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Kentucky Innovation, Gonzeaux #5 — Marijuana & Other Secrets

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Elizabethtown, Kentucky — Friday May 11, 2012, Gonzeaux #5. So, in Kentucky there are two big innovation secrets. Kentucky used to grow a lot of tobacco, they still do, but the new cash crop, increasing in the recession years, is bluegrass state pot. I’m sworn to secrecy. Secrets are sometimes a very good idea.

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Are You Using Data to Drive Your Nonprofit’s Success and Growth? 

Board Effect

For example, after surveying 550 primarily low- and middle-income families, ParentsTogether Action drew attention to how Kentucky families were affected by the termination of Temporary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments. Internal and external surveying has a place in nonprofit work, with good reason.

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Odis Jones Explains How to Strengthen Your Rural Community’s Economy

The Startup Magazine

Paducah, Kentucky followed this method by constructing an identity that is connected to the Ohio River and its remarkable history. million dollars in local and state government revenue. Leaders in Paducah, Kentucky spawned a home purchase program that strived to build an artistic community. Utilize Outside Funding.

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Why All Businesses Should Focus on Preventing Workplace Violence

Transformify

According to Eastern Kentucky University , on average, 18.9 out of 1,000 government employees are reported as victims of simple assault in the workplace each year, compared to 4.6 If an employee misbehaves towards a co-worker, management must take action. Public sector jobs seem to present higher risks. employees in the private sector.

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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

I’d personally like to see Silicon Valley open its doors to immigrants from distant lands like Michigan, Kentucky, Alabama — even Hoosiers from Indiana. Because of the muddle around immigration i n the USA we’re already losing talent to other countries.

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Naming Your Business: Process and Pitfalls

The Startup Magazine

This is why Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining became 3M in 2002 and why Kentucky Fried Chicken adopted KFC in 1991. Not every business name needs to be trademarked, as long as your state government gives you the go-ahead and you aren’t infringing on anyone else’s trade name,” Entrepreneur says. Avoid geographic words.

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How to Start a Real Estate Business

Up and Running

Morgan Franklin , a licensed real estate agent based out of Lexington, Kentucky, says, “I was confident [my idea] was going to work because I had already developed enough business to pay all of my startup expenses before I took my real estate exam.”. The government regulations for employees is far too burdensome and expensive.