Healthcare for Small Business May Be Picked Up by the Power Players

In a joint statement issued from Alphabet, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and Salesforce, these companies committed to the following:

“We are jointly committed to removing barriers for the adoption of technologies for healthcare interoperability, particularly those that are enabled through the cloud and AI. We share the common quest to unlock the potential in healthcare data, to deliver better outcomes at lower costs.”

Could Ditching Your Corporate Job Inspire You?

When you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, thinking about your available options takes center stage.

When Marty Mann, a welder at GE’s Erie, PA, locomotive plant, lost his job after seven years of service due to a major layoff, he worried. Just like anyone would.

Mann also happened to be a skilled mechanic. Right before he hit rock bottom after his layoff, he made his own way forward...on his own terms.

The “Weinstein Clause” on Wall Street

In the era of the #metoo movement, businesses are doing their best to keep up. Even Wall Street.

According to Bloomberg, in light of the sexual misconduct scandals like the one that caught Harvey Weinstein in its cross-hairs, “advisers are adding guarantees to certain merger agreements.” These agreements include facts that the company can legally vouch for the way individual leaders of the company behaved in the past. If evidence is uncovered, these guarantees ensure, there’s a certain amount of money on the line.

Save Money and Exercise Corporate Social Responsibility in One Easy Step

Right now, the world hates plastic straws. Citizens living in cities across the United States have voiced their anti-plastic straw stance—and they’ve voiced it loud and clear.