Melissa Carr director, Daniel Boone Regional Library Age: 60 Years lived in Columbia: Since I arrived for my freshman year at the University of Missouri 42 years ago Original hometown: Rolla, Mo Education: A bachelor’s degree in English and library science and a master’s degree in library science, both from the University of Missouri Job […]
The cash flow potential is incredible. “Beds” in the two-, three- and four-person apartment complexes shooting up across downtown Columbia are renting for north of $500 to $600 a month. For a 150-bedroom complex, the grand total revenue per year easily crosses into the seven figure threshold. With it comes new tax revenue for the
I still remember my excitement years ago when I purchased my first Sony Walkman. I thought how marvelous was the technology that first reduced the size of music storage to a cassette tape and then to create a device to make it mobile. I would take my tape of choice and head out the door
The art of sales is about communication. Those who can communicate the most effectively will be the most successful. We focus heavily on such things as asking good questions, listening intently and not getting emotionally involved in the process. Those skills help you to be a good salesperson—sales training students have discovered that they become
Fast-paced society has Columbia banks searching for new ways of getting back to the basics of customer service
From recreation to research, Columbia elderly care homes use technology to improve quality of life
According to a 2011 study by the Kauffman Foundation, 54 percent of people in the millennial generation want to start their own business or already have. Missouri Innovation Center (MIC), a non-profit organization affiliated with the University of Missouri since 1986, and others at MU are supporting young entrepreneurs by providing a network of tools
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Dog Daze Playcare provides dog owners with a much-needed daycare service for their special pets. “There is very little competition,” says Becky Henson, owner of Dog Daze Playcare. “When I did the research, only one small daycare that takes 10 dogs was all I found.” The daycare shares a space with a dog training facility
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