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Phoenix Zero-Emissions Truck Co. Plans to Accelerate Production with Biz Deal

Nikola Corporation

Phoenix-based Nikola Corporation announced the completion of its previously announced business combination with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: VTIQ), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Nikola’s listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The business combination, which was approved on June 2, 2020 by VectoIQ stockholders, further solidifies Nikola as … [More]

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5 Tips for a Successful Virtual Agency Internship Program

by Bo Goliber with input from Craig Mattes

While a number of companies scrapped their summer internship programs because of COVID-19, we at Fingerpaint decided to turn ours into a remote program. We wanted to keep our commitment to the 23 students who had already accepted our internship offer, while also providing them with real-world experience to use and develop the skills that a post-COVID workforce is going to … [More]

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Opinion: Small Businesses Need PPP Flexibility Act to Become Law

Main Street Alliance

On the passage of the PPP Flexibility Act in the Senate last night, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance Amanda Ballantyne has this to say: “The Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act is a first step in addressing the design flaws of the PPP and must immediately go to the President’s desk to become law, however, additional support is necessary to address the ongoing … [More]

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Restaurant Accounting Platform Launches ‘Recovery Toolkit’

Restaurant365

Restaurant365®, the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today announced an additional set of tools designed to stimulate restaurant recovery. Restaurant365’s new features address the key areas currently facing restaurants: re-hiring, staffing, customer safety, delivery and profitability. “As we listen to customers, their stories of perseverance continue to … [More]

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Benefits Survey Shows Trends and Strategies to Control Costs and Attract, Retain Employees

Benefit Commerce Group

The results of the 7th annual Arizona Employee Benefits Benchmarking Survey of mid-size employers (50-5,000 employees), presented today in a Virtual Event, showed that: 44 percent of health insurance plans offered by Arizona employers surveyed were lower-cost high deductible plans; 50 percent were traditional copay type plans. In Arizona, median deductibles for … [More]

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How to Be a Courageous Leader in the Post-Pandemic Era

By Merilee A. Kern, MBA

While some contest, or outright refute, whether or not former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously said “success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts,” the power of that statement looms large irrespective of origin. Amid the wildly unforeseen fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, this quote is rather prophetic. It speaks to … [More]

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Three Phoenix Bio Startups Among 30 Worldwide Selected for International Venture Capital Competition

By Eric Jay Toll for In Business Magazine. Athena Sanchez contributed to this article.

Three Phoenix bioscience startups have been selected as finalists in the BIO International 2020 Startup Stadium. This year’s virtual event pits the trio of companies against 27 other finalists for venture capital, strategic partnerships and collaborative opportunities. BioMedical Sustainable Elastic Electronic Devices, Equus Innovations and i-calQ will face off in front of … [More]

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Lessons in Managing a Remote Workforce

by Sara Silver

In March, the COVID-19 crisis forced companies across the U.S. to make significant adjustments as onsite employees transitioned to work-from-home (WFH). While the stay home and shelter-in-place orders are now lifted in most states, many companies are choosing to extend the WFH status of employees. Some companies, such as Twitter and Facebook, are even opting to make WFH a … [More]

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Mobile Wallet Payments to Jump 50% Amid COVID-19

BuyShares

Mobile wallets are overtaking cash across the globe, with millions of people choosing them as an appealing method of managing money in both consumer and business segments. The entire market has witnessed impressive growth over the years. However, the global rise of the digital payments amid coronavirus outbreak has led to a surge in the number of mobile wallet … [More]

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5 Ways You Can Lose Money by Not Hiring a Business Coach

by Joe Curcillo

Most entrepreneurs have skills and passion in a particular area, which is what led them to opening a business in the first place. That doesn’t mean, however, that they know how to make a business be successful, because there is more to it than being good at what you do. There are issues that play an important role in business success, and without gaining the insight on how to … [More]

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