As a member of several corporate boards, I often work closely with private equity and venture investors, and the bankers and advisors who work around the clock to ensure the financial needs are met at a fair price. The conversations can…
If you happen to be strolling through Washington Park in Newark, New Jersey, it’s pretty hard to miss the old church sitting right across the street. Opened in 1933, the former house of worship welcomed congregants for 62 years before going…
With the continued dominance of artificial intelligence in business applications, we’ve started to see a dramatic shift in how people shop for and purchase products. At least 60% of the U.S. population have made mobile purchases; 82% of mobile phone users…
Between long hours, supply chain issues, and rising inflation, you’ve had your work cut out for you. Heck, it all may be causing you to feel burnt out as an entrepreneur. And if you’re spinning your wheels more often than not,…
Inflated used-vehicle prices have started to come down at the wholesale level, and that implies consumer demand may also have declined, due to higher interest rates, higher average monthly payments, and economic uncertainty, especially for the most price-sensitive consumers. “The fundamental…
ToplineAs 2022 comes to a close, music streaming giants Pandora and Apple Music have released their lists of the top music of the year, with Latin artist Bad Bunny dominating both charts, alongside songs from Future, Drake and Tems and Justin…
After decades of military secrecy, Chinese officials opened their desert rocket launch center to a handful of visitors and called for international cooperation in space.Tall as a 20-story building, a rocket carrying the Shenzhou 15 mission roared into the night sky…
Entrepreneurship and startups are undoubtedly entering the mainstream. This is great, yet it makes it more important than ever to dispel certain myths that might build the wrong expectations in some young entrepreneurs. Here is a non-exhaustive list of surprising facts…
ToplineHome prices continued to decline for the third-straight month in September, according to data released Tuesday, after the housing market reported its largest deceleration ever in August. Key Facts Home prices declined by 1.2% between August and September, according to the…
In my last conversation with Roddy—when he could still talk—was on the need to define outside-in processes. Twelve years ago, Roddy and I worked together at the same research firm. We often recommended companies build outside-in supply chain planning processes—syncing market…
Frequent travelers are regularly on the hunt for the perfect carry-on bag that passes muster at the airport check-in counter and gate, but still holds a lot. These are some of the best gifts for frequent travelers that can protect and…
The shape of the war, and its effects on global markets, in the months and years to come could determine the president’s political fate.Russia’s war in Ukraine has become the greatest economic challenge of President Biden’s time in office, threatening to…
Equipping Your Organization With The Right Team To Navigate A Crisis Economist Milton Friedman famously said that “the business of business is business.” But given the tumult of the past two years, I’m beginning to recognize that sometimes the business of…
ToplineDavid McCormick, the former CEO of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, plans to publish a book in March that lays out a “conservative agenda” for the country—the latest sign McCormick is weighing another run for the Pennsylvania Senate in 2024 after…
Energy security is a source of anxiety across the world. Inflation is high, including cost of natural gas and electricity, and many are predicting an imminent world-wide recession. Things in Europe are worse because of the cuts in oil and gas…
The cost-of-living crisis is hitting the charity sector as fundraising becomes more challenging, with fewer people able to afford to donate to charities. However, a social enterprise founded almost 24 years ago provides a revenue lifeline to charities and helps organizations…
ToplineFlorida prosecutor Andrew Warren will go to trial Tuesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after the governor suspended Warren in August, arguing his suspension violated his First Amendment rights, as evidence uncovered ahead of the trial shows DeSantis and his office…
ToplineJack Ma, the billionaire cofounder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and one of China’s wealthiest people, is now living in Japan, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, a rare update on the billionaire as he’s largely faded from the public eye since…
The pace of consumer price gains in the two countries eased in November, the latest in a series of indications that their economies might suffer less in the coming months than predicted.BERLIN — Price gains in Germany and Spain cooled in…
Edison Chen, CEO of Clapper Media Group. Throughout the years, friends and family have told me all about their big ideas. It always starts with the question, "What’s new with you?" They proceed to tell me all about their idea for…
If you are a casual basketball fan, it’s possible you weren’t aware that Blake Griffin was still in the league, let alone currently with the Boston Celtics. Yet there he was, not just appearing in Monday night’s impressive blowout win against…
Most people have a preconceived notion of Casey Anthony, the young mother accused of murdering her daughter in a case that drew salacious headlines in 2008. They either think she got away with murder or think cops and crime reporters gave…
ToplineTwitter quietly stopped enforcing its Covid misinformation policy last week, the embattled social media company said, as new owner Elon Musk continues to transition the platform to fit his vision of freedom of speech. Key Facts Twitter users on Monday night…
The idea of making executive pay somewhat conditional on a company’s good deeds isn’t new. But the trend has grown massively in the last decade. A recent discussion paper published by ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, and drawing…
Zain Jaffer is the founder and president of Zain Ventures, a family office that invests in real estate and proptech. In recent years, the generally traditional real estate industry has undergone significant digital disruption. This is largely driven by the efforts…
Brazil remain favorite to win the 2022 World Cup, and their performances, or at least their results, in the group stage have shown why. They were one of only three teams—along with France and Portugal—to qualify for the knockout stages with…
There is a new documentary film highlighting stories of veterans on the Hollywood circuit right now. The title is Wildcat and it follows Harry Turner, a young British man and former soldier, as he strives to overcome his depression and discover…
Back in the 1800s, shortly after the renowned Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the first electric battery, the chemists William Nicholson and Anthony Carlisle found out that sticking the device in water could produce oxygen and hydrogen. Electrolysis, the process they…
Peter Done is Group Managing Director and founder of business services specialist Peninsula Group. Scaling a business is far from easy. In fact, roughly two-thirds of businesses fail during the first 10 years of opening, according to the U.S. Small Business…
The British government threw its weight behind nuclear power, saying it would invest in a major new nuclear plant co-owned by France’s state utility.The British government on Tuesday threw its weight behind nuclear power, saying it would back a major new…
This week marks a busy one for Netflix NFLX , as several new movies and TV shows will be added to the streaming service’s digital library each day. And today is no exception, as there are three new options available for…
Mikhail Miro, CEO at Wallet Factory & FinTech visionary with extensive background experience in banking and payment industry verticals. Winning new audiences and retaining current customers have always been evergreen challenges for businesses. The touch points through which customers prefer interacting…
Despite protests over racial disparities in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 murder, as well as decades of legislation aimed at removing bias from lending, mortgage fairness for Black Americans has barely budged over the past 30 years. For Native Americans,…
Since 1965, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has been tasked with building the foundation for job creation and spurring industrial and commercial growth. Most recently, as part of the implementation of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, the EDA awarded $1…
Founder and CEO of ERG Enterprises. Nationally recognized thought leader on entrepreneurship, investing and leadership. You can’t make payroll this month. Your largest and most profitable customer leaves you. Your best-performing salesperson abandons you for a competitor. These are common fears…
Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure to attend the critical COP15 Biodiversity Summit which is set to kick off next Wednesday in Montreal, with campaigners calling on the Prime Minister demonstrate...
The Federal Reserve is conducting an aggressive war on inflation, with a risk that its policies will trigger a recession, as it did in 1980. The basic strategy is to get “you” to spend less, which will reduce the pressure on…
Blake Michael is an entrepreneur, creator and Chief Evangelist at Lumanu, the company simplifying business for the creator economy. If you’re one of the estimated 50 million people around the world who consider themselves a creator, odds are that you didn’t…
In more than a dozen interviews, young people explained how the events of the past few days became what one called a “tipping point.”They went to their first demonstrations. They chanted their first protest slogans. They had their first encounters with…
President Xi Jinping’s unbending approach to the pandemic has hurt businesses and strangled growth, squeezing the world’s second-largest economy.The toll of China’s unwavering approach to fighting Covid has rippled through the world’s second-largest economy for months: Youth unemployment reached a record…
CEO at Yooz Inc., leading product innovation road maps and strategic partnerships. What accountant doesn't recall being stuck in the office late on a Friday night crunching numbers and finalizing overdue reports? After spending hours scouring reports in all the formats—Excel…
Eddy Azad is CEO at Parsec Automation, the developer of TrakSYS™, a leading real-time operations & performance management software. All signs indicate that we’re in a challenging business environment. What started with pandemic-caused difficulties has now been exacerbated by inflation on…
The government is facing yet more legal action over its environmental strategy, after a coalition of green and health groups today formally submitted a complaint to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) alleging Defra has acted unlawfully by missing the legal…
Robert Hayes is CEO of Athena, which powers the “Corporation of You” by matching exceptional executive assistants with industry leaders. Many people are wringing their hands right now over forecasts of an economic recession. Recent high-profile layoffs and reports of rescinded…
Steve Cody is the founder and CEO of Peppercomm, a strategic communications agency named among PRWeek’s Best Places to Work in 2020. We all know that running a successful business is about so much more than offering great products and services…
Businesses with a strong sales pipeline are able to move customers down the line with ease and send qualified leads through top-funnel efforts effectively. However, some entrepreneurs may find challenges when building a sales pipeline that works for their business. To…
Founder & CEO, Corix Partners | Top CyberSecurity Thought-Leader on Thinkers360 | Author | Blogger | Board Advisor. For the past two decades, I've found many organizations have been trapped in a spiral of failure around cybersecurity. In my experience helping…
Vicki Tambellini is the CEO and founder of Tambellini Group, an independent higher education research and advisory firm. The prevalence of data breaches and the damage they cause has driven many businesses, nonprofits and government agencies to invest heavily in cybersecurity…
The Twitter owner’s latest fight is a big one: the market dominance of Apple’s App Store.App Store under fire.Samuel Corum/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesElon Musk wages war on Apple Elon Musk has been unafraid of picking fights, whether with prominent politicians,…
