An Entrepreneur Needs to Ask These Five Questions
Resilience and risk are must-have traits to secure support for your entrepreneurial vision.
A Studio of One’s Own
Urged by her parents to become a doctor, Kate Gonzalez found financial success in the arts instead
Not far from the historic district of Folsom, inside a quiet strip mall, a ballroom dance studio has set the stage for a timid 13-year-old to find her groove, retirees to reinvigorate their marriages, and a widower and a divorcee to find love. It’s also helped owner Kate Gonzalez prove to her parents that the arts can become a lucrative career.
New Coworking Space Cowo Campus Looks to Differentiate Itself
Outside, the new Cowo Campus is a not-so-obvious coworking space. It takes up the second floor of a bureaucratic-looking building also home to the DMV’s New Motor Vehicle Board. But inside, Cowo Campus resembles a trendy and modern workspace, with sleek offices and furniture, contemporary art and artisan coffee, among other amenities.
Buzzwords: Open Source
At first encounter, open source sounds like something an avid yogi might achieve en route to nirvana. In reality, it’s a reaction to a particular kind of tech-induced headache.
Strength in Numbers
It’s not just possible for companies to both diversify and perform well — evidence shows the two may be inseparable
Studies suggest that diversity and profit aren’t two sides of a coin,
but more like the symbiotic relationship between bees and flowers.
So what does diversity actually look like, why does it seem to have
financial implications and how can businesses work toward more
inclusive hiring practices?
Back and Forward: Chandra Pappas
Executive vice president at staffing company Nelson on workforce strategy
Chandra Pappas, executive vice president at staffing company Nelson offers her insight into workforce strategy. For more from Pappas, check out “Strength in Numbers” in our March issue. Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll email you when it’s available online.
3 Social Media Tips for Your College-Bound Teen
Start networking early by leveraging online tools
Try these three strategies to help teenagers use their social media platforms to better prepare for college.
From Classroom to Commerce
How one local entrepreneur built a business by combining multiple careers
The defining moments over the course of a career can often feel conflicting — especially when one makes choices that seem misaligned with a prior path. But Melissa Camilleri Anicich, founder and CEO of Compliment in East Sacramento and a former high school teacher, has found a way to blend together two disparate careers.
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Buzzwords: Change Agent
In the entrepreneurial realm, everyone wants to be a change agent. With disruptors like Elon Musk — who brought us Tesla and the concept of terraforming Mars — raising the stakes on the definition of the word, the startup landscape is overflowing with wannabe-visionaries claiming to change the world.
But, what does the term really mean?