 planning. Cle is passionate about small business. He gets to act on that passion when he facilitates entrepreneurs through self-discovery to learn how to improve their business. Oftentimes Cle collaborates with his colleagues to serve client’s needs. When a client needs assistance in preparing financial projections, determining impact of a chosen business entity structure on profits, such as sole proprietorship or corporation), or troubleshooting QuickBooks, Cle can help.
Efren Villanueva has served as a business advisor for nearly twenty years. The last five years he provided business assistance advice to the Army National Guard service members and veterans in Texas and other states. He worked for the Lubbock SBDC for twelve years as a senior business advisor and served as an Associate Director. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science from Texas Tech University. After college his business plan helped him to secure loans to construct a mini strip mall. He designed plans, secured financing, and supervised the different phases of a construction project. Afterwards he operated his business for more than twelve years. He assisted others to develop their businesses.
He is fluent in Spanish and is an advocate for small and minority business. He has worked with various chambers of commerce in different capacities including: member, committee work, fund raising, small business development, board member, and chairman. He has been recognized by various organizations for his advocacy for small business and work in business assistance and development. He and his wife Lucy have four children. All four completed their bachelor degrees and two completed master’s degrees. One of their children is both a Bill Gates Millennium Scholar and a Leadership Enterprise for a Diversified America (LEDA) scholar.If you work for Hindustan Lever, Aditya Birla, ICICI Bank, Wipro or Bharti Airtel in India, consider yourself lucky! In a recent link received from a friend, listing the worlds Top 25 companiess for leaders, five Indian companies made the prestigious cut, as against one Chinese company – Shenzen based – China Vanke. The link sent from my Chinese friend had an apt subject line attached “this is what Chinese companies need to learn from Indian companies!” So true.
While China might have its hard power ripping through the silos of corporate boardrooms, its India’s soft power that is also making its mark internationally. Perceived as a land of magical saints and holy spirits no more, the South Asian country is revered for its IT professionals, engineers and prophets of profit.
Indians pride themselves in mentoring the young – a modern take of the guru-students relationship, companies invest in training, tutoring and tailoring young minds to suit the corporate culture for maximum benefit in India. It is this investment in young minds that sees so many Indian companies make it to the list of most desirable companies to work with in terms to employability. As compared to Chinese companies which adhere more to the Confucian adage, – if it’s a tried and tested method copy it, or a more dictatorial top-down approach Indian companies with their flexibility faire better. Meanwhile flexibility, like democracy is not always good and can hamper growth, it makes for a more hospitable environment.
The study was carried out by Aon Hewitt, Fortune Magazine and The RBL Group. The study selected and ranked the top 25 companies for leadership by an expert panel of independent judges based on a range of criteria, including strength of leadership practices and culture, examples of leader development on a global scale, alignment of business and leadership strategy, business performance and company reputation. She provides a safe space for all students to come and chat in order to see what reasonable accommodations, interim measures, and investigatory options there are. Essentially, she provides individualized support and assistance to students in need. Plus, she has chocolate.
Allison is also a co-trainer for the Certified Peer Educator Program, is the team-lead for the SAVE Assessment Team, and is a co-chair of the Alcohol and Other Drug Task Force.
Allison graduated in 2016 from Slippery Rock University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a minor in International Affairs. She then graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with her Masters in Social Work in 2018 and obtained her credentials of Licensed Social Worker in 2019.Today’s blog on the best Helicopter tour Iceland is by Smriti Khanna.
Do you want to experience Iceland from a bird’s eye view? For the most spectacular landscapes, geothermal areas and glaciers, don’t skip a helicopter tour when visiting Iceland!
In this blog post, I’ll take you to through the Top-10 helicopter tours Iceland has to offer. Most of the incredible sightseeing is just a minute’s flight away from Reykjavik and you’ll be amazed by how much you can experience in just 30 minutes or a few hours. It’s perfect if you just have a weekend in Iceland.
On this Mountain Helicopter Tour with Summit Landing from Reykjavik you can enjoy the breathtaking aerial views of Iceland and it’s mountains. You can choose morning or afternoon flight for this tour. Feel the excitement and touch down on the flat summit of Mt. Esja or a nearby mountain, step out of your helicopter, and take photos of the panoramas that stretch down over Reykjavik, the Atlantic and the nearby peaks.
This helicopter tour takes off from and touchback down at the Reykjavik domestic airport itself.
This tour is completely once-in-a-lifetime experience. Rise above Iceland’s snowy glaciers and volcanoes and get an aerial view of the country’s beautiful rugged landscape. This helicopter tour covers glaciers and geothermal areas of Iceland. The tour covers Thingvellir National Park, where you can enjoy the geothermal areas where boiling mud and steaming springs are hidden in a remote, roadless valley. Take the trip back towards the coast with sweeping lines of sight from the helicopter’s viewing windows. You can Book the fire and Ice tour from Reykjavik here.
Get a glimpse of Southern Iceland on a 5-hour helicopter tour from Reykjavik that explores lava fields, volcanoes, mountains, glaciers and lakes that comprise Iceland’s dramatic landscape. Fly around the stunning south of Iceland; conic springs, falls and canyons of the ‘golden circle’ along with packed lunch. Touch down at Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon to walk around the icebergs and see seals. You can choose two additional landing spots; spot a steamy geyser, take a walk over the craggy terrain or enjoy your picnic lunch on Fimmvorouhals Pass. The tour also overflies the Black Sand Beach of Vik. Book your Best of South Iceland Helicopter tour here.
This Glacier Lagoon and diamond beach helicopter tour is one-of-a-kind that offers the guests a chance to explore Iceland’s highlands and glaciers. The tour covers mesmerizing spots like Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach and much more. It also includes a possible boat ride on the Glacier Lagoon to explore the icebergs.
This tour includes the hotel pickup for prior bookings. Snacks are included and the trip requires good weather. Book the Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach helicopter tour here.
If you’re going to do only one thing in Iceland, let it be this tour! The Highlands Helitour can help you experience so many things of your bucket list. The tour comprises of stopping at Landmannalaugar hot springs, fly by the most dramatic canyons in Iceland, step on Eyjafjallajokull, the volcano that stopped it all in 2010 and much more.
Hotel pickup is offered for this tour for prior bookings and a maximum of 11 travelers can attend the trip.
Enjoy sweeping aerial views of Reykjavik’s top attractions under this special tour, which covers the UNESCO Listed – Thingvellir National Park, Thórisjökull Glacier, volcanoes, peaks and some more glaciers. You will fly over a gaping crack that divides the American and European tectonic plates, then land on the slopes of the country’s second-largest glacier. Hover above a vast shield volcano that dominates the rugged skyline before flying back to Reykjavik’s domestic airport.
A minimum of 3 and limited to 12 people can attend to ensure a personalized experience. You can book the Thingvellir National Park and Thórisjökull Glacier helicopter tour here.
This helicopter tour of Reykjanes Peninsula and Volcanic Landscapes comprises of Iceland’s volcanic history over the magnificent, moon-like Reykjanes Peninsula. Fly over the bubbling mud baths and geothermal hot springs of Seltún, and see bright-green Lake Grænavatn, which fills an ancient volcanic crater. Discover Black Sand Beaches as well as Grænavatn and Kleifarvatn lakes. You can even sit right next to the pilot for a front-row view if you like. After your exhilarating flight, touch down back at the airport in Reykjavik and bid farewell to your pilot.
This is an amazing Akureyri Mountains and Glacier Landing via Heli that allows you to experience the raw and untouched nature that is hard to reach. It offers a birds-eye view of hidden areas that only a few have seen. Traveler pickup and coffee/tea are included in this trip. The pickup is done at the Whale Watching Centre at the old Harbour Akureyri and returns to the original departure point. Hotel pickup is also available only if you do pre-