Archive for July, 2012

Taking Care of Business: How to Stop Procrastinating

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Your quarterly expense report is due this afternoon, but you haven’t started adding up the receipts for meals and travel yet. You haven’t sent off your resume for the perfect job you saw advertised online. You just got socked with a $39 overdraft fee because you didn’t get down to your business credit union to [...]

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Good News About a Self-Correcting Real Estate Market…Really! A Realtor’s Point of View

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When people know you’re in the real estate business, they often lead into conversations with something along the lines of “Hey, how’s the market?” or “How’s business been?” While, for the most part, they’re just being cordial, I’ve also come to believe most people have at least a passing interest in some form or facet of [...]

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Movers & Shakers, July 2012

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discoverLynchburg was recently honored with three top awards from the 2012 Virginia Association of Convention and Visitor Bureau’s Meeting for Best Print Advertising Campaign in the state with its new “Meet Lynchburg” campaign, created by Prototype Advertising in Forest, Virginia. discoverLynchburg also received the award for Best Broadcast Advertising and Promotions for the discoverLynchburg TV [...]

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Taylor’d Nails: Nails on Wheels

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Perhaps the most stylish and iconic woman to ever grace film once said, “I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and … I believe in miracles.” [...]

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From Lynchburg to Google: One Woman’s Journey from the Hill City to the Search Engine Powerhouse

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By most standards, Tiffany Oberoi is a Lynchburg native. Though she was born in Maryland to her parents, Richard and Cindy Lane, her family relocated to Lynchburg, Virginia, when she was in 3rd grade. She attended Heritage Elementary, R. S. Payne Elementary, Sandusky Middle School and graduated from Heritage High School in 1999. She spent [...]

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Which Lease is Right for Your Business?

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It has been said that in order for a business to be successful, three things are most important: location, location and location. While I’m certain this is not true for every type of business, there is no question that businesses take great care in choosing where they will open their doors. More often than not, [...]

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Financial Tips for Newly Single Women

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Within a marriage, a man and a woman’s financial circumstances are generally pretty much equal. But if a divorce occurs, the woman’s situation tends to be somewhat more challenging than that of her ex-spouse. And that’s why, during this major life transition, you may want to meet with a professional financial advisor to go over [...]

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New $11.7 Million Contract Will Keep Emergency Responders Safe and More Capable On the Job

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A couple of years ago, a call came into Bedford County’s 911 dispatch center. From it, the dispatcher learned two things: there was a wounded man and a gun. Deputies and other emergency responders were dispatched to the scene, in a remote section of northwestern Bedford County, where radio communications and cell phone coverage was [...]

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Lynchburg Named Among Forbes’ Best Places to Retire

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Lynchburg’s land is lush with foliage that blankets its rolling hills. Blossoming trees, strong with age and bent by the heaviness of their leaves, pepper the landscape. The misty blue haze of the Blue Ridge Mountains provides the backdrop to Lynchburg’s tranquility. Add in Lynchburg’s strong and stable economy, comparatively low cost of living, good [...]

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Perceptions about the Real Estate Market

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Do you own a home? Yes 82% No 18% Have you bought, sold, or attempted to sell a property in the past 12 months? Yes 41% No 59% In the past 3 years, do you believe the market value of residential real estate in the Lynchburg area has: Significantly decreased  22% Slightly decreased  32% Stayed [...]

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