Author: NAWRB
-
Gaining Repeat Customers and Protecting Your Business
In today’s day and age leveraging technology in your business should be one of your top priorities, and with the variety of services from which to select, you must be an expert at choosing the right technology at the right time. A recent survey from Microsoft, Customer Expectations are Evolving: How Technology Helps SMB’s Meet…
-
Trailblazing Women: Remembering Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
The death of Carrie Fisher devastated millions across the country as we lost a commanding woman, actor, author and activist. From Star Wars fans to peers and personal acquaintances, the outpour of love and support for Fisher’s family was boundless. This incredible loss was made greater when Fisher’s mother, Debbie Reynolds, passed away just…
-
From Puppies to Houses, Flexibility Breeds Happiness
When we prepare to make a new purchase we know exactly what we want, down to the smallest detail. Some products are easier to select than others; you decide what you want, check availability, and buy the product from the store that has it in stock.
-
Expanding Your Business Through Innovation
Every entrepreneur knows age-old business advice—study your market, build relationships, know your competition, find a mentor, have a business plan—as well they should; it’s decisive advice that works. But what can you do when you have invested in these proven strategies for years, built your business on them, and suddenly plateau? Business strategists and other…
-
HUD Awards over $56 Million for Development Projects in 77 Tribal Communities
Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $56.5 million to 77 Native American communities throughout the country to improve housing conditions and stimulate community development for residents, including funding construction projects and local jobs. The grants are part of HUD’s Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program, which supports a wide…
-
Protect Your Small Business From Cyber Attacks
With October and National Cybersecurity Awareness Month—an annual campaign established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to raise awareness about and educate the public and business owners on cybersecurity—in the rearview mirror, it is vital to ensure that your business is protected. According to the Wall Street Journal, over 34,000 computer security incidents occur…
-
2017: The Year of Women & Minorities
The housing ecosystem is evolving and we are witnessing circumstances to be more favorable for underrepresented groups than previously. Will 2017 continue this progression? While low mortgage rates are undermined by high home prices, buying in southern metros is at times over 50 percent cheaper than renting, according to Trulia. Buyers in the West, where…
-
The 3rd Annual NAWRB Women’s Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Conference
The 3rd Annual NAWRB Women’s Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Conference took place at the Hilton of Orange in Costa Mesa, California, on August 30th-31st, 2016. The women’s synergy of connecting both professionally and personally in the housing ecosystem was infectious. “The conference provided excellent opportunities for networking with other women in the industry,” stated Sharon…
-
SBA Releases New Research Findings on Diversity Trends in Small Business Investing
In October 2016, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a report, Measuring the Representation of Women and Minorities in the SBIC Program, revealing diversity-related trends in small business investing. In order to address the diversity of SBICs and portfolio company program participants, the SBA approached the Library of Congress’s Federal Research Division with the…
-
FHFA Performance & Accountability
The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) established the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to supervise and regulate the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal Home Loan (FHL) Bank System. The FHFA is an independent government agency that employs examiners, analysts, attorneys…