Wed.Mar 06, 2019

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How the Internet of Things is impacting New Zealand businesses

NZ Entrepreneur

Most forward-thinking organisations will understand the importance of big data, and perhaps on a lesser scale – artificial intelligence. But there’s no doubt that the next greatest technological impact is the ability to link these two components through the Internet of Things. By further exploring the fundamental element of ‘what happens next’, it is only then that we are able to grasp what it could truly be capable of achieving for businesses and organisations who integrate this technolog

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How Madrid Promotes Female Entrepreneurship

Impact Hub

Women are a key element in the family economy in Spain, although over recent years they have been greatly affected by high rates of unemployment. If we add the gender pay gap to this, it means that, generally speaking, women earn less than men for doing the same job. This issue gave rise to the GIRA Mujeres program, promoted by Coca-Cola Spain and undertaken in partnership with numerous organizations specialising in female entrepreneurship, including Impact Hub Madrid.

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The State of Federal Economic Adjustment Assistance

EntreWorks Consulting

Much of the most important work we do in economic development is about what government agencies call economic adjustment, i.e. helping workers, businesses, and communities affected by an economic shock, such as a plant closing or a wider economic downturn. In the US, we pay lip service to supporting economic adjustment, but we don’t really deploy real money to support this important mission.