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Dec 26 2017
Tips on Increasing Your Adaptability
Adaptability is a concept that many businesses strive for, but many miss in the busy-ness of the day-to-day. When routines are established and business seems easy, it's hard to think, "hmm, I really need to…
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Dec 23 2017
Sustainable Solutions to Address a High Electric Bill
There are lots of sustainable solutions that you can do as a business owner. Most of the decisions do not solely get based on what is good for the environment (and that’s OK), but instead…
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Dec 23 2017
Thermostat Cost between Smart Options in 2020
We’ll compare two big name smart thermostat brands, which are a smart sensor for your home or business to help control energy cost. While there are options outside of what I’m mentioning, they will likely…
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Dec 22 2017
Can You “Plug & Play” with Led Tubes?
Tube LED or not Tube LED...That is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to change a ballast or….I’ll stop there. When staring at a fluorescent fixture you will typically be staring at either…
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Dec 21 2017
What Is an ECM Type Motor?
There are many different types of electric motors, but there are three types used mainly in HVAC refrigeration applications. The microprocessor allows the ECMs to more precisely control eddy currents Eddy currents are naturally created…
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Dec 14 2017
How Do LEDs Perform for Exterior Lighting?
There are many pitfalls to owning and operating a business, and one of those I see most often is the difficulty to maintain outdoor lighting. Most businesses can internally change an incandescent or fluorescent lamp,…
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Dec 13 2017
Organizational Growth with Karen Chiu of Project Vision Podcast
Project: VISION Karen Chiu from Project Vision a non-profit dedicated to providing support and guidance to the youth of the community, discusses her and Project Vision's organizational growth throughout the years with Verde Founder Jamie…
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Dec 06 2017
Sales Commission Structure
Incentivizing your sales team is the best way to grow your business, hands down. However, the sales commission structure can be one of the most difficult and nuanced components to get right in a business. …
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Nov 29 2017
Loving What You Do: Buddy Greene of Dearborn Wire and Cable Podcast
In our first Chicagoland Small Business Stories Podcast, Verde sits down with Buddy Greene to hear why loving what you do is as important today as it was when he grew his business in Chicago…
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Nov 22 2017
How to Overcome One of the Greatest Business Challenges
It can be hard to stand out in the crowd as a business. When looking at the stats it can seem quite scary: There are almost 28 million small businesses in the U.S. with approximately…
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Nov 14 2017
3 Ways to Improve Employee Health and Satisfaction in the Workplace
The workplace environment that your company establishes has a huge effect on your workers. In a report done by Bosti Associates -- an organization that analyzes different workspaces in order to find effective business strategies…
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Nov 05 2017
ComEd Energy Efficiency Program and Smart Ideas
In 2007, Illinois passed a law to tax customers and spend that taxation on energy efficiency. ComEd, People’s Gas, Northshore Gas, and Nicor Gas all spent incentive and rebate money out of the tax collected…
