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Shopify President Harley Finkelstein on Retail’s Recent Revolution–and Where the Industry Is Headed Next

The pandemic has transformed the retail landscape. Here’s what businesses need to know going forward.

What exactly is in the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Act passed by Congress? Montana may get as much as $2.7 billion

The bill contains many provisions that may have down-stream benefits for small businesses. Those include:

So You’re a B Corp: Why Should Customers Care?

How can businesses be better stewards to their customers? There are lessons to be learned from the B Corporation movement.

What Happens When Investment Firms Acquire Trailer Parks?

The financial industry’s pursuit of profits from mobile-home communities is undermining one of the country’s largest sources of affordable housing.

New report shows substantial increase in rate of new entrepreneurs in 2020, but …

This report on early-stage entrepreneurship in the United States in 2020 presents national trends, as well as trends for specific demographic groups when possible.

The US Needs 100 Mbps Broadband To Keep Up with Modern-Day Tech

“We must learn from our experience during the pandemic and raise federal standards for new broadband service to require low latency, high reliability, and speeds that meet our expected 21st century needs.”

Q&A: How to Attract Young People to a Rural Region

Concern about attracting young people will sound familiar to most rural residents, but especially to “public-lands communities.” These are populated areas – towns and small cities – that lie near large swaths of publicly owned land like national parks, Bureau of Land Management holdings, and national and state forests.

Senators call on FCC to quadruple base high-speed internet speeds

In a letter to government leaders Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators called for a quadrupling of base high-speed broadband delivery speeds making 100Mbps down and 100Mbps up the new base for high-speed broadband.

Environmentalists Make Long-Shot Attempt to Ban New Factory Farms

Iowa and other states look into ways to curb the unchecked growth of the livestock industry. Growers oppose new regulations, but the experts agree the amount of animal waste threatens water quality and is unsustainable in the long run.

5 things emotionally intelligent leaders do to retain remote workers

Retaining remote workers requires intention, and a bit of extra effort, but it can pay off in significant ways.

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