Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 24, 2022

The three degrees of ecosystem design- the innovating equation. In any ecosystem thinking and design, we do need to find this “sweet spot” for encouraging more innovation. For me, it is the ability to build the dynamics within the involvement required. We live in a world where we are having greater connectivity than ever before. We are increasingly engaged in far greater interactivity with easy access to social and organizational tools than ever before.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

Small businesses face a lot of challenges these days, including hiring and retaining employees, inflation, supply chain issues, and more. Read on as small business expert Gene Marks shares his insights to help small business owners navigate the current marketplace. Gene Marks Founder, Marks Group PC. “There has never been a better time to start a small business,” says Marks, owner of Marks Group PC, a ten-person firm that provides technology and consulting services to small and medium-sized busi

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IdeaScale

JUNE 24, 2022

Business innovation and sustainability go hand-in-hand. The evolution of technology and the demand for sustainable products and processes is becoming one of the main drivers of revenue growth and cost reduction across industries. Today’s sustainability leaders are 4 times more likely to be considered innovation leaders compared to those not focused on sustainability, as you can see in our downloadable infographic.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

Here are five ways small business owners can get prepared and get ahead amid economic uncertainty and rising inflation. Kevin Hubbard Co-Founder, Rhoback Activewear, Member, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council. Inflation has continued to rise at staggering levels. Small business owners are often disproportionally impacted by rising costs as they don’t have the same ability as larger companies to absorb them.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

Data

Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

As a startup entrepreneur, you wear all the hats — sales, marketing, fulfillment, invoicing, accounting, and business strategy, to name just a few. It can be exhausting, but entrepreneurs thrive on bootstrapping and solving impossible challenges. However, the time may come, several years into your business, when you are unsure how to achieve that next growth milestone.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

Small businesses generate 44% of the U.S. economy and are responsible for two-thirds of new jobs. One of the most often-overlooked sectors of the small business community is the 16 million people who are self-employed. Keith Hall, CPA President and CEO, National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE). “The state of mind of the typical self-employed person is by definition not typical,” says Keith Hall, chief operating officer and president of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NAS

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

Top motivational speaker Dan Clark discusses how small businesses can recover — and thrive — in a post-pandemic world. Dan Clark CEO, Clark Success Systems. The world continues to navigate unprecedented challenges, and nothing has been hit harder than small businesses. In fact, compared to 2019, 80% of small businesses are still experiencing significant challenges , with 63% reporting lowered revenue.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

Cynthia Johnson and Ashley Legg, co-founders of Get It/Girl Brands, offer advice for growing a small business in the digital landscape. Cynthia Johnson Co-Founder, Get It/Girl Brands. Ashley Legg Co-Founder, Get It/Girl Brands. What is your best advice for those who want to become an entrepreneur but do not know where to begin? Take the time to figure out what you want to do, or even better, what you don’t want to do.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, indispensable to every local community and the 59 million employees who work for one. According to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy , nearly half of all Americans are employed by small businesses, and small businesses comprise 99.9% of all U.S. businesses. It goes without saying that it is in everyone’s best interest to keep these small businesses afloat and to keep their workforces well.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

Small and medium businesses (SMB) are always facing challenges, but successful small business owners and entrepreneurs are innovative and keep evolving. That’s according to entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. “We have some really big changes going on in an SMB world,” says Vaynerchuk, the chairman of VaynerX , a media and communications holding company; CEO of VaynerMedia , a full-service advertising agency; and creator and CEO of the NFT project, VeeFriends.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Business and Tech

JUNE 24, 2022

To grow their businesses in an ever-changing, on-demand world, small businesses find success with delivery platforms that offer broad choices, flexibility, and control. For small businesses, offering delivery can be an efficient way to expand beyond brick-and-mortar to online. As consumers’ appetite for using online delivery to get almost anything effortlessly — whether their next meal, grocery, or retail item — grows, you can meet their needs through delivery platforms.

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