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Embellishment vs. Authenticity: Balancing Job Titles on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is the premier arena for cultivating professional identity and forging connections. Your LinkedIn presence, particularly your job titles, acts as a lighthouse, drawing in potential employers, clients, and peers to your online profile. There’s an ongoing discussion about whether or not it is better to embellish your job titles to up to 100 characters…
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Agency Boosts State Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses
The Pennsylvania Department of General Services has increased its outreach efforts to help small businesses and small, diverse businesses apply for state contracting opportunities. A new Notice of Forthcoming Procurements and a Notice of Forthcoming Construction Opportunities are sent out each month by DGS’s Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunities to more than…
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Penn State Great Valley Adds Project Management Office Fundamentals Certificate
Penn State Great Valley will launch a new Project Management Office (PMO) Fundamentals Certificate program in April. This 7-week, 21-hour, remote delivery, hands-on certificate program will explore the various processes, capabilities, and good practices in the building and running of PMOs. Throughout the course, students will discuss multiple cases and review good business practices for both traditional PMOs…
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Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry Extends Civics Bee Essay Submission Deadline
Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry (CCCBI) is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Chester County Intermediate Unit, Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, and Benchmark Federal Credit Union to host a regional Civics Bee on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, as part of the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s National Civics Bee. The National Civics…
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Chester County Releases Results of Latest Citizen Survey
Chester County Government’s five-yearly survey of citizen priorities and service satisfaction re-confirms that 94 percent of residents believe Chester County is an excellent or good place to live and raise a family, and that maintaining the quality of water, preserving open space, and managing population growth remain top areas of importance. Results of the latest Chester…
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Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Make a Custom LinkedIn Banner
Need to know how to make a custom LinkedIn banner that makes you stand out? Here are some step-by-step instructions to create your own branded billboard. If you don’t want the default grayish-greenish banner, you have to take charge and create a graphic that is 1584 px x 396 px, and it’s easier to make…
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Senator Carolyn Comitta Goes Back to School at the Oscar Lasko YMCA and Childcare Center
As many local students head back to school this week, state Senator Carolyn Comitta met with leaders and educators from the YMCA of Greater Brandywine to thank them for their commitment to the community. A former teacher and a member of the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee, Comitta is keenly aware of the importance of high-quality childcare and…
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VISTA Careers–CCRES
CCRES employment opportunities focus on qualified candidates who want to make a difference and are looking to start or expand their behavioral health careers by working with children and adults challenged by behavioral health issues. Several CCRES openings are available. CCRES employment postings focus on those qualified to work in schools, homes, and the community. CCRES,…
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YMCA of Greater Brandywine to Host Adaptive Pickleball Events Free for the Community
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine will host three Adaptive Pickleball clinics for adults with developmental disabilities. Clinics are free to YMCA members and the community. They will be held at the West Chester Area YMCA on April 22 and May 20 and at the Upper Main Line YMCA on June 24. “We hosted our first adaptive pickleball clinic in January and saw…
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‘Dine & Donate’ for Safe Harbor on Friday, April 21
A West Chester University student’s Capstone learning project has turned into a Safe Harbor “Dine & Donate” event Friday, April 21, at The Couch Tomato Café in West Chester. Safe Harbor of Chester County provides shelter and services to individual men and women in Chester County in need of housing. The fundraiser runs all day…
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Senator Carolyn Comitta and YMCA Greater Brandywine Celebrate Sustainability
YMCA of Greater Brandywine is welcoming the community to a free Earth Day Festival on April 22 at 10AM. The festival will be held on the 54-acre campus of the Upper Main Line YMCA. The Earth Day Festival is free for all to attend and will feature family-friendly activities including recycled art, bird walks, canoeing, bird house building, tree-planting, stream studies, face painting, and live music performed by Meadowlark, Em McKeever, and John Shirey. The…
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Sign Up for a February Webinar From SCORE
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a February webinar to help your small business achieve success. How to Start and Operate a Small Business If you are thinking about “becoming your own boss” this is a chance to get an overview of the things you need to know at this February webinar Feb. 21, 6…
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Malvern’s BluePearl Pet Hospital One of CBRE Mid-Atlantic Net Lease Team’s 60 Closings in 2022
The BluePearl Pet Hospital in Malvern and a Wawa in Harleysville were among the 60 net lease closings that CBRE’s Mid-Atlantic Net Lease Property Group completed in 12 states throughout the country in 2022. Despite climbing interest rates, the transactions are considered a boon to the net lease market. The CBRE Mid-Atlantic NLPG — which…
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SCORE Webinars Give New Year Tools to Small Business Owners
SCORE new year tools like free webinars are being offered to small business owners in January by SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties. Introduction to Payment Processing In this Jan. 18, 10 to 11 AM free webinar, you will learn how to take the mystery out of payment processing and learn about choices, and how to…
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If You Have Good Content on Your Resume, Could the Same Content Make Your Linkedin Shine? Part One
If you have good content on your resume, you can use it on LinkedIn. That will be the beginning of your personal career website where you can shine! Since the new year is right around the corner, think about doing a refresh on your career documents. No one will do it for you, so take…
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General Recreation: Playground Nurtures Whole Child at Oak Knoll School
General Recreation in Newtown Square often has client projects that are years in the making but sometimes the creation of a great playground, like one at Oak Knoll School, is very swift. General Recreation’s Joe Del Vecchio worked closely with Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, New Jersey to remove an older…
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Arc of Chester County’s Holiday Giving Program Underway
For several years now, The Arc of Chester County’s Annual Holiday Giving Program has brought much happiness and support to those entrusted in its care with financial needs during the holidays. As an organization, it comes together annually to identify participants and families in need during the holidays and to provide gifts in lieu of…
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Penn State Brandywine Hosts Saturday Student Open House
Prospective students and their families are invited to attend an admissions open house at Penn State Brandywine’s Media campus on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 AM. to 1 PM. Attendees will learn about the University’s admissions process and the campus’ many academic, athletic, and student involvement opportunities. Campus tours will include academic buildings, the student…
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