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Organizations like the 100,000 Jobs Mission are looking to change that. What is the 100,000 Jobs Mission? The 100,000 Jobs Mission is a coalition of 196 different companies that aim to hire veterans and utilize the special skills they’ve acquired during their military service. The companies work together to share strategies for hiring veterans and ways to get the word out about the need to provide a secure place of employment for these men and women....

CMMS, which stands for Computerized Maintenance Management System, can help the company to plan and successfully implement its maintenance operations. This maintenance planning has several benefits, as it maximizes the equipment’s operation time, reduces the need for emergency repairs, reduces costs, saves time, helps to have a better and more efficient production and, with all these factors, helps to increase the company’s profit. Most leading CMMS software providers store the information associated with maintenance and controls several things, such as:...

But times have changed. Now, with the rise of the subscription model and the handy infrastructure offered by sites like Patreon, individuals can devote all their energy to creating a valuable ongoing product. It’s easier than ever to strike out on your own. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Simon Owens, whose career has taken him from journalist to content marketer, is hoping to survive as an independent journalist covering the intersection of tech and media....

Ignoring dormant customers is a bad idea. Marketers are well aware that it costs about six to seven times more to acquire a new customer than to engage with the existing ones. Re-engaging with your old customers will not only open up new business opportunities for you but also send out a positive message to customers that you care. An email can be a great way to start with. A Forrester report mentions that email and direct traffic are the two most significant touch-points for frequent customers....

Here are some of the improvements you should expect from IoT devices this year. For Consumers Connectivity of appliances will continue to improve during 2016. Thus when an alarm clock goes off in the morning, it can signal the coffee pot to start. In places where food can be ordered online and delivered, a refrigerator can be programmed to detect when specified staples are running low and then order those from the grocery store for delivery....

LeadFeeder is a new type of B2B tech solution designed to let marketers take charge of their sales funnels in ways that make the most sense for each individual business. It works by providing intelligence about your website’s anonymous visitors, including the companies they work for and the pages they visit. It even integrates with LinkedIn, so you can directly reach out to people who work for these companies on the B2B network and begin engaging....

Robotic self-driving cars have a near perfect driving record; thus far, when self-driving cars do get into accidents, it’s because humans were responsible. Since Google began to release details about self-driving car accidents, reports from the Wall Street Journal, the RAND Corporation, and KPMG have all predicted a dramatic shrinking in the auto insurance industry. So, to put this speculation into a concrete figure that most people would care about, the Ferenstein Wire asked the actuaries at insurance startup Metromile to take evidence from Google’s detailed accident report and construct their own pricing model for self-driving cars....

In startup utopia, everyone you share your idea with thinks it’s the best thing since HTTP. You dive into work bringing it to life, your days and nights filled with excitement, breakthroughs, and skyrocketing pageviews. You’re the hero, who’s benefitted all of mankind with your amazing product. But this isn’t reality; it’s the made-for-TV version of startup life that some first-time entrepreneurs envision. And the root of this misconception, ironically, is the very thing that makes a good entrepreneur: passion for an idea....

Last week, it was the turn of the backers of the Spectrum Vega to be let down. A retro handheld console based on the popular (in Europe anyway) 80’s computer the ZX Spectrum, it attracted almost 5,000 backers when its IndieGoGo campaign went live. Funding was quickly reached, but issues around delivery times were soon raised, when there appeared to be very little being shown of the actual product. With an original delivery date of September 2016, backers became understandably agitated as that date came and went....

Select a Robust Email Marketing Platform There are many options available to you when it comes to email marketing platforms. Some are free. Others are subscription based, but offer a free trial. Whatever you select, it should contain the following features: Templates for customizing emailsThe ability to create segmented mailing listsAnalyticsIntegrated email list management Don’t be afraid to try out a few packages before making a final decision. Make The Subscription Process as Easy as Possible Don’t make the mistake of losing subscribers because you ask them to input too much information, or make subscribing difficult in other ways....

In other words, Hoffman’s personal brand is a bit eclectic. But he embraces that. And with ColorJar, Hoffman helps startups find their own branding. Although the company ostensibly designs and develops websites, they insist that clients first work with them on positioning, branding, and messaging. And clients don’t seem to have a problem with this requirement; in fact, ColorJar has worked with CareerBuilder, Kaplan, Chevrolet, and TechStars Chicago, among others....

At the end of the summer in 2017, a strange mobile app had taken the world by storm. HQ Live had millions of viewers tuning in twice a day to engage in a massive game of trivia that gave out cash prizes to a few winners. Unfortunately, the immense popularity waned over time, with the eventual death of the app coming just a few months ago. Luckily, HQ Trivia is back from the dead thanks to an anonymous investor, just in time to save us from our coronavirus boredom....

We’ve been on tenterhooks waiting to find out what will happen to the Chinese company’s phones since the US Government prohibited companies from working with Huawei. In our mind, the company has two options — stick with Android but avoid Google apps, or push forward with Harmony OS, the alternative operating system Huawei debuted last month. Neither of these options is perfect. Both will likely have downsides for users in China and the rest of the world....

Corporate Transportation Consumer transportation is grabbing all of the headlines right now. With Uber and Lyft constantly expanding and disrupting local markets, it’s no surprise that the public’s attention is focused on them. But what about corporate transportation? There is just as big of an industry in moving people and goods around for companies and organizations. Look at the inefficiencies within this industry and find a way that you can improve upon them....

Kwippit is working with Authentic Brands Group, MTV Networks, and Snyder New York to bring unique content into its app, which personalizes texts through GIFs and images. I interviewed Rob on the switch from VC to CEO, how it happened, and what the effects were.

Shavanna Miller, Social Media Manager at Rosetta Stone, explained to me the premise behind this event: When asked why Rosetta Stone got involved in Social Media Week, Shavanna put it simply: This was the first time I was at an event that was driven by the crowd. You could see tweets and voting results live on the screens. It reminded me of TurnTables, only instead of voting for another DJ, we voted for another cultural experience....

But what if you could effectively assess your chance at success before spending what’s needed to bring your product or service to market? The lean startup movement enables this kind of foresight. Eric Ries – a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author of The Lean Startup – encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to see their product as a tool for figuring out what business they should be in, not as this thing everyone should love just because they do....

According to a recent study published in The BMJ, people who work longer hours are more likely to engage in risky drinking behavior. The study looked at the working and drinking habits of 333,693 across 14 countries (all data compiled from 61 studies), and found that people who worked more than 48 hours in a week were 13 percent more likely to engage in what the researchers considered “risky drinking” (more than 14 drinks per week for women and more than 21 drinks for men)....

If you ever wondered the same, or happen to actually be in need of a crane, or a tractor, or a mill, you’d be pleased to know that there’s indeed now a company that helps you find one in the same user-friendly and cost-effective manner that you have gotten used to when it comes to buying a plane ticket or a juice blender. Machinio, a Chicago-based search engine for used industrial machinery, has recently secured a seed investment totaling $1M from Elevation Investors, Maxfield Capital, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, and a group of high-profile angels including Rony Kahan, co-founder of Indeed....

The successful augmented reality startup, Magic Leap, just demo-ed their augmented reality shopping capabilities at a conference in China. The technology demonstrated makes shopping in your living room as immersive and engaging as you might imagine. The software also demonstrated the voice control capabilities that made perusing through the Chinese apps as seamless and effortless as you would hope. Unfortunately, the conference was in China and thus speakers were only elaborating on the tech in Chinese, dashing any hopes of finding out what they were explaining....