Green Teaching with Custom Flash Drives

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One of the many benefits to using educational flash drives preloaded with syllabi and other class handouts comes in the form of demonstrating environmental responsibility. How many worksheets and textbooks have been printed, outlining the necessity of reducing one’s carbon footprint? Of course, such instruction is no longer reserved for those enrolled in environmental studies [...]

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Should I Use Genuine Mahogany or African Mahogany?

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For high end and everyday wood projects, Mahogany is one of America’s favorite woods. Both Genuine and African Mahoganies are beautiful woods that, when sourced from a reputable lumber dealer (like the J. Gibson McIlvain Company, for example) are sure to result in a wonderful completed project, but which type of Mahogany is the best [...]

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A Lesson from Lacey Act Violations by Gibson Guitars

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Like professionals in any industry, those working within the wholesale lumber industry need to keep up with current issues and trends affecting their legal obligations and profit margins. Among the issues facing wholesale lumber dealers, lumber importers, and exotic hardwood dealers today is the recently heightened U.S. requirements to reduce the chances of illegal logging.

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How Do I Choose a Good Business Broker?

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Hiring a broker is one of the smartest choices you could make in your efforts to sell your business. By choosing a broker who specializes in your field (like Tenney Group, who specialize in the buying and selling of transportation businesses), you acquire the skill and know-how of a specialized expert in addition to general [...]

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Forward-Thinking Ministry Funding for Christian Organizations

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While paper checks are quickly becoming a thing of the past, many Christian ministries have failed to set up timely options for their donor base to use in giving. When paper checks were first becoming popular in the 1950s, many churches were hesitant to accept that method of payment, too. While resistance to change may [...]

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3 Things You Won’t Find with CFPromo

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Okay, like any company, we rely on maintaining and increasing our customer base in order to continue doing what we do. But we realize that the way we do business isn’t well-suited to everyone. So in order to save you time and energy as you consider the various sources for your promotional merchandise needs, we [...]

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Appalachian Cherry Lumber – Wholesale Supplier Information

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While exotic hardwood dealers would be quick to detail the reasons to purchase wood originating from outside the US, wholesale lumber dealers like J. Gibson McIlvain that deal with both exotic and domestic species of wood can give you fair comparisons and unbiased information specific to your job at hand. As exotic hardwoods are certainly [...]

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Selling a Business: Price Allocation

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Price allocation is one of the most important factors in determining whether or not a business sale will be successful, but there’s much more to this process than simply affixing prices to various assets. Business owners must also consider, for example, how the differences in taxes for tangible and intangible assets will affect their potential [...]

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All You’ll Ever Need to Know about Douglas Fir Lumber

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The Douglas Fir is an evergreen tree that is native to the Western North America, including Canada, the United States and Mexico. Douglar Firs are not “true” firs, despite their common name, and have gone through many different scientific classifications until, ultimately, they were given their own genus name of Pseudotsuga menziesii. Other common names [...]

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How Egiving Can Empower Fruitfulness & Faithfulness for Your Ministry

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Like many modern technological advances, the internet is a tool, a tool that can be used to further evil agendas as well as good. The industries of travel, education, and even restaurants have all utilized the internet’s ability to streamline their services, benefiting both the customer and the company, alike. These changes are not reserved [...]

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