This year’s annual SXSW festival anticipated its largest attendance to date. Following the global pandemic, 2020 brought devastation to the DNA of the city, with a never-before-seen festival cancellation. The year following was moved online, and the year after that finally offered a breath of
During the Creative Industries Expo at South-by-Southwest, several companies and organizations not only from the United States but globally vied for attendees attention as they showcased their wares to a highly-educated audience and higher-earning crowd (with an average household income of $100,000). With artificial intelligence
According to court documents, a former housekeeper for Jeff Bezos has filed a lawsuit against the billionaire Amazon founder for alleged racial discrimination and “unsafe” working conditions. Mercedes Wedaa, Bezos’ former housekeeper, claimed that she and other staffers were denied easy access to bathrooms in
In celebrating and uplifting mothers who have their careers entangled with their already full-time job of parenthood, the Kitty Fund seeks to invest in Mom-preneurs who are looking for that extra boost of financial aid. This grant that is awarded through the non-profit Founders First
So, you’ve taken the big leap and started your own business! Time to get started on that checklist. Website is up and running, orders are coming in, business plan all written out. But something is still missing…a retirement account? Now? Your early 20s or 30s
Every once in a while we come across things that open us to the world. We define things and put them into structures so that it is easy for us as human beings to make sense out of them. However, every so often one set
September is home to various National Holidays, with my favorite one coming up. National Read a Book Day is on September 6th. This day makes my heart shine and smile so big. If you are like me, an avid reader, you do not wait to
To begin with, let me congratulate you—you’ve done three things worth applause: You have stepped out of the bog of a job market. Instead of pleasing your recruiter, you’re now about to please your customers and your employees. You have one recruiter and maybe a
In its heyday, Pier 1 Imports had 18,000 employees and over 1,000 stores worldwide, bringing us the most eclectic and quirky array of home furnishing design and décor products—from love beads, exotic rattan chairs, to other treasured goods. For over 5 decades, Pier 1 took
When Covid-19 came in and swept the world, every individual was hit hard financially, mentally, and physically. The world stopped and everything we knew and loved was put on hold. How did we cope with this enormous amount of stress and fear? Well, according to
As the world tries to turn the page on COVID, employees are turning in resignation letters. Some are quitting to start a business, while others are quitting for a better workplace or work-life balance. The COVID pandemic has left the world in a state of
Smoothie King has come a long way from the small experimental kitchen in Louisiana that it was born in. Its founder, Steve Kuhnau, created the smoothie business, pioneering and innovating one of the biggest markets in food. Under his leadership, and later Wan Kim’s, the
Because Google has all the answers, people turn to the internet to find what they need. In order for entrepreneurs to help find what searchers need, they should have a website. Websites act as a portfolio, resume, and cover letter. Thus, business websites help entrepreneurs
