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18Nov/19

More Than 250M Women Worldwide Are Entrepreneurs, According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Women’s Report from Babson College and Smith College

November 18, 2019EconomyArticles, Babson College, Business, Business models, Company: Smith College, Economy, Entrepreneurship, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation, Smith College, Technology/Internetsmbale

Approximately 252 million women around the world are entrepreneurs and another 153 million women are operating established businesses, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2018/2019 Report on Women’s Entrepreneurship, released today by Babson College and Smith College and sponsored by the Korea Entrepreneurship Foundation. This 2018/2019 report provides analysis from 59 economies, aggregating data from two GEM data collection cycles, 10 economies reporting in 2017 and 49 reporting in 2018. Read More

10Nov/17

Embattled Uber loses UK workers rights appeal

November 10, 2017LegalBusiness, Business models, Car sharing, Commuting, Company: Uber, Cultures, Economy, Labor, Law/Crime, Legality of transportation network companies by jurisdiction, Location-based software, London, Matthew Larotonda, Minimum wage, Taxicab, Transport, Transportation network company, Uber, Uber BV v Aslam, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisation, United Kingdomsmbale

A British tribunal has upheld a lower body’s decision that Uber drivers are entitled to rights including minimum wage and vacation time. It’s yet another blow to the taxi service as it struggles to survive in its most important European market. Matthew Larotonda reports. Continue reading →