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AI-Driven Platform Enhances Corporate Culture, Brief Teams and Upskills the Workforce
Previously Published to Benzinga: The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. The global online education market is expected to reach a total market size of $319 billion by 2025, up from $187.8 billion in 2019 as the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) reaches 9.23% in 2025. The growth is the result of training, retraining and upskilling the professional workforce reentering the office in a post-COVID world. During the pandemic, the skills gap between individuals — both employed and unemployed — widened. While some were able to adopt new skills and master those they have already…
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BEST TECH STARTUPS IN PROVO, UTAH, RANKED
Previously Published to Benzinga Money. You’ve heard of Silicon Valley, but how about Silicon Slopes? This popular skiing destination near Provo, Utah, is a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity. Roughly 10% of Provo’s employees work in the tech industry. Read also: BEST ACCELERATORS IN SILICON VALLEY, RANKED Looking to get in on the action? Use Benzinga’s list of the best tech startups in Provo to learn more. The Top Tech Startups in Provo, Utah Our editorial board found the best tech startups in Provo by looking for companies filling a gap or disrupting an industry by leveraging technology. These are the best of the best startups in Provo, Utah. 1. Best All-in-One…
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Cannabis Investors Should Know the Difference Between Marijuana and Hemp
Previously Published to Benzinga: The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Canada, France and China are the leading manufacturers of industrial cannabis in the U.S. today. Yet our nation has seen a dramatic increase in hemp farming across the entire continent. Research and Markets estimates that the global industrial hemp market will reach $17.4 billion by 2027, up from $5.6 billion in 2020. A Short History of Hemp As a people, we have been using hemp for more than 10,000 years. There were traces of it found in Asia as early as 8000 B.C. The forefathers…
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BEST FINTECHS IN SAN FRANCISCO, RANKED
Previously Published to Benzinga Money. According to FinTech Magazine, “Not a single bank in San Francisco went bust during the Great Depression. Business in the area thrived, so much, in fact, the Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge were both constructed.” Maybe that’s why there are so many of the best fintechs in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Use our guide to find out more about the best fintechs in the Bay Area. Quick Look: Best Fintechs in San Francisco What is Fintech? A fintech company is a financial technologies company that “seeks to improve and automate the delivery and use of financial services.” These platforms often use complex mathematical…
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Vuzix | Will the Next Big Trend in Wearables be Smart Glasses?
Previously published to Benzinga: The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. For the last year, all eyes have been on Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI), and now we know why. Last month, Benzinga hosted its Global Small Cap Conference, where we met with Paul J. Travers, CEO of a totally disruptive company in the wearables arena. His company, Vuzix, is literally changing how we “see” the world. What is Vuzix? Vuzix is a $1.1 billion organization based out of Rochester, New York. In the last year and a half, it has seen substantial quarter-over-quarter growth. It’s taken the…
