Allyship at Work | She Owns It

Posted on July 8, 2023
Let’s talk about the new buzzword of the corporate world: allyship. Though you’ve probably heard a lot about it in recent months, it’s for good reason. Allyship is all about building and improving upon your relationships with marginalized groups, and it’s becoming increasingly crucial in the modern business landscape. Harvard Business Review even noted DEI improvement efforts as one of their nine tips for businesses this year. Not only does allyship help to increase diversity and productivity, but it also leads to lower employee turnover. Companies prioritizing allyship and inclusion in their work cultures have better employee retention rates, improved…

Loan repayments could lead to closures of 8,000 small Saskatchewan businesses

Posted on July 8, 2023
“Those small businesses that fought three hard years just to survive the pandemic are still facing significant challenges on their road to recovery,” said Solberg, whose organization has 4,000 business members.Solberg conducted a survey with the CFIB which concluded that 19 per cent of all small businesses could close in Saskatchewan.The loan repayment date was already extended by the federal government once, but Solberg said it’s necessary for the federal government to extend it further. “The message is loud and clear from small businesses that they need more time and obviously they appreciate the deadline has been extended once…

Apple became the first company to have a market cap topping $3 trillion

Posted on July 7, 2023
Apple’s market cap topped $3 trillion on Friday, as shares rose about 1% to a new high and passed the $190.73 price required to hit the milestone, according to CNBC’s most recent share count. Apple was the first company to hit a $3 trillion market cap during intraday trading in January 2022, but it failed to close at that level. It has another shot to do that on Friday. It shows investors remain bullish on the stock and Apple’s portfolio of products and services, despite the company’s warning in May that its current quarter revenue is expected to fall about…

Stocks end lower amid China headwinds, Fed minutes: Stock market news today

Posted on July 7, 2023
Stocks ended Wednesday’s session lower as traders returning from the Independence Day broke eyed headwinds for the global economy and combed through the release of the Federal Reserve’s minutes from its June meeting. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) finished down 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) slipped by around 0.3% or about 100 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.1%. A surprisingly sharp fall in Chinese services activity stoked concerns about the health of the world’s second-biggest economy, against a backdrop of building tensions in the US-China trade war. The minutes from the Fed’s June meeting showed that…

IoT News – IoT Insights

Posted on July 7, 2023
IoT Analytics published the Q1/2023 update of their “Global Cellular IoT Module and Chipset Market Tracker & Forecast” – an interactive dashboard and structured market tracker that includes quarterly data on worldwide cellular IoT modules and chipsets from 2018 to Q1 2023, and forecast data from Q2 2023 to 2027. KEY QUOTES: Satyajit Sinha, Principal Analyst at IoT Analytics, comments:“The cellular IoT module market experienced a decline in Q1 2023, due to cautious end-user spending, device makers reducing inventory, and the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage. The slow recovery of the Chinese market and global uncertainties has significantly impacted the…

Digital Marketing Expert Empowers Small Business Owners

Posted on July 7, 2023
Adebukola Ajao is an online digital marketing guru equipped to help small businesses with the tools to compete. A 2021 graduate of Northeastern, Ajao was recently honored with a Women Who Empower Innovator Award in the young graduate alumnae category for her creation of For All Things Digital. Born and raised in Boston, Ajao grew up across the street from Northeastern’s campus. As an undergraduate student, she worked with the university’s John D. O’Bryant African American Institute to start a social justice activist coalition. Adebukola Ajao, owner of BDY Consult marketing agency, poses for a portrait in ISEC. Ajao is…

Fake online reviews: US proposes bans

Posted on July 6, 2023
WASHINGTON – US federal regulators are looking to crack down on fake reviews and other deceptive internet practices. The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule Friday that would ban paying for reviews, suppressing honest reviews, selling fake social media engagement and more. Businesses would also be prohibited from running company-controlled websites that claim to be independent, and other deceptive practices like “review hijacking,” which makes reviews for one product appear like they were written for significantly different ones. If the proposed rule is approved, following a 60-day public comment period, violators could face hefty penalties. “Our proposed rule on…

HR Magazine – How to create an HR business plan that delivers

Posted on July 6, 2023
The word strategy comes from the Greek ‘strategos’ meaning generalship. In Greek mythology Athena the goddess of warfare and strategy is a guide leading people in the right direction.The essence of strategy then is to provide a plan of direction to achieve the longer-term aims of the organization. So where does the new HRD begin with developing her HR strategy?HR can help deliver better business performance Five top tips for HR professionals What do innovative HRDs have in common?Step one: understand the business She must first know the terrain, resources, and current barriers if she is to…