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13Jul By Annabella MorrisonNo Comments

How to Inspire Young Learners

For little ones, learning can seem like the antithesis of fun. School is a requirement, with the added requirements of rote memorization and daily homework assignments. Throw in standardized testing and requisite coursework and it’s no surprise that students don’t necessarily learn to love their education. Despite this, it is certainly possible to inspire young learners to truly have a passion for edification, particularly if you spark this zeal early on. Curate a supportive environment. When a child has the chance to learn in an environment that truly supports their growth, they’re more likely to enjoy the process of learning. However, the converse is also true—if your child’s school is not the right fit, they’re more likely to struggle and grow frustrated with their education. Con...

How to Implement Data Fabric for Your Small Business

5Jul By Roland TaylorNo Comments

Innovation

How to Implement Data Fabric for Your Small Business

As a business owner, you're well aware of the wealth of data assets your business can amass over time. This business data contains key resources and insights into your operations. The term for this generalized business data is big data. Often times company's big data is raw and unstructured because it contains information from such a wide variety of sources. This is why data management deployments are so important for modern businesses, regardless of their industry. One key example of data management on a large scale for modern businesses is digital architecture deployments. Data fabric is one form of digital architecture that can help businesses optimize their data management techniques. The following are tips for business users who are considering implementing a data fabric system int...

Top Three Tools to Consider to Help Your Company Win

30Jun By Fenton FarrellNo Comments

Advice, Innovation, News

Top Three Tools to Consider to Help Your Company Win

If you've successfully gotten your own business up and running, then you've already accomplished one of the hardest things that most people will do in their lives. Of course, going from the planning stage to your big opening is just one step on the road to long-lasting success. To really help your company win, you'll need to stabilize the company and help it grow. This can be an even bigger challenge than getting set up in the first place, considering that only about 30% of businesses survive past their first ten years. This isn't meant to discourage you as a business owner. This statistic is just to help you understand how much work goes into turning a company into a big player in its industry. You're going to need all the advantages you can get, so here are three great tools that can ...

5Mar By Amanda MasonNo Comments

Advice, Innovation

How To Improve Your Personal Style

Developing your personal style is a lifelong process, and it will continue to evolve as your tastes change and develop over time. How you define "style" and what it means is different depending on who you ask. Ultimately, our cultural focus on defining your personal style speaks to the fact that your decisions about what you wear and how you express yourself can have a meaningful effect on both the way others perceive you and the way you perceive yourself. It can make a huge difference in the way you feel when you get up in the morning to be able to express yourself and feel confident when you walk out the door. If you're looking to take the next step on your style journey, read on to learn more about how to improve your personal style. What does it mean to have a personal style? Be...

25Feb By Emma JonesNo Comments

Innovation

What Can You Use Mobile Payments For?

With modern life becoming more and more mobile, variety in payment options are becoming critical to customer service and small businesses alike. Whether it's because of a business model change due to the pandemic or just that you want to offer your customers more payment options, business owners who've already taken the leap know the value of offering mobile payments. If you're a customer who loves to gamble, enjoys street fairs, book signings, or even just likes the option of paying for items through your phone, you understand, too. The reality is that mobile payments are where the future's heading and for good reason. If you've ever wondered what you can use mobile payments for, read on. Gambling Need to pay a bill? Looking to buy some poker chips? Thinking about starting an onl...

23Feb By Helen BrownNo Comments

Advice, Innovation, News

4 Tips for Opening a Book Store in 2021

In the midst of COVID-19 people found solace in those things that would help their minds to wander. Anything that could give a person a chance to step away from reality for a minute, an hour, or maybe even a day became valued commodities. Many people dived back into the pages of a book. Books are epic gateways to stories that captivate our minds, and keep us enthralled with every page turn. Books are an economical way of taking your mind of today’s worries, and many of the book stores across America help customers with reaching this unfettered state with each purchase. If you are an entrepreneur who seeks to open up a bookstore, here are a few tips for opening such an establishment. 1. Build a Good Business Plan When establishing any sort of business, you want to first create a busi...

What Is a Robotic Exoskeleton and What Does It Do?

12Feb By Emma JonesNo Comments

AI, Innovation, Robots

What Is a Robotic Exoskeleton and What Does It Do?

When we think of a robotic exoskeleton, we may dive into our movie repertoire and think of films like Alien and Avatar. Exoskeletons are actually breaking ground throughout the healthcare industry, serving as a promising form of treatment for people who have suffered spinal cord injuries. These devices are helping patients relearn how to walk, lift, and go about their daily lives, and we'll take a closer look as to what these systems entail and how they're changing the face of medical care. What is a robotic exoskeleton? Robotic exoskeletons, sometimes referred to as exosuits, are essentially wearable robots that enhance the abilities of the person wearing them. Ekso Bionics, the creators of the Eksoskeleton, originally developed these hydraulic-powered suits for military use. The E...

11Feb By Wally HuntNo Comments

Advice, Innovation

How To Start a Career in Tech

In today’s world, without the use of technology, our planet would fall down around us. Don’t think that’s true? Tell that to the 300 million smartphone users who utilize their mobile devices to do a host of things. Smartphones are used to make phone calls, surf the internet, pay bills, stay in contact through social media, and even watch digital content on a variety of mobile apps. Mobile devices are just one example of the types of technology that the world has become attached to in more ways than one. Technology, at its base, is what happens when scientific knowledge is applied for scientific purposes, within various industries. This also includes machinery and equipment that is developed when scientific knowledge is applied to such creation. There are a host of careers within the tec...

1Feb By Rosie MurrayNo Comments

Advice, Innovation, News

3 Signs That You Need a Hearing Test

Hearing health is often forgotten about until you realize there is something wrong. Even when your ears feel fine, it's still important to have your hearing tested annually after the age of 21. Baseline testing can be done by your primary care physician during your annual physical exam. The test shows where your hearing is at, so that an audiologist has a comparison point in the event you need further testing done. A hearing screening is a quick, pass-fail test that helps your doctor determine the need for more screenings. If you fail a hearing screening, you'll need to get a comprehensive hearing test from an audiologist. Living with hearing loss affects your quality of life, whether it's the perception of phantom noises or the inability to hear without hearing aids. The first step tow...

What You’ll Need to Successfully Grow Your Business

29Jan By Belinda HarrisonNo Comments

Advice, Innovation, News

What You’ll Need to Successfully Grow Your Business

Think of all the businesses you come in contact with every day. From buying groceries to renovating your home, there are so many different areas and ways businesses affect your life. Even the largest companies in the world like Amazon, Target, Starbucks and more had to start somewhere. They grew into their success and achieved that ultimate level of brand recognition and security. As a small business owner, you're no doubt extra focused on how these companies found that level of success and how you can try to do the same with your company. Growing a business is hard work. It takes dedication, but it also takes the right tools and proper mindset. Take advantage of the companies that have come before you, and try and figure out how you'll achieve that same level of success. Remember to ke...