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10 Seattle Pop-Up Shops for the Holiday Season
Shop local and find the perfect gifts for your family and friends.
This story originally ran on seattlemag.com. Tis the season to shop, and though we have our favorite retail standbys, theres nothing like discovering something completely new. Sure, holiday shopping is about the gift, but dont discount the journeythere can be more to it than packed lines, sold out it products and screaming children (and, lets…
The Impact of HVAC Controls on the King County Library System | Sponsored
Sponsored by MacDonald-Miller What happens when you have 48 buildings to manage, all with their own specific challenges and all under constraints of a single budget? King County Library Systems (KCLS) knew there had to be a better way of managing their buildings. So how were they able to shift their building maintenance from reactive to…
How to Ensure Your Board of Directors and Officers are Adequately Covered from Unexpected Lawsuits | Sponsored
sponsored by The Partners Group If you’re considering joining a board or are already on one, there are a few things you should understand about risk and liability. Whether you are involved in a non-profit, a soon-to-be or already established public company, or a private company, it’s important to know that directors and officers can be…
Finding Your Next Tech Job: It’s Not All About the Money | Sponsored
The search for a new tech job can be daunting. Sitting in a room for 4-6 hours in a stretch while a new person comes in with a whole new set of questions every 30-60 minutes. Interviewers dig into code, setup discussions around code quality and delivery, and tailor their questions to draw out your…
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[Virtual] Reality Check
Seattle companies will cash in on the coming VR explosion. How it plays out beyond gaming is the next big question.
After years of hype about virtual reality, it stands ready to move from The Matrix and Avatar into real life, with applications ranging from gaming to e-sales, from collaborative product design to remote surgery. Whats more, many companies in the Seattle region will reap the benefits. It is a paradigm shift, says Bob Berry, CEO…
Legal Briefs: How to Establish a Winning Company Culture | Sponsored
True business leaders are good at what they do — they are skillful planners, have passion for what they do and exercise good judgment. At a recent Seattle seminar for startup companies, I stressed that “company culture” is key to business success, customer satisfaction and employee retention. A November 2015 article by Lindsay McGregor and…
The key to a kinder, gentler public offering | Sponsored
For most companies, making a public offering of their shares is nearly impossible. Historically, this has been the case because the costs and challenges of going public, let alone being public, significantly outweighed the potential benefits for all but the largest companies. Now, however, that tide seems to be starting to turn. In 2012, Congress…
Dealing with Deceit: Clark Nuber Business Insights | Sponsored
The top five things to do when you suspect fraud at your organization.
Fraud is a significant problem for organizations of all kinds, from publicly traded corporations to community-based not-for-profits. According to the 2014 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), 5 percent of annual global revenue is lost to fraud and that figure only includes fraud…
My Business Was Hit with a Class Action! | Sponsored
You may think that class action litigation is the legal problem of large companies, but even small mom-and-pop businesses can become targets for this type of litigation. The concerns could be wage related or accessibility oriented, or any number of other issues. So what can you do to defend against these claims? Defendants facing class…
Legal Briefs: Corporate Responsibility | Sponsored
On September 13, 1970, The New York Times published an op-ed by University of Chicago Professor Milton Friedman that provided the intellectual framework for a profound shift in American corporate governance. The article, The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits, argued in forceful terms that corporate executives are mere agents working exclusively…