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Mental Health Should Be Your Top Priority Right Now. Here’s Why

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As COVID-19 devastates nations and businesses, there’s a potential casualty you may not have fullly realized: your mental health. Uncertainty around the health of your family, company and employees can be overwhelming. Looking after your mental health during this crisis should be every business leader’s No. 1 priority.

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How to Make Your Corporate Wellness Program Truly Effective

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Many employees are hesitant to take advantage of wellness offerings because they feel unsafe admitting they have any kind of mental health or other wellness challenges to deal with. By setting realistic, incremental goals like these, companies can make steady and sustainable progress.

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5 ways to improve mental health for software developers

TechCrunch

With World Mental Health Day just behind us, I thought about how the tech industry can be a difficult place to stay mentally well. Software development at its best is a creative endeavor. However, health is something more fundamental, almost on the lowest level of the hierarchy of needs , which includes mental health.

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Finalists Announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement. Their innovative approach harnesses the potential of biochar to sequester carbon, improve soil quality, and promote sustainable agriculture.

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How Entrepreneurs and Founders Can Avoid “Capital Tunnel Vision”   

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Because many founders do not plan to exit with an IPO where outside financial capital would help reach that goal, it’s necessary to consider other options that may be better for the long-term health of the business. What’s often lost when capital raise decisions are made is that taking external funding shifts the ecosystem of your business.

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Circularity in action: Social projects in Caracas

Impact Hub

Both ventures showcase how creative thinking and disruptive solutions can bring positive change to longstanding issues while fostering community collaboration. By sharing their journeys, our goal is to boost awareness and promote the adoption of a circular economy in Armenia, catalysing a transformative shift toward sustainability.

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Governor Murphy Cuts the Ribbon at HAX Flagship U.S. HQ in Newark

American Entrepreneurship

From HAX to the Princeton AI Hub, to the Helix and Edge Works, New Jersey’s innovation story is evolving and our investment in the field will lead to long-term, sustainable economic growth.” I am proud of the creativity and thoughtfulness of the legislature in creating tax incentive programs that attract these innovative enterprises.