HULL, England — At first glance, the workers appeared to be practicing for a circus act. In a cavernous space, they took turns gingerly climbing a ladder to a narrow platform about 30 feet above the concrete floor. Then they stepped off — suspended by harnesses, and were slowly lowered back down.
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The climbers were potential recruits for jobs in the offshore wind business, which employs about 13,000 people in Britain. Part of the goal at the center, which is run by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, is to quickly winnow out those who are anxious about heights. Those who make the grade are likely to find themselves working hundreds of feet above the North Sea, atop swaying wind turbines.
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A tale of two social networks - Twitter and Facebook have differing business models | Business |
B IG EGOS butting heads has been a constant theme of the technology industry. When the personal computer was still young, Microsoft's Bill Gates, a super-pragmatist, was pitted against Apple's Steve Jobs, an extreme aesthete. In business software, a later duel was fought between Oracle's Larry Ellison and SAP 's Hasso Plattner, who locked horns because they were so alike.
Yet a less noticed factor that governed their responses is their differing "business model". In Silicon Valley this is a fuzzier concept than in the world beyond, describing not just how a company makes money but the fundamental workings of its economic engine.
2020 Small Business Forum | Mainebiz.biz
Mainebiz brings together Maine's best professionals to share their expertise, insight, knowledge, and experience on a variety of topics that business owners and managers need to know. This year we will be hosting a two-day virtual forum for entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses.
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The CEO Panel | Five Things You Need to Know
Mainebiz has invited five CEOs from the Maine small business community to share their experience on "Five things you need to know to start up or run a small business" Each panelist will discuss one thing you need to know to be successful.
PPP extension puts small business in position to launch our economy out of recession | Fox
The Act passed the House with only a single dissenting vote last week, and it now moves to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. More than a ray of light, the PPP extension represents economic dawn over the horizon. Thanks to the collective efforts of all Americans, we have flattened the COVID-19 curve.
Thanks to the brave voices of outspoken doctors, we are now starting to flatten the COVID-19 fear and reopen society.
Curfews remain in effect in many large cities across the country, but rioting and looting have started to abate in some parts of the country. Small business owners and all Americans have cause for cautious optimism that 2020's darkest days are behind us.
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Texas businesses expand capacity amid COVID-19. Here's what to know:
Businesses across the state are ramping up operations as the economy continues to open in Texas amid the coronavirus.
Restaurants, bars, retailers and other industries have already been permitted to reopen, but Wednesday businesses were permitted to increase their occupancy.
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There are some exceptions, but under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's latest order related to business openings, most businesses in Texas can operate at up to 50% capacity. That means businesses like gyms, bowling alleys and others across the state can up their operations.
In Addition To Protesting, Black Denver Business Owners Encourage Community Members To Support
DENVER (CBS4) – As protestors continue to march across Colorado, there are other important ways people can show support for the movement and the black community in Denver and other cities.
“We’re a African espresso bar with a focus on social justice,” Millete Biehanemaskel explained.
Birhanemaskel owns the Whittier Café. It’s a place her father always wanted to open, and a place where she can share her Ethiopian culture.
For Some Minority-Owned Businesses, Their Lenders Are Now Their Defenders - The New York Times
C.D.F.I.s, which are often nonprofits, offer their borrowers far more than just cash. They also walk them through the myriad paperwork required to get their businesses up and running, offer them management training and sometimes even provide spaces from which to launch.
"We're like the National Guard for small businesses," Mr. Gondolfi of Justine Petersen said. "I love the idea of us being dispatched."
"Historically, events like these have a 10- to 20-year impact," said Paul Calistro, the founder of Cornerstone West, a community development organization in Wilmington. Mr. Calistro is working with other groups to contact small businesses that were damaged last weekend and provide the funds they need to rebuild.
Colorado governor issues executive order allowing business to refuse service to maskless customers
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday unveiled an executive order allowing businesses across Colorado to refuse service to customers who won’t wear a mask.
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“With this executive order, it’s fine for businesses across our state to say to say ‘no shirt, no shoes, no mask, no service,'” Polis said.
The order is the latest effort by Polis to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the state. The governor said he believes businesses already have the legal authority to deny people service if they aren’t wearing a mask, but he wanted to clear up any gray areas that may exist after conflicts have arisen.
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