Every startup has a different story but when you look at the big economic and political picture, 2024 had all the hallmarks of a challenging year for young companies operating in the United Kingdom. The economy was sluggish, investors remained cautious and a general election in the middle of the…
Charbel S. Joseph was a construction contractor who decided for whatever reasons not to file or pay his federal income taxes due. On September 1, 2023, Joseph filed a petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky seeking Chapter 7 relief. In later filings, Joseph would…
If a picture can be worth a thousand words, here are three thousand worth on where the economy stands now. First, inflation using the Personal Consumption Expenditures measure, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure when making decisions: Next, economic growth via gross national product, or GDP: Finally, the unemployment…
Very bad news. The Trump brand has topped out. Sure, he is President-elect, but the political reality of a three-branch government just upended his first major attempt to rule. It shows his campaign promises are not assured. Issues like deporting millions of residents and their families, and increasing tariffs, even…
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Fatima Zaidi is the Founder & CEO of Quill Inc., an award-winning production agency and CoHost, a podcast growth and analytics tool. It’s clear that not everyone takes the time to read company-wide emails. Forbes reported that nearly three-quarters of employees don’t even open them,…
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Gender equality in the workplace, particularly in fintech, remains a distant goal. Despite some progress, women’s experiences and opportunities at work have not…
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Matthew Tesvich is waging war on smelly feet. Selling odor-preventing socks he designed at his startup SKUNK SKIN, the 23-year-old graduate of the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Terry College of Business recently won “Buy It Now!,” a top show on Amazon Prime Video. He pitched the product to judges on…
Margaret “Magi” Graziano is founder/CEO of KeenAlignment and author of “Ignite Culture” on leading healthy, high-performance organizations. In today’s workplace, “empowerment” is often used as a buzzword, synonymous with things like promotions, pay raises or handing off new responsibilities. However, empowerment is more than just assigning someone a task and…
The ideas I share in this article are my truth on how to get rich and build wealth, not the truth. Meaning, there is more than one path to achieve your financial goals, these are just what I have personally experienced and learned to be the most impactful for myself…
Einaras von Gravrock is CEO of CUBE3.AI, a pre-crime crypto fraud prevention platform that stops scams before they happen. Blockchain technology is revolutionizing businesses with its promise of transparency, efficiency and security. Yet, the same features that make it appealing also create opportunities for fraud. Industry reports show around 40%…
Pascal Bélanger, Senior VP Americas at Plaza Premium Group, leads a global provider of hospitality services and airport lounges. Travelers often plan with the destination in mind, but what about the journey itself? Once regarded as mere stopovers, airports have transformed into integral parts of the travel experience. They’ve become…
Ask family caregivers what sort of government support they want and their answer is clear: They want upfront cash. Not bigger future Social Security benefits. Not respite care or tax credits, not paid family leave, or even reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs. They want cash. That, at least, were the preferences…
You’re ready to post on LinkedIn but no one’s seeing your content. You’ve written something you know is good, but it’s getting lost in the newsfeed. Smart LinkedIn users know posting is only half the battle. The magic happens in those fifteen or so minutes before you hit publish. The…
The headline was likely a giveaway. But it’s worth looking at the history of income tax on the individual and corporate level. The first step is to bring up the data, which comes from the executive branch’s Office of Management and Budget, Table 2.1, Receipts by Source: 1934 through 2029…
Minna Hu, Founder of AI Bookkeeper, committed to helping small business owners free up the time they spent on bookkeeping. As a small business owner, life often feels like a relentless balancing act. Between running your business, managing family obligations and tending to the unexpected curveballs life throws your way,…
House GOP leaders are scrambling to reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown before Friday’s deadline, but experts say a shutdown would likely have little impact on the stock market – and might even help it, given the circumstances. The last-minute wrangling comes after the initial bipartisan deal…
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