In The News SBA Adjusts Size Threshold to Qualify as a ... To adjust for inflation, the Small Business Association is raising its industry-specific monetary-based size standards by 8.4%. This is the first such adjustment from the SBA since 2014. These changes will take effect on an ...
Business Wise B2B Marketing to Millennials While marketers in the business-to-consumer (B2C) market have tailored their strategies to millennial buyers, the business-to-business (B2B) market remains hesitant to adapt. The age group of the generation ranges from 23-38 years old, meaning the ...
Human Resources & Operations Introducing Generation Z to the Workforce Generation Z recently surpassed millennials as the most populous age group in the world. While definitions vary, Pew Research Center categorizes this group as people born in 1997 or later—no consensus has been reached on ...
Advocacy & Public Affairs What Fed Rate Cut Means for Student Loans The Federal Reserve Bank chairman Jerome Powell announced on Thursday that the Fed would lower interest rates by a quarter-point. This will be the first rate cut by the Fed since 2008, when they were ...
Continuing Education & Business Training How Virtual Reality is Being Used in Human ... Virtual reality technology has grown in popularity over the years and is expected to improve with 5G internet on the way. VR has been implemented by several industries such as gaming, fashion, media, construction and ...
Human Resources & Operations Understanding & Combating Unconscious Bias Unconscious biases are prejudices against individuals, groups or things that our brains make without us even realizing. They are formed by associations our brain has made from all the information it has absorbed during our ...
Innovation & Technology The Internet Space Race: SpaceX, Amazon & OneWeb Last Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the event that led many to proclaim America as the winner of the space race. Fast forward to 2019, we’re heading towards an internet space ...
In The News Implications of Raising the Minimum Wage Earlier this week, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted 231-199 to pass the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15, gradually through 2025. The bill would also ...
In The News Alibaba Opens Itself to U.S. Small Businesses Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced today that it will allow small businesses from the United States to sell goods on its platform. The company is also planning a tour of the U.S., starting in Brooklyn, ...
Advocacy & Public Affairs Corporate Transparency Act: another burden for small businesses? Last month, the House Financial Services Committee passes the Corporate Transparency Act. This legislation would require companies to disclose their beneficial owners at the time the company is formed. The minimum information beneficial owners must ...
