By Michael Grothaus March 14, 2023 Today is Equal Pay Day. Its date differs every year and is dependent upon how far into the new year women must keep working just to earn what their male counterparts earned in the previous calendar year, according to the National Committee on Pay Equity. With that … Continue reading Equal Pay Day: These are the best companies for pay equity disclosures in 2023
By Sam Becker September 10, 2022 Tens of millions of Americans live outside of the mainstream financial system, and as many as 11%—or an estimated 50 million, as of 2022—can be classified as “credit invisible.” That means that they have no or little credit history; and as a result, could be denied access … Continue reading Citi’s head of racial equity talks about how the financial giant is fixing ‘credit invisibility’
Higher Interest Rates: Good or Bad for Private Equity? Nate Nead / 31 Aug 2022 As interest rates continue to rise, private equity investors are starting to feel the heat. With competition for deals heating up, investors are having to bid more aggressively for opportunities, and are seeing their returns diminish as a result. … Continue reading Higher Interest Rates: Good or Bad for Private Equity?
Here are the investments marketers should make to gain a competitive edge while remaining privacy-safe. Chris Wood on August 30, 2022 Brands have to be proactive about the privacy concerns their customers have by being transparent in two important areas — customer experience (CX) and data collection and enrichment. Only in this way can brands … Continue reading 2 important ways to build customer trust and brand equity with data
By Chris Morris August 05, 2022 Last week, Congress showed that it still had a few surprises up its sleeve for the current session. In a shocking twist, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin announced they had reached an agreement on the Inflation Reduction Act, a scaled-back version of the Build … Continue reading What is the carried interest loophole—and what does it mean for VCs and private equity?
How Startup Valuations are Driving Company Equity Aysha Saifi / 28 Jan 2022 With the rise of startups and growing businesses, it has become more critical for investors to have a thorough understanding of equity to be aware of all of the advantages they are receiving from the companies they have invested in. So, if … Continue reading How Startup Valuations are Driving Company Equity
Peter Daisyme December 13, 2021 Entrepreneurs excel at many things: Coming up with innovations and inventions, making it rain with investors, and building strong core teams who believe in the product or service. Nevertheless, they’re not always the best at tracking private equity or understanding their ownership. There’s a simple reason for this, of course. … Continue reading 5 Ways to Responsibly Manage Equity as Your Company Grows
Mukesh Gupta September 27, 2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is on top of every organisation – social or entrepreneurial and every leader worth their salt is thinking about how to make their culture more inclusive and equitable for all members of the tribe. In this blog I want to warn leaders about the risk of … Continue reading Unlocking the Power of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Kaitlyn Hammond — February 10, 2020 Small business owners trying to grow their businesses need sufficient capital (i.e., money) to pay for inventory, marketing, equipment, and other vendor-related items. But owners must also have enough capital to pay for operational expenses like rent, utilities, and labor. And let’s not forget about the owner’s salary or … Continue reading Finance 101 for Small Biz: Debt vs Equity
Philip Volna — February 4, 2020 Running an equity crowdfunding business is a lot like operating a private equity firm, but on a mass scale. Private equity (PE) firms work with accredited and corporate investors as well as corporate fundraisers or startups. In contrast, a crowdfunding platform focuses on retail and high net worth investors … Continue reading An Entrepreneur Guide to Starting an Equity Crowdfunding Business
