Gideon Katjimba, a self-taught engineer at Kunene General Company, displays toy cars enhanced with digital features in Windhoek, Namibia, on Aug. 30, 2022. Young street engineers from Opuwo town in Kunene region, north-western Namibia, are integrating robotics into hand-made toy cars to capture new business opportunities. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) […]
Month: August 2022
Stock sell-off extends into third day amid renewed rate fears
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday to mark a third-straight losing session, deepening a rout kicked off Friday following Fed Chair Jay Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole. When the bell rang on Wall Street, the S&P 500 was off 1.1%, the Dow down 1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.1%. Tuesday’s […]
Russia dodges economic collapse but the decline has started
“I’m driving through Moscow and the same traffic jams are there as before,” says Andrey Nechaev, who was Russia’s economy minister in the early 1990s. The readiness of China and India to snap up cheap Russian oil has helped, but Nechaev and other analysts say Russia’s economy has started to […]
SaaS Unicorn Exterro On How it Identified a Massive Opportunity to Create a Global Company
You’re reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Bobby Balachandran, founder, president and CEO, Exterro started the company from a garage in 2004, along with Ajith Samuel, CPO, Shashidhar Angadi CTO and Karthik Kalani COO. Today, the startup has achieved a valuation of more than $1 billion. Company […]
House Poor Meaning: What Is it, and How to Avoid It
Photo: istockphoto.com Q: I recently graduated from college and am on the market to buy a new home. A few of my family members keep cautioning me to avoid becoming house poor. I’m not familiar with the term. What does house poor mean? A: If you have questions about what […]
DeSantis wants pot companies to pay more to do business in Florida
TALLAHASSEE — As Florida medical marijuana companies continue to rake in cash, Gov. Ron DeSantis this week said cannabis operators need to pay more for the opportunity to do business in the state. The state “should charge these people more,” DeSantis told reporters Tuesday. “I mean, these are very valuable […]
First Person: Sharing indigenous knowledge with tourists |
Indigenous entrepreneur Celestina Ábalos runs a tourism business in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Quebrada de Humahuaca in Jujuy province, northern Argentina, sharing her community’s culture and knowledge of medicinal herbs. “I am a child of Pachamama, Mother Earth. Earth is everything to us. It is life. We cannot […]
Making the case for a bear market rally, not a new bull run
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, August 18, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @SPYJared. […]
Australia news live updates: small business deal a ‘historic and important step forward’, unions chief says | Australia news
Small business deal a ‘historic and important step forward’, ACTU chief says The ACTU and Council of Australian Small Business Organisations are giving a joint press conference in Canberra, about their agreement to work together to progress multi-employer collective bargaining. Cosboa acting chief executive, Alexi Boyd, said it is difficult […]
How Success Happened for Nicola Mendelsohn, VP Global Business Group at Meta
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Throughout her career, Nicola Mendelsohn, VP of Global Business Group at Meta, has learned that no matter how much planning you do, you can’t predict everything. Understanding how to adapt and move forward has served her well as she rose through the […]
What insurance agents need to know about the future of work
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly created a new era of work. And in order to thrive through this crisis and the next, independent insurance agencies must be willing to adapt. To help agencies evolve, Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance recently released “The Agent’s Guide to the Future of Work” e-book that […]
Ryan Cohen sells entire stake in Bed Bath & Beyond
GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen has sold his entire position in Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), a filing with the SEC on Thursday revealed. Cohen had owned stock and options representing over 9.4 million shares of the retailer, or 11.8% of the company. In addition to news Cohen sold his stake […]
America Golf Cart Market Emerging Analysis, Future Growth and Business Opportunities 2030
PORTLAND, ORAGON, UNITED STATES, August 24, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The America golf cart market size was valued at $1,191.2 million in 2018, and is projected to reach at $1,627.6 million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 3.9% from 2019 to 2026 Golf cart is a type of low speed […]
How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost? (2022)
Photo: depositphotos.com Typical Range: $1,240 to $5,343 National Average: $3,291 Water damage can be a devastating experience for any homeowner. It’s often the result of a burst pipe, a leaky roof, or even a broken dishwasher. No matter the cause of the damage, it’s important for homeowners to act quickly […]
ESG investing brings political fights to the investing world
Our society is not just divided along political lines — media, culture, and even coffee shops have become delineated between red and blue. So perhaps it is inevitable that these fissures would come to the world of investing. I’m speaking about the growth of so-called ESG investing — which stands […]
$250K gift to RISE project supports future small business owners
Ben Godsey knows how important entrepreneurs are to Hawaiʻi’s economy. As the president and CEO of ProService Hawaii, one of Hawaiʻi’s largest outsourced human resource providers, he counts more than 2,000 local small businesses as clients—most of them entrepreneurs. That’s one of the reasons Godsey and his wife, Yvonne Chan, […]
Active Network Management Market New Business Opportunities and Investment Research Report by 2030
Active Network Management Market Internet of Things (IoT) devices integration in smart cities infrastructure has acted as a key growth factor of the global market. PORTLAND , PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATE, August 24, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Rise in need for efficient power management solutions and increase in demand for smart […]
Cuban Entrepreneurs Hope for Room to Grow as the Government Ponders Reform
By Marc Frank and Anett Rios HAVANA (Reuters) – For those seeking proof that even modest foreign investment can help propel Cuba’s fledgling entrepreneurs, look no further than Oscar Fernandez’s Havana-based dried fruit business. Thanks to a $40,000 loan from abroad, the family-run company, registered last year after a government […]
Survey finds 50% of companies want to cut headcount
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Friday, August 19, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Myles Udland, senior markets editor at Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @MylesUdland and on LinkedIn. […]
CAE Healthcare named Certified Green Business Partner by Sarasota County
Designation based on business operations, waste, water, and energy practices CAE Healthcare will hold the title of Certified Green Business Partner until 2025 SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – CAE Healthcare today announced it was named a Certified Green Business Partner by Sarasota County, Florida, where CAE Healthcare’s U.S. […]