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Why General Catalyst is Bullish on Climate Tech
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Why General Catalyst is Bullish on Climate Tech

General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja was one of the first significant investors to participate in the first Climate Tech boom that started around 2006 and came crashing down in 2012. The experience, he admits, left him with some post-traumatic stress disorder. Nonetheless, he is back and more bullish on climate tech than ever. Teneja says the key to scaling climate tech solutions is radical collaboration across the tech, policy, and capital sectors. Teneja spoke at Techonomy Climate 2023 in Mountain View, California. Dan Costa: You’ve been investing in climate tech for a while and have called the recent boom Climate…
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Corporate Business Plan presented to council
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Corporate Business Plan presented to council

Breadcrumb Trail LinksNews Local NewsArticle content The newly developed Corporate Business Plan 2023–2026 was presented to city council during its regular August 22 meeting, aligning with council’s strategic plan as well as the 50-Year Community Vision.Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Article content Council approved its Council Strategic Plan 2022-2032 in April 2022, giving direction to administration for council’s goals for the community over the next 10 years. To achieve those objectives, administration developed its own guiding document. These plans — underpinned by the 50-Year Community Vision — will carry…
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Indigenous communities, businesses get support to increase food security
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Indigenous communities, businesses get support to increase food security

Indigenous communities and businesses in British Columbia wanting to increase food security will soon have opportunities to grow their farming and food-processing operations through the new Indigenous Food Systems and Agriculture Partnership Program. “Supporting Indigenous communities to get the tools and help they need to be successful in the agricultural industry is a vital part of building community food security in BC,” said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture and Food. “This program is helping build more resilient food systems in Indigenous communities and support growing Indigenous entrepreneurs, businesses and economies around BC” As much as $80,000 per project will be…
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5 Ways to Adapt to Change and Build a More Resilient Business Model
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5 Ways to Adapt to Change and Build a More Resilient Business Model

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.In an age of rapid change and rising uncertainty, it is more important than ever that your business is built on a model that is adaptable and resilient. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone has seen their personal and professional lives turned upside down as our living rooms have become our new office, and coworkers (for many of us) are now pixels on a screen. Add to this, a volatile global economy that has sent prices soaring and supply chains scrambling. Change is inevitable. More than ever, it’s essential to…
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When Will ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Return? Part 2 Follows A Short Hiatus
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When Will ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Return? Part 2 Follows A Short Hiatus

Even before Paramount premiered a “bloody” Yellowstone Season 5 in November, fans knew the Duttons would be coming back with guns blazing. The show’s Season 5 renewal in February 2022 also came with the news that this chapter would include 14 episodes instead of the regular 10 and air in two parts. Officially Yellowstone‘s biggest season to date, the first seven episodes followed everything from John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) election as Montana’s governor, an unexpected death in Episode 6, and Beth Dutton’s (Kelly Reilly) new business plan for the family’s expansive cattle ranch. But fans won’t want to wait long…
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From creating, selling native beadwork, Skenandore expands to presentations on Oneida culture
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From creating, selling native beadwork, Skenandore expands to presentations on Oneida culture

Eliza Skenandore in front of the three sisters’ garden she helped plant and care for on the Oneida Cultural Heritage GroundsEliza Skenandore might have grown up on the Oneida reservation, but she says it was years before she came to truly appreciate the culture of the Oneidas. “I went through the Oneida school system all the way from kindergarten to 12th grade,” she said. “But it was when I was working at NWTC and surrounded by that culture that I felt like something was missing.” Before taking that job, she had trained as a multi-media tech at ITT Technical…
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How To Get Into Smart Rhythm For Growing Your Business
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How To Get Into Smart Rhythm For Growing Your Business

. Pexels Anyone running a business knows—or at least should know—that smart change management is an important key to their success. In fact, a long time ago a really savvy guy said the secret of change is to “focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” (That really savvy guy was a philosopher named Socrates.) In today’s world, many business leaders get trapped by the paradox of hitting numbers “now” versus targeting future growth and possibility. That can be a risky approach to running a business. Successful serial entrepreneur Patrick Thean introduces a simple…
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XPO Chairman Brad Jacobs Is Hunting for His Next Big Deal
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XPO Chairman Brad Jacobs Is Hunting for His Next Big Deal

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decision makers, click here.) Serial deal maker Brad Jacobs looks forward to a looming US recession while he hunts for another takeover. “It’s a good time to do my next big thing,” the 66-year-old billionaire explains. “A downturn creates buying opportunities for acquirers with capital like me.” Jacobs has done more than 500 takeovers during his long career, typically by swallowing smaller players in fragmented markets. He stepped down this fall as chief executive of XPO Logistics, the transportation giant he built through aggressive acquisitions and organic…
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