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Subscriber content preview November 21, 2022 Will adding an accessory dwelling unit pay off?Here’s what to consider before you commit.By LIZ WESTONNerdWallet iStock image If you’re building an ADU for the extra income, recognize that any rent you charge could be at least partially offset by higher property taxes, larger homeowners insurance premiums and payments on construction loans. Accessory dwelling units are known by many names: in-law suites, guest houses, backyard cottages, or basement or garage conversions, among others. What all ADUs have in common is that they’re a separate living space typically added…

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Leading A Diverse Team as a Serial Entrepreneur getty Managing others is one of the most difficult responsibilities of a business owner. How your employees interact with each you, each other, and with customers is the strongest predictor of business success or failure. Knowing how sensitive it is to manage people in a business context, imagine doing that across multiple businesses. Serial entrepreneur, Chase Chappell, knows a thing or two about leading a diverse team of people to be their best. “Every team has people with different strengths, personalities, and skill sets. The variation between these elements is even wider…

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Greg Karpovsky had a formative experience at university that would inspire the creation of Stenn, an online platform providing working capital to international suppliers. He was studying at Moscow State in the 1990s when Jack Welch, then chair and chief executive of the conglomerate GE, visited to give a lecture.The young Karpovsky asked Welch what line of business he should consider — markets were rapidly opening up in eastern Europe and he was already a keen entrepreneur.Welch’s response was to focus on commercial finance. And that set Karpovsky on his journey to creating Stenn.His first venture, Eurokommerz, focused on providing…

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The Unreal Engine 5 has been the cornerstone of modern games and video productions providing creators with multiple elements to breathe life into digital content that can rival the realistic world. With the latest update in the form of Unreal Engine 5.1, more good things are inbound. For starters, improvements have been made to the dynamic global illumination and reflections system Lumen, virtualized micropolygon geometry system Nanite, and Virtual Shadows Maps which are capable of hitting 60FPS on next-gen consoles and PCs alike while addition to Nanite includes the Programmable Rasterizer to allow material-driven animations and deformations via World Position…

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Usually, the festive season is a great time for the advertising and marketing industry as brands shell out big advertising budgets. However, this year the expectations of the industry were not met.  Ashish Sehgal, Chief Growth Officer, Ad Sales at ZEEL, said that the festive period did not turn out how they were expecting it to be. “Last year, start-ups and ed tech brands spent a lot. This year, they did not have money so they did not advertise. The growth this year has come from traditional categories, like consumer durables, auto, FMCG, etc. which saved the day.”  “Even though…

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Kiprono Leting is a hiking blogger and podcaster who started hiking in 2013. He documents different kinds of mountains, hills, and trails which inspired him to start a hiking podcast dubbed Baada Ya Summit Podcast in 2022. 1. Are you going to try and summit Mt Everest at some point? Why is it that this is the biggest dream for many climbers? I have already scaled Mount Everest, which is the picture you will find on my profile. Mt Everest is the highest mountain in the world, and I definitely want to try and summit it. 2.  Why exactly did you…

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — As Black Friday quickly approaches, small businesses want to remind you to shop local. Mahoney’s Outfitters, a family-owned business in Johnson City, has seen the effects of price increases and has tried its best not to let it interfere too much with its in-store prices. Owner, Dan Mahoney, says more money spent locally goes directly to benefit the community. People Loving People serves Thanksgiving meal in boxes “We’re seeing a lot more people out. We want more people to shop local because local pays the taxes. They’re the ones that pays for the police and…

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Every detail and touch matters around this time of year for DECO Raleigh owner Pam Blondin. What You Need To Know Small business Saturday is on Nov. 26 DECO Raleigh says 20% of sales for the year are done in the 10 days before Christmas DECO sells locally made products to support the area’ artists “The world wouldn’t believe it, but we start buying for the holidays in July and August,” Blondin said. “Our goal is to have absolutely maximum inventory by Thanksgiving.”  The holidays are a big part of the retail year for the decor shop…

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