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…
Mila Smart Semeshkina is Founder and CEO of Lectera.com, and President of the Women's Empowerment Council. Women's empowerment is a critical and increasingly prominent issue in today's society. Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau highlights a positive trend: The proportion of women in top executive positions in the United…
Jeroen, founder of Brooke, is a sustainability & biodiversity management consultant. He leads the Forbes Councils Sustainability group. As an active strategic consultant in the sustainability industry, I engage with numerous executives. They are starting to increasingly be aware that climate change is not only real but also that drastic…
Zoom, the company that normalized attending business meetings in your pajama pants, was forced to unmute itself this week to reassure users that it would not use personal data to train artificial intelligence without their consent.A keen-eyed Hacker News user last week noticed that an update to Zoom’s terms and…
Brian Freeman is the CEO of Mployer Advisor. We are entering Q3, and for most HR, finance and employee benefits professionals, the planning process for 2024 employee benefits and healthcare coverage is beginning. Planning your company's healthcare benefits can be intimidating in today's economy. The numbers behind employer-sponsored healthcare are…
By Brian Fugere, Chief Product Officer at symplr. The healthcare industry today continues to face significant, ongoing challenges, including low-to-negative margins, clinician burnout and shortages, competitive pressures, and an excess of siloed software solutions. To thrive rather than just survive amid these threats, health systems can leverage enterprise-level operations solutions…
Alex Wu, is the Founder of CFO Advisors, a leading Fractional CFO practice serving startups from pre-seed to Series C. In the high-stakes world of startups, the creation of a robust yet flexible financial operating plan is paramount. As a fractional CFO for various startups, I've witnessed firsthand how a…
As the ink begins to dry on a newly signed franchise agreement, the minds of both franchisor and franchisee will turn to training and onboarding. When and how will the franchisee be trained in order to be able to run their new franchise business successfully? A comprehensive and well delivered…
Founder and CEO of Global Squirrels, a complete SaaS platform for international remote hiring and payroll management. Employee benefits play a crucial role in attracting and retaining top talent, fostering employee satisfaction and ensuring compliance with local regulations. However, achieving the perfect international benefits package can be elusive. One solution…
Nathan Mayfield, Vice President of ResNexus: Elevating industries, one business at a time, through service, innovation and education. To charge for Wi-Fi or not to charge for Wi-Fi? This is one of the often-asked questions in the hospitality and travel industries. For example, look at air travel. I remember when…
Steve Shaheen, CEO and founder, DTG. If the true definition of a recession is “a decline of economic activity that can last months or years,” then I guess you can call the current situation a recession. Yet, many economists are on the fence about whether or not what we’re experiencing…
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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