Just because there’s a pandemic, doesn’t mean companies can’t raise equity. But for those companies looking to fight through a challenging time to tap into private equity (PE) investment dollars or pursue an IPO, a little creativity, a bit of … Continued
Typically focused on long-term, complex projects, professional services firms have faced significant challenges in recent years from greater competition and changing client needs. As professional services companies seek to reduce operational costs and increase their bottom line, they need to … Continued
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Microsoft Corp. on Friday announced a strategic partnership to cloud-optimize live-action and animation productions. The partnership aims to empower the creative community with cloud-based production workflows that enable frictionless remote collaboration and content creation. Working … Continued
Mayor Sylvester Turner announced on Monday that the city of Houston has expanded its groundbreaking digital alliance with Microsoft to innovate in big data, artificial intelligence and the digital economy. Microsoft brings to Houston “Accelerate,” a new program designed to … Continued
On a recent Friday, the crew of Barry and Andy’s breakfast show on Jab FM radio in Geneva is entertaining listeners during another morning of coronavirus lockdown. The episode, themed “Made in the USA,” kicks off with the James Brown … Continued
Early on a Saturday morning in January, Juan Lavista-Ferres, who leads Microsoft’s AI for Good research lab, penned an urgent email to his team. Although there were fewer than 2,000 cases worldwide of a yet-unnamed disease with little data available, … Continued
Managing and retaining talent has always been a tricky business, but the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the stakes substantially. Almost overnight, employees at many companies started working from home, some were laid off or furloughed and people started worrying more … Continued
It’s no secret that mobile is the present and future of ecommerce. Consumers are increasingly comfortable making purchases on mobile devices as the rise of mobile wallet services like Apple Pay and larger screen sizes have created a user-friendly experience … Continued
Sometime during the first week of March, Michael Schmidtmann got a call from a client whose customers had stopped paying their bills. Schmidtmann, a peer group facilitator, business coach and sales consultant, was surprised by the news. He was aware … Continued
In 1997, Amazon and eBay were just two years old, and Walmart.com had been around for just a year. And it was that year that Dr. Joel Schlessinger first had the idea to sell skin care products online. A full-time, … Continued