Category: Great Articles
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Desirée Patno Speaking at NAR Expo, The Importance of Diversity Classification Panel, November 3, 2017, 2-3 PM
The National Association of REALTORS® Conference & Expo: The Sky’s the Limit, November 3-6, 2017, will ignite Chicago with an expected 20,000 attendees and four days of educational sessions, recognized speakers and unlimited networking opportunities. With a trade show floor featuring over 400 exhibitors, the event will focus on helping attendees elevate their business and…
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California Passes 12-Week Family Leave for Small Businesses
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed the New Parent Leave Act (SB 63) enabling 2.6 million small business workers to take 12 weeks of unpaid family leave without having to worry about losing their jobs. The new bill will go into effect on January 1, 2018.
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NAWRB Adds Jane Campbell, WIPP President, to Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council
The National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) is proud to announce new Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC) Member Jane Campbell, Director of the Washington, D.C. office of the National Development Council (NDC) and President of Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP).
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NAWRB Magazine Release: sheCENTER(FOLD) Tami Bonnell, CEO of EXIT Realty Corp. International
NAWRB is proud to announce the release of NAWRB Magazine’s Volume 6, Issue 3, Small Business Sustainability, highlighting the foremost housing ecosystem issues alongside central tools supporting the survival of women-owned and small businesses.
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Happy International Day of the Girl!
In 2011, the United Nations declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl in order to “help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to better girls’ lives, providing an opportunity for them to show leadership and reach their full potential.” The observance is viewed as a day of action, a 100 percent youth-led movement…
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Breaking Down The Barriers: Unconscious Bias and its Effects on Women in Commercial Real Estate Careers
According to research published last year by the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network, the industry median annual compensation for women in commercial real estate fields is $115,000, compared with $150,000 for men—an income gap of 23 percent. The gap is actually widest in the C-suite at nearly 30 percent. While there are examples of…
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Mental Health in the Workplace 2017
World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10 every year with the objective to raise awareness of mental health issues and increase efforts supporting better mental health. The theme for 2017 is Mental health in the workplace, a central topic because a person’s work life can play a leading role in their state of…
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Women Business Owners Are Missing Out On Billions in Tax Incentives & Investments: Congress Can Change That
When her short-term corporate housing company started to draw sizable revenue, Chicago-based business owner Francine Manilow realized she needed to change how her business was organized in order to take greater advantage of tax breaks. Women-owned businesses like Manilow’s represent more than a third of all U.S. companies. Yet they are often disadvantaged by the…
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The Truth about the Creative Drive
You know when you lack sleep. You might feel a bit disoriented, crave sugar, and start noticing random details around the room instead of focusing on what you wanted to do. Unfortunately, as a full-time, bootstrapping female entrepreneur this scenario is far too familiar. Being a great entrepreneur takes effort, dedication and persistence, and it…
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How I Reinvented my Career without Reinventing Myself
Baby Boomers are living longer, retiring later and, the truth is, we’re finding that one lifelong career just isn’t enough. Long gone are the days when a high school or college graduate finds a dream job, spends the next 30-35 years moving up the company ladder and retires with a pension at 62. In fact,…