Christopher Rugaber, Ap Economics Writer Updated 12:01 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Chris O'Meara, AP Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, photo, Troy Knutson loads supplies into a storage facility in Bradenton, Fla. Data shows that small businesses are hiring less, despite the strong economy, partly because they are losing employees to bigger firms. less In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, photo, Troy Knutson loads supplies into a storage facility in Bradenton, Fla. Data shows that small businesses are hiring less, despite the strong economy, partly because they are ... more … [Read more...] about Small businesses find tight job market makes it hard to hire
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Using technology to help independent restaurants thrive
GoKart CEO Anx Patel discusses how using the latest technology can enable independent restaurants to thrive in a challenging marketplace whilst improving their supply chain efficiency through collaborative procurement. A challenging sectorIn such an unpredictable industry as the restaurant sector, there are many challenges for independent businesses to really make a go of it in today’s market. Economic recession and political uncertainty has taken its toll on most industries, with non-essential markets such as fashion, beauty and entertainment being hit hardest. With stagnant wages and a rising cost of living throughout the UK, it’s no surprise that the restaurant sector has suffered with people less likely to splash out on an expensive dining experience every week. The cost of raw materials has spiked and even chains which seemed big enough to absorb this, such as Jamie’s Italian and Prezzo, have felt the pinch leading to mass closures. How can a one-man band or … [Read more...] about Using technology to help independent restaurants thrive
U.S. businesses feeling bullish, despite the surrounding tumult
By Patricia Cohen, New York Times Published 2:07 pm CDT, Friday, July 27, 2018 Photo: Richard Drew /Associated Press Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 In this April 5, 2018, file photo, a sign for a Wall Street subway station is shown in New York. Exuberant optimism is encouraging U.S. businesses to ramp up hiring and consider new investment. The confidence is rooted only partly in hard-nosed data, like the rapid pace of growth expected for the second quarter and record low jobless rates. It is also a sign of harder-to-measure sentiment. less In this April 5, 2018, file photo, a sign for a Wall Street subway station is shown in New York. Exuberant optimism is encouraging U.S. businesses to ramp up hiring and consider new investment. The confidence ... more Photo: Richard Drew /Associated Press U.S. businesses feeling bullish, … [Read more...] about U.S. businesses feeling bullish, despite the surrounding tumult
Alphabet says now is the time for two Google X projects to evolve into standalone businesses
source Google Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, announced on Wednesday that two research projects, Loon and Wing, are becoming independent businesses. Loon, the balloon-flying internet-delivery project and Wing, which is developing a drone-delivery service, are now standalone businesses operating under the Alphabet umbrella. This likely means little to Alphabet’s bottom line for the foreseeable future, but the two projects emerged from Google’s X facility, which is more focused on changing the world. Loon and Wing, two research projects developed within Google’s secretive X research facility, are becoming standalone businesses within Alphabet, Google’s parent company announced Wednesday. Loon is the project that releases massive balloons into the stratosphere carrying the gear needed to supply people in rural communities with an internet connection. Wing seeks to develop the means to deliver goods to consumers … [Read more...] about Alphabet says now is the time for two Google X projects to evolve into standalone businesses
From controlling to empowering: Five practices for building business ecosystems
Video: Why social good is business tech's next big trendIs the hierarchical management mode still suitable for the challenges of the modern economy? Can business leaders compete in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the age of the intelligent connected stakeholder (employees, partners, customers, and communities) without adopting a beginner's mindset that fully recognizes the new currencies of the digital economy -- speed, personalization, scale, and intelligence? Read also: Who's hurt by the ZTE ban? US consumers and businessesMore importantly, can companies compete in a hyper-connected, knowledge-sharing economy without support from a business ecosystem? There is mindset shift that is required to drive business transformation, and it starts with understanding the importance of building business ecosystems. To better understand how companies can build business ecosystems, I spoke with Henry King and Steve Wilt, two extraordinary innovation and transformation leaders at Salesforce. … [Read more...] about From controlling to empowering: Five practices for building business ecosystems