© Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via The Associated Press Protesters hold Tibetan flags during a protest against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday. With the next Winter Games in Beijing a year away, Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic leaders are dismissing the […]
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Brian Eno Knows Why Reopening Indoor Dining and Gyms in King County Is a Very Bad Idea – Slog
A present, almost 9% of King County (Washington’s most populous county) has received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and Seattle (its most populous city) is only 3.3% away from an ideal 2% infection rate. This is very good news. And if the trends continue like this for another 30 […]
How an idea becomes a story at WPTV
As part of News Literacy Week, we’re showing you the process of how an idea becomes a story at WPTV Newschannel 5. Due to Covid-19, meetings are held on Zoom rather than in the newsroom conference room. First, a morning zoom meeting is led by our dayside executive producer, Andy […]
Why President Biden’s “Fire on the Spot” Policy is a Bad Idea for Your Business
© Credit: Getty Images President Joe Biden conducts a virtual swearing in ceremony for members of his new administration via Zoom just hours after his inauguration in the State Dining Room at the White House January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. While stopping bad behavior in the workplace is vital, […]
A ‘stoutstanding’ idea to brew up business
CANANDAIGUA — Picture big white fluffy snowflakes falling from the sky. © Photo Provided David D’Allesandro, owner of Frequentem Brewing Co. in Canandaigua, came up with Stout Month as a business pick-me-up during a normally slow time of year. While cold, it’s not that deep-in-the-bones stay-in-the-house-under-the-covers-until-May frigid cold that a […]
Small Business Snapshot: Turning a ‘Great Idea’ into an E-commerce Success – Lane Report
Worried that her purse would be stolen if left in the grocery cart, but not wanting to carry her heavy purse on her arm, Sally Robinson came up with a simple solution: She designed a way to attached her purse to the shopping cart. In 2010, she shared her creation […]
Key steps to bring your business idea to life
In the face of a shrinking job market, there has never been a more urgent need for entrepreneurship than now. A new year is upon us, and as we grapple with the ongoing effects of Covid-19 on our lives and livelihoods many people are looking at fresh new ways to […]
Pitch contest helps former refugee sharpen idea for Hmong-inspired fashion line
A love for the Hmong culture led to a business idea and people’s choice award for Ka Vang, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. © Courtesy of Ka Vang Ka Vang Vang, who entered the Fall 2020 UWGB Student Business Idea Virtual Pitch Contest, created a business model […]
Ch 1 – EVOLUTION: From the Idea to the Business, and How to Turn the Ship Around (2011
PIVOTS, a 3-part series Mental health and virtual care are having an incredible moment during COVID-19. As co-founder of Ginger, an on-demand mental health provider delivering access to care around the clock and across the globe, we have been fortunate to be in the right place at an incredibly trying […]
Business owners spend almost a year pitching idea before finding success
BUSINESS owners endure 11 months of pitching, six reinventions of their business model and four years of work before finding success. A study of 1,000 SME owners found they faced an average of nine major obstacles and 17 pitches – 29 per cent of which were a failure – […]