Why a Virtual Office Improves Remote Work
If you’re an office worker, you’ve no doubt felt the impact of COVID-19 on your job. With the virus forcing businesses to shutter their brick and mortar offices, everyone is seeking alternatives to stay efficient and productive even though they can’t access their usual workspace. If this is where you’re at right now, a virtual office can […]
Tips and Tricks for First-Timers to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place this year over two weekends, April 10 to 12 and April 17 – 19, 2020. Where it All Began The festival has grown from a grassroots protest concert to an event of epic proportions. The first Coachella festival took place in 1999, but its roots go back to […]
Faces of Palm Desert with Erma Trent of Sillers Institute
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics report in 2018, there are over 260 million children and youth around the world who are withheld from accessing education. Access to education is also a problem in California. One thing that can help bridge this gap is partnering with local government and business owners. This month we sat […]
4 Reasons to Leave Home Office
If you own and operate a small business, chances are you work from home. When the bottom line is a concern, working from home is a viable choice with a lot of attractive benefits. For example, when you work from home, there is no office lease to carry. You don’t have to maintain utility accounts. There’s […]
Faces of Palm Desert with Lisa Ferguson of IW Livescan Fingerprinting
Tell us about your company and what you do? Live Scan is the electronic fingerprinting process that replaces traditional ink fingerprinting. An individual’s fingerprints are scanned and securely transmitted to the government, which performs a criminal history background check using an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). Live Scan is often required by statute for certain […]
Professional Goals for 2020
As the new decade comes into our sights, our thoughts inevitably turn to the coming year. What worked? What will you do differently? These tips will support you in reaching your goals in 2020. We all have personal and professional goals. At the beginning of a new year, most of us are looking at how we’re going […]
Our Charitable Cause: Full of Grace Community
Each year during the holiday season, our thoughts turn to how we can help those less fortunate than us. The sad truth about the world that we live in is that many people go without, not just at the holidays, but all year-round. While we do not confine our charitable giving to the holidays, we […]
Faces of Palm Desert with Rick Langley & Chris Knight
Malcolm Forbes once said, “I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.” Unfortunately, that’s not the case for most of us so how we manage our money and who we choose to manage our money is crucial. This month we sat with our members […]
Networking in Coachella Valley
Networking can do many things for you and your business. It is beneficial to your career, it helps you expand your customer base, and it puts you in front of people who might not otherwise know about what you do. Whether you are just launching your company, or you are well-established in your field, a little […]
Tips For Starting a Business in California
California is considered to be one of the most advantageous states to start a new business. There is more venture capital here than any other place in the country, making it a great place for entrepreneurs. You’ve got just about everything going for you, even before you start. The success of your business, however, rests […]
