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Zoom Steps Up Its Game With AI and
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…
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How Small Businesses Are Spending Their Marketing Dollars In 2024
It’s hard to overstate how broad the marketing strategies of small businesses have become. Before the Internet, small companies relied on print and traditional media advertisements, cold calling, and tight business networks. Even landing space in the Yellow Pages was considered an effective marketing move. Today’s marketing options are much…
This Entrepreneur Did His Homework On Airport Restaurants. Next Came The Profits.
Randy Hazelton, CEO of H&H Hospitality, expects $50 million of revenue this year operating quick-serve eateries in airports. Randy Hazelton learned a simple maxim in elementary school: Do your homework. Unfortunately, he had to go bankrupt before he embraced it. Hazelton, the CEO of H&H Hospitality, a firm that operates…
The #1 Untapped Force To Reduce Global Poverty
There is no shortage of government and foundation programs to reduce poverty. Despite the progress made over the last 50 years, poverty persists. Can poverty be eradicated? Look at India’s growth in the last two decades fueled by its Unicorn-Entrepreneurs. India has helped 415 million people escape poverty in the…
RuralWorks Aims To Boost Rural Economies, Climate-Smart Agriculture, Local Food Systems
Businesses in rural communities typically fall under the radar of growth-equity investors. “Traditional sources of venture capital don’t go to these markets,” says Melissa Obegi, president of impact investor Conduit Capital, U.S. “They often stick with a more tried-and-true footprint.” That’s why RuralWorks Partners was formed. Launched last year by…
How To Get A Business Loan With Bad Credit In 2023
There are many reasons why business owners may have a less than optimal credit score, including bankruptcies, late or missed payments, or credit utilization ratio that is too high. Prior to The Great Recession of 2008, it was difficult for business owners with bad credit to secure funding. The post-recession…
Use The Private Equity Mindset To Find A Great Franchise Business
Founder & Managing Director of Emergent Growth Advisors, a strategic advisory firm at the intersection of franchising and private equity. It has been said that private equity is attracted to complexity and makes money harnessing that complexity. But conversely, private equity loves franchising because franchising is a straightforward, proven business…
Improving Pakistan’s IT Services Trade Model: A Step Toward Success
Khurram Akhtar - Co Founder of ProgrammersForce. While other countries were advancing in the tech industry, Pakistan was battling poor broadband infrastructure, inadequate human resources and deteriorating security issues. These issues kept Pakistan’s tech and IT industries from advancing. Pakistan cannot be called an untapped market for the IT sector…
Branding Strategies Startups Can Learn From Established Businesses
Zaheer Dodhia, CEO of Logo Design, is an entrepreneur who’s launched multiple startups, including ZillionDesigns, PCStore, CashforUsedLaptop These days, small business is big business, and it’s especially true in business-to-business markets. It’s often said that as much as 20% of startups fail within the first year, so it’s worthwhile paying…
Adapt Or Persist? Analyzing 5 B2B Marketing Trends In 2023
Sean Shea is a philanthropist, TEDx speaker and founder and CEO of ViB, a company that generates quality leads for B2B companies globally. The marketing landscape is undergoing a significant shake-up—from a laser focus on data privacy to widespread layoffs in tech to the game-changing impact of generative AI. When…
Why Being A Lifelong Learner Is Essential For Entrepreneurial Success
Chris Kille is the CEO of Payment Pilot and Elevate Outsourcing, operating out of Frisco, TX. As an entrepreneur, you and I are not so different, right? We’re both adrenaline junkies with dreams larger than the Milky Way, and we've got the gall to think we can turn these dreams…
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