that’s aiming to create a new high-speed transit system beneath the streets of […]
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Nov 01, 2018
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Large-scale construction projects are almost always tricky, but when the possibility of a structural flaw or defect enters the picture, contractors can face a downright scary situation. These projects have presented owners and contractors with some particularly spine-tingling predicaments. The Millennium Tower, San Francisco The Millennium Tower luxury residential high-rise opened in 2009 but has […]
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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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