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Education
All Patches are Equal; Some Patches are More Equal than OthersThis Insights article was contributed by Dr. Ulku Clark, director of UNCW’s Center for Cyber Defense Education (CCDE) and Dr. Geoff Stoker, CCDE affiliated faculty. Good patch managemen ... |
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Marketing & Sales
Dwell Time: An Important Metric You’re Not MeasuringDwell time, the amount of time a user spends on your page before going back to the search results to find something else is an important user experience metric. It gives website owners an idea of how ... |
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Human Resources
Positive on Productivity: Hire New GraduatesThis Insights article was contributed by Sal Vetri, M.S., post-millennial consultant for Leath HR Group. Much time and research has been allocated by think tanks to decipher the differen ... |
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Business Growth
Who’s Preparing to Lead?This article is the first of a new series that I am writing for Insights. I’m excited to be part of and vested in the eastern North Carolina community. My leadership perspectives began as a teen ... |
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Financial
Why You Need Timely Financial DataThe world moves fast — and you always need to be moving several steps faster. As an entrepreneur in today’s world, everything moves at a quick pace. Does your financial data? Unfortunately ... |
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Residential Real Estate
Roof Maxx is a Roofing DisrupterLike Uber is to Taxis, and AirBnB is to Hotels, Roof Maxx will be for traditional roofing. A recent study and poster presentation by The Ohio State University (see full study at roofmaxx.com) ... |
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Financial
Shaping Your Plans for a Successful FutureWhen we talk about planning for the future, we often talk creating a plan. The idea of creating something as big as a plan for the future can imply a ton of from-scratch work (as i ... |
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Financial
Life Expectancy on the Rise — are You Prepared?This is the first post in a two-part series on the impact increased life expectancy can have on your retirement Part II, published later this month will focus on strategies to lower the risk of longev ... |
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Financial
Duties of A Trustee: Choose WiselyThe correct use of trusts can be an indispensable estate planning tool and Trusts are created for many different reasons depending on a family’s unique dynamics as well as their financial g ... |
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Residential Real Estate
Effective Marketing for Your Investment PropertyEffective marketing is essential to getting proper exposure for your investment property — how else will people know there is a house to rent if it isn't being advertised? In today's tec ... |
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Residential Real Estate
What’s in Your Board Member Toolbox?Serving as a board member of a homeowners association (HOA) can be an incredibly valuable and rewarding experience. That said, it is serious business as there are of responsibilities associated with p ... |
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Education
Preparing Future Leaders Through SimulationThe UNC Wilmington School of Nursing housed within the College of Health and Human Services prepares its graduates by offering realistic simulation technology across nursing and other health and human ... |
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Education
Show Me the Money! Opportunities for Early Stage InvestmentWho can forget the 1996 film, Jerry Maguire, and its iconic phrase “Show me the money?" Early stage startup entrepreneurs have their own twist on that phrase. They’re saying, &ld ... |
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Residential Real Estate
What to Expect When You are Expecting A HurricaneWell, here we go again. Our community is weary from the last 11 ½ months of hurricane recovery from Florence. Some are still recovering from Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. One might e ... |
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Residential Real Estate
The Perks of Owning — and Keeping — Investment PropertiesOwning rental property can oftentimes prove to be one of the soundest investments you make. Real estate has for years been considered a more reliable investment than other types of investments like st ... |
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Other
An Undersea Tribute to LifeWith more and more families choosing cremation than ever before, we are seeing the development of exciting and new options in permanent places of remembrance. This is an important part of planning for ... |
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Human Resources
Recruiting – How to Avoid Doing Something IllegalWhen Leath HR Group trains employers on how to conduct a great, legal interview, we often hear remarks like “thanks for keeping us out of jail!” Although you probably won’t go to jai ... |
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Financial
No Spouse, No Children: ‘Solo’ Seniors Entering Retirement on Their OwnPlanning for retirement typically includes provisions for how loved ones can look out for the interests of their aging relatives. But for more than one-fifth of the Baby Boom generation who are now re ... |
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Financial
Are You Still Paying Tax Penalties for Not Having Health Insurance?Most people are familiar with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the requirement to have health insurance or else be penalized on income tax returns. It’s certainly been a pain point over the las ... |
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Residential Real Estate
Roof Maxx No-BrainerWe have been conditioned to believe that the insurance companies will be taking care of our roof, so we feel it is something we don’t need to think about. What if I told you the day is coming wh ... |
Technology and Business: Trends, Advances, ChallengesThere are a plethora of technologies employed in every office environment, whether a one person operation at home or in a brick-and-morter location with dozens of employees. Copiers Plus Director of Communications Drew Smith shares insights into the role technology helps his company — and his customers — do business. For the full PDF version, click here. What technology trends are impacting your industry? It used to be that equipment features and specifications d ... |
Helping Loved Ones with Pre-PlanningMoving closer to the end of the road is not something any of us wants to think about. Still, leaving “at-need” arrangements to loved ones creates unnecessary burdens and stress, both emotionally and financially. We asked professionals involved in pre-planning about what we can do to help make this difficult time as painless and hassle-free as possible. For the full PDF version, click here. What are some of the common hurdles family members face when dealing with loved ... |
Residential Real Estate: Keeping Up with DemandThis month the North Carolina Department of Commerce released projected job growth numbers for the next seven years which include the state’s fastest annual growth rate in Wilmington. New jobs mean new workers: as our population continues to grow, real estate will keep rocking in the Cape Fear region, but not without its challenges. We asked a panel of local industry leaders for their thoughts on some of the most important trends and issues facing home buyers and real estate professional ... |
