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Small Businesses Get Injection Of Support To Tackle Skills Gaps And Labor Shortages

TORONTO, Nov. 8, 2021 /CNW/ – Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in four regions of Canada will get a much needed boost backed by 50 chambers of commerce and boards of trade. Many have faced acute labour market disruption due to the pandemic and need critical access to resources and tools to bolster skill […]

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Texas-Based PJ’s Coffee Franchisee & Small Business Expert Launches ‘Protégé To Pro’ Arming Entrepreneurs & Professionals with Fortune 500 Knowledge

DALLAS, Nov. 1, 2021 — ‘Protégé To Pro’ is a digital destination created by Texas entrepreneur Brittany Willis to arm entrepreneurs and career professionals with Fortune 500 knowledge. Protégé To Pro will launch with its first online course offering titled “So, You Want to Open a Franchise?”, which is open for registration at www.protegetopro.com. Protégé […]

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Ibrahim Al-Mutrif, the founder of the Saudi American Partners in Development (SAPD), announced ongoing contacts with various business groups to form a business partnership

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The initiative is moving forward with the aim to develop a new business strategic partnership between companies from both countries. The founder believes both countries shall benefit from the initiative, strongly adding that “the two nations have so much to hold on to, eighty-years of strategic relations, that […]

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Uniquely Affected By The Pandemic, Downtown Economies Still The Biggest Job Centers In Most Regions

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The demise of dense downtown areas in the United States has been predicted throughout, and long before, the COVID-19 pandemic. But according to a new analysis released today by the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development, downtowns are far from dying and today […]

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The Onyx Initiative Marks its First Anniversary with a String of Successes in Applications, Programming, Partnerships & Career Opportunities for Black Students and Recent Graduates

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – The Onyx Initiative, a Toronto-based non-profit established to bridge the pervasive gap in the recruitment and selection of Black college and university students and recent graduates for roles in corporate Canada, is celebrating a slew of achievements since launching one year ago today including exponential growth in the […]

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Deloitte and AuditBoard Announce Strategic Alliance to Drive Greater Risk and Controls Compliance Efficiencies, Reduce Risk, and Extract More Value from SOX and Internal Audit Programs

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Deloitte & Touche LLP, a leader in providing audit, assurance and risk, and financial advisory services to public and private companies, and AuditBoard Inc., the innovative cloud-based platform for audit, risk, and compliance management, today announced a strategic alliance in conjunction with “Audit & Beyond 2021,” AuditBoard’s User […]

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Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund/HSBC JUMPSTARTER 2022 Global Pitch Competition Launches

HONG KONG, Oct. 11, 2021 — Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund (“AEF”) today announced that HSBC will be the title sponsor of the startup event JUMPSTARTER, which will be named Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund/HSBC JUMPSTARTER 2022 Global Pitch Competition (“JUMPSTARTER 2022”). AEF and HSBC will be working closely together to promote the event to startups worldwide, […]

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Pepsi and ESSENCE Announce Return of “She Got Now” Internship Program to Provide Pivotal Career and Entrepreneurship Opportunities for HBCU Women

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 8, 2021 — Today, PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) and ESSENCE, the leading and only 100% Black-owned media, technology and commerce company at scale dedicated to Black women and communities, announced the return of “She Got Now” – a multi-tiered program that celebrates, supports and honors young Black women attending Historically Black […]

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$10,000 in prize money up for grabs in 3rd annual StartUp Lehigh Valley pitch competition for entrepreneurs

BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — StartUp Lehigh Valley, a pitch competition for area entrepreneurs developed and hosted by Factory LLC, with financial support from Penn State Lehigh Valley’s LaunchBox, is back for a third year. After a virtual event in 2020, this year’s competition will be held live at Factory’s headquarters in south […]

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Ernst & Young LLP launches first-of-its-kind EY Career Path Accelerator to help eliminate barriers to entry and increase the accounting profession’s talent diversity

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has launched the EY Career Path Accelerator, a first-of-its-kind program, providing an alternative path to meeting the 150-credit hour requirement for certified public accountant (CPA) licensure. The accessible and affordable program provides students with job-related learning and skills development to apply to […]

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