If you're a hungry entrepreneur, spending every moment working toward your goals and investing back into your brand is essential for growth, but that doesn't make it the easy choice.

There's been a lot of choking in the nascent days of commercial cannabis growing in Santa Barbara County, especially as white-tented, periodically pungent farms expanded into the heart of wine country. As repeatedly covered in both this newspaper and much larger publications, this 21st-century cultivation conflict triggered lawsuits, contentious county hearings, and no shortage of seemingly endless squabbling, much of it between grape and cannabis growers themselves.

With news that COVID-19 vaccines are on the horizon, the world has breathed a collective sigh of relief. The once-in-a-lifetime health crisis caused by the pandemic has left countries across the globe in a state of utter devastation. Yet hopefully, the best scientific minds have conspired to finally end the physical threat of the coronavirus.

While the Internet of Things has had a profound impact on the modern way of living, it has equally influenced how businesses run. As the IoT technology continues to progress, enterprises worldwide have started to leverage its power to increase productivity, cut costs, and enhance asset utilization through efficient processes. Although there's tremendous potential in the implementation of IoT within businesses, it is still worth analyzing the risks associated with IoT devices and the damage that they can cause to any organization. Thus, you should always look for ways to secure your businesses from IoT-related data breaches.

With the emergence of alternative energy sources throughout the world, the oil and gas industry has faced several challenges. Over the past few decades, most oil and gas companies, like Gulf Coast Western, have been forced to rethink their functions and organizational models due to factors such as technological advancements, economic trends and tides, and shortages of resources. Since companies, especially in the oil and gas industry, want to ensure that they continuously grow, they have to find solutions to the challenges facing the industry when it comes to energy consumption.

Since the rise of the Internet age, our way of life has evolved beyond what we formerly thought possible. These changes have been felt in every facet of human life, and businesses are no exception. Online communication and information dissemination have become not just the present but also the future. Back in the day, businesses and organizations relied on physical structures and systems for storage, planning, communication, and marketing. While the old system worked well for many, it had its own fair share of flaws. The old offline system has been replaced by the new digital era powered by avant-garde technology, which has effectively improved service delivery for many businesses. For consumer service businesses, an online presence has opened them up to the limitless potential for growth and profits. In this article, we will review 5 businesses in different industries that have adopted an online approach to service delivery, thereby helping consumers save a lot of time and money.

Venture philanthropy — also known as angel philanthropy or enterprise philanthropy — uses traditional venture capital strategies to achieve philanthropic goals.

Closing a credit account might sound like ripping off a Band-Aid: sweet release. But it's not always that cut and dry. While it sometimes makes sense to close an account, it's not something you should do without considering some potential consequences.

Following the news that auto giants Daimler AG and the BMW Group have signed a deal to develop next-generation automated driving technology together, the Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG have announced that they are partnering on autonomous vehicle technology too.

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure to speak with Amy Francetic, founder and managing director of a Chicago-based clean energy investing venture capital firm called Energize Ventures, and the co-founder of the Clean Energy Trust, a Midwestern-focused non-profit clean energy accelerator.