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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Spiceworks Ziff Davis anticipates that 66 percent of Mexican companies will supplement their IT budgets in 2022 to boost their competitive edge and venture into new technologies compared to 70 percent of companies in Latin America with the same idea. The organization has also gathered statistics regarding why companies …

Chef Tom Colicchio says entrepreneurs are “the lifeblood of our communities.”  Lawyer-turned-influencer Meena Harris calls them “a glimpse of the future.” And Techstars’ CEO Maëlle Gavet believes they are “solving today’s challenges.” The Next 1000 Judges weigh in on Main Street’s engines. After one of the toughest years on record for the nation’s more than …

Digital adoption has become a key factor for small and medium businesses to not just thrive, but also to survive. Digitisation has enabled many micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to reach out to more customers, enhance their productivity, and increase operational efficiencies.  This week, SMBStory covered the journeys of Ahmedabad-based Prompt Dairy and Coimbatore-based Walkaroo. …

Wednesday, May 05, 2021 The UNCW Small Business and Technology Development Center has been awarded a $64,940 grant from the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center to expand assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs in response to COVID-19. “Since the beginning of COVID-19, we have been working hand-in-hand with clients to help them …

Hermann Hauser, co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners, and vice-chair of the European Innovation … [+] Council. Amadeus Capital Partners Sovereignty used to mean having supreme power or authority over a territory, such as a government. Today, technology sovereignty is changing this traditional concept. Sovereignty is no longer mainly associated with geography and military might because …

Younger entrepreneurs have a lot in common, the experts say. They don’t fear technology. They have fewer obligations, so they can take risks. And, like all entrepreneurs, they are driven by an idea. Karen Bowling, the inaugural director of the University of North Florida Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, said startup founders under the age …

Veteran Michigan entrepreneur Ann Marie Sastry sees opportunity to tap into the rapidly changing world of education technology that’s sure to be retained post-pandemic. Sastry made news in 2015 when she sold her lithium-ion battery company Sakti3 Inc. to Dyson Ltd. as part of a $90 million deal, at which she continued working at for …

The oxymoron of the week appeared on page 8 in last Sunday’s Target advertising circular, extolling 15 percent off Just Wireless cables. Lo-fi, another increasingly popular term, makes little sense. An online mental-health service advertises lo-fi music as a way to relax, another offers lo-fi background music. Having spent my entire adult life promoting hi-fi, …

Entrepreneurs developing new medical devices and technologies for use in health care settings will learn how to get their innovations noticed during a free teleconference with industry leaders. The program “Demystifying Pathways to Innovation Partnerships with Health Systems” will be held virtually on Tuesday, Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event will …

Telefonica offers start-ups its IoT, blockchain and artificial intelligence technology to help them boost their business . Telefonica Activation Programme is an initiative open to entrepreneurs in Spain, Germany and the UK The selected start-ups will have free access to these technologies for six months and will also be able to carry out a pilot …