7 Reasons to Support Local Restaurants

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Next week is the 13th annual Sonoma County Restaurant Week. We all know how important it is to support local businesses and especially restaurants. Here are seven of the top reasons you should take time next week to celebrate Sonoma County Restaurant Week and enjoy the local food scene. 1. Local Restaurants Maximize Your Experience …

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4 Ways to Recruit & Retain Talent in 2022

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The Big Quit. The Great Resignation. Employee Shortages. Whatever you want to call it, it’s obvious that the landscape of employment and recruiting has been drastically altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. And while it is tempting to keep doing the same thing over and over again in an effort to go back to “normal,” smart …

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Seven Ways to Prepare for the 2021 Holiday Shopping Season

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Seven Ways to Prepare for the 2021 Holiday Shopping Season There’s no question – this has been a tough year to be in business in Sonoma County. If you made it through the various shut-downs and quarantines,  congratulations! As the 2021 holiday shopping season looms. You could look at it as an overwhelming challenge, but …

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Pandemic Recruiting

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Hi! It’s your friendly neighborhood recruitment specialists from the North Bay Job Fairs. We missed seeing all of you in May; we will miss seeing all of you in September. Of all the things we are all missing, spending time face-to-face may be the most missed. Of course, if you are lucky enough to be …

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How has the COVID Crisis Changed Consumer Behavior?

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How has the COVID Crisis Changed Consumer Behavior? As part of the local business community, we know what it’s been like the last several months. Sometimes it feels like the hits just keep coming – shut-downs, new regulations, a wildly fluctuating job market. How is a business supposed to plan and move forward in a …

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Some (Possibly Useful) Thoughts on Remote Meeting Etiquette

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If you are the sort of person whose workday consists of a series of annoying, interminable meetings – congratulations! Sort of. Because you can do that work from anywhere, so you probably still have a job. But also, moving an in-person meeting to a remote format isn’t as simple as it might seem, and the …

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