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Interplay Learning?—?Helping the Skilled Trades Rebuild a Bigger and Better Workforce

Austin Startup

Interplay recently partnered with the Goodwill Construction Skills Training Center, an organization that helps people in the Charlotte, North Carolina community access high-potential, family-sustaining skilled trade careers at no cost to them. Interplay Learning?—?Helping

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Floods, Water Quality in Central Texas/NC/FL and Crowdfunding A Solution.

Austin Startup

‘Never Waste A Crisis’ Stages of Varuna Development In the last few months flood related water quality issues have ravaged Austin (more below), North Carolina , Florida , and many other states/countries outside the US. trillion if all the pipes were to be replaced at once and $1 trillion if the costs could be spread out over 25 years.

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The Impact of Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs and Customer Lifetime Value

Duct Tape Marketing

The Impact of Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs and Customer Lifetime Value written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Have you heard someone talk about customer acquisition cost (CAC) or customer lifetime value (CLV or LTV)? After taking out costs, we determined that their average CLV was approximately $42.

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What Worked Yesterday, May Not Work Today.

Growthink Blog

Because the competition has gotten better - offering comparable products and services at a lower cost and also often of a higher quality. And then squeezing from the other side is the need for and high cost of significant infrastructure improvements at his aging museum facility.

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Unintended Lessons

Steve Blank

We started in North Carolina eating BBQ and enjoying the Southern culture, went through Washington D.C We had some great conversations in the car, but one stuck in my mind. She said, “Dad, one of the great things you and Mom did was never tell us how much things cost.”

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

Up and Running

These reports might include estimates for production costs and returns, like this one on the University of Maryland Extension Portal. North Carolina State University also has an excellent four-page guide on how to pick a how to pick a high-value crop, including detailed advice on how to evaluate your resources and personal considerations.

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5 Simple Steps for Do-It-Yourself Search Engine Optimization

Duct Tape Marketing

Small business owners who use this process acquire new customers at drastically lower costs than buying visitors through cost-per-click ads. For instance Chapel Hill, North Carolina is also referred to as part of the Triangle Area of North Carolina, and Central North Carolina.