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Monthly Archives: October 2018
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LucidMood's Great Trick: Selling Cannabis to People Who Don't Like Feeling High
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Startup LucidMood sells low-potency vaping products. But before winning over consumers, it had to win over a very skeptical group: budtenders.
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Pepperdine's Most Fundable Companies of 2018
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Beyond Kickstarter: 10 Niche Crowdfunding Platforms for Startups
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If your company fits one of the niches that has its own crowdfunding sites, it’s worth considering using a specialized platform.
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3 Ways We Jeopardize Our Jobs by Trying to Be Likable — and What We Can Do About It
by Mark Borg, Grant Brenner and Daniel Berry • • 0 Comments
It’s no wonder that so many of us try a little too hard to be liked at work. Unfortunately, our desperation puts our jobs at risk.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls for GDPR-Style Privacy Laws in the U.S.
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N8 Essentials Launched With Essential Oils And CBD
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From cleaning to better sleep, nature-based products claiming to improve life are popping up everywhere – online, in big box retailers, even at the local grocery store. More and more people are making natural choices for everything from improved mood to augmenting fitness routines. But as more people consider giving these cutting edge products a try.
Savvy consumers refuse to take risks with compromised or lower-quality products – for good reason. Taking care of health is something everyone should fuss about. There are plenty of well-informed, responsible people who’ve hesitated to jump into an essential oil or CBD experience for justifiable reasons. “The known benefits are still on the fringe,” they might think. “I can’t know what an unregulated business puts in that bottle,” or, “I simply don’t know where to begin.”
N8 essentials has something to offer – three important reasons to consider before taking a confident step toward using the powerful natural products this company offers.
Moving Things Mainstream
First, N8 Essentials is committed to moving the culture and language around essential oils and CBD oil away from the fringe elements of the mystic, and focusing on the real and verifiable benefits that they offer. They won’t make outlandish claims just to
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ORGANO Offers Greater Details About Its Joint Venture With Digital SkyNet
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
According to an Organo press release:
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – October 23, 2018
If you are reading this chances are you want to know more about the Joint Venture between ORGANO and Digital SkyNet.
Our Joint Venture with Digital SkyNet is a technology development JV.
There is no prelaunch or launch to speak of. It’s a collaboration of some of the best and brightest minds in blockchain technology development.
Digital SkyNet provides blockchain technology and software development in collaboration with our ORGANO technology innovation group to improve our global operations platform using blockchain.
The JV has nothing to do with coins or crypto currency. There is no compensation plan associated with the JV.
The new Joint Venture Company formed between ORGANO and Digital SkyNet is solely for technology development collaboration between the companies and strategic deployment of newly developed technology.
The ORGANO Technology Innovation Group will be releasing several newly developed IT platforms over the next 18 months.
Thank you for your continued interest in ORGANO.
About ORGANO
Founded in 2008 with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, and formerly known as Organo Gold, ORGANO is one of the world’s leading producers and marketers of healthy, convenient and affordable nutrition and beauty products.
ORGANO specializes in proprietary nutrition products, specialty brewed beverages, personal
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USANA Q3 Revenue Up 13.4% To $296.8 Million
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Third quarter net sales of$296.8 million, an increase of 13.4% year-over-year
Third quarter diluted earnings per share increased 27.8% year-over-year to$1.24
Total Active Customers increased 9.2% year-over-year to 615,000
Board increases share repurchase authorization
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)– USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended September 29, 2018.
Financial Performance
For the third quarter of 2018, net sales were $296.8 million, compared with $261.8 million in the prior-year period, a 13.4% increase year-over-year. Unfavorable currency exchange rates negatively impacted net sales by $6.2 million for the quarter as compared to the prior year. The Company’s skin and personal care product category contributed approximately $9.5 million in incremental sales for the quarter. The Company’s total number of active Customers increased 9.2% year-over-year to 615,000.
Net earnings for the third quarter increased 30.6% to $31.0 million, compared with net earnings of $23.8 million reported in the prior-year period. Earnings per diluted share increased to $1.24, an increase of 27.8% on a year-over-year basis. The increase in net earnings was due primarily to higher net sales and lower relative operating expenses compared to the prior year period. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding were 25.0 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared with diluted shares of 24.6 million in the prior-year period.
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