When you sip a cup of Davidson’s Organics tea, you’re also supporting a local organization that reaches around the globe. “We’re probably the largest vertically integrated organic tea company in the U.S.,” said Kunall Patel, co-owner of the Sparks-based company. “We have traceability truly from farm to cup.”
NCET Biz Tips: Chatbots for Better Customer Service
Customer service is tough. Most of us have experienced calling a business for information and either enduring a long hold, or worse, having to deal with an automated system. We live in a time where we expect immediate results. And it’s not just the millennials who expect immediacy, although we know they get most of the flack.
NCET Biz Tips: Using Psychology to Master Social Media
Likes, comments, shares, pins, updates, oh my! Whether you have been in business one day or fifty years, you cannot escape social media. Chances are you have a friend, business associate, or employee who talks about social media and raves about how great it is. Everywhere you look, social media is around you.
NCET Biz Tips: Counter-Intuitive Advice for Charitable Giving
Every day, individuals are on the front lines working to improve our communities after the creation of societal gaps made from the intersection of for-profit and government entities. Our businesses and citizens can better help by following a few counter-intuitive tips when giving to the charities we know and love.
NCET Biz Tips: The Tesla Effect on Education
The phrase “Tesla effect” has been applied to a variety of opportunities and situations in Northern Nevada. Moreover, Tesla’s effect on Nevada’s education system will have long-lasting implications for students and teachers.
NCET Biz Tips: You Are What You ‘Digitally’ Eat — at Work and in Life
We’ve all heard the phrase “You are what you eat” — suggesting our bodies somehow physically manifest as reflections of our diet. Healthy people, the thinking goes, consume healthy things. Well I’m here to suggest a corollary to that argument. You are what you “digitally” eat. Gross? Not so much — let me explain.
NCET Biz Tips: Celebrating Northern Nevada’s Technology and Business
One of the many things I love about working at NCET is getting to meet the incredible people and companies who drive our vibrant and diverse business and technology community. One of the ways I discover them is through the annual NCET and EDAWN Awards.