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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

Success

Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner, says, “ We invest in the very best founders who identify as women, people of color or LGBT in the United States. Unable to find suitable equipment, she decided to design her own smart vending machines, which led to the founding of her fourth venture, PopCom.

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Workplace and property firms must wake up to the new era of networked businesses

Workplace Insight

A more academic explanation of companies was provided by a little-known UK Nobel prize-winning economist, Ronald Coase (1910-2013). In the past new businesses had to invest in fixed assets such as the physical workplace and equipment; today they can attain global reach with no assets.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 – Joan Burge Event of Distinction

Office Dynamics

We watched a video segment by Jasmine Freeman, discussing about how she manages it all: work, responsibilities, family, mothering, wellness, her financial goals and spiritual growth. Interwoven – it’s hard to transition from work to home and manage your Pillars. She works on each one through the week at some point.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

This means they can manage their need for privacy, concentrate more easily and collaborate with their teams without disruptions. The vast majority of workers report that they are equipped with landline telephones (86 percent) and desktop computers (80 percent). Fixed Technology exceeds mobile by 2:1.

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The Art of Business Investment: How to Establish a Warehouse and Viable Logistics Operation

Small Business CEO

This trend is prevalent across multiple areas of business, with small and medium-sized businesses forecast to spend an estimated £8 million more on technology alone this year than they did in 2013. … Economy & Environment business investment logistics warehouse'

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Introducing.The Ready Retreat Series

Productivityist

Each Ready Retreat session devotes time to a specific area that can impact one’s productivity, be it email, task, time, idea, or goal management. When attendees leave a Ready Retreat, they’ll be more than equipped to take on everything that comes at them – they’ll be ready.

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Tim Leberecht of The House of Beautiful Business | Making Business More Human

Allwork

From 2006 to 2013, he was the chief marketing officer of product design and innovation consultancy Frog Design. It’s everything that is not necessary strictly by strict management terms and protecting that and and saying as a, as a leader, you know, we’re only going to grow by 20% instead of 25. million times to date.

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