Canadian-based Western Wealth Capital continues to add to its Arizona rental portfolio; it is the third largest multifamily owner in the Phoenix area. The real estate investment company and its partners recently acquired Tierra Santa, a 274-unit rental building, for US$13.4 million. WWC considers Phoenix a highly prospective rental market owing to robust population and … [More]
Net-Zero Townhomes
Real estate investment firm Caliber – The Wealth Development Company has partnered with one of the nation’s leading Net Zero Energy (NZE) developers, MODUS Development, on their second project, Eclipse, which officially broke ground and has begun development. This is Scottsdale’s newest environmentally sustainable townhome community, designed with Zero Energy Star® … [More]
Big Issues Face Employers in Arizona, Nationwide
Employers are facing a great deal of uncertainty — from the new administration in Washington, to a growing patchwork of state and local laws, to continued advances in technology and shifts in how work is performed. That was the major takeaway from The Littler® Annual Employer Survey, released this past May at Littler Mendelson’s annual Executive Employer Conference in … [More]
Credit Card: Use Business or Personal?
When a small business needs fast money, it’s easy to whip out a credit card to make the purchase. Every entrepreneur relies on them. Why not, when they’re convenient and easy to manage? But the line between personal and business credit can be blurry. When is it appropriate to open a business credit card, versus continuing to use personal cards? These milestones signify it’s … [More]
AR Sky Writing
Skrite empowers users to create their own AR by leaving virtual messages in the sky, giving them the opportunity to “own the sky.” It is the first app to enable everyday users to create their own messages and explore others in the sky around them. Skrites — the pieces of content, users upload to the sky — can only be created in a user’s current location. Skrites are created … [More]
Wellness Scheduling On the Go
ThrivinU is a new app for the wellness community, being beta tested in the Phoenix area on iOS and Android. Scottsdale resident Dara Rummel modeled it after Uber, to connect providers of health and wellness services with consumers. She wanted an easier way to schedule appointments and have the option for a professional provider to come to her. ThrivinU is built around six … [More]
Key to Connect
EventKey offers a new level of connection at professional events from simple meetups to business seminars. The platform works through LinkedIn. Organizations can use EventKey to promote, sell tickets and do registration for events. Advantage to attendees is being able to access photos and more easily recognize other attendees, facilitating introductions. The app … [More]
2017 Jaguar F-Pace Prestige
The best thing about the 2017 SUV from Jaguar is, it combines the SUV experience with a luxury sports car experience. The famously exclusive brand created a new and very useful vehicle that has gotten rave reviews in both performance and style. While one may expect luxury and style to be atop the carmaker’s agenda in creating an SUV, this mid-size SUV is all about getting … [More]
Ticket Sales Companies: Entertain or Impress
The power of having that great seat at a sporting event or concert can be a big asset when entertaining clients. Sure, a nice meal or impressive gift will do, but handing off a great set of tickets to a top event will lock in a client for life. Here are some local ticket companies that know our market best: AZ Tickets For more than two decades, AZ Tickets has been serving … [More]
Kona Grill – Island Delectables
Kona Grill has added a new Valley location, opening in the urban streetscape of Scottsdale Quarter. The vibe inside is perfectly suited to its environment: It’s very much a lounge feel throughout under the high ceiling with its contemporary design of exposed duct work. The restaurant concept’s signature water feature in this case is a floor-to-ceiling “aquarium” of bubbles that … [More]
Valley Standards: They Are All Ours
And they defy categorizing. These Valley lunch standards stand out because of their history, great food and service during that mid-day meal. Cowboy Ciao At this Old Town Scottsdale favorite, lunch will likely lead to dinner there the same night. Cowboy Ciao’s incredible creations include the famed Stetson Chopped salad. 7133 E. Stetson Dr., Scottsdale (480) … [More]
One Small Yes
It’s the small decisions that lead to big results. People were born to live a life of significance. But busyness and fear of failure can overwhelm and get in the way. One Small Yes was written for people who want to make an impact but are not sure where to start. It is for all those who have ever wondered, “What am I here for? What is my calling? Can I follow my calling without … [More]
Boomers 3.0
Capitalizing on what is arguably the most important social phenomenon of our time and place — the aging of America — this book shows organizations how to market specifically to baby boomers in their third act of life. Samuel identifies the 10 core values of the older middle class (cognitively healthy baby boomers age 52–80) that guide their attitudes and behavior and serve as … [More]
Leading a Family Business
Based on insights from executives across the globe, this planning guide captures the unique challenges faced by leaders of a family business and presents an approach to help these operations survive and thrive across generations. The book includes insights from leaders of family businesses from all over the world and describes important characteristics for leading family and … [More]
Feedback: July 2017
Question: After establishing your business successfully in its first location, what were some key concerns when you began planning to expand to additional locations? Cindy Dach Co-Owner and General Manager Changing Hands Bookstore Sector: Retail For years, our community had been asking us to open a bookstore in Phoenix. Our search for a location was met with challenges. … [More]
July 2017 Message from Phaedra Earhart
So far, this year has been full of forming new partnerships and creating lasting relationships with our community partners, such as ASBA, ASU Sparxx, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, e-Women Network and Athena Valley of the Sun, to name just a few. We are looking for more community alliances to partner with on a monthly basis so that members and those interested in … [More]
Are your Employees Taking Advantage of You?
Would you agree that some of your employees are rock-star performers, some are just OK, and, for a small few, you’d like a genie to change them into statues so they stop disrupting others? Let’s take a minute and think about your workforce. How many people are engaged at work — that is, involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace? How many … [More]
How to Collaborate with a Purpose
For many of us, collaborations resemble this scenario: A team is brought together; the problem is defined; some, not all, individuals begin to participate in the discussion; a solution is developed, agreed upon and implemented. Sometimes, the solution resolves the problem, but at other times it’s only a band-aid method that merely offers a short-term solution that will need to … [More]
