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City O’ City, WaterCourse owners buy Colorado Sun Tofu, move to Trinidad

Lauren Roberts doesn’t like letting a good business go to waste.

In 2015, Roberts, along with her sister Hannah Kuehl and their mom, Jennifer Byers, bought the Capitol Hill vegetarian eateries City O’ City and WaterCourse from founder Dan Landes when he was ready to get out of the restaurant industry. Roberts was a manager at City O’ City and had always wanted to open a vegan business with her mom.

City O' City and WaterCourse owners Hannah Kuehl, left, Jennifer Byers, center, and Lauren Roberts with Colorado Sun Tofu founders Henry and Stella Han.  (Provided by Lauren Roberts)
City O’ City and WaterCourse owners Hannah Kuehl, left, Jennifer Byers, center, and Lauren Roberts with Colorado Sun Tofu founders Henry and Stella Han. (Provided by Lauren Roberts)

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TecBRIDGE to select the latest business plan winners

Apr. 26—TecBRIDGE, an organization focused on entrepreneurship and innovation in Northeast Pennsylvania, will crown the next winner of its annual Business Plan Competition Thursday at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre.

Don Webster, executive director of tecBRIDGE, witnessed the scope and caliber of the projects evolve over the past two decades.

“The judges have really been impressed with the quality of the submissions, particularly this year and last year,” he said. “It’s become really hard to figure out how to distinguish between some of the good work that everybody is doing.”

Webster feels fortunate to have many dedicated business leaders

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Spok Holdings: Inflation Could Put Dividend At Risk

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Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPOK) the stock price has seen a recent rally, but I believe the rally isn’t sustainable. Spok’s customers in the healthcare industry are struggling, and revenue has been declining for years. In response, Spok restructured its business and increased the dividend payout

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How To Turn Your Freelance Practice Into A Scalable Business

Closing the gap between a freelance practice and a scalable business requires a shift in mindset, and taking a leaf out of the startup founders’ book would put you on the right trajectory:

1. Productizing Your Offering

You and you are time are not scalable. This means that the first and most important step is to solve this problem. There are generally speaking two

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Haivision Rejects Revised Non-Binding Expression of Interest

MONTREAL, April 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Haivision Systems Inc. (“Haivision” or the “Company”) HI announces that its board of directors (the “Board”) has unanimously determined that the unsolicited, revised non-binding expression of interest received from Evertz Technologies Limited on April 14, 2023 is not in the best interests of Haivision and its stakeholders, and that Haivision should remain focused on executing its business plan and growth strategy.

The revised non-binding expression of interest outlines a proposal to acquire Haivision for $4.75 per share in cash. On March 23, 2023Haivision announced that its Board had unanimously determined that the

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Should I Write a Business Plan?

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SCORE Bucks County works with financial experts like David Boster to teach business owners and entrepreneurs the best business practices.

Without proper planning, starting a business can be like getting in the car without knowing where you would like to go.

Just like you need a map or directions to guide you to a new location, you also need a plan outlining where you would like to go with your business.

Years ago, when entrepreneurs were interested in starting a business, experts suggested creating a business plan, which is essentially a 15- or 20-page document.

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College dreams and teen love find unite in RaeChell Garrett’s ‘Promposal’ : NPR

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“Promposal,” a term born within the last dozen or so years, is exactly what one would imagine it to be: an invitation to the prom that’s wedding-proposal-level romantic and often very public.

From rooms full of balloons and lockers filled with ping pong balls to song and dance routines that would make anyone’s heart melt, promposals have become a regular, spectacular high school event. In RaeChell Garrett’s delightful book of the same name, Black teen entrepreneur Autumn Reeves launches a start-up called Promposal Queen, where she is paid to help conceive and execute these elaborate proposals for her fellow classmates.

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Regional Council approves 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget

Whitby, Ont – Durham Regional Council has approved the 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget.

The 2023 Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budget totals $1.9 billion in gross expenditures, requiring a 2023 tax levy of approximately $817.4 million. This represents a proposed net property tax increase of 5.2 per cent, or approximately $153 for the average residential home with an assessed value of $483,100.

The Region is investing in critical frontline core service areas; advancing the implementation of the Strategic Plan; addressing the continued financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a number of Regional services; meeting