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Financial
Where To Make Money In Private Company Investing: Potential. Growth. Predictability.Wow…the public financial markets…what a circus! GameStop, Bitcoin, Robinhood, SPACs…more entertaining than anything you can find on Netflix. Heck, even the yield curve is at its s ... |
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Education
A Parent's Guide to the FAFSA® — 6 Need-to-KnowsDespite your financial situation, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is a must-do for any soon-to-be college student. While the process may seem overwhelming, the reward is wort ... |
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Residential Real Estate
The Big Three: Occupancy, ADR, and RevPARThe key to optimizing a vacation rental property's performance? It’s all about understanding the Big Three: Occupancy, Average Daily Rate, and Revenue Per Available Rental Night. Identify ... |
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Financial
Poor Planning, Big Problems: The Tale Of Tom Poor"All those years of work are thrown away. To ease your mind is that all you can say? But what about that grandson on your knee? Them railroad songs, Tom would sing to me." –Robert Plan ... |
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Residential Real Estate
Board Member Boot Camp Part 2: Compliance, ARC, And Pitfalls To AvoidIn a previous article, we discussed some of the topics board members must be familiar with in order to serve successful terms on their community’s board of directors. This second part of “ ... |
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Technology
How To Handle Insurance For Office EquipmentAnytime you have an investment that reaches thousands of dollars, there is usually cause for insurance. The idea behind insurance coverage is to make sure that in case of any unforeseen circumstance l ... |
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Financial
Rational Behavior During Irrational Times“A genius with poor emotional control can be a financial disaster. An ordinary person with a handful of behavioral traits can be wealthy.” – Anonymous As we look back on 2020, it ... |
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Economic Development
Three Years Into The County’s Five-Year Strategic PlanNew Hanover County is now at the three-year mark of the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. We're making progress on our goals, seeing areas where improvement is needed – especially in light of t ... |
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Education
Developing Global Competencies For Today’s Business StudentsContributed by Dr. Jessica Magnus, Professor of Management at the UNCW Cameron School of Business. The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread implications for all aspects of business world-wid ... |
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Residential Real Estate
Found A Rental Ad That Sounds Too Good To Be True? It's Probably A ScamWith most rental home searches being conducted online, those intending to scam prospective renters can easily create duplicate ads by copying real ones and stealing their photos. Though fraudulent ads ... |
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Education
One Year And 1 Million Cups Later46 meetings. 53 entrepreneurs presented. 1,800+ community members attended. Little did we know when we launched 1 Million Cups in Wilmington last February, that packing the CIE with seventy ... |
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Education
Apprenticeships: A Win-Win For Cape Fear Community College Students And Local EmployersCape Fear Community College's apprenticeship programs benefit both CFCC students and local industries. Apprenticeships are becoming more popular due to increasing demand for a skilled workfor ... |
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Other
If Not Now, When?Today, I pulled up to my home and stared across at the Port. What I saw was machinery and storage containers prominent along the horizon. I paused before I grabbed the chocolate, flowers, and card tuc ... |
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Economic Development
The Business Case For Medicaid Expansion – 3 Reasons Business Leaders Should Support Medicaid ExpansionMedicaid Expansion has been a political football for the past decade. Despite the controversy and political partisanship, there’s one thing that we know for certain from this decade of experienc ... |
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Residential Real Estate
Are You Worth My Investment?Questions Every Vacation Rental Property Owner Must Ask a Potential Property Manager If you own a vacation home, then you know that you can’t trust just anyone to manage it for you. Vac ... |
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Financial
What’s The Allure Of Private Company Investing? It Can Be An Interesting Story.Perhaps this seems quaint in the current era of COVID, but I’m guessing there have been multiple times in the not so distant past when you were at dinner with friends, or a cocktail party, or ou ... |
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Technology
How A Burger Joint Cooked Up The Need For Business AutomationI was recently working out of town and visited a local burger spot for lunch. Upon arriving there were sheets of paper and pencils for filling out your order lined on a table by the front door. On the ... |
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Financial
Change Is OK: How Planning Makes You Focused And FlexibleAs a business owner, you manage all sorts of complexity in your work. Goals, expectations, and the people who help you meet them may change. But even though things constantly change, you can still ada ... |
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Other
Free Virtual Black History Month Events For North CaroliniansBlack is joyful and brilliant. Black joy is the tenacity, resiliency, and ability to thrive despite everything. Join AARP NC throughout the month of February to discover the ways that Black Americans ... |
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Health Care
North Carolina Medicaid Transformation: Big Changes Coming July 1In 2015, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation that would fundamentally change the Medicaid program in North Carolina. Since then, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services ha ... |
North Carolina’s Medicaid TransformationAtromitos is honored to have sponsored the "Insightful Discussion on Medicaid Transformation." We are grateful to Dave Richard, NC DHHS Deputy Secretary, and Kelly Crosbie, Director of Quality and Population Health, NC Medicaid for participating in this panel and to the supporting sponsors who helped bring this discussion to our community. Despite a few delays, Medicaid Transformation is coming to North Carolina. This represents a notable change for providers, patients and ... |
Salt Air Heating And Cooling – Improving Comfort And Indoor Air QualityHow do I decide when to replace my home HVAC system rather than repair it? The age of equipment, efficiency, and repair costs are all factors in this decision. The average life of a traditional split system is 10-13 years. As a system gets older it may not be worth the cost of larger repairs. For example, a new compressor or large coil leak can be costly. This is especially true if it is out of warranty. That is when we suggest getting a quote for a new system and weighing your options. W ... |
Dosher Memorial Hospital Continues To Meet The Needs Of Their CommunityHow has Dosher Memorial Hospital’s sound financial strategy pre-pandemic impacted their ability to navigate the economic impact of COVID-19? Our focus at Dosher prior to the impact of the pandemic was, and continues to be: To provide exceptional patient care, to make sure employees have a great place to work, and to increase revenue so that Dosher can remain financially stable and viable. Initiatives taken to increase the efficiency of our operating rooms and our revenue cycle have ... |
