At the intersection of academia, industry, and the old underground culture of cannabis are people like Samuel Haiden, a botany graduate student at the University of Connecticut who spent 10 years as a cannabis grower in Maine. “I tried to start a large farm, and it just blew up completely,” he said, explaining that scaling…
Elizabethtown College is expanding its High Center for Family Business with a new High Center Nonprofits offering membership to regional nonprofit leaders and organizations. Founded in 1995, the S. Dale High Center for Family Business offers private and family-owned businesses throughout south central Pennsylvania leadership and development opportunities including executive peer groups, best practice surveys…
Ultimately, my sister took us in and loaned me money to start an in-home child care program. I linked up with the Butler County Educational Service Center and Miami Valley Child Development Centers (MVCDC). I don’t know where I’d be without them. I’ve gone from experiencing homelessness to having a business of my own, thanks…
David Senter fears his Hastings structural engineering firm will lose business if one of his five employees takes three months off. Niles Deneen, CEO of mug-making St. Paul company Deneen Pottery, worries about navigating different state and federal requirements. And businesses ranging from a small Moorhead chiropractor to St. Paul’s Anchor Paper Co. are concerned…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Three North Roan Street businesses are temporarily closed following an incident within the shared building at Roan Centre, according to the Johnson City Fire Department (JCFD). Johnson City Assistant Fire Chief Jason Powell told News Channel 11 they got a call about a possible gas leak on Saturday afternoon, however,…
As a small business owner, I’m invested in New York. I’m not looking for a quick buck. I’m building a business to last for many years to come. That’s why I support raising New York’s minimum wage and then adjusting it in future years to keep up with the cost of living instead of falling…
White names Fitwell Ambassador for 2023 Fort Collins-based Scarlett White of RE Tech Advisors was named Fitwel as Ambassador of the Year. She oversaw the Fitwel healthy building certification of 18 properties with clients including Lionstone Investments, Blackstone and UBS. Created in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and operated…
Kennedy K. Amofa For decades, multinational enterprises have invested heavily in advanced technology, including Artificial Intelligence, to advance business operations to attain a competitive edge in the global marketplace. Integrating AI tools such as Chatbot and ChatGPT with other emerging technologies, including Big Data, Cloud Computing and Analytics, presents an excellent opportunity for small business…
The task force meeting for this year’s Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) took place on Saturday in Kolkata. West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi, who chaired the meeting, focused on creation of a “conducive industrial ecosystem and business environment”, a government release stated. The industry representatives, included Sanjay Puri, chairman & managing director of ITC,…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Time can be an enemy or an ally when locked up behind bars, but a new re-entry program has turned time an offender would spend on recreation into re-creation. The Next Great 50 graduated 12 Mecklenburg County Detention Center residents Friday afternoon from its three-month-long program, which helped them…
