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The Importance of “No Time”

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC On the advice of a friend, I have been reading “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron.  It is a 12- week self-study course on un-blocking your creativity which I have found to be very enlightening.  The core of the class is to begin with writing your morning…

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Why Making Others Feel Important Will Make You Happier and More Successful

business owner helping customer at bakery

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC Over the years, I have read numerous books and articles by consultants on how to become more successful.  Brian Tracy is one of my favorites.   We are often asked at CCEDC “how did we become so successful”.  The answer is surprisingly easy….we honestly care about the people…

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Can the 3D printing market help localize supply chains.

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC An article in my recent Area Development Site & Facility Planning Insidernewsletter talked about the rising use of 3D printing in manufacturing and healthcare. In 2019, the global industrial 3D printing market size was $10.41 billion which sounds like a lot of money however this market is…

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More Help Is on the Way

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC If you own a business of any kind, you have been impacted in one way or another by the pandemic.  If you are disheartened because you think there are no more programs available, then I am here to say courage Camille, there is still help out there…

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Pivoting Your Business

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC To Pivot: When used as a verb it means “to turn on a point” but when used in business it has a much broader definition; “A pivot usually occurs when a company makes a fundamental change to their business after determining (usually through market research) that their product isn’t meeting the needs of…

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SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATING THE PANDEMIC EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC As the world starts to ask what’s going to happen when this pandemic is finally over and we can look at what it will take to jumpstart the economy again one thing is for certain: We have to save Main Street! In Carbon County, Main Street is…

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COVID-19 and Its Effects on Business

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development, CCEDC There is no doubt that COVID-19 has irrevocably changed the way businesses will compete over the next decade.  How will you survive as a business much less compete in the coming months?  Let’s put this in perspective.  Events like COVID-19 are called “Black Swan Events” and are…

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Appreciation

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development You don’t have to be a business owner to show appreciation to those you work with.  Unfortunately, most people go through their workday never being told that they are doing a good job, or that their hard work is sincerely appreciated.   As Margaret Cousins once said: “Appreciation can…

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Are There Things That Matter More Than Money?

By Kathy Henderson, Director of Economic Development We’ve all heard the saying “the love of money is the root of all evil”.  But that is not entirely true.  That statement says the love of money it doesn’t mean money itself.  Money can also be used for good.   Loving money more than anything else including your…

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