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…
Cris Cawley is the CEO of Game Changer Publishing, the trusted leader in book publishing and book marketing for entrepreneurs. There are so many life-changing stories that are never told to the masses ... so much valuable advice, expertise and life-changing information that is never shared. These thoughts rattled around…
Scott Snider is the President of Exit Planning Institute, the authority on Exit Planning education. Most business owners believe an exit planning strategy is something to create just before heading toward the actual exit. It's a common misconception that, unfortunately, could play a negative role in a business owner's future.…
“Start with something fun and ambitious and then move into something critical,” says Grzegorz Marecki, CEO and founder of Edinburgh-based infrastructure planning startup, Continuum Industries. And that happens to be the trajectory his company has taken. Continuum Industries was created to provide a modeling system to help companies working on…
Founder and CEO of Global Squirrels, a complete SaaS platform for international remote hiring and payroll management. The misclassification of workers—a practice where employees are erroneously labeled as contractors—can lead to grave consequences for both companies and workers alike. In 2015, FedEx settled a lawsuit for $228 million to resolve…
Ann Schlemmer, CEO at Percona. If you want to understand what is happening, follow the money. For banking and financial services, this points to a long-term shift in how we think about and use money. Boston Consulting Group this year flagged a long-term trend concerning money, payments and financial services…
Greg Cohen is the chief executive officer of Fortis, a leading integrated commerce platform. The embedded payments revolution has already begun for consumers, changing the way people pay for goods and services online. Many businesses that sell directly to consumers use embedded payments—think Uber or Grubhub—which allow you to order…
Trigger warning: discusses suicide prevention. In an effort to raise awareness around National Suicide Prevention Month, Jessica Abo sat down with several entrepreneurs and mental health advocates to learn their stories and what they’re doing to save lives. If you or someone you know is struggling, call the 988 Suicide…
CEO of Frannexus, award-winning franchise consultant and author of "Profits are Better Than Wages." Now that we are almost three years out from the start of the pandemic and seemingly back to "business as usual," not everyone is feeling like they want the "usual." If you are tired of living…
Each year, Congress is responsible for passing appropriations bills that fund government agencies, such as the Small Business Administration, Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, as well as federal programs including Medicare and Social Security. If Congress isn’t able to reach an agreement to fully fund the government, which…
Ryan Crownholm is a serial founder, mentor, investor, veteran, president of Crown Capital Adventures Inc. and author of "The Hustle Trap." There’s a complaint I hear occasionally from fellow Gen-X entrepreneurs: Millennials and Gen-Z don’t want to put in the hard work. There’s a kernel of truth to this stereotype.…
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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