Business

The Business of Ethical Fashion

Tansy BaigentNovember 14, 2017

Being an ethical fashion business is about believing in a better world, it’s about choosing to see business differently; seeking possibility rather than profit. Fashion at its’ essence is a combination of creativity and luxury which inspires people and speaks to their desires. To fulfil this desire ethically is to respond with originality & resourcefulness with a superior product which encourages purchasing quality over quantity...

How To Bring Your Business Up to Speed on Digital Payments

Karla FriedeNovember 6, 2017

It’s no secret the digital payments revolution is here - it’s just not evenly distributed yet. Consumers are reaping most of the benefits however electronic payments are far from being the norm when it comes to business-to-business transactions. But that’s changing as new technology is bringing digital payments to businesses, too...

Three Ways to Generate Profit With the Data You Already Have

Andrew Wells and Kathy ChiangOctober 31, 2017

Build it and they will come. That is the view many organizations maintain about their data lakes and data warehouses. Companies are rapidly investing in systems and processes to retain business data that they know is valuable but have no clue what to do with it...

5 Ways Stock Art Is Killing Your Small Business Brand

Katie LundinOctober 23, 2017

Everything about your brand, from your business name to your logo to your web design, should support and communicate your brand’s unique identity. It should be a fingerprint, completely unique and associated with your business only. It should be perfectly identifiable with you, as a company, in mere milliseconds...

An Interview With Chef Patrick O’Connell

Jenna Marie BostockOctober 18, 2017

Chef Patrick O’Connell started cooking 40 years ago in an old farmhouse with just a yard sale electric frying pan. Today he is the self-taught acclaimed chef and, of course, the proud bearer of two Michelin stars at The Inn at Little Washington in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The confirmation of his two Michelin star renewal was announced by the French Embassy yesterday. We interrupted Chef mid-photoshoot (he was having afternoon tea with a dog) for a heart to heart on how he turned a defunct gas station into a luxurious Relais & Châteaux property and what those two illustrious Michelin stars mean to him....