Tag: business
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Good Habits When Sleeping and Waking Up
A demanding job, the commute, after-work errands or maybe even dropping off and picking up kids from soccer practice can leave you drained after a long day. Often times however, exhaustion and the need for a nap creep in during the day, much earlier than anticipated and without warrant. The solution isn’t an energy drink…
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Creating a Culture in a Virtual Company
Working from home has grown significantly in prevalence during the last decade. Innovative employment ideologies, companies with flexible schedules and advances in technology have all helped make going into the office increasingly optional.
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Four Tips to Take Care of Yourself at Work
Working takes a lot out of you. Not allowing yourself enough time to recharge affects your entire week and may prevent you from enjoying your days off. And what is the point of working if we cannot enjoy the fruits of our labor?
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Minority and Women Inclusion 2016
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) has grown in prevalence in recent years, most significantly with the 2011 establishment of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) for regulated entities. The most pivotal aspect of this movement is accountability, to ensure that diversity work is actually being conducted and not just discussed. Entities—most recently the Consumer…
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Taking Your Business International
Do you have a successful business that is ready to tread onto international grounds? Growing your company into an international firm offers the exposure and growth opportunities to transform your business from a domestic success to a global powerhouse. Global expansion also offers the flexibility to rely on an alternate market when others are experiencing…
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day, as our generation knows it, is a day for celebrating love. Several dozens of roses, numerous boxes of chocolates and gifts are exchanged on February 14, across the globe. But do you know the history behind this holiday of the hearts?
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Women in Boardrooms: Ethical and Profitable
There is no two ways about it, diversity in the workplace is essential. True equality—a basic tenet on which this country is built, second only to freedom—cannot be achieved until women receive equal representation and opportunity in our workforce. After considering ethical responsibility, we must consider the pragmatic benefits of being inclusive to women and…
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Drones: An Exciting New Tool for Real Estate Professionals, and One Full of Risk
The Landy Insurance Agency is a NAWRB strategic partner and steadfast supporter of our mission to provide women and women-owned businesses the tools and awareness for growth and success. Dedicated to providing their clients with the utmost service, Landy is experienced in recognizing pertinent industry issues, developments and initiatives. One of the newest topics Landy…
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NWBC Annual Report: 10 Million Strong
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) recently released their 2015 Annual Report, 10 Million Strong: The Tipping Point for Women’s Entrepreneurship, detailing last year’s developments, the Council’s accomplishments and their insights and suggestions for the new year. In the email announcing the report’s release, NWBC executive director Amanda Brown states that this is “a time…
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Informing, Educating and Connecting Small Businesses
By SBA Staff America’s 28 million small businesses create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year, and more than half of all Americans either own or work for a small business. Small businesses play a key role in the economy and in the nation’s supply chain, and increasingly, they are…