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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Too many of you business owners think success only means being the next Amazon, or you stress yourself out trying to be everything to every customer. In reality, the opportunities are greater for starting with a micro-business , ideally from your special expertise or passion, with fewer than five employees, and just enough sales to comfortably support you and your team.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Irvine-based YouMail , which develops alternative voicemail and robocall blocking software, says it is providing its services to Republic Wireless , with a new, opt-in call blocking service. Financial details on the deal with Republic Wireless were not announced. YouMail's software--which works in conjunction with a user's phone carrier and both Android and iOS applications--has recently focused in on blocking robotcalls, in addition to offering up an enhanced voicemail service.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

A report, published Friday, says that the Las Vegas hyperloop system being built under the Las Vegas Convention Center by Los Angeles-based The Boring Company will will not meet passenger throughput requirements of the contract. According to documents obtained by TechCrunch, the system built by Elon Musk will only be able to move around 1,200 people an hour--only a quarter of what was specified in the contract for the system.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

San Diego-based solar power developer EDF Renewables North America said on Friday that it is acquiring a 4.5 gigawatt solar portfolio, being developed by Geenex Solar, LLC. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the companies, Geenex was founded in 2012, and will help bring regional development expertise to EDF Renewables.

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops cloud-based employee development software, says it has integrated its products with ServiceNow. According to the two, the integration allows organizations that use Cornerstone to train their employees to directly integrate with ServiceNow's HR delivery products. Cornerstone OnDemand explained that with this integration, employees can access trainings and tasks that were assigned to them in Cornerstone Learning directly in ServiceNow, witho

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Irvine-based property information provider CoreLogic said this morning that it will discontinue its reseller business, as part of a previously announced "strategic plan". The company said by divesting the business--which offers up tenant screening, credit, and borrower verification services--it will "signnificantly enhance" its revenue profile and increase its margins.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle designer Fisker Inc. said on Thursday that it has reached a deal with auto supplier Magna International , where Magna will provide the vehicle platform and build Fisker's upcoming Ocean SUV. According to Fisker, it expects Magna to manufacture the Ocean SUV at its European vehicle assembly facility, starting in Q4 of 2022.

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