Subcontractors USA Spotlight on Victoria Lara March Celebrates Women in Construction

Subcontractors USA Spotlight on Victoria Lara March Celebrates Women in Construction

In March, Women in Construction Week is celebrated. Subcontractors USA shines the construction spotlight on Victoria Lara. Lara is the Director of Business Development at Impact Stone Design, Inc., a women-owned and family operated business. In addition, Impact Stone is one of Houston’s top fabricators and installers of marble, granite, and quartz countertops, wall panels,…

Are You Succeeding as a Subcontractor?

Are You Succeeding as a Subcontractor?

The amount of entrepreneurs and subcontractors continues to grow, and it is empowering to see so many minorities with an entrepreneurial spirit.  www.staples.com asked some minority business owners and those who work with them to provide advice on managing for success.  The tips below may help you create success as a minority business owner and…

Selling Goods and Non-Professional Services to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Selling Goods and Non-Professional Services to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Where to start: First register on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) through the CPA.  State agencies select vendors from the CMBL for solicitations based on the following dollar thresholds: Over $25,000– Solicitations (IFB, RFP, RFO) are advertised on the open market and posted on the Electronic State Business Daily site. All CMBL-listed vendors under…

Texas Workforce Commission Earns EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification

Texas Workforce Commission Earns EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification

For the third consecutive year, Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) buildings have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR certification. Buildings that earn the EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification use 35 percent less energy and generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than similar buildings from around the country. In addition to this year’s award,…

Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor Independent Contractors

Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor Independent Contractors

The Supreme Court has said that there is no definition that solves all problems relating to the employer-employee relationship under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Court has also said that determination of the relation cannot be based on isolated factors or upon a single characteristic, but depends upon the circumstances of the whole…

Orchard of the Heavens: Flowers Galore

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