Open invitation to join the Enterprise Europe Network as International Network Partner
The Enterprise Europe Network invites leading business support organisations—including chambers of commerce, innovation agencies, and…
What to expect if there’s a big dockworkers strike in the US
Whether you’re buying a can of sardines or a screwdriver, getting products to consumers requires…
Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy – is multi-level marketing in trouble?
Tupperware briefly experimented with retail sales. Oleksiichik/Shutterstock Tupperware is one of the few iconic brands…
Kenya could run out of money to repay massive debts: how to avoid this
Data from Kenya’s central bank show that public debt (total money owed) declined between December…
Denver’s experiment in providing a soft landing for newly arrived migrants and asylum-seekers isn’t cheap – but doing nothing might cost more
The burden of supporting asylum-seekers with food and housing often falls to cities, creating severe…
John Lewis is using AI to renew its famous price pledge, which might just improve sales
It was always a brave promise. But John Lewis’s pledge to be “never knowingly undersold”…
UK: Some pensioners are pretty well off. But how many can afford to lose the winter fuel payment?
The government’s plan to restrict pensioners’ winter fuel payment to households getting pension credit has…
China’s investments in Africa aren’t working as well as they should for cities: this needs to change
Over the past two decades African leaders have become increasingly drawn to Chinese financing and…
‘Meme stock’ investors are trying to catch up with a financial system which has left them behind – new research
The US stock market took a tumble early in August 2024 as fears rose of…
‘Social profit orientation’ can help companies and nonprofits alike do more good in the world
Economist Milton Friedman’s influential maxim, that a company’s sole obligation is to maximize profits, is…