Fri.Apr 14, 2023

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NYC Office Vacancies Are At Record High

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What’s going on: As the demand for office space dropped due to the switch to remote working, New York City office vacancy rates surged to an all-time high of 16.1% in the first quarter of 2023 — leading the way in a nationwide trend that saw vacancy rates sitting at 16.4%. As a result, New York has been attempting to repurpose office spaces into residential buildings.

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Matchmaker Consultant for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Shares Top Relationship Red Flags

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Bonnie Winston began her career as a matchmaker at the age of 16. While dancing with her friends at a New York City club in 1979, she set up one of her friends with a guy Winston had met. Six years later, the matched couple got married. Winston unofficially continued the practice for the next 30 years—successfully matching hundreds of couples. In 2013, she made it official by creating a business , aptly named Bonnie Winston Matchmaker.

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How To Design Impactful Offices? Prioritize ESG Goals

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Increasingly, building/office owners are considering how their design projects and their workplaces reflect their ESG goals. Designing spaces that promote the well-being of people and the planet can be challenging. HOK designers Christine Vandover and Komal Kotwal share how a disciplined approach to design can lead to sustainable, equitable and healthy new workplaces.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

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Every great business starts with an idea , but actually growing that idea into a viable company has its challenges —such as getting the financial support you need. No matter what kind of business you want to scale , access to advisers and experienced business owners can be a valuable tool. When Logan Shinholser, owner and CEO of the Contractor Growth Network in Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from college in 2014, he started providing marketing services for his father’s pond construction, r

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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Spain Offers To Pay Companies Trying Out A 4-Day Work Week

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What’s going on: Spanish businesses with fewer than 250 employees have one month to apply for an ambitious government pilot program: cutting their work week to four days while still earning full pay. The €9.6 million scheme aims to support small and medium-sized industrial firms, with around 25-30% of workers having reduced hours with full salary, and employers being partially compensated up to €200,000 and the consulting costs of designing new work schemes.

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Building a Branded Business with Rachel Glass

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Rachel Glass has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, but only recently has she gotten a chance to put it to use. After graduating from business school in 2006, Glass worked in hedge fund fundraising for about 10 years. It was a financially secure job, one which allowed her to have a relatively entrepreneurial role even in the financial sector. But after having her second daughter, the reality of feeling like she wasn’t in a job she truly loved began to weigh on her.

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American Marriages Are Becoming More Financially Equal

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What’s going on: Over the past 50 years, the number of women earning the same, or more than, their husbands has tripled — resulting in more financially “egalitarian” marriages, according to the Pew Research Center. Today, in 29% of opposite-sex marriages both spouses earn nearly the same; which, since 1972, is a decrease from the 85% of marriages with the husband as the main or only breadwinner.

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