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Business people who want to learn about social media or time management are invited to attend two free seminars at the McAllen Business Expo 2012 on May 17. “Jumping on the Social Media Bandwagon” begins at 1 p.m. Presented by Victor Castillo of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, the seminar discusses social networking strategies such [...]
Kauffman FastTrac NewVenture training is coming to Harlingen June 12 thanks to a collaborative effort by Tropical Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization, The Harlingen Economic Development Corporation , Texas State Technical College and The International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center at UTB. FastTrac NewVenture provides the tools to develop a business concept, determine the [...]
Aspiring entrepreneurs will soon be offered a free, customizable four-track program to learn how to start, finance, manage and market their own business via the University of Texas Pan-American Small Business Development Center, Workforce Solutions Cameron and the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce. “Make Your Dreams a Reality-Start and Grow your own Business” is offered through [...]
From the age of eight, Nancy Algrim was fascinated by fabrics and fibers, sewing and weaving baskets from fibers. After earning a Fine Arts degree with a focus on fibers, Algrim arrived in the Valley in 1982 with dreams of opening a boutique in Mission. Lacking the money to buy inventory for a shop, she [...]
“We do not have the attitude that all workers comp claimants are frauds. We know the majority are legitimate, and that they want to get back to work full time,” said Eileen Cook, supervisor of the Texas Mutual Insurance claimant fraud unit and an experienced investigator. “We find that folks don’t really like light duty. [...]
When the economy gives building contractors a lemon, some make lemonade. Clayton Brashear on the other hand has made margaritas and pina coladas and built Texas’ biggest beach bar to serve them. Last June Brashear opened Clayton’s Resort, a restored 1950s private beach retreat, and Clayton’s Bar & Grill on South Padre Island, opposite the [...]
