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Business Growth Through Mentorship
Business Growth Through Mentorship Despite the uncertainty and angst among businesses large and small over how tariffs will impact their ability to procure goods, sell them at higher prices and stay viable, the Service Corps of Retired Executives...

Just raise tax
Rachel Reeves’ vast, imposing office in the Treasury, overlooking St James’s Park, doesn’t have air conditioning, but even in the Commons (which does) there was little respite for Reeves and her work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, in a...
Control, Crisis, & Compliance: Endgame Logic Of Late Capitalism
Authored by Colin Todhunter via Off-Guardiam.org, It must be made clear from the start that, drawing on the work of sociologist Max Weber, capitalism is an ‘ideal type’ concept. An ideal type is a conceptual tool that highlights certain key...

Imperative of making the system work: Zacch Adedeji’s example
We do not talk enough about institutions or agencies in Nigeria. The conversation is often about who holds office, who left, who is performing, and who is not. But if we are serious about building a country that works, we must change that focus....

BTA Participates in Reuters Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Future of News
Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev participated at the invitation of Reuters in a conference on artificial intelligence and the future of news, organized by the global news agency in the German capital Berlin. BTA and...
Amazon Singapore Unveils a Week of Prime Day Deals and a Special Public Maze Event for Prime Day 2025
Prime members can access exclusive deals from brands such as Neutrogena, FOREO, Resto, Cricut, Pigeon, PicassoTiles and Coca-Cola from 8 – 14 July. Free Public event: Amazon Prime Day Maze at Suntec City on 5 – 6 July offers a hands-on way to...
West Branch wind turbine production facility reopens 12 years after it was idled
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. WEST BRANCH — A global wind energy company says it remains committed to the U.S. market and its plans to continue investing in Iowa and delivering...

From Extraction To Enablement: Reimagining Governance, Growth And Taxation In Nigeria
Nigeria at the Crossroads – A Nation Poised Between Extraction and Enablement Nigeria is not poor. It is poorly managed. This assertion, once whispered in policy circles, has now become an undeniable truth staring us in the face. With vast natural...

From Extraction To Enablement
Reimagining governance, growth and taxation in Nigeria By Rear Admiral K. Bolanle Ati-John Nigeria at the Crossroads – A Nation Poised Between Extraction and Enablement Nigeria is not poor. It is poorly managed. This assertion, once whispered in...

InMotion Hosting Review: Is InMotion Hosting a Reliable Web Host?
Pros Excellent WordPress management tools Cons High server downtime Slow servers Poor customer service InMotion Hosting has been in the web hosting game since 2001 and has over 170,000 customers -- but how well does it perform? I conducted an...

Get ready to celebrate the Fourth of July
Is there anything better than a three-day holiday weekend? Events planned in Grand Island include a return of the community fireworks at Fonner Park and the traditional 1890s Independence Day celebration at Stuhr Museum. Community festivals don’t...

The No Kings movement
The No Kings protest in the U.S. on Saturday, June 14, was extraordinary. There were more than 2,000 demonstrations in large cities from Los Angeles to New York to small towns in red states and blue states. The demonstrations were nonviolent and...

Where to find gluten-free and dairy-free desserts in Madison
Having dietary restrictions is certainly no picnic — especially when it’s time for dessert. The sweeter something is, the more likely it is to be chock-full of heavy cream and wheat flour. However, vegan and gluten-intolerant foodies don't need to...

Farragut named one of the top 'freest' cities in Tennessee by state think-tank
The Beacon Center ranks La Vergne as the freest city in Tennessee, citing its limited business regulations and low taxes. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Independent nonprofit research organization, Beacon Center of Tennessee, ranked the city of La Vergne the...

Go Circular Ghana project closes with strong results in fight against plastic waste
With plastic pollution threatening Ghana’s environment, health, and economy, government officials, businesses, and civil society groups have come together to mark the end of the Go Circular Ghana Project. The project, led by the German Development...

Carnation Farms culinary offerings grow with on-site butcher
Thomas Cross’s journey started behind the meat counter at a grocery store. It continued at high-end steakhouses, a charcuterie course in France, a butcher shop in Germany and a small business doing pop-up butchery workshops. Today, the journey...

‘I hope I make the country proud’: These Canadians turned their rage at Trump’s rhetoric into something positive
A wave of boos quickly drowned out the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in Montreal’s Bell Centre. Moments later, when “O Canada” began, the packed crowd bellowed a deafening roar. It was Canada against the U.S. in a one-off hockey...

Ghana’s gold exports surge
Ghana is capitalising on its gold exports to drive economic growth, with revenues increasing to $11.6bn in 2024 - a 52.6% increase from the $7.6bn recorded in 2023. Gold exports accounted for 57% of the country’s total export revenue, solidifying...

US Businesses Can Now Send International Payments in Minutes
June 27, 2025 – Zil Money has launched its advanced international payment feature that makes sending money from the United States to business partners worldwide faster and more affordable. The B2B payment platform enables US companies to send...

The Rise in Popularity of Crypto in Malaysia
Malaysia looks poised to redefine its future relationship with money. An estimated four million of its citizens — around one eighth of the population — will be using cryptocurrencies in 2025, and the south-east Asian nation’s market revenue is...