Author: NAWRB
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Help Your Community on Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday, celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is a global movement dedicated to giving back. From random acts of kindness to food drives and donations to nonprofits, today is a day to appreciate your community and help others. Last year, charity donations on Giving Tuesday totaled over $117 million in over 70 countries and…
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Happy Thanksgiving from NAWRB!
The NAWRB team would like to wish you and your loved ones a happy Thanksgiving filled with laughter, food and good cheer! With our busy lives and careers, we sometimes forget how lucky we are to be able to spend time with our family and friends. It is not often that families have the…
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Dedication to Diversity and Inclusion Results in Change
NAWRB’s dedication to women’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) aligns us with companies and organizations with corporate social responsibility. Equally important to internal D&I culture is collaboration between businesses and industries to embrace diversity. One organic result from implementing D&I as a fundamental tenet in the American workplace is bottom line growth.
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Housing Starts Soar, Millennials Jump In
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, new home starts and permits for construction increased in October, marking an end to previously mild upsurges and an indicator that buying activity could be warming up. Housing starts jumped 25.5 percent in October—the highest pace since August 2007—to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.323 million, the Commerce…
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Recognizing the Importance of Small Businesses
The 30 million small businesses in the U.S. are the backbone of our economy and should remain a top priority at all times. Challenged by factors from big company competition to the new Department of Labor (DOL) overtime eligibility rule, small businesses often face the threat of being eradicated.
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Dimmed Lights in Economic Crystal Balls
The effect of Donald Trump’s administration on our economy and housing market is approaching, and at the epicenter of several news outlets and economic reflections is the possibility of the gargantuan unknown. Some economists are predicting an economic downturn while others affirm that until measures are taken, we remain in the dark.
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Working Together for a Better Tomorrow
Yesterday was a historic day in United States history. November 8, 2016 was always going to mean change for the U.S., regardless of who we elected. Whether pleased or disappointed with the results of the 2016 presidential election, we must move forward as a people for our sake and our country’s.
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Veterans Day 2016: Thanking our Veterans
This Friday, November 11 is Veterans Day, a day to honor our country’s active and retired servicemen and women. The first Armistice Day was celebrated in 1919 and initially celebrated veterans of World War I. In 1954, a bill expanding the holiday to veterans of all wars passed and was amended six days later to officially make the…
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SBA Funding Opportunity for Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) announced a $300,000 funding opportunity for women and veteran-owned businesses. The SBA’s Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program anticipates giving out six awards as part of the funding opportunity, with a minimum amount of $25,000 per award. Who Should Apply The SBA…
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FDIC Affordable Mortgage Lending Guide will get you there faster!
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has released a new guide to help community bankers “learn more about grant and mortgage loan programs offered by State Housing Finance Agencies.”