Tag: Business Development
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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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Initiative Boosts Los Angeles and Baltimore Small Businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Milken Institute are partnering to help increase minority lending in Baltimore and Los Angeles. The Partnership for Lending in Underserved Markets (PLUM) Initiative is a pioneering project that will “develop and test initiatives designed to more effectively provide capital to minority-owned businesses throughout the United States.”
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Best Companies for Working Moms
What can companies do to help their working moms? Working Mother Magazine recently compiled a list of the 100 best companies for working families and mothers in 2016, elucidating just how much companies can do to support their workers with children.
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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…
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International Business Opportunities from UPS
Is it a goal of yours to take your business overseas? Extend your market and grow your book of business? The UPS X-PORT Challenge is a promotion designed to support businesses that have international growth aspirations, and to introduce these businesses to UPS and their international capabilities. Businesses can apply to earn an opportunity to pitch their…
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Desirée Patno, NAWRB Founder and CEO, Selected as 2016 HousingWire Women of Influence
Irvine, CA, August 1, 2016—The National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) is proud to announce that Founder and CEO, Desirée Patno, has been selected as a 2016 HousingWire Women of Influence!
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Popular App Saves Small Business
A struggling Washington ice cream shop has reaped the benefit of the new Pokemon GO app craze. This is the story of owner Gary Dear and Mad Hatter’s Ice Cream in Anacortest. Located just across the street from one of the app’s “Poke-stops,” which players visit to collect Pokeballs and other app items, the small…
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Online Marketing: Knowing Your Audience
With the prevalence of technology, people across the world are spending an increasing amount of time online. Be it through computers, tablets, smartphones or other devices, to be alive in 2016 means to be familiar with the Internet.
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DOL Helps Overtime Workers, Hurts Small Businesses
Last year, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on increasing the overtime eligibility for millions of Americans currently classified as exempt workers. With the proposed rule, the salary threshold for employees eligible for overtime pay would change from $23,660 to $50,440 in 2016 and be updated every year.
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Don’t let Technology Kill the Deal
As a business owner, an agent, a broker, you know the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest developments and changes in the ways business is done. Whether it’s adapting to TRID guidelines, business diversity or strategies to help your clients secure their dream home, you know how to carry yourself as an entrepreneur.