Category: Small Business

The Power of Time – PHE America

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Dr. Aubrey Shaw [right] with her mentor, Dr. Sharon Stoll

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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field

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Friday Summer Nights: Come find Staten Island entrepreneurs at Empire Outlets

STATEN ISLAND, NY – If you’re wondering where you can find the local small businesses of Staten Island, you don’t need to look far. Starting July 7, vendors selling wares including photography, soap, jewelry, home decor and mock-tails, among other things, will gather to showcase their artisanship at the Empire Outlets every other Friday until Sept. 22.

The vendor market is hosted by Created For You Artists Market, which is hosting this event for the first time during the summer. “We want to take advantage of summer and support local businesses. . . These are the businesses in Staten Island,”

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Revelstoke business wins Small Business BC Award, pitches to Dragons’ Den

It’s been a busy few weeks for Jackie Rhind and her team at Ovry after she auditioned for Dragons’ Denwon a Small Business BC Award, and got married.

In April, local business, Ovry, was nominated for a Small Business BC award for Best Youth Entrepreneur, which it won. The ceremony was held last Friday (June 2) in Vancouver, but Rhind and his team couldn’t attend because they were busy in Revelstoke with her wedding the following day. Rhind spoke about the award and what it means to the business and her pitch to Dragon’s Den which happened a few

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ChatGPT, AI, Walmart robots and other news.

Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?

1 – Small businesses use ChatGPT as a personal assistant.

DC News Now recently highlighted a story about a working mom of three – Alexandria Allison – who is using ChatGPT for her professional coaching business. Allison said she

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NIST Launches Cybersecurity Initiative for Small Businesses

For small organizations, the current cyber threat landscape is brutal. While big-name breaches steal the headlines, small businesses suffer the most from ransomware attacks. Additionally, other studies reveal that only half of all small businesses are prepared for a cyberattack. In the face of these challenges, NIST is creating a new initiative to help.

To help smaller organizations face the growing cyber threat, NIST recently launched its Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI). Here’s how this new association can help your organization move forward with a cyber readiness plan today.

Small Businesses Need Cybersecurity Now

It’s far past time

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3 Signs Your Small Business Will Be a Success

According to the US Small Business Administration, there are 33.2 million small businesses in the United States, accounting for 99.9% of all businesses in this country. This is staggering, but note that the SBA considers companies with 500 or fewer employees to be small businesses.

If you’re dreaming of starting your own business, you’re clearly in good company.

But if you’re preparing to make the leap from someone else’s employee to business owner, how can you tell whether you’re ready? Here are a few ways to know if your new small business venture is likely to succeed.

1. You have

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I Am Not an Object or Incompetent – ​​PHE America

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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field of sports disability who has his own physical limitations. In

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Looming COVID-19 loan repayment deadlines have some small businesses worried about staying afloat

With the deadline to repay a federal government COVID-19 loan looming, the owners of some small businesses in Manitoba are worried about their future.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says approximately 90 per cent of small businesses in the province took out loans through the Canada Emergency Business Account, also known as CEBA.

The federal program, meant to offset losses caused by the pandemic, offered zero-interest loans of up to $60,000. As much as one-third of those loans — up to $20,000 — would be forgiven if the remainder was repaid before Dec. 31, 2023.

But a lot of

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