How A Highly-Ranked Amazon Store Transitioned From A Two-Man Business To Hiring Its First Employees

Sometimes as a one- or two-person business grows and has the opportunity to serve more customers, it makes sense to add traditional employees. In some cases, it’s more cost-effective than working with contractors. It might make sense to pay a talented graphic designer $150 an hour for a ten-hour project but if you need the same designer for forty hours a week for an indefinite period, you’ll probably be able to negotiate a discount in exchange for giving the designer the certainty of a steady income. 

More important, if you’re going after big projects or orders or expanding your business, you need to know that you can deliver what you promised. Having staff can ensure that you do. “Going from solo entrepreneur to building a team around you and scaling is heavily dependent on the ability to hire more people and build out a sufficient team,” says Tal Masica, 32,

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Comcast Opens New Xfinity Store Outside Tacoma Mall

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Comcast announced today that it has opened a new Xfinity store outside the Tacoma Mall after closing its former retail location at 5935 6th Avenue. To celebrate the new store opening, Comcast will host a grand opening event this Saturday, Dec. 18, which will include balloons, music, and Xfinity branded items (while supplies last) for customers.

Located at 4301
South Steele Street in Tacoma, the new retail center offers customers a
completely reinvented in-store experience that allows customers to
interact with the complete line of Xfinity technology offerings, including
Xfinity X1, Xfinity Home, Xfinity Internet, Flex, and Xfinity Mobile. 

“It’s the perfect place to explore our latest product
innovations first-hand, including our Xfinity
X1
, in an all-new, fully interactive environment,” said Tacoma Xfinity
Retail Store Manager Chad Grossaint. “We welcome South Sound residents to drop
by and experience TV and Internet together like never before

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Anti-parasite drug for animals ivermectin flying off store shelves as COVID spikes

Despite strict warnings from federal health officials, consumers around the country are still trying to get their hands on a drug commonly used to treat or prevent parasites in animals in order to protect themselves against the coronavirus.

The drug, ivermectin, has been reportedly flying off stores shelves in multiple states, including Texas and Oklahoma, even though it has not been approved for treating or preventing COVID-19 in humans. 

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“Ivermectin dispensing by retail pharmacies has increased, as has use of veterinary formulations available over the counter but not intended for human use,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. “FDA has cautioned about the potential risks of use for prevention or treatment of COVID-19.”

Earlier this month, the FDA said it has seen a “growing interest” in the drug and already received multiple reports

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McKinley Park News – Riverside Mall Plugs Remaining Vacancy with Comcast Xfinity Retail store

Riverside Square mall in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood has filled its vacancies with the addition of a coming Xfinity store.

The Riverside Sq. browsing shopping mall strip in Chicago’s McKinley Park community is filling up thanks to the addition of a Comcast Xfinity retailer, established to open later on this summertime.

 


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The retail middle, at 3145 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, is co-managed with the adjoining River’s Edge Plaza by Regency Centers. It is an interesting place for retail because of the current concentration of firms there, explained Jack Segal, a vice president at Comcast running the Chicago region’s communications.

 


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“We like to place Xfinity Stores in locations with a huge retail concentration and blend,” Segal explained. “If [customers] are previously coming to a area to shop and perform small business, they can very easily go to the Xfinity Store to check out out our items and expert services or get support with their services.”

The new Comcast Xfinity store in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood displays the style and design

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