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In Europe wineries have been encouraging cork recycling for decades. Now the idea of cork recycling has caught on in the good old USA.Yes you read that right, cork can be recycled.  Cork is a renewable resource is does not have to be landfilled. You can recycle cork into many useful products.  And I don't mean this idea.If you like to DIY then collect cork and use it for create projects such as making a cork board or for other fun projects.Learn more about cork recycling:ReCORKReCORK is largest global producer of wine bottle corks. They really want wine drinkers to recycle cork.ReCORK lists places to drop off cork for recycling.Read the North Bay Biz article "A Cork of a Different Color"Cork ReHarvest & Whole Foods MarketsCork ReHarvest managed to convince a big American grocery chain to recycle cork. Hoorah Whole Foods for providing receptacles in all your stores to recycle cork. Lets hope all groceries and other stores that sell wine will emulate your com…

It's a nice day for a white wedding at The Irish Rose Inn B&B in Sonoma County, CA.Here's a nice video slide show to help promote them!If you have a business that would like to promote your events this is a great way to do it.For more details give Kahl Consultants a call.

So you finally want to remodel your kitchen?Naturally you want your renovation to take into account all the best green features, right?Well here are ten tips to help you on your quest to green your kitchen! Visit our squidoo Lens with 10 Tips for a Green Kitchen Remodel.

If you like to excercise then you know about Tai Chi  - that meditative form of martial art (it looks like slow-mo kung fu). But have your heard about ChiRunning® and ChiWalking® yet?ChiWalking blends the health benefits of walking with the core principles of Tai Chi. Walking is low-impact, and probably the healthiest form of daily exercise for all of us.As with Pilates, yoga and Tai Chi, ChiWalking and ChiRunning both emphasize body alignment and mindfulness and at the same time they strengthen the core muscles of your body. Advantages include:Reduce pounding and pain Reduce dependence on leg muscles Run hills safely and effectively Reduce the chance of injury Increase your enduranceI recently had a Chi Walking and Running class with Hazel Wood from StridebyStride.com. Hazel is a Certified ChiRunning and ChiWalking Instructor who has learned from Danny Dreyer, the inventor of these techniques. Hazel now teaches these techniques to individuals and gro…

You probably know what Tai Chi is - it's that meditative form of martial art which looks like kung fu in slow motion. But have your heard about ChiRunning® and ChiWalking®?ChiWalking blends the health benefits of walking with the core principles of Tai Chi. As we all know, the walking is low-impact, making it the healthiest form of daily exercise for all ages. As with Pilates, yoga and Tai Chi, ChiWalking emphasizes body alignment and mindfulness while strengthening the core muscles of the body. Advantages include:1) Reduce pounding and pain2) Reduce dependence on leg muscles3) Run hills safely and effectively4) Reduce the chance of injury5) Increase your enduranceI recently had a Chi Walking and Running class with Hazel Wood from StridebyStride.com. Hazel is a Certified ChiRunning and ChiWalking Instructor who has learned from Danny Dreyer, the inventor of these techniques. Hazel now teaches these techniques to individuals and groups. They are great techni…

Referral organizations offer their members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals.A successful networking group is comprised of participants who are sincerely committed to helping one another through networking. BNI is the world's largest business referral organization. BNI provides a positive, supportive, and structured environment for men and women to build their business through word-of-mouth marketing. BNI works on a proven concept: "Givers gain."Every member of BNI acts as a part of the marketing team for the other members of his or her chapter, with the aim of securing qualified business referrals for each other.Kahl Consultants is a member of BNI Power Lunch, which is a Marin County Chapter of BNI.  We are the only BNI Chapter in Marin that meets for lunch. We meet on Tuesdays from 12 Noon to 1:30 PM at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Rafael, California. Guests are welcome!

Do you have a small business website built in HTML? Such sites can only be edited by webmasters using HTML editing tools. There is a new wave of small business websites that can be edited and updated by ANYONE who has basic computer skills.You heard me right. If you upgrade your website to a Content Management System or CMS you can then edit it yourself. You'll pay to have your site converted but then you'll be saving on webmaster fees whenever you edit the site yourself.One of the more popular CMS editors is called Wordpress. This former blogging tool can now be used to manage a complete website. Not only that, but Wordpress makes blogging and search engine optimization a lot easier.If you want to know more check out some of these WORDPRESS TUTORIALS:Wordpress BasicsOfficial Wordpress Website LessonsCollections of Wordpress Tutorials from SiteGround, a Website HostWordpress VIDEO TutorialsBy now you may already probably convinced that Wordpress is a great platform for managing…

Hooray for websites! They are cool and sexy, the slick digital way to present your business to the online world. But email is the real internet work horse. Too bad email is not as sexy as websites. Mostly it is associated with spam.But don't knock email! When email marketing is done properly then it becomes the most COST EFFECTIVE way to market your business.In fact the best online marketing strategy uses BOTH websites and email - in synergy.KC's Online Marketing Rule of Thumb:Split your online marketing budget equally between website and email marketing.How do YOU do email marketing?Are you already sending out some marketing emails? Are you using your emails software (e.g. Outlook, MacMail, Thunderbird...)?Then you probably have dealt with BOUNCES and BLOCKS, both common occurances.What are BOUNCES?BOUNCES occur when an email address can't be reached. They happen when an email address is DEAD, the In-Box is FULL, the service was UNAVAILABLE and so on.What are BLOCKS? BLOCKS …

Hooray for websites! They are cool and sexy, the slick digital way to present your business to the online world. But email is the real internet work horse. Too bad email is not as sexy as websites. Mostly it is associated with spam.But don't knock email! When email marketing is done properly then it becomes the most COST EFFECTIVE way to market your business.In fact the best online marketing strategy uses BOTH websites and email - in synergy.KC's Online Marketing Rule of Thumb:Split your online marketing budget equally between website and email marketing.How do YOU do email marketing?Are you already sending out some marketing emails? Are you using your emails software (e.g. Outlook, MacMail, Thunderbird...)?Then you probably have dealt with BOUNCES and BLOCKS, both common occurances.What are BOUNCES?BOUNCES occur when an email address can't be reached. They happen when an email address is DEAD, the In-Box is FULL, the service was UNAVAILABLE and so on.What are BLOCKS? BLOCKS …

Are you marketing your LOHAS Business locally?Here's a tip:Get your website listed on as many of these LOCAL Business Listing websites as possible.Start at the top and work your way down the list!20 Best LOCAL Business Listing Sites