Why Technology in Education By Kelly D. Price
Two events prodded me into writing this. The first was my formulating a technology plan for Memphis Entrepreneurship Academy and STEM Memphis . During this process I became increasingly concerned that while the school and parents leaders were keen to bring in technology to our community, and intuitively knew they should, they did not really know why. The second event was an email I got from a teacher concerning my website...
Why We Need To Embrace Technology In The Classroom Right Now! By Jeana Lee Tahnk
Classroom memories from childhood recall images of dusty green chalkboards, manual pencil sharpeners and textbook covers made out of brown paper bags. While remnants of those old school days remain in classrooms around the country, many have been catapulted into the future with digital whiteboards, iPads for kindergartners and Chromebooks replacing textbooks. Technology abound, and with Generation Z’s digital futures ahead of them,...
Doing business in Africa? Four things you should know about, from one of the region’s most successful entrepreneurs by Mohammed Dewji
Africa is home to seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world, and despite the pre-conceived ideas of a continent forever plagued by disease, war and turmoil, it is rapidly becoming one of the most desirable investment destinations. Of course, the past two years have not been easy for the continent. In 2015, an economic slump saw GDP growth slow to 3.0%, down from 4.5% in 2014. In 2016, low commodity prices continued to...
America’s 21st-Century Business Model In Our Globalized Economy by Joel Kotkin
Current attitudes aren’t too kind to the old American way of doing business. In our globalized economy, the most enthusiastically touted approaches are those adopted by centralized, state-dominated economies such as China, Brazil and Russia as well as–somewhat less oppressively–those of the major E.U. states. Yet the U.S. may well be constructing the best sustainable business model for the 21st Century. It is an approach built on the...
How To Write A Business Plan by Kelly D. Price
Recently someone asked me why they needed a business plan if they were getting all the funding they needed from friends and relatives. It sounded to me as if they were thinking of a business plan as just a fund-raising tool. In fact, a business plan is much more than that: It’s a tool for understanding how your business is put together. You can use it to monitor progress, hold yourself accountable and control the...