Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. On June 19, 1865, Black folks in Galveston, Texas, were approached by 2,000 Union soldiers with good news: Slavery had been abolished. For the first time in 300 years, their families would finally know freedom. After the news of the abolishment of slavery had been heard in […]
In 2020, Uber announced it was committing to be a zero-emission platform by 2040, aiming for 100% of trips made on the platform to be in zero-emission vehicles and eliminating unnecessary plastic waste from deliveries on Uber Eats by 2030. Now, the company is expanding its climate-forward initiatives by rolling out a series of updates
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Distributed team management is increasingly relying on data-driven decision-making, automation and much more granular performance tracking. What will be the eventual result of this trend in the future of work? Will employees be treated as replaceable numbers as their every waking moment is monitored? Or will the
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Been to a Starbucks lately? If you have, then you’ve now officially experienced their (relatively) new “tip” screen when buying a coffee and it’s definitely creating some “awkward” conversations. Before making the purchase, you’re given options for tipping the staff. Starbucks, and other businesses big and small,
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re a manager or HR professional, you know that keeping employees engaged and motivated is extremely important to the success of your organization. One powerful way to do this is through employee recognition programs. Strategic employee recognition programs can help create a positive work environment and
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the continuously-evolving digital landscape of today, efficiency is everything, and businesses must strive to optimize wherever possible to remain competitive. It stands to reason that enterprises worldwide strive to engage in data-driven decision-making wherever possible. In a world where 90% of all data is unstructured, however,
Shares of video game retailer Gamestop plummeted up to 20% early Thursday after the chain announced that CEO Matthew Furlong had been suddenly fired. “Matthew Furlong, one of the director nominees named in the Proxy Statement, was terminated without cause as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on June 5, 2023 and resigned
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Welcome, fellow entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving headfirst into the exhilarating world of business scaling. Scaling — a term that ignites visions of explosive growth, surging profits and conquering untapped markets. Scaling is a dream come true, right? Hold tight, my comrades, because it’s not
Throughout late February and March, a stretch of homes in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park was bestowed with dozens of UberEats orders left on residents’ doorsteps. However, the recipients hadn’t ordered the food, per the Los Angeles Times. What started as a funny, free food surprise or an assumed simple mistake quickly turned
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There are two primary types of mindsets; growth and fixed. Individuals with a fixed mindset have difficulty seeing past their current responsibilities or even six months into the future. When change occurs, they can become paralyzed, unsure of how to respond. In contrast, someone with a growth