Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 – Zoom taps AI to empower customers in safe hybrid work environment. Zoom – the communications platform used by nearly 13 million people each month – is working to further elevate its collaboration services with AI technology. Announcements include…
Growing a company can be a tricky endeavor. On one hand, growing too quickly can spell disaster if a business hasn't acquired enough resources or built a large enough workforce to accommodate the additional work. On the other hand, being too conscious of the risks associated with scaling can result…
For the most part, entrepreneurs create companies based on identifying and solving a problem without considering a specific location. But what if, based on lifestyle and other goals you first started with a location and then worked to try to find a problem worth solving. Granted, most startup companies today…
Tara Milburn is the founder of Ethical Swag, a company helping brands achieve their ESG goals through sustainable onboarding initiatives. Failure stings, and when we feel we’ve done something wrong, we respond accordingly in order to diminish the chances of repeating the error. Nothing stings more than making the same…
Gaurav Tewari, founder and Managing Partner of Omega Venture Partners. Almost two-thirds of business owners (64%) believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will increase productivity and improve customer relationships. However, most business leaders struggle with where and how they should deploy AI to achieve pragmatic benefits. Consequently, many companies today are…
Justen Arnold: Founder of Flexx Mobility & Performance, nearly 20 years in health & wellness, helping men become Joyfilled Warriors. The topic of mental health has gained significant attention in recent years, resulting in increased awareness and reduced stigmas surrounding this crucial issue. However, barriers persist in the workplace that…
Omar Al-Massalkhi, CEO of Talkin' Tacos. An iconic phrase of business wisdom—“location, location, location”—originated in Chicago as early as the 1920s. This advice continues to resonate among a new generation of entrepreneurs in various endeavors, but especially for retail and restaurants. It stands to reason that most entrepreneurs find their…
“America’s education system has been hijacked by one side,” Marissa Streit, PragerU’s CEO, told Time earlier this month.Some of the ads found by MMFA on Facebook and Instagram encourage users to sign petitions to allow PragerU’s materials in schools. Others direct to some of the organization’s videos with accompanying text…
As any good franchisor knows, a happy and engaged network of franchisees who feel supported and listened to is a franchise brand's biggest asset. What form franchisee support takes will vary from franchise to franchise, and will vary from franchisee to franchisee too - the support and mentoring needed by…
Over the past year or so, you’ve probably had conversations with friends, family, and coworkers about the rise of generative AI capable of making convincing text and imagery—but perhaps also about the hype and fear swirling around the technology. A poll out this week finds that worry over harmful effects…
Fast-growing companies may excel at serving their customers, but what about the employee experience? As the business evolves at pace, it becomes ever more complex and once-simple processes often spiral out of control; managers throw software at the problem, but that requires employees to get to grips with a plethora…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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