Category: Great Articles
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Are You Prepared? September is REALTOR® Safety Month
Please see below a commentary by EXIT Realty Corp. International’s CEO, Tami Bonnell, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police. Introduction A female REALTOR® was assaulted during a showing at a vacant property. It was revealed later that her assailant targeted her based on the “glamour shot” appearance of her photo. He knew the property…
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FREE event – NAWRB’s National Women’s Homeownership Initiative
Real estate professionals from all housing ecosystem sectors, women homebuyers and women homeowners are invited to attend this FREE event to learn: • New Trends and Developments • Best Practices for Serving Women Clients • Obstacles to Women’s Homeownership & Solutions Real estate professionals will receive NAWRB Women’s Homeownership Certificates and discover how to become…
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Remembering 9/11
Today marks the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans in 2001. Sixteen years on from this national tragedy, we take the time to remember those who lost their lives on that fateful day.
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ICOGAS International Conference on Gender & Sustainability, September 21, 2017
The 2017 ICOGAS International Conference on Gender & Sustainability will take place on the margins of the 72nd U.N. General Assembly on September 21, 2017. Featuring leading global strategists; academics; CEOs; and international leaders H.E. Ameenah Gurib, President, Mauritius; H.E. Reema Carmona, First Lady, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; H.E. Dominique Quattara, First Lady, Ivory Coast;…
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Financial Services Committee to hold Hearing on Equifax Breach
The House Financial Services Committee (FSC) has announced that it will hold a hearing on the Equifax data breach that took place earlier this week. The breach, which was publicized on September 7, could potentially affect 143 million American consumers, as private information such as names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, credit card numbers and…
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SBA Awards $5 Million Helping Low-Income Entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) has announced that it has awarded a combined $5 million in grants to 34 community-based organizations that assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs through its Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs (PRIME).
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Federal Reserve Works to Improve U.S. Payment System
The Federal Reserve has released Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System: Federal Reserve Next Steps in the Payments Improvement Journey, a report outlining the latest tactics to assist with the improvement of the U.S. payment system’s speed, efficiency and safety.
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Millennials Comprise Highest Share of Single Mothers
As the largest living population—79.8 million as of 2016—millennials represent an interesting group of Americans; at once capable of revitalizing the housing sector and labor force, but interestingly delaying milestones later in life than previous generations. While some analysts assert that this young generation will enter homeownership just like Baby Boomers and Generation Xers once…
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Sept. 13th – Learn How to Build your Brand & Business with the GRIT Formula for Success.
Shauna Weatherspoon, President/CEO, Weatherspoon & Associates, will be featured and interviewed on our NAWRB sheCall: Learn How to Build your Brand & Business with the GRIT Formula for Success. RSVP: info@NAWRB.com Call-in Number: 949-209-6642 Add this event on your Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/126163831351689/?active_tab=about
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*Special* Federal Reserve Board Vendor Outreach Fair Video Presentations
Navigating the Federal Reserve System Procurement Process—The Acquisition Roadmap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzUFTAKRVyI&feature=youtu.be Christine M. Fields, Associate Director and Chief Acquisition Officer Federal Reserve Board (moderator) Mark Hands, Supplier Diversity Manager Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Melissa Butler, Assistant Vice President National IT Contracts and Procurement Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Beverly Milenbachs, Strategic Sourcing Specialist National Procurement…