Monthly Archives: June 2018

Amazon Will Let Entrepreneurs Start Their Own Delivery Business and Earn Up to $300,000 a Year | Entrepreneur

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Amazon Delivery Service Partners is a new program designed to help Amazon scale and meet the growing demand for package deliveries. In 2017, Amazon shipped 5 billion items to Prime members alone, and its operating income increased 20 percent year over year to $2.8 billion. To keep up, the company is seeking “hundreds of entrepreneurs” to start their own delivery companies in the U.S. through Amazon, according to a press release. Over time, Amazon aims for these Delivery Service Partners “to hire tens of thousands of delivery drivers.”

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The Importance of Compliance and Regulation for Small Businesses | Getentrepreneurial.com

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As a manager or business owner, it is of the utmost importance to stay on top of industry standards and government regulations. If you don’t, you risk costly lawsuits, might miss out on valuable government grants and tax breaks, and could garner a poor reputation with a jaded customer base.

Review Regulations That Apply Now

It can seem daunting to wade through all the required licenses for your industry and to keep track of when they need to be renewed, but fortunately there are lots of sites that list permits you’ll need for your business by industry or by state. Many government websites also explicitly list rules and regulations for industries such as the liquor and nuclear industries.

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The Best BBQ Menu for Summer Parties | EatingWell

Posted on June 28, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Nothing says summer like a backyard barbecue! As soon as the sun is shining and the weather is warm—grilling outside is my go-to for party hosting. Not only does it avoid the ever-dreaded kitchen crowding (you know, when everyone is breathing down your neck while you’re just trying to get that one last dish on the table), but it also avoids heating up the house on an already hot day and cuts back on dishes to wash after the fun is all said and done. So whether it’s a weekend afternoon and all your friends are coming over for a shindig or it’s just a regular old weekday dinner party, this is the absolute best BBQ menu. It has everything you need: a quick-cooking main dish packed with protein, in-season summer veggies grilled to perfection and drizzled with a finger-licking-good dressing, plus a sweet, trendy treat: Frosé. Yep, you guessed it—frozen rosé wine. Oh sweet, sweet summertime, please don’t ever leave.

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Boeing hypersonic jet could make for 2 hour transatlantic flights | Mashable

Posted on June 28, 2018 by | Leave a comment

A passenger jet flying at hypersonic speeds could revolutionize air travel by cutting down a transatlantic flight from New York to London from seven hours to two.

Er, theoretically, that is.

Boeing is still trying to figure out how any of this will all actually happen, but the aircraft manufacturing company does have its eye on a launch date. If the company has its way, it’ll get these hypersonic jets in the air in about 20 to 30 years from now — which, coincidentally, is about as long as every layover in Chicago O’Hare feels.

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Experts say algae is the food of the future. Here’s why. | CNN Money

Posted on June 27, 2018 by | Leave a comment

I have commitment issues — with my diet.

Name the diet, and I’ve tried it. I’m currently a pescatarian with fish as my main protein source. But I’ve been a carnivore, vegetarian and vegan, too.

Oh, and I dabble in “menu of the future” items such as algae and bugs.

In the last month, I’ve had algae smoothies, algae protein bars and algae chips. It’s not because I’m a particularly adventurous eater or that I love the taste. I actually loathe the mossy flavor of algae.

I eat it because I’m a worry wart when it comes to our environment. We’ve gotten ourselves into some trouble. Our dining habits are a big part of the problem.

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No, You Probably Shouldn’t Follow Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Lectin-Free’ Diet | Live Science

Posted on June 27, 2018 by | Leave a comment

In a recent interview with NBC’s Today show, singer Kelly Clarkson said her 37-lb. (17 kilograms) weight loss was a happy side effect of a diet she followed primarily to overcome her thyroid problem.

“I literally read this book, and I did it for this autoimmune disease that I had, and I had a thyroid issue,” Clarkson said. “I’m not on medicine anymore because of this book.” And along the way, she also lost weight, she said.

Clarkson was referring to the book “The Plant Paradox” (Harper Wave, 2017) by Dr. Steven Gundry, which was published last year and was followed by a cookbook this April.

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How to Create an Amazon Alexa Skill for Your Business | Business News Daily

Posted on June 26, 2018 by | Leave a comment

When Amazon introduced Alexa, it changed how people interacted with devices. The convenience and ease of voice assistance has pushed this technology into nearly every new device, from laptops to even lawn mowers.

While Alexa comes equipped with a wide range of uses, small businesses can also take advantage of this technology through Amazon’s Alexa for Business initiative, which provides resources and support for Alexa in the workplace. Business owners with Alexa devices, like the Echo, Echo Spot, Echo Dot or Echo Show, can use various voice commands to carry out important business tasks, like ordering new supplies or starting a video meeting. Businesses can also create their own skills with Alexa and use Amazon’s APIs to build on existing interfaces.

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Conflict Management: How to Turn Any Conflicts into Opportunities | Lifehack

Posted on June 26, 2018 by | Leave a comment

There’s a lot out there written on conflict from how to ask what you really want and how to understand what the other side really wants.

But what I have seen from those materials is that most of them have been written in bubbles using armchair philosophy with almost zero empirical evidence and applicability in real life.

It’s like the case with the orange. One side just wants the orange bark while the other side wants the inside of the orange. You solve the case by giving them both what they need and there you have it, you’ve solved the conflict.

In real life, both sides want the entire orange and they are not willing to budge a centimeter until they get it and that’s why I’m making this guide. No more armchair philosophy, no more talking in the bubble. We are entering the real world and this is how you will solve the conflicts and get what you want.

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How To Get Great Testimonials (Without Pressuring or Badgering) | marketingforhippies.com

Posted on June 25, 2018 by | 1 comment

I’m often asked, “How do you get good testimonials?”

Of course, the truest answer is, “Do good work.”

Without that, nothing I am about to say holds much water.

But, if we don’t acknowledge that it’s possible to do wonderful work and not be furnished with written testimonials from the very people you served, well… then my advice wouldn’t hold much water either.

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The EPA’s backwards agenda is the opposite of what consumers want | Fast Company

Posted on June 25, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Under Scott Pruitt’s leadership, the Environmental Protection Agency has focused its efforts on deregulation. From lead paint to fuel efficiency to wastewater, no environmental regulation is safe from targeting.

Publicly, Pruitt has distanced the EPA from climate change science. Pruitt said on national television that he does not agree that man-made activity is a driver of global warming.  Exactly one year ago this month, Pruitt was reportedly the loudest cheerleader for Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord.

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