Nov 20, 2015
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by Adam Toren Entrepreneurs usually keep a densely packed schedule to try to fit as much work as possible into their waking hours. There’s always something else to be done and more you’d like to achieve, so how do you keep your day running efficiently without being overrun by the demands on your time? There […]
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Nov 03, 2015
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In a positive sign for the U.S. economy—albeit incrementally so—the financial health of construction companies is improving. Creditsafe Inc., a U.K.-based supplier of online business-credit reports, assessed the credit of roughly 1.7 million American construction firms to find that roughly 250,000 now rank as high credit risks, down by 5.8% from a year ago. Meanwhile, […]
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Nov 03, 2015
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It’s surprising how easy it is to lose sight of the important things in life. Busy schedules and weekly routines have a tendency to put the brain on autopilot. Some of life’s essential truths need repeating. Keep this list handy and give it a read any time you need a boost. 1. Being Busy Does […]
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Oct 22, 2015
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Travis Bradberry Managing your emotions is as much about what you won’t do as it is about what you will do. TalentSmart has tested more than a million people and found that the upper echelons of top performance are filled with people who are high in emotional intelligence (90% of top performers, to be exact). […]
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Oct 15, 2015
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Image credit: Thomas Hawk | Flickr When it comes to productivity, we all face the same challenge—there are only 24 hours in a day. Yet some people seem to have twice the time; they have an uncanny ability to get things done. Even when juggling multiple projects, they reach their goals without fail. “Time is […]
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Oct 08, 2015
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Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles before signing a pared-down climate change bill that will increase renewable energy generation and make buildings more energy efficient. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Chris Megerian and Javier Panzar Contact Reporters California launched an ambitious effort Wednesday to expand renewable energy and increase […]
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Oct 02, 2015
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My first college business professor was a fanatical Peter Drucker devotee. He launched our course with a dissection of Drucker’s The Effective Executive and concluded with a thorough reading of The Practice of Management. Through my professor’s tireless evangelism, I developed a keen appetite for the timeless wisdom of this prescient thought leader. Young entrepreneurs unfamiliar with Drucker would do well […]
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Sep 24, 2015
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Entrepreneurship isn’t a singular job. It’s actually better seen (and thought of) as an amalgamation of different jobs. You oversee a number of different departments as your organization grows, and you take care of duties ranging from the very large (securing venture funding) to the very small (paying your office water bill). Generally, the fewer people you have working […]
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Sep 17, 2015
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Sept. 14, 2015 A survey by the Associated General Contractors of America trade group said the industry may be running out of construction workers. SAM GANGWER, FILE PHOTO By JONATHAN LANSNER California construction workers: Help wanted! For a modest price. The Associated General Contractors of America trade group released a survey last week detailing a […]
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Sep 10, 2015
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By Rosanna Xia A proposed state tax credit for earthquake retrofits passed the Senate on Tuesday, clearing a major hurdle for a bill that would ease the burden of strengthening thousands of at-risk buildings across California. The proposal, which passed the state Senate 37 to 1, would give property owners a 30% tax break on […]
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