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  • The Founder of the Girl Scouts of America
    Posted in: Business Services

    By Samuel Phineas Upham The Girl Scouts of America was founded by Juliette Gordon Low, or as her friends called her “Daisy.” Daisy was a socialite, who was born in Savannah, Georgia. She grew up as part of the elite class of people there, and married a millionaire. When her husband died, she set out […]

  • The Many Roles of Interim Management Services
    Posted in: Tips & Advice

    Written by: Lyle Charles Consulting A crisis is a major, unpredictable event that threatens to harm an organization and its stakeholders. When a crisis hits a company or construction project, using Interim short term management services is a way to restore order. Interim managers fill a role you don’t think you need until it’s too […]

  • Maximizing the Reach of Your Ads
    Posted in: Business Services

    Advertisers need to expand their reach if they hope to keep profit margins high enough to continue doing business. This drives much of the innovation one sees in ads themselves, but more often than not reach comes down to expanding potential audience members. Brainstorming and researching new campaigns is expensive, but finding more traffic sources […]

  • Levi Strauss: A Clothing Success
    Posted in: Business Services

    By Samuel Phineas Upham Levi Strauss was a German-born clothing maker who found success selling heavy-duty pants made for work. Today, we would call them jeans and wear them to a club. People of yesteryear used them in factories and on farms. Fashion has certainly changed over time. Levi’s began operating in 1872 thanks to […]

  • The Importance of a Real Estate Agent
    Posted in: Real Estate

    Written by The Steele Group Sotheby’s International Realty For any real estate transaction, whether an acquisition or sale, hiring the services of a real estate agent is essential and a time-saver. While the temptation is there to go it alone, don’t. These professionals provide guidance on real estate transactions and have both the experience and […]

  • The Importance of a Real Estate Agent
    Posted in: Real Estate

    Written by The Steele Group Sotheby’s International Realty For any real estate transaction, whether an acquisition or sale, hiring the services of a real estate agent is essential and a time-saver. While the temptation is there to go it alone, don’t. These professionals provide guidance on real estate transactions and have both the experience and […]

  • The Importance of a Real Estate Agent
    Posted in: Real Estate

    Written by The Steele Group Sotheby’s International Realty For any real estate transaction, whether an acquisition or sale, hiring the services of a real estate agent is essential and a time-saver. While the temptation is there to go it alone, don’t. These professionals provide guidance on real estate transactions and have both the experience and […]

  • Burberry: The Outfitter of Explorers and Businessmen
    Posted in: Business Services

    By Samuel Phineas Upham Thomas Burberry wanted to go from apprentice to professional, and was set to do so in grand style. The 21-year old opened his own clothing store in the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire, England. Within its first 14 years of business, the company began focusing on outdoor wear. It introduced gabardine, […]

  • How to Resolve Crunch-Time Challenges
    Posted in: Tips & Advice

    Written by: Lyle Charles Consulting Summary: Use these tips to alleviate the stressors of crunch time in your construction project. A commercial construction project has tight deadlines that have to be adhered to if the project manager wants to stay within budget. During the initial phase of management, the project manager must make several critical […]

  • How a Buy-Side Platform Works
    Posted in: Business Services

    Marketers with a campaign they want to display need quality placements to host their content. One could go site by site, asking for advertising space, but this is far more time-consuming than working with what is known as a buy-side platform. A buy-side platform can deliver high quality traffic, segmented by multiple demographics. It’s the […]