Tabla de contenidos para May 2024 en ScoopVizion

CHARLOTTE, NC, April 2024 —You knew it from the beginning: Being an entrepreneur is no walk in the park. Hard work, hustle, and the occasional all-nighter come with the territory. But if “up to your eyeballs” has become your everyday reality, small business fixer Julie Bee says you’re headed for trouble. That way lies lower performance, poor decision-making, health issues (or health emergencies!), damaged relationships, and more. “Many entrepreneurs, including me, have trouble recognizing when we’re overburdened, much less admitting it to ourselves,” says Bee, author of Burned: How Business Owners Can Overcome Burnout and Fuel Success. “And stepping away from work to address our stress really goes against the grain. “Not only do small business owners tend to overestimate our capacity for burning the midnight oil, but we’re also…

Urban Networking In the wild world of networking events, navigating the social landscape can feel like traversing a jungle teeming with diverse creatures--from the social butterflies to the lurking observers, each participant brings their own unique flair to a networking affair. As seasoned Urban Networkers in the realm of professional mingling, it's essential to arm ourselves with insight and humor as we embark on our networking expeditions. So, grab your metaphorical binoculars, and let's explore the five types of networkers you're bound to encounter in the wild. The LION–Earl AKA The Network Entrepreneur: These majestic creatures flow from group to group with the grace of a seasoned diplomat and the ferocity of a Jungle cat, effortlessly weaving webs of connections wherever they go--known colloquially as Master Networkers, the person who…

CHANGING THE NARRATIVE PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 13, 2024 – U.S. Congressman Dwight Evans, State Representative Morgan Cephas, and Representative Malcolm Kenyatta announced a new partnership between Community College of Philadelphia and Google to make industry-recognized Google Career Certificates available to students in the city. This offering will enable students to learn skills to qualify for well-paying jobs while earning an industry-recognized credential. Community College of Philadelphia will also provide Google’s new Google AI Essentials course, designed and taught by AI experts at Google. “The talent in Philadelphia is incredible, and I’m thrilled that Community College of Philadelphia is providing the Google Career Certificates program to advance its workforce development offerings,” said U.S. Congressman Dwight Evans. “This initiative is an important investment in the state’s talent and economic future.” The Google…

PHILADELPHIA, May 3, 2024 – City officials celebrated the achievements of 255 TCB Cleaning Ambassadors maintaining citywide commercial corridors at the PHL TCB Pep Rally hosted by the Department of Commerce. TCB currently funds 39 community-serving nonprofits and four minority-owned cleaning companies that hire local Philadelphians for meaningful employment opportunities. TCB is carried out by crews of uniformed Cleaning Ambassadors deployed along scheduled routes to sweep sidewalks and maintain clean commercial corridors. The Pep Rally included cheerful testimonials highlighting the positive impact of the Philadelphia Taking Care of Business (TCB) Clean Corridors Program. "I dream of days when our beloved city would be viewed and celebrated as the cleanest big city in America. PHL TCB is an integral part of fulfilling that dream. Since PHL TCB began in 2020, the…

Pollocks Herb and Vitamin Center has been in existence for 32 years in Philadelphia. All of that time, the owner, Mr. Charles Pollock, has been dedicated to creating and maintaining a partnership with the citizens of the Philadelphia area and beyond to help raise the quality of lives of his customers. Charles Pollock stated, “Living good starts with our health and expands outward, fostering happiness and well-being--to this end, at my herb and vitamin store, we not only provide the highest quality of nutritional supplements but also as a community service. We look forward to bringing back health lectures, ranging from topics dealing with the body as well as the mind and spirit; up until the Pandemic, we were offering regular workshops and seminars at my location, and we can’t…

During the eight years that Dalanie Franklin served in the US Army, during which he was deployed on two tours in Iraq--photography was always alluring to him. The lure was so strong that he became a Multimedia Illustrator in his last three years of service. Unfortunately, Dalanie was placed on Medical Discharge in 2012, and in 2015, he officially retired as a sergeant to pursue photography as a career. However, Dalanie found himself in a new battle when he came home--Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects many military personnel, something Dalanie found himself combating daily. “In 2015, I met a doctor who taught me mindfulness, and when he showed me how to do this [mindfulness], I was able to put one and one together. I used to sit up all…