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Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk on Designing a Space—and Life—That Makes You Happy

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At 17, he moved to Denver and worked odd jobs, including at restaurants, gas stations and retail stores. That turned into a job with one of the retailers who carried those linens, Portico, where he worked his way up to buyer and then to head of e-commerce in 2005. He was homeless for a while, living out of his car.

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Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” | Driving Collaboration: How Coworking Spaces Foster Connections in Work Communities

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But the official start of the coworking as a movement was in 2005 in San Francisco. So we do a lot of work around educating organizations and institutions. And it’s been building, not slowly, but it’s been building steadily and in recent years, more rapidly, ever since that first coworking space back in 2005.

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PWC's 2040 Industry Cluster Forecast

Small Business Labs

When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.   Lafayette, CA, a small San Francisco suburb has created a restaurant cluster called  Restaurant Row.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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Street Food Gets Real

Small Business Labs

When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.   Interesting quote on this from the owner of a street food vendor:  "My priorities are local, then organic, and always delicious. .    They harness the power of local. 

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Service with a snarl: What to look for and how to avoid it

Service Untitled

Organizations have. How to survive customer service blunders in the world of social media I heard the term “social vampire” in 2005 when it. The real payoff happens when we get to the front of the line or the representative answers the phone. How is the customer treated? Is there an apology for making us wait?

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Yahoo CEO on Local Content

Small Business Labs

When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. Bartz: They want to see more local content – things within a five to 10 mile radius that people want to know what's going on, like coupons and restaurants. That is part of how we operate now online.

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Urban Farming Continues to Expand

Small Business Labs

When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.   Restaurants and others use it to source local food; local farmers use it sell product.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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