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Making Green From Green

YoungUpstarts

Adding permeable asphalt was only one of the changes that contributed to the company becoming certified by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The new plant gives the organization environmental leadership status. I have watched leadership groups gasp in horror at the thought of being seen as “tree huggers.”

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How to Start a Real Estate Business: The Complete 11 Step Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

How do your natural strengths differentiate you from the other real estate businesses in the area? How do they currently meet your target market’s needs, and how will you differentiate your product or services? It shows who your leadership team is and what your staffing needs will be. Consider the following questions.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Founded seven years ago, In Blue Handmade began when then I moved out of Chicago, left my job in the music business, dropped $90 on a Singer sewing machine and moved into a farmhouse in southern Illinois. Asking an entrepreneur why he or she started a business is like ask ing a fish why it swims –it’s what we do.