There is solid momentum happening behind
the scenes for Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels LLC, as we move ever closer to the
construction of a facility to produce and supply Delta Air Lines with 60+
million gallons of biofuel jet fuel annually.
As we continue to forge new partnerships with
world-class engineering firms to fill the role of Owner’s Engineer, Project
Manager, and eventually Construction Manager, the SAF and biofuels world
continues to grow. Here are a few recent news stories that are indicative of
the future growth we will all see in this sector.
Agriculture
& Biofuels Industry Group Pushes for SAF Tax Credit
A group of biofuel and agriculture industry
associations teamed up recently to send a letter to the U.S. Senate members to
outline their recommendations for the SAF tax credit.
The undersigned groups are:
American Farm
Bureau Federation
Growth Energy
National
Biodiesel Board
National Corn
Growers Association
National Farmers
Union
Renewable Fuels
Association
The letter comes at a time when the U.S. Senate and
House of Representatives are considering legislation to establish a tax credit
to promote and develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this year.
New
Partnerships in SAF
The SAF biofuel jet fuel industry has notched
another high-profile partnership, helping its credibility to grow. In late
July, Boeing, SkyNRG, and SkyNRG Americas announced a partnership to help grow
the use and availability of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) globally. Boeing
will also invest in SkyNRG Americas’ SAF production project.
White House targeting 2050 for all jet
fuel to be from renewable sources
The White House administration is said to be
targeting 2050 as the year for all U.S. airlines to fly on 100% jet fuel from
renewable sources. To do this, CNBC reports that
“The Biden
administration is contemplating incentives to support private-sector production
of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as it searches for ways to eliminate
greenhouse gas emissions in the hard-to-electrify aviation industry.”
The article continues to note that “Global
demand for jet fuel currently totals roughly 200 billion liters a year, but
airline trade group IATA estimates just 100 million to 120 million liters of
SAF will be produced in 2021 – just 0.05% of overall fuel.”
COVID
19 Impact on Biodiesel Demand
A new market research study predicts that
the global biodiesel market could hit $50.1 billion by 2027. This is despite
the devastating COVID-19 pandemic has had on our economy in the past 18 months.
The report notes that manufacturing activities and
logistic operations have seen a dip in the biodiesel market due to COVID.
However, once the pandemic subsides and the economy recovers, demand for
biodiesel products is expected to stabilize.
These are some of the biofuel jet fuel stories
that caught our eye in recent weeks. Learn more about the NWABF SAF
Project, which when completed, will produce and supply 60+ million gallons of biofuel
jet fuel annually for Delta Air
Lines. We are a committed team that’s excited for the future of sustainable
aviation fuel.
The need for renewable biofuel jet fuel
sources for airlines certainly won’t be resolved in the near future, but a
project like Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels LLC is developing will certainly go a
long way to meet that need for the airline industry now and well into the
future.
To learn more about Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC
on our website.
In our experience, your age has a big effect on your
attitude towards your business and how you feel about one day getting out.
Here’s what we have found about transition strategy planand age:
Business owners between 25 and 46 years old
Twenty- and thirty-something business owners grew up in an
age where job security did not exist. They watched as their parents got
downsized or packaged off into early retirement, and that caused a somewhat
jaded attitude towards the role of a business in society. Business owners in their
20’s and 30’s generally see their companies as means to an end and most expect
to sell in the next five to ten years. Similar to their employed classmates who
have a new job every three to five years; business owners in this age group
often expect to start a few companies in their lifetime.
Business owners between 47 and 65 years old
Baby Boomers came of age in a time where the social contract
between company and employee was sacrosanct. An employee agreed to be loyal to
the company, and in return, the company agreed to provide a decent living and a
pension for a few golden years.
Many of the business owners we speak to within this
generation think of their company as more than a profit center. They see their
business as part of a community and, by extension, themselves as a community
leader. To many boomers, the idea of selling their company feels like selling
out their employees and their community, which is why so many CEO’s in their
fifties and sixties are torn. They know they need to sell to fund their
retirement, but they agonize over where that will leave their loyal employees.
Business owners who are 65+
Older business owners grew up in a time when hobbies were
impractical or discouraged. You went to work while your wife tended to the kids
(today, more than half of businesses are started by women, but those were
different times), you ate dinner, you watched the news and you went to bed.
With few hobbies and nothing other than work to define them,
business owners in their late sixties, seventies and eighties feel lost without
their business, which is why so many refuse to sell or experience depression
after they do.
Of course, there will always be exceptions to general rules
of thumb but we have found that – more than your industry, nationality, marital
status or educational background – your birth certificate defines your transition strategy plan.
If you’d like some help to manage these ratios and figure
out the next steps in a business transition strategy, contact Value Growth
Partners to see how we can assist you in knowing and growing your business
value before the transition - (312) 525-8382.
The market for sustainable aviation fuel is still
young and growing, but is gaining momentum by the day, with new projects, new
funding, and new partnerships moving it forward. Here are a few news stories
that are glowing proof of the growth of renewable biofuels, biojet fuel companies, sustainable
aviation fuels.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $61 Million for Biofuels
Research to Reduce Transportation Emissions – Big news from the US
Dept. of Energy announcement of allocating more than $61 million for
technologies and processes that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. This is
important news in the run-up to bring America up to net-zero emissions by 2050.
Biofuels are made up of renewable resources that can power heavy-duty jets and
trucks used to decarbonize the transportation sector as a whole. Biofuels are
produced by converting biomass from waste resources into sustainable aviation
fuel and other liquid fuels to use in place of fossil fuels.
In biojet fuel companies news:
Total starts producing SAF for French airlines – In
Europe, oil producer Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le
Havre. The biojet fuel, made from used cooking oil, will be delivered to French
airports starting in April 2021. These sustainable aviation fuels will be made
from animal fat, used cooking oil and other waste and residue sourced from the
circular economy. Total will not use vegetable oils as feedstock.
Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels LLC is moving ahead with
plans to develop 2nd-generation cellulosic renewable bio-jet fuel refineries,
with the first project being developed in the Pacific Northwest. NWABF has
assembled a world-class team of expert engineering companies, bio-fuels experts
and 2nd generation technology companies to handle front-end gasification,
syngas cleaning and treatment, back-end Fischer-Tropsch fuel conversion, and
lastly, fuel upgrading to premium renewable SAF. Investments have been
announced and NWABF is excited about the future.
SAF to be used between Frankfurt and Shanghai for Lufthansa
cargo flights – Lufthansa Cargo will now operate a weekly cargo
flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai using SAF to run completely carbon
neutral and with zero carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions. DB Schenker and
Lufthansa Cargo launched the carbon-neutral in early April. The use of SAF will
save approximately 174 metric tons of conventional fuel each week.
These are some of the stories from biojet fuel companies that caught our eye in recent weeks. Hope they are
of interest to you. To learn more about the NWABF SAF Project, which will
produce and supply 60+ million gallons of SAF annually for Delta Air Lines. We
are a committed team that’s excited for the future of sustainable aviation
fuel.
The go-kart, or more formally the "dune buggy" is a modified car with small wheels and an open cockpit that usually has no windshield. The term may also refer to any body on frame type vehicle where an engine drives one axle at each end of it in lieu of two axles for four wheel drive vehicles as seen from many off road racing cars such as the Ford Bronco II. In these cases there are often doors enclosing both seats which provide access to either side by flipping up rails over their respective sides - this construction was most popular during 1960s American hot rodding culture but can still be found today among enthusiasts who like its nostalgic appearance. There's been some debate about how far back dune buggies
What started out as a way for airmen in the 1950s to pass the time has turned into a popular worldwide sport for many. Go carts have quickly become a phenomenon all over the globe. With most historians giving Art Ingels the credit for inventing the go cart, he built his very first one back in 1956. But that first go cart was nothing compared to the models we have today. Newer more modern go carts can now travel 160 mph or faster. Now that's amazing.
This miniature Formula One racing machine is referred to by a lot of names including go carts, go karts, go-carts, shifter carts, gocarts, gokarts, enduro carts, and a number of other ways. But one thing is for sure, getting behind the wheel of one of them is exciting. Go carts are related to open-wheel Formula One or Indy Car racing. If you've ever wanted to know what it feels like to race a Formula 1 or Indy Car, while still being as safe as possible, go carts would be your best bet. And that's probably what Michael Schumacher, Sarah Fisher, Darrell Waltrip, Tony Stewart and Kyle Petty all thought when they were kids. They all started their racing careers in go carts. With speeds as high as 160 mph these little machines can travel as fast as the professional race car drivers do on many of their tracks.
There are many different options available today for people that want an exciting vehicle to drive. There are ATVs, dirt bikes, scooters, mopeds, go peds, mini bikes and motorcycles. But go carts are the closest thing you will find to the thrill of Formula 1, NASCAR or Indy Car racing. They are small open-wheeled vehicles with 4 wheels and no suspension. Instead of a suspension they rely on chassis flex. They are basically a smaller version of the professional open wheel race cars.
Many hopefuls who dream of one day racing at the pro level will get their start in go carting. Go carts can be a stepping stone to professional formula one or Indy Car racing. The reason is that there are many different classes in go carting. No matter what level of experience you have there is a class for you. And as you improve you can move up to increasingly higher classes with greater competition. If you can get to the top in a go cart you may have what it takes for Formula 1 or Indy.
Professional racing is a very expensive sport. But with go carts drivers can get involved on a shoestring budget. It's a cheaper way to get involved with racing. Find out if you have what it takes without breaking the bank to do it.
But go carting is not only for the professionally-minded drivers. Go carts are usually driven by non-professionals, people just like you or me, out for a good time and a lot of excitement. Because anyone can drive one, regardless of their experience level, go carts have become extremely popular all over the world. They can be found in just about every large city either in family fun centers or other venues.
A go cart is made up of a chassis, motor, transmission, seat and 4 tires and a few other odds and ends. As mentioned earlier they have no suspension. The chassis must provide the stiffness and also enough flexibility to allow the cart to grip the road well on the straightaways as well as in the turns. The chassis can be either open or caged. The caged chassis allows protection for the driver in the event of a rollover while the open chassis does not. The cage performs a similar function as does a roll bar.
Engines used in carting are typically either 2-stroke or 4-stroke. They are made by manufacturers such as Honda or Briggs and Stratton among others. You would think that the 4-stroke engines would be more powerful than the 2-stroke engines, but that's not usually the case.
If you have ever wondered how fast go carts can travel you will be amazed at the top speeds. Sprint carts can usually get up to about 60 mph while the more powerful enduro carts can reach a top speed of about 90 mph. And if that's not fast enough for you how about the shifter karts that reach top speeds of 160 mph or more. You heard right, that is not a misprint and these are certainly not toys. Transmissions differ from cart to cart, but the shifter carts use a manual transmission with a clutch that allows the driver to get the most out of the motor.
It seems as though every part of the go cart has become a separate entity, a specialized piece of equipment with different options available to the purchaser. And with regard to the tires they are certainly no exception. In dry weather slicks are used. They are smooth tires that grip the road well. And as they heat up while driving they get even better traction. During wet weather tires with treads are needed. These are called rain tires. And of course, how could any respectable driver racing on ice do without specialized spiked tires? That's correct, there are even go cart races on ice in some parts of the world.
With the many different levels available for drivers today anyone can race at a comfortable level. And the sky is the limit to a talented driver. With a lot of practice, a bunch of talent and a little luck you might find yourself racing alongside Tony Stewart someday. It's certainly possible.
Preparing your exit transition plan from your business takes a great deal of forethought, analysis, and
often outside expert counsel. Business owners often underestimate the time
involved in the succession planning process, and because of that, the intention
to ‘retire in a few years’ gets passed by. What’s needed is a clear business
exit strategy, with defined goals at specific junctures.
Preparing your business exit transition plan is essentially creating the plan for finalizing your
official status with the business, and wrapping up your full involvement in the
company.
Once you fully commit to this
strategy, you will see yourself starting to make different decisions around the
company’s operation.
You may start to delegate more of
the nuts and bolts of operational aspects to others in the company. You may step
back from hand-holding certain clients. You may inspire others to create new
products to carry the company forward after you leave the firm. You may start
to consider the aspects of selling your business at a high valuation.
It is 2021. Over 50% of baby
boomer business owners are 64 or older, and three-quarters or more of their
wealth is tied to their businesses. According to the Exit Planning Institute,
about half of these business
owners are looking to exit from their businesses in the next
five years.
If you are over 65 and thinking of
your transition into retirement in five years, the time is now to start
planning a transition exit plan. It will take this amount of time to analyze
all the different aspects of a successful transition.
Some of the key factors involved
in a successful business exit transition plan involve knowing the answers to a set of
personal and business questions.
First, there are personal
questions that should be thought through and answered:
Where are you in your life plan? What’s Next? In 5 yrs? and 10 yrs?
Do you have the right people in place to continue the legacy of
your business?
What retirement wealth plans need to be fulfilled in a transition?
There are business transition
questions, like:
What are my options for transitioning the business? Who is the
right next leader?
What is the business worth today? How does this fulfill your
retirement plans?
How does one prepare a business for an exit transition plan?
Your age may be another
consideration. You’ve heard baby boomers say “Age is just a way of keeping
score” and similar phrases. And it’s true. Your energy, ideas, vitality, and
enthusiasm for your business count for a lot more than the number on your driver’s
license. It’s crucial to determine the answers to these questions when
determining your next steps.
The Timing
Advantage
The stock market is strong. Your
business revenues are up. You ask yourself, “Can it last forever?” To those of
us who aren’t Jeff Bezos, the answer is no, it can’t. That’s why keep abreast
of market conditions for a potential transition or sale should be top of mind
for business owners.
A 2018 UBS Bank report on business
ownership found that more than 40% of business owners expected to
leave their business in the following five years. The pandemic of 2020 may have
hastened the plans for some of them. But as these business owners are getting
close to retirement age, they are feeling the pulse for a new chapter in their
life.
But selling the business in the
right market with strong financial headwinds is important to them too. The
report found that among the business owners who were considering an exit, more
than half of them planned to sell their businesses, and another 20% hoped to
leave the business to family members. Less than 20% planned to close the
business and another 10% were unsure of their plans.
If you have been building growing
value and revenues in your business, and you’re looking ahead to that next
phase in your life, then it’s time to look at succession planning. Succession
planning is a good business strategy for always being ready for what’s next!
Financial
Targets
You may have certain stock option
plans that kick in at a certain age. Your revenue targets may be on track for a
successful windfall. These are the factors that can shape your exit strategy
and determine your next steps in moving away from the business and handing it
off to your management team.
Freedom for the
Future
Many business owners, when in
their later ages, on the back nine, start to feel the tug of a more restful
lifestyle, warmer climates, or perhaps a full change of life into retirement.
To those, this is a certain type of freedom. Age plays a large part in these
feelings. Your body may be slowing down, and you find you are a little less
tolerant of the stresses or the daily fires of a business.
Planning for
Success
A successful transition means
preparing the person and the business for a transition in leadership and/or
ownership. If a sale is part of the transition plan, a well-organized business
transition strategy becomes an asset, often adding higher value to the selling
price and greatly reducing risk for the buyer. This increase in value adds
greater wealth to retirement accounts reduces the time to transition a business
to the right buyer, and creates more sustainable businesses to carry on the
legacies of the founders.
If you are a CEO or founder of a
successful business and are beginning to think about your personal and business exit transition plan, then call us at Value Growth Partners. We would be happy
to share best practices to assist you in developing your unique personal and
business transition strategy. Call us at (312) 525-8382 or learn more on our website.
גלה מהי חשבונית מס אונליין (או חשבונית דיגיטלית), מתי צריך להפיק אותה, ומה היא כוללת. כל הפרטים במערכת לניהול עסק והנהלת חשבונות החכמה והמתקדמת בשוק עבור עצמאים ובעלי עסקים.
Thank you to The MonarchMommy for your review of the babybay
bedside co sleeper crib! In her review, The
MonarchMommy talks about the uniqueness and customizability of the babybay
bedside co sleeper crib as well as highlights many of the great qualities
of the babybay.
Here are some of the Top Reasons MonarchMommy likes
babybay:
Safety – made of solid beechwood, manufactured in
Germany and is made to the highest European standards.
Non-toxic finish – no or low VOC – natural
antibacterial and antistatic protection
Durability – “There’s no plywood or plastic here, just
strong sturdy beechwood, so you can feel confident that it’s not a flimsy piece
of furniture that won’t stand the test of time. The babybay® will absolutely
last through more than one child!”
Versatility – can transform into bassinet, crib or
even a bench – “A crib that doubles as a bassinet, co-sleeper, and a bench
once baby’s outgrown it? Yes please!” – The MonarchMommy
Safety certified by the Juvenile Products
Manufacturer’s Association (JPMA), ASTM international child safety standards,
and TUV/GS (German Safety Approval)
“Once you’ve got the babybay® set up against the bed, you’ve
created a perfect little sleep nest for you and your baby. It’s like
bed-sharing and co-sleeping without losing even an inch of your own sleep
space. Baby is within arm’s reach for those late-night feedings, and best of
all, baby is close AND safe in the babybay®.” – The MonarchMommy
Below is an excerpt of the review:
Enter the babybay! I only wish I’d known about this great baby sleep
solution before my little ones were born. It’s something that gives you options
and a customizability that I haven’t seen in baby sleep setups before. Want to
know what it’s all about? Here you go!
What exactly is a babybay®? The babybay® is more than just a
co-sleeper, it’s a bedside sleeper that actually attaches securely to any
regular bed (with or without a boxspring). It is made out of locally-sourced
beechwood, so it’s sustainable AND offers natural antibacterial and antistatic
protection. The babybay® is manufactured in Germany and is made to the highest
European standards. There are four finishes to choose from, and each is done
with a high-quality water-based finish that is non-toxic and no or low VOC.
That definitely promotes a safe sleeping environment for your precious little
bundle. The height of the platform of the babybay® is fully adjustable, so it
will fit most bed heights with ease.
Once you’ve got the babybay® set up against the bed, you’ve
created a perfect little sleep nest for you and your baby. It’s like
bed-sharing and co-sleeping without losing even an inch of your own sleep
space. Baby is within arm’s reach for those late-night feedings, and best of
all, baby is close AND safe in the babybay®. The babybay® is nice and sturdy
too. There’s no plywood or plastic here, just strong sturdy beechwood, so you
can feel confident that it’s not a flimsy piece of furniture that won’t stand
the test of time. The babybay® will absolutely last through more than one
child!
Learn more about the babybay bedside co
sleeper crib on our website.
משרד רואי החשבון המוביל בירושלים. המשרד מעניק שירותי הנהלת חשבונות, ייעוץ מס, הפקת דוחות שנתיים, ייעוץ עסקי, הצהרת הון ועוד. המשרד מעניק ליווי צמוד לעצמאים ומייצג עסקים בפני רשויות המס.
The next step in the race to find renewable energy sources
to power our global economy is sustainable aviation fuel, and one company has
taken a big first leap toward that goal: Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC
(NWABF). In a recently announced $2 million partnership with a major airline,
NWABF is currently working on Phase 1 of a feasibility study to create that bio jet fuel from wood residue deposits and wood slash on forest floors known as
woody biomass.
Providing Solutions for Air Lines with West Coast Operations
With the Phase 1 “Advanced Planning Study” of a bio jet fuel production facility underway, NWABF is already planning for a Phase 2 Front-end
Engineering and Design Study that will allow the Project’s world-class
Engineering and Construction Partner to design and construct the renewable bio jet fuel facility in Washington State. First deliveries are planned for the end
of 2023 for use of the renewable jet fuel in this airline’s operations up and
down the West Coast.
This single project will help with the goal of reducing this
airline’s carbon footprint and positively impact the environment by reducing
wood residuals in forests that cause fire hazards and prevent the growth of
future trees.
A Growing Trend
Airlines today are interested in sustainable aviation
fuels. Beginning in 2021, airlines will
be required to track their carbon footprints on international flights in
advance of meeting certain obligations of a global mandate. Failure to achieve
reductions in airline carbon emissions through the use of renewable fuels may
result in fines and penalties from a multitude of countries.
Dave Smoot, Head of Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC said,
“All of the woody biomass we utilize in our operations will be traceable,
creating the pathways of a qualified renewal feedstock. With qualified feedstock, supported by a
recently completed $40 million 5-year study from NARA (Northwest Advanced
Renewables Alliance), the Project can meet the Federal Government’s sustainable
aviation fuel standards and ASTM’s International fuel standards. This will enable airlines flying
internationally to meet new carbon reduction standards worldwide.”
The need for renewable fuel sources for airlines certainly
won’t be resolved in the near future, but a project like Northwest Advanced
Bio-Fuels LLC is developing will certainly go a long way to meet that need for
the airline industry now and well into the future.
To learn more about Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC visit
our website today.
With technology growing at an alarming rate over the last decade, the Internet has been at the forefront of each and every single one of these advancements. Smart phones and tablet devices are now a part of everyday life. You can even use them to do your banking and to pay for items and services. Yes, technology is most certainly king and for that reason, if you want to stand any chance of succeeding within the business world, you need to embrace it and get with the times.
The size of your business is irrelevant. The simple fact of the matter is that if you want to stand any chance of succeeding, you will need to own a website for your business; and if you want your business to flourish in these new times, your website will need to do more than the days of old. Your website will need to work for you. If your website is outdated, neglected, or just simply poorly designed, this could potentially be costing you thousands in lost revenue every single month.
If your business is suffering and you’re not quite sure why, maybe, just maybe, your website could be to blame? Here’s a look at 5 ways in which your website could potentially be costing you new business.
Your site does NOT have a clear call to action
One of the best ways of actually getting what you want is to ask for it, and in simple terms, that is essentially exactly what a “call to action” is. On your site it is your job to encourage or even to direct your customers towards exactly what it is that you would like them to do once they’ve finished browsing your services and/or products.
Exactly what you require them to do will of course depend on what your business is all about. Do you want them to sign up for a free trial? If so, a simple hyperlink linking to the “free trial” page with the text “Click here for your free trial” is all that you need to do. Do you want them to browse your service or products? If so, “Click here to browse our full range of products/services.” Place these clickable links strategically throughout your website, ensuring you don’t overwhelm the customers with too much text or content.
It’s essentially the same as using bait while fishing. A few carefully placed links with simple call to action text will bait customers into clicking them, seeing your products, seeing something they like the look of, and purchasing it — while making you a tidy profit in return.
Your site layout sucks
On average, a new visitor to your website only spends six seconds evaluating whether to stay on your site or to click the back button and go somewhere else. If your website’s most important information is buried under the fold, then there is a pretty good chance it’s not being seen. The layout of your website is arguably one of the most important factors to consider when creating a new site for your business. Although there are a number of “create your own” websites out there that cost little to nothing at all, it is advisable to always hire professional web designers to create and design your website for you.
You should think about what you want each page to say, and then look for ways of saying it using as minimal text as possible. Hey, if you have a talent for writing, that’s great – that’s what your blog is for.
Most of your potential customers will be visiting your website to browse your products and services, not to read long walls of text. They want to be able to find what they’re looking for as quickly and as easily as possible. Make sure you keep the text to a minimum, don’t try to include too many images, and make sure each page is well balanced.
Your design is outdated
A great website design can validate to consumers that your business is a legit, professional business that they want to patronage. It can either boost your reputation or turn potential consumers away.
If you’re trying to save money by doing it yourself, you could actually be losing potential customers, and in the end, losing money. By taking design into their own hands, small business owners cause themselves more headaches and risk by ending up with a poorly designed and planned out website. Not surprisingly, 41% of small business owners who are unhappy with their current website say design/aesthetic is one of their top priorities.
Word of advice – do it right the first time. Hire a professional web design company and make sure your website looks contemporary, attractive, and allows customers to easily engage with your business.
You don’t have any social networking links
Social networking is now a part of everyday life, and whether you like it or not, it looks set to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
First of all, if you don’t have several social networking pages created for your business, you need to consider getting them set up ASAP. Social networking is ideal as it’s a great source of free, or very cheap marketing and advertising, millions upon millions of people use these pages, and it’s a great way of potentially drumming up more business.
After you create your first several social networking pages like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest etc., you will then need to ensure that you provide links to each page from your website. Linking to social networking pages is ideal because it allows you a way of keeping in touch with potential customers, and keeping them up to date with what’s going on. So let’s say you are having a sale. People love sales, right? By promoting your sale through social networking sites you have a direct line of communication to people who are already interested in what you’re selling.
Your friends, fans and followers then see the amazing deal you’re offering and will likely take advantage of it because you’re speaking directly to your target audience. We spoke about calls to action earlier, and social networking links are prime examples of how effective a call to action can be. Simple text such as “Stay informed by liking us on Facebook” with a direct link to your Facebook page is all that is required, and it’s proven to be extremely effective.
Your site is not mobile-friendly
As mentioned previously, smart phones and tablet devices are now extremely common, with close to 68% of all US citizens actually owning at least one of these devices. For that reason, more and more people are using these devices to browse the web rather than laptops or computers. If your website isn’t mobile friendly you could be missing out on a lot of customers. This is something that you should address as soon as possible!
Websites that are not user friendly show up incredibly small on the screens of smart phones, forcing the user to have to enlarge the text and to then scroll left, right, up, and down, every few sentences. If there are any clickable tabs or links on the page, they often inadvertently get clicked by accident, which is extremely frustrating for the user. Rather than spending 10 times as long as normal to simply read a few paragraphs, the user will instead search for a much simpler alternative, namely one of your competitors with a mobile friendly website.
Mobile friendly websites recognize when a user is browsing via a smart phone and will display the text in the perfect size for your device’s screen. This means you won’t need to enlarge the text, you won’t accidentally click on the wrong page, and you won’t need to scroll left and right every few words. You simply read the text and scroll down as you go. It’s simple but it works so much better than the non-friendly alternative.
Your contact information is hard to find
Studies and expert research have both found that including your contact information on every single page of your website is the most effective way of maximizing your potential to increase and boost your sales.
Many businesses make the mistake of placing their contact information solely on their ‘contact us’ page, or sometimes not at all. Visitors don’t want to navigate through different pages just to find a telephone number or email address. Visitors want to be able to find what they’re looking for as quickly as possible. You can easily eliminate any frustration by listing your business phone number, your operating hours and business email address at the top and bottom of every page.
For further benefit make sure to include links to your social networking pages with your contact information. The easier you are to get hold of, the more likely you will be to land yourself extra leads and sales. You get the results you want, and so does the customer who easily finds exactly what it is they’re looking for without wasting time by navigating through page after page.
Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF), known for its expertise
to produce sustainable jet fuel capacity for the financial marketplace and
lender communities, announced that it has selected Black & Veatch, the
global engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm as its EPC of
record for its sustainable aviation fuel project. Black & Veatch is also
being hired to complete the FEL2 and Front-end Engineering and Design Study,
(“FEED”), for the Project, prior to the Construction phase. During the FEED,
B&V will assemble the Technologies to process up to 3,000 dry tons per day
of woody biomass into approximately sixty million, (60,000,000) gallons of
Sustainable Aviation Fuel annually.
“We are excited to move forward with Black & Veatch as
we progress on our sustainable aviation fuel project,” says Dave Smoot, Manager
of Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels. “Black & Veatch is a well-respected
company with great experience for these types of projects, and we look forward
to combining our expertise with theirs on our sustainable aviation fuel
project.”
Black & Veatch will be an integral part of the project,
working as the technology and engineering quarterback to vet and validate all
milestones and benchmarks for productivity, efficiency and scalability in the aviation
biofuel project.
“We are excited to work with Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels
throughout the entire project,” said Gary Martin, Associate Vice President,
Black & Veatch. “As one of the most diversified contractors in the
industry, Black & Veatch offers seamless integration of its project engineering,
design, procurement, and construction teams, Black & Veatch is uniquely
positioned to offer NWABF a thorough and comprehensive project approach on the
sustainable aviation fuel project.”
Project Background
NWABF will be the primary provider of sustainable aviation
fuel to help Delta Air Lines become carbon neutral in the years ahead. The
sustainable aviation fuel Offtake Agreement and partnership with Delta Air
Lines involved the airline investing into NWABF’s Project in 2019 to develop
sustainable aviation fuel, (SAF), as well as making carbon offsets.
For more information on the NWABF aviation biofuel project,
please contact us at Chris Whitworth, Project General Manager Northwest
Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC at www.nwabiofuels.com
CORSIA, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for
International Aviation, addresses the increase in total CO2 emissions from
international aviation above 2020 levels.
The CORSIA timeline outlines the mandate which was adopted at the
39th session of the ICAO Assembly in 2016.
CORSIA’s obligations have already started. As of January 1,
2019, all carriers must report their CO2 emissions on an annual basis.
The aviation industry is committed to technology, operational,
and infrastructure advances to continue to reduce the sector’s carbon
emissions. Offsetting is not intended to replace these efforts. Nor would the
CORSIA make fuel efficiency any less of a day-to-day priority.
It is forecast that CORSIA will mitigate around 2.5 billion
tonnes of CO2 and generate over USD 40 billion in climate finance between 2021
and 2035. Learn more about the corsia timeline today.
Contact Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC to learn more
about our sustainable, cellulosic, commercial scale, ASTM compliant designer
aviation biofuel in Washington State, using a voluminous supply of woody
biomass from local feedstock suppliers.
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In July 2010, the price of bitcoin was just 8 cents and the number of miners and nodes was quite less compared to tens of thousands in number right now. Thus there are many cryptocurrency exchange clone scripts providers are competing to make their cryptocurrency exchange platform to stand unique among other exchange platforms. Everyone is curious as to what bitcoin is and how one gets to earn it and spend it. Their Professional developers offers the best clone scripts within a week along with many new features and add ons to make your exchange stand unique in the crowd. AML/KYC -Local bitcoins offer a total answer for KYC and AML including ID check, revealing, and re-accommodation the board
The creation of Bitcoins are based on increasingly complex mathematical algorithms and its purchase is made with standard national money currencies. Poloni ex is a pure crypto-crypto exchange platform that offers advanced trading options with maximum security for traders. We have already discussed a lot of stuff about why PHP will be the best choice to develop a bitcoin exchange website. and located in Hong-Kong. There exists various types of cryptocurrency wallets to allow users store and access their digital currencies in different ways
If many are having a buying spree, bidding up the price of Bitcoin on their local exchanges, it can be a challenge for people selling Bitcoin in other currencies to capitalize on the arbitrage opportunity. An apparently leaked internal document indicates that the site may have been the victim of a major theft, in which perhaps more than $300 million worth of Bitcoin "disappeared" from the exchange's accounts. Mine to speed transactions for others when you have an economic advantage to do so
Let me demonstrate just how powerful the right mindset is when you are monetizing your business. The wrong sort of thinking could even make you broke and hungry. These examples will show you how a shift in thinking can make the difference between success and failure.
The Customers Dream
Do you have any idea how long customers normally have to wait to get their furniture delivered? The standard wait time in the industry is three to six weeks for in-stock merchandise. That’s just crazy!
Then along comes AMAZON! When you can shop at night and sometimes have it on your porch the very next day! In many industries before Amazon– that was UNHEARD OF!
When Amazon began, not a single store in town was delivering furniture to a customer’s home within a couple of days let alone overnight. That was just not the way things were done. Amazon wanted to deliver in three days or less. Do you think the business owners were scorned and warned by ALL the other furniture retailers who they asked for advice? Do you think manufacturers, vendor reps, and delivery companies scoffed and swore that it couldn’t be done? Of course!
Collectively, all those furniture stores in the area had the same mindset. Even though they had the same challenges as every other furniture store, Amazon believed that they could do it better and faster… and they DID! They had the mindset that something could be done – and they believed that they could profit from their platform of shopping! Those owners had the resolve of a bear looking for honey. They were not dissuaded from their plan by what the naysayers with a negative mindset advised.
NOW LET’S TALK RESULTS
We have personally experienced that their schedule was so booked, that we had to wait two to four weeks before they could take our order for “next day delivery”! Can you imagine how much of a competitive advantage this furniture company has over every other competitor in the marketplace? It’s huge!
Their positive mindset allowed them to grow beyond belief — and during a recession! However, this would have never happened if they didn’t change their mindset BEFORE they changed their business. This is exactly what you will have to do in order to grow your business to the next level.
Now, let’s take a look at the opposite side of that coin, when people continue to do business as usual, even though business as usual is slowly bringing one to the poorhouse! Purely by habit, some businesses cling to a stubborn or poor mindset – and it limits their business’s success.
Several years ago, there were several super-high end furniture stores within miles of each other in New England. These retailers were priced so high that only two percent of the population in the entire nation could afford their furniture. As the economy turned, those retailers simply refused to change their business model to reflect the change in the economy, because that’s the way they had always done business.
As a result, within six short months, ALL but one of those retailers went out of business.
But the furniture stores were not the only ones to suffer. Unfortunately, a poor mindset has also affected many other businesses and industries that could have easily weathered the storm of this economic shift with just a few simple changes to their businesses. However, they chose to ignore the changing marketplace and, consequently, went out of business.
What is needed to survive and even thrive in the New Economy? It starts with developing the right mindset.
Four Monetizing Mind Shift Pillars of Success:
1. Believe
There is still money in your local marketplace. Don’t buy into the negative mindset that people in your area of the world aren’t buying what you’re selling. Yes, they are! There are dozens of businesses right now in your industry or neck of the woods that are making unbelievable profits during tough times. The real questions are, “Will yours be one of these businesses? Do you believe that you can make changes in your business in order to cash in on your market during any economic condition – good or bad?”
2. Seek
Take advantage of the opportunities, no matter what is going on in the economy. Don’t hide your head in the sand. Every recession creates profit opportunities. In our furniture store example, the successful company recognized that consumers wanted furniture that could be delivered quickly. They wanted a good price, speed, and convenience. Ultimately, the key to your success will be determined by your ability to listen to your market. Then all you have to do is create a product or service to meet that need and you’ll instantly have increased profits.
3. Decide
Make decisions based on facts, not on news headlines. If you’re listening to talk radio, news reports, or another media source that’s pumping fear, doom, and gloom into your head, then turn it off right now! The majority of the media is in the business of selling fear, not hope. Fear paralyzes, it stops progress! Your focus should be on finding what your target market wants and then providing it to them, giving them great value. That’s it. Don’t let them drive you out of business by slowly breaking down your confidence and draining your will to fight.
4. Adjust
Change your business or go out of business. We’ll even go one step further to say, “Change your thinking, and change your business.” Every day we meet struggling business owners who simply refuse to do things differently. What they are currently doing is not working – they know this and yet they expect different results. According to Albert Einstein, this is the definition of insanity! You must be willing to change your staff, advertising, marketing, product and/or management, and anything and everything else that no longer works in order to survive during this new economy. That is the truth, plain and simple.
Ready to Monetize?
By the way, if you are ready to monetize your business more effectively and accelerate your business results, let’s connect. I know we can help.
Paul Ponna (vendor) is well known for his engagement in the software world, as he produced a number of different software solutions for entrepreneurs, online business owners and affiliates.
All of these were successful and sold in thousands of copies and they are well in use today. Now, he brings us another blockbuster called DesignBeast.
In short, DesignBeast is a suite of 6 apps that make life very much easier for any entrepreneur, be it for affiliates or any other business.
Why?
Because graphic advertising is so important in today’s world. Ever since the social networks began rising, graphics has become more and more important. Everybody needs it for just about every aspect of online business and/or promotion. Advertising and social networking is practically impossible today without having eye-catching graphics to publish and invite visitors to just about anywhere.
DesignBeast incorporatesorates 6 complete apps that make up the core that everyone in this business can build upon and use for their business. Additionally, with the COMMERCIAL licences included, everyone can also use these as assets to serve others. Meaning, make money on sites like Fiverr or even start an agency business. Read this short DesignBeast review for all the details.
Every adult will have to deal with plumbing problems of one sort or another if they live in a home or apartment. Simply place the clamp over the hole and tighten. Due to extremely cold temperatures, existing water in the pipes expands and thus causes leakage
Without it, a house can be condemned and the person ordered to leave. If you hire a professional plumber and are satisfied with his services, you can call him for any plumbing issues that come up in the future. The first real step towards becoming a professional plumber is undertaking the relevant plumbing courses. With no choice, I pick up the Yellow Pages and called for a plumber to come down immediately to fix the problem fast. Places to check to see if there is a leak includes: water dripping around shower heads, toilet that is constantly running when not in use, water dripping from faucets, chronic sewer backups, foul odours, high water bills, cracked and moist foundation or concrete, moist spots under the carpets, moist or discoloured walls, floors, and ceilings, and mould and mildew growth
Give them a demonstration. I know that it may take some precious time you simply don't have, but making a short interview with the candidates and narrowing down the list of contenders can be also very helpful. Once the ground freezes, there wont be much plant watering going on. We all know that, regardless of the profession, some people are just better at their jobs than others
In cases where this option is not available, the next step in seeking redress would be to file a formal complaint with the local licensing board. The majority of us try to repair plumbing problems on our own, but we often fail to see other main problems that may have caused the problem. The services rendered by the professional plumbers are lasting solutions and they aren't just one-time fixes. You can also use local review sites to read third-party reviews of various companies
I nthis situation, doing it on your own is not only potentially physically dangerous, but also financially so. On the negative side, most larger repairs are somewhat dangerous. There can be several reasons why youd want to promote your plumbing. This may include jobs like repairing and cleaning drain, supplying the water to the different parts of the house, or even in a commercial centre
If you have a plumbing problem at your home, you should contact a local expert in this field. Please remember that you can prevent many serious problems and emergencies by hiring an experienced professional when you have a problem with your plumbing system. If you have low water pressure, you should contact a professional. The professionals will be able to use their equipment to shut off the water at the curb box, whereas you will not be able to
It has been said that some business owners have been known to refer to due diligence as “the entrepreneur’s proctology exam.” While this is a crude analogy, it is a good representation of what it feels like when a stranger pokes, prods, and looks inside every inch of your business.
Most professional acquirers will have a checklist of questions they need to be answered if they’re considering buying your company. They’ll want answers to questions like:
Do you have consistent, signed, up-to-date contracts with your customers and employees?
Are your ideas, products and processes protected by patent or trademark?
What are the loan covenants on your credit agreements?
How are your receivables? Do you have any late payers or deadbeat customers?
Do you have any litigation pending?
In addition to these objective questions, they’ll also try to get a subjective sense of your business. In particular, they will try to determine just how integral you are personally to the success of your business.
Subjectively assessing how dependent the business is on you requires the buyer to do some investigative work. It’s more art than science and often requires a potential buyer to use a number of tricks of the trade, such as:
#1: Juggling calendars
By asking to make a last-minute change to your meeting time, an acquirer gets clues as to how involved you are personally in serving customers. If you can’t accommodate the change request, the acquirer may probe to find out why and try to determine what part of the business is so dependent on you that you have to be there.
#2: Checking to see if your business is vision impaired
An acquirer may ask you to explain your vision for the business, which is a question you should be well prepared to answer. However, he or she may ask the same question of your employees and key managers. If your staff members offer inconsistent answers, the acquirer may take it as a sign that the future of the business is in your head.
#3: Asking your customers why they do business with you
A potential acquirer may ask to talk to some of your customers. They will expect you to select your most passionate and loyal customers and, therefore, will expect to hear good things. However, the customers may be asked a question like ‘Why do you do business with these guys?’ The acquirer is trying to figure out where your customers’ loyalties lie. If your customers answer by describing the benefits of your product, service or company in general, that’s good. If they respond by explaining how much they like you personally, that’s bad.
#4: Mystery shopping
Acquirers often conduct their first bit of research behind your back before you even know they are interested in buying your business. They may pose as a customer, visit your website, or come into your company to understand what it feels like to be one of your customers. Make sure the experience your company offers a stranger is tight and consistent, and try to avoid personally being involved in finding or serving brand-new customers. If any potential acquirers see you personally as the key to wooing new customers, they’ll be concerned business will dry up when you leave.
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Using our whiteboard coating to recondition and enhance an already-mounted dry erase board is highly cost-effective as well, since businesses, organizations, and households can save themselves the cost of having to buy new standard whiteboards for a period of ten or more years, while our coating provides continuous, dependable service. If you have a dry erase board that no longer retains marker ink or that can no longer be completely erased so that ink remains on the surface in large smudged areas known as “ghosts,” our quality coating is the key to restoring the board to serviceable condition.
II. Preparing your board’s surface for applying the coating
When applying our top-quality whiteboard coating on walls, surface preparation is critical to ensuring effective adhesion, and the same is true when refurbishing an existing whiteboard or chalkboard. Meticulous prep work and application of an appropriate base coat create the foundation for a durable, functional, and attractive whiteboard-coated surface that will last for ten-plus years of continuous use.
A. Clean and sand your existing whiteboard or chalkboard surface
Just following a few simple steps will get your whiteboard ready for installation of our premium dry-erase coating. The first step involves using a standard dry eraser to remove as much of the solidified marker ink from the surface as possible. Then spray the surface with an eco-friendly whiteboard cleaner, denatured alcohol, or rubbing alcohol and use a lint-free cotton or microfiber cloth to thoroughly wipe down the board and get it as dirt-free as possible. Next, use 220-grit sandpaper to lightly scuff the surface and remove any blemishes and bumps that might be present. After you finish sanding, make sure you carefully clean off the board once again and let the surface dry completely to let the primer adhere properly.
Thorough cleaning of the surface is a vital step in the prepping process because, for all types of paints or coatings, dust is the primary culprit when effective adhesion to the surface fails to occur. So, after sanding your whiteboard, the next step in a successful dry erase coating installation is a second thorough cleaning with a microfiber cloth, towel, or mitt. The effectiveness of our high-quality whiteboard coating is significantly impacted by its ability to hold fast to the substrate, so even small amounts of surface dust or other debris can significantly reduce the coating’s ability to bond properly to your whiteboard. Then, after the surface of your board is perfectly clean, tape the frame with painter’s tape or masking tape to prevent over-painting.
For a blackboard, it’s recommended that you thoroughly wipe it down with a damp cloth to remove all remaining chalk residue and dirt particles that might be present. Then give the entire board a light sanding with 220-grit sandpaper to scuff the surface. Doing so will help your primer to properly adhere to the board. Then wipe down the surface a second time to make it ready for application of your primer and cover the frame with masking tape of painter’s tape.
B. Apply ReMARKable Tintable Base Paint or another primer and base coat
The next step consists of applying primer and base paint to your whiteboard or blackboard. It is highly recommended that you coat the board with ReMARKable Tintable Base Paint, our quality proprietary product that’s a primer and a base paint in one. In this way, you can save time, money, and energy by avoiding the need to apply two different products and wait for the first one to dry before the second can be applied. If you choose to purchase a primer other than our proprietary primer/base coat, you’ll need to use one that is specially designed for use on the kind of material your whiteboard or blackboard is made of, such as melamine, porcelain, or slate. Staff people at the paint store where you buy the primer can guide you in selecting a type of primer that is appropriate for use on your particular surface material.
After installing the primer, you will have to roll on two coats of a quality satin or eggshell water-based enamel that does not contain chemical additives such as rheology or flow modifiers, antimicrobial agents, wetting, and dispersing agents, and de-foaming agents, among others. For information on this topic, refer to the fourth question on our website’s FAQ page, where these chemicals are discussed in the answer section. Such additives, especially in large quantities, emit numerous toxic gases and produce adverse reactions with our whiteboard coating when the coating is applied on top of them. This, in turn, will lead to bubbling, poor adhesion of the topcoat, and a pitted appearance on the surface after the coating has dried, thus negatively affecting the durability, erasability, and writability of your whiteboard surface.
After applying the base coat, you will have to allow for a drying time of at least 24 hours before rolling on our premium whiteboard coating as the topcoat. If you have any questions about the specific additives to avoid when purchasing the base coat, you can contact our team of customer support representatives for the most up-to-date details, because paint companies sometimes change their chemical formulations or introduce new additives to their coatings, some of which may be unacceptable for use with our product.
III. Applying the whiteboard coating to your board
You are now ready to coat and refurbish your fully prepped whiteboard or blackboard. Make sure to accurately measure the dimensions of the board so that you know exactly how much of the coating you will need to apply, and only mix up the amount you intend to use for the project because after mixing, you will have approximately 40-45 minutes to apply it before it begins to congeal and become unusable. If you plan to put on two layers of the coating, mix the second batch only when the first layer has had a chance to dry for at least three hours after the first coat was applied.
Pour the coating mixture into a paint tray and use a microfiber roller to apply it to the board, making sure to coat the surface evenly in vertical passes, overlapping about two to three inches with each pass. Remember to thoroughly saturate your paint roller every time you dip it into the tray. Also, while rolling the coating onto the board, lead with the part of the roller that is closest to the roller frame, applying only one layer in a vertical pattern going from the bottom to the top of your board and vice versa all the way across the surface. Finally, avoid overworking the coating by re-rolling over parts that have already been coated because doing so will adversely affect the coating’s film-forming process, resulting in a failed application that will need to be redone.
Did you know the ideal timeline for succession planning is 5 years? It is possible though for the unexpected to happen and if/when it does, a ceo succession planning best practices is to have a game plan i.e. a succession plan all lined up and ready to go to ensure continued success with your business.
Take a look at the CEO Succession Planning timeline here:
THE SUSTAINING PHASE
Begin this phase 2-3 years in advance. The executives are preparing to thrive under the new leadership; Right Mindset, Future Outlook, Organization's Sustainability, Updated Strategic Plan, Executive Team Assessment, and Internal Team Candidates.
THE TRANSITIONING PHASE
Begin this phase 6-12 months before the leadership transition and consider overlapping with the Sustaining Phase. The organization embarks on the executive search process for the successors that may include board members, management team, and executives. Extensive work is done with transition planning.
THE ONBOARDING & SUPPORT PHASE
The heavy lifting is completed within the first 3-4 months of this phase but the hand-off process continues over a 6-12 month period. The board and senior management team access and adjust to the new leader’s management style and leadership role.
CONTINUED SUCCESS PHASE
The succession preparation and planning process should begin as early as possible. However, there are cases when you do not have the luxury of 4-5 years to plan. In these cases, it is best to have a contingent succession plan in place in the event that an emergency arises.
Value Growth Partners is here to assist with all of your succession planning needs. Request a 15-minute consultation with Value Growth Partners now to set up your CEO Succession Planning.
