What do fishermen, school cafeterias and the Catholic Church have in common? It turns out they are all allies in the fight against climate change. Earlier this week, five social entrepreneurs gathered in New York at The New School's Tishman Center for Environment and Design to discuss innovations to protect the environment.
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5 Online Businesses Created to Save your Time and Money
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 The old offline system has been replaced by the new digital era powered by avant-garde technology, which has effectively improved service delivery for many businesses.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: Understanding The Connection Between VCs And Philanthropy
Venture philanthropy — also known as angel philanthropy or enterprise philanthropy — uses traditional venture capital strategies to achieve philanthropic goals.
Toyota, Denso Form Venture To Create Advanced Chips For Self-Driving And Connected Cars
Toyota Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. announced plans on Wednesday to form a joint venture to develop the next-generation semiconductors for future connected and self-driving vehicles. Denso, one of the world's largest auto suppliers, will own 51% of the new business with Toyota to own the remaining portion.
ADP vs. Paychex: Comparing Key Metrics For The Two Largest Payroll Processing Companies
ADP and Paychex are the two largest payroll processing and human resource management companies. With unemployment levels in the U.S. staying around an all-time low for several months now, the larger workforce in the country has boosted the prospects for human resource-related outfits.
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In an earlier article, I examined some of the recent dynamics in open source software, specifically around the for-own-profit commercialization of some projects by large cloud providers, and how that is driving smaller companies to seek out restrictive license models, in the process causing themselves considerable friction in their communities.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - In the United States, business relationships are formal and typically based on contractual agreements. In China, business relationships rely more on the long-lasting culture of guanxi, a mixture of personal and public relationships that affect all individuals and organizations.
Softbank to invest 460 million euros in Germany's Auto1 Japan’s Softbank will invest 460 million euros ($561 million) in used-car dealing platform Auto1, marking the first investment in Germany by its Vision Fund, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Iceland Investing $1 Billion on Increasing Airport Capacity A tourist boom has caused traffic at Iceland’s Keflavik airport to grow more than five-fold over the past nine years, with a predicted 10 million passengers this year.
Facebook-owned Oculus gets patent infringement lawsuit Oculus, a virtual reality (VR) company acquired by Facebook, was sued for patent infringement. Reuters reported that TechnoView IP, a technology trading company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Oculus and Facebook in the US federal court in Delaware on July 7 (local time).
China is currently domiating in terms of Solar Energy and in here you will find out how they manage their solar industry.
Here are the three winners in terms of our cable industry. There are certain rumors about the cable industries death that is spreading around, and truly it has been exaggerated.
The Italian Prime Minister has called for a cabinet meeting to discuss the request for funds from the parliament. The funds will be used to rescue the country's most troubled banks.
The New Markets Task Force of the Recreational Boating and Leadership Council spent the year working on an educational training module for the boating industry. The module, which was presented last month, has been received well so far.
