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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

Success

In 2011, while living in South Florida, Dickson got the idea for Flat Out of Heels during an event she was attending. Unable to find suitable equipment, she decided to design her own smart vending machines, which led to the founding of her fourth venture, PopCom. Traditional snack dispensers, however, wouldn’t do.

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How To Banish Procrastination Once And For All

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Revealing that in 2019, 84% of respondents wanted to continue working from home, the number has since dropped dramatically to 59% in 2022. Meanwhile, 16% of people wanted to work from third spaces in 2019, including coworking offices. The benefits of coworker accountability are tremendous.

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Reaching Beyond The Desk: How Coworking Spaces Can Transform Communities

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This can include hosting events, workshops, groups or seminars. For instance, ARC Club, a coworking space in East London, hosted one of Urban MBA’s employability courses in 2019. Since then, the space has collaborated with similar organizations, including the local non-profit Hackney Quest.

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

A meeting planner by MY definition is the go-to person within an organization – be it corporate, association or otherwise – charged with the responsibility of planning and executing a meeting or special event. I knew enough about AV equipment and computers to know that I needed both an AV and computer tech on MY team.

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Black History Month Interview Series: Lacretia Adamski

Executive Leadership Support Blog

As an advocate for executive assistants’ access to professional development, Lacretia offers coaching services and has been a guest panelist at events dedicated to advancing administrative professionals. My second passion is planning or hosting events, which allows me to be creative in a different way.

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7 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Be Energy Efficient

Eco-Office Gals

An efficient system should come equipped with a generator, a component that aids employee comfort in the event of a power outage. per MMBtu in September 2019 to $12.96 However, studies observed reductions in asthma and respiratory-related doctor visits as a result of energy efficiency. in October of the same year.

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24/7 darkness, polar bears and ice everywhere: 8 striking photos of Arctic researchers at work

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That’s exactly what Alfred Wenger Institute photographer Esther Horvath braved in 2019 in order to document the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) — the largest polar expedition in history. The groups talk together, and we all work together.”.

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