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January 24, 2021
Insights from KRP Properties provide balanced outlook for demand in office space From business as usual to office closures and work-from-home mandates, the COVID-19 pandemic initiated a sudden shift in how we work and communicate. It has also prompted a large amount of speculation about the future of the corporate office. Some companies will want…
December 18, 2020
Success based on adaptability, strong leadership and trust What started out as a tool to map social media use around a Canadian university campus has evolved into some of the most advanced, real-time digital threat intelligence software available. And the company behind it, Echosec Systems, now counts some of the most influential organizations in the…
November 30, 2020
Shifts to virtual recruitment, work-from-home drive dramatic increase in need for advanced hiring tools In just months, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about years of change in the way companies operate. The act of hiring and retaining talent is no exception, with 86% of organizations conducting virtual interviews to hire candidates during the pandemic (Gartner…
November 10, 2020
New Smartphones are promoting it. Wireless carriers are promoting it. But despite the ads we see, the roll-out of new 5G wireless devices and underlying networks are still very much in their infancy. That is NOT because the demand is slow in coming. We have all heard the stories. Almost everything in our future –…
October 16, 2020
It will surprise no one to read yet again that COVID-19 changed the global business and economic landscape dramatically. Some changes have been devastating, as we know, but some have actually been positive. There is one in particular that we want to highlight here. Digital Transformation — the process of companies introducing new or updated…
October 16, 2020
Recognizing the far-reaching effects COVID- 19 was having on local communities at the start of the Quarter, InitLive put together a free product offering for any organization needing to manage volunteers in relief and related programs. The company knew that managing perhaps hundreds of inexperienced volunteers with similarly unseasoned managers and limited tools was only…
October 16, 2020
Portfolio company Thrive has developed a software platform that enables enterprises to provide a range of career transition and management services to individuals departing from their organization. As COVID set in, the team realized there was about to be a significant upheaval in the workforce. And many of the jobs being eliminated in late March…
October 16, 2020
Senior care homes worldwide have been impacted heavily by COVID-19, including an increased demand for consistent and timely resident family engagement. In the U.S., the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) introduced a man- date that, in the event of a suspected positive case of the virus within a nursing facility, operators must notify…
October 16, 2020
Like most hospitality and leisure businesses, the Celtic Manor Resort had to close its main operations to the public in March, in compliance with the coronavirus social distancing measures put in place by the UK government. How long those restrictions would remain in place was not known. Fortunately, management was able to create a new…
October 16, 2020
While COVID-19 disrupted many things this Quarter, one thing that hasn’t changed is the importance of digital marketing. For example, industry reports suggest that with more time on some people’s hands, the engagement with mobile applications and digital and social content has increased 20% during the pandemic. This sort of shift has been under way…
