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Entrepreneurial Career Advice

I’ll be speaking the 10th Grade Career day at Piedmont Virginia Community College on 12 March: You will be in a classroom with about 22 students (plus a teacher) who have signed up to hear about a career in business and as an Entrepreneur. … I realize careers in this category can vary widely; you can try to give an overview and also talk about your own personal experiences and how you came to be in your own career.

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They Didn’t Move to Charlottesville, but They Sent me This

After much discussion, we agree that although Charlottesville city and Crozet are beautiful and have many attractions, in the end we didn’t have that ‘ah-ha’ moment that made us feel it could be our home.

…The 360 degree view you were able to give us on Charlottesville’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as the way you could really zero in on what mattered to us, was impressive.

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Recap of Yesterday’s Radio on Charlottesville-Right Now!

In no particular order: – A Family Affair and Looney Toons (a great segueway, by the way) – Lawrence Yun and David Lereah and their roles as National Association of Realtors’ economists . … – Consumers’ expectations of Realtors – Lowball offers – RealCentralVA’s four year blog-iversary – Charlottesville regional market update and the culture of fear – Buyers’ and Sellers’ respective psychologies – Macro and micro-economics – Foreclosures, short sales and projections for next year – A return to traditional values – recognizing the intrinsic value of homes, rather than looking at houses solely as investment vehicles.

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Tune In To WINA Today at 4:15

today from four fifteen to five o’clock pm – please feel free to let me know in advance if there are any topics or questions you would like us to discuss or call in – 434-977-1070.

…Since 2006 there have been more than 1.5 million layoffs from home builders – that’s more than 3x the total number of UAW members (and that 1.5 million figure doesn’t include suppliers).

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