Category: Great Articles
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Miami Real Estate: A Center for Global Investment
Construction cranes in Downtown Miami and throughout South Florida help tell the story of a fast-growing population center and global business hub. Miami’s skyline—a visual marvel with awe-inspiring, high-rise buildings overlooking the Atlantic—has changed more rapidly than any other American city. Global investment from an array of countries have helped fuel the development. Foreign real…
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International Investment in U.S. Real Estate
Global real estate has been and will continue to be a constantly shifting landscape; of that we can be sure. Current events continue to shape country economies, impacting capital flow and global markets. Five years ago, America’s economy was in the throes of a recession and foreign investment was the lifeblood of many local real…
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Women Entrepreneurs
When I first began advocating for women entrepreneurs over 15 years ago, I was excited to take on the challenge. At that point the majority of meetings I went to on Capitol Hill consisted mostly of men, and no one was focusing on women business owners. For the first five years, I spent most of…
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NAWRB Women’s Global Resource Center: A Platform for Women in the Housing Ecosystem
The state of gender equality remains dismal in the United States, as it always has been. From Fortune 500 boardrooms to poverty levels, gender imbalances touch and impact all aspects of women’s lives. It has been almost 30 years since women could get business loans without a male cosigner and yet, a majority of women…
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The Critical Points of Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion within organizations is transparent when there is an intentional effort to recognize and celebrate the differences that each employee holds and the organization embraces these differences in its supplier selection process. Companies must have documented programs in place, including employee training and adherence accountability to demonstrate commitment. Organizational leaders should not just…
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How to Prevent Derailment of the Deal: Being Non-Transactional in the Transaction
The situation is familiar to every commercial property owner: The lease was signed with great optimism and without extensive negotiation, except for some discussion of the rent and other charges. But now, several years into the lease, the tenant is unhappy about something. The landlord is still collecting rent, but the tenant is grumbling and…
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Mastering Your Mindset is Key to Going Big
Why can’t we just ramp up sales, find new clients and customers and get to one million in revenues that way? Do we really have to deal with confidence issues, limiting beliefs and unconscious thoughts? Sorry, but yes, we do. Because the unconscious drives the show. When only three percent of women are getting to…
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Small Business Rule Changes
Angel Carrera, Branch Chief Department of General Services Procurement Division Office of Small Business and DVBE Services 707 Third Street, 1st Floor, Room 400 West Sacramento, CA 95605 RE: The National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) Comments: SB Rule Changes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Dear Ms. Carrera, Thank you for the…
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SBA Makes Certification Easier with Online Tools
In May 2016, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that their new certification website, https://certify.sba.gov/, is open and functional for WOSB Procurement Program Participants. This new site allows users to certify their business, fill out WOSB and EDWOSB applications, submit questions/feedback online and more. The SBA also released a webinar that walks you through the…
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Tami Bonnell, CEO of EXIT Realty Corp. and NAWRB NDILC Member, Interviewed by Inman
Tami Bonnell, CEO of EXIT Realty Corp., is a leader embodying the power and value of women in business. In a recent interview with Inman, Bonnell spoke about her career experience, succeeding as a woman in the housing ecosystem, and her efforts to help other women succeed.