There are 28 million small businesses in the US. The sad reality is that most of them fail within the first few years of operation. The small percentage that survive Read more
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Zara – The Use of ‘Big Data’ to Create Business Value
“It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.” Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) … particularly as the emergence of the so-called “Big Data” makes the issue Read more
Small Business Support Has Big Impact
Standing in front of the crowd at the recent Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards luncheon, I was awed to see so many supporters of the small business community. This support is exactly Read more
How to Build Your First Mobile App & Make the Business Big With Apps
There has been a rapid explosion of apps for the past few years and this craze is especially centred towards youngsters. As the number of smart phone users are increasing, Read more
MarketWatch – Controversial Qatar World Cup Poses Big Challenges for Corporate Sponsors by Barron’s Events
Jim is an acknowledged expert in the fields of sponsorship, event and sports marketing. He was instrumental in building pioneering sponsorship firm IEG into a global leader in industry data, Read more
Target stock tumbles 14% after big profit miss, downbeat same-store sales outlook
Shares of Target Corp. TGT, +3.95% tumbled 14.0% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the discount broadline retailer reported fiscal third-quarter profit that was well below expectations even as revenue beat, Read more
From ‘coastal grandmother’ style to accessible farmhouse furniture, boomers are becoming popular among big brands
It was only three years ago that young millennials and Gen Z coined the phrase “OK, Boomer” as a way to dismiss and label their elders as old-fashioned. In addition, Read more
Recessions always spur big layoffs, but the Fed thinks this time might be different
Can the Federal Reserve slow the economy and crush high inflation without triggering mass layoffs? Top officials at the central bank think they can pull it off. Most economists predict Read more
FTX bankruptcy: Tom Brady, Steph Curry set to lose big from company’s collapse
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried lost his entire $16 billion fortune in just a few days after his company filed chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, but he’s not the Read more
The Dow was the laggard Friday as stocks added to their big gains a day earlier
The Dow was the laggard Friday as stocks added to their big gains a day earlier