Five 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…

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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…

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Prime Minister accused of ‘evoking conspiracy theories’ with plan to restrict traffic calming measures

The Prime Minister has today been accused of "considering evoking conspiracy theories" following reports his upcoming Party Conference speech is set to include an attack on traffic calming measures that local authorities have deployed to tackle air pollution and improve road…

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Fire Brigades Union: UK ‘woefully under-prepared’ for increasing wildfire threat

A stark new report into the UK's resilience to wildfires from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has revealed a "dangerous" lack of UK-wide strategy, planning, and investment, warning that cuts and under-resourcing mean people and property are facing a growing threat.…

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‘Deplastify’: European food giants accused of failing to make progress in tackling plastic pollution

Nestlé, Danone, and McDonalds France are among nine major food and beverage companies to come under fire today, after being accused of failing to do enough to reduce their use of plastic.  A new report was published this week to mark…

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Fact Checkers Take Stock of Their Efforts: ‘It’s Not Getting Better’

The momentum behind organizations that aim to combat online falsehoods has started to taper off.After President Biden won the election nearly three years ago, three of every 10 Americans believed the false narrative that his victory resulted from fraud, a poll…

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From Hyperloop To Net Zero: Why A Big Pivot Can Be Good For Business

“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…

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How These Three Mental Health Advocates Are Transforming Pain Into Purpose

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…

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Looming Federal Government Shutdown Threatens Small Business Growth And Productivity

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…

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‘Misguided’: £1.5tr investor group slams government over green policy rollback

Aviva Investors, the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, and Jupiter Asset Management are among a raft of major investors to have this week warned Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that his rollback of green policy measures could hurt inward investment in the…

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Pensions regulator issues first-ever climate reporting fine to ExxonMobil Pension Plan

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued a fine against the ExxonMobil Pension Plan for failing to report against the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) requirements, in the first of its kind against a pension scheme. The fine of £5,000 was…

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China Uses ‘Deceptive’ Methods to Sow Disinformation, U.S. Says

The accusations reflect worry in Washington that China’s information operations pose a growing security challenge to the United States.The State Department accused China on Thursday of using “deceptive and coercive methods” to shape the global information environment, by acquiring stakes in…

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Nine Skills And Traits Even Top Marketing Leaders Should Continue To Hone (And Why)

It can be said that no professional is ever truly done learning—even ones with years of experience. This is especially true for marketing professionals, as the interests and behaviors of consumers are constantly changing, meaning the way companies must market to…

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How West Africa Can Reap More Profit From the Global Chocolate Market

Resource-rich countries like Ghana are often cut out of lucrative parts of the business like manufacturing. The “fairchain movement” wants to change that.The first leg of the 35-mile journey from Ghana’s capital city, Accra, to the Fairafric chocolate factory in Amanase…

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Unlock Success: 8 Proven Strategies To Beat The ~80% VC-Venture Failure Rate

A vast entrepreneurial ecosystem is dedicated to the proposition that venture growth needs venture capital (VC). This may be the most wasteful idea in venture development – wasting both financial capital and human potential. Risk of VC Failure Contrary to the…

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