Business & Professional Services

SmartMarket Solutions Reviews Its Trend-vs-Fad Framework with Business Insider as AI Micro-Stores Take Off

October 5, 2026 1:43 PM

SmartMarket Solutions reviews 27 years and three waves of unattended retail in a recent Business Insider interview with Co-founder and CEO, Mike Burnett. The piece covers how Burnett has stayed ahead in the unattended retail space for 27 years: by discerning lasting trends apart from short-lived fads. It was also syndicated on AOL. "Fads come and go all the time," Burnett told Business Insider. "But trends, you catch the right trend, and you're...

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Dr. Valinda Nwadike Scholarship Supports Future Healthcare Leaders

October 5, 2026 1:15 PM

The Dr. Valinda Nwadike Scholarship for Medical Students announces an opportunity for undergraduate students pursuing careers in medicine and related healthcare fields to apply for a one-time scholarship focused on healthcare disparities, patient-centered care, and practical solutions for underserved communities. The scholarship encourages students to connect their educational goals with meaningful approaches to improving healthcare access and...

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Stuart Piltch to Reveal Recipient of Stuart Piltch Scholarship for Entrepreneurs on October 15

October 5, 2026 1:10 PM

The selection committee for the Stuart Piltch Scholarship for Entrepreneurs confirms that the winner of this prestigious one-time award will be announced on October 15, 2026. This upcoming announcement marks the culmination of a rigorous review process dedicated to identifying exceptional undergraduate students with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Stuart Piltch, the founder and namesake of the scholarship, established this initiative to...

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Chiropractor and Entrepreneur Dr. Lauren Papa, DC Launches Art Deco Freak to Advance Bicoastal Residential Redevelopment

October 5, 2026 1:05 PM

Art Deco Freak today announced its official launch as a boutique residential redevelopment and design firm focused on acquiring, rehabilitating, and repositioning underutilized properties. Founded by chiropractor, entrepreneur, and creative developer Dr. Lauren Papa, DC, the company operates across Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, bringing a rigorous, investment-driven approach to adaptive reuse and historic preservation. Art Deco Freak enters...

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Matthew Syken of Los Angeles, CA Opens New Scholarship Pathway for Future Legal Professionals Nationwide

October 5, 2026 1:00 PM

Matthew Syken of Los Angeles, CA announces the Matthew Syken Scholarship for Law Students, a one-time educational scholarship opportunity designed to support undergraduate students across the United States who demonstrate a serious interest in pursuing a legal career. The initiative encourages students to examine important developments within the U.S. legal system and present thoughtful perspectives on how future legal professionals can help...

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Marco Robinson Expands Media, Publishing and Coaching Portfolio With New Film and Television Projects

October 5, 2026 1:00 PM

British entrepreneur, international bestselling author and media producer Marco Robinson is expanding a portfolio that now spans publishing, professional coach education, film, television and business ventures, with several new projects moving into production and distribution. Robinson, whose career has moved across entrepreneurship, television, film and publishing, is currently developing a slate that includes the START OVER book platform, the...

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TIDI Products Introduces Posey Wireless Bed & Stretcher Sensor Pad

October 5, 2026 12:50 PM

TIDI Products, LLC is proud to announce the immediate availability of the new Posey® Wireless Bed and Stretcher Sensor Pad. This easy-to-use wireless device is designed to help caregivers at hospitals and healthcare facilities monitor fall risk patients who may attempt either an unassisted bed or stretcher exit. The new sensor pad can be used with standard hospital beds, specialty mattresses, and stretchers at least 30 inches wide. "The addition...

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Nassau Street Partners Advises on Successful Capital Raise for U.S.-Based Healthcare Technology Company

October 5, 2026 12:22 PM

Nassau Street Partners, the leading middle-market corporate advisory firm headquartered in New York, New York and recently recognized as the best corporate advisory firm in New York, announced the successful completion of a capital raise for a U.S.-based healthcare technology company. The transaction closed during the prior year, following a targeted capital formation process involving international investors and institutional capital...

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Tandem Global Leaders to Join Global Conversations on Business, Climate and Nature This Fall

October 5, 2026 12:20 PM

Tandem Global leaders will participate in a series of international discussions this fall focused on the intersection of business, climate, water and nature, with engagements spanning Brussels, Munich and Yerevan, Armenia. From corporate water stewardship and climate resilience to biodiversity and financing nature, Tandem Global CEO Margaret O'Gorman and Chief Science and Innovation Officer Anna Willingshofer will bring perspectives on how...

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Park Lawn Empowers Key Leaders to Enhance the Family Experience and Support Growth

October 5, 2026 11:30 AM

Park Lawn Corporation ("Park Lawn" or "PLC") today announced the promotions of Lauren Blevins and Jeff Moore to lead its expanded East and West operating regions, respectively. The promotions reflect Park Lawn's continued investment in its people and its commitment to supporting local teams. Blevins and Moore, longtime Park Lawn operations leaders, have been instrumental in Park Lawn's growth story, including building strong teams within their...

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Arbor Day Foundation Invests in Wildfire Resilience Technology Through Its Impact Fund

October 5, 2026 11:04 AM

The Arbor Day Foundation's Impact Fund has invested in two organizations working to reshape how communities prevent, detect, and recover from wildfire. The investments in Vibrant Planet and Convective Capital mark a new front in the Foundation's long-standing commitment to helping forests and communities recover from disaster, extending that work upstream to help reduce the severity of wildfires before they start. "Wildfires in the U.S. and...

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Fairtrade Updates Minimum Price for Bananas to Support Farmers Amid Soaring Costs

October 5, 2026 11:00 AM

Fairtrade updated its Minimum Prices for bananas in direct response to a combination of pressures negatively impacting financially strained farmers. Emmerson Aguirre, President of Asociación de Bananeros de Colombia (Augura), Colombia, explained that pressures facing the banana sector are overarching and global, including geopolitical instability, climate change, and rising input and logistics costs. "We are not simply talking about the margin...

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Michael Aronovici Spotlights Interaction Restaurants Group's Advisory Work for Restaurant and Investment Groups

October 5, 2026 10:30 AM

Michael Aronovici spent decades building and selling restaurant brands before shifting the focus of Interaction Restaurants Group toward consulting. For the past ten years, the firm has worked with restaurant and investment groups across the United States and Canada on the operating and financial problems that come up as those businesses grow or change hands. The work draws on the same ground Aronovici covered as an operator: franchise systems,...

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Driven by Instinct: Meet Edith Paicu

October 5, 2026 10:30 AM

Originally published on GoDaddy Resource Library Tell us a little bit about yourself and your career journey to date. About ten years ago, I began working as a proofreader at a publishing house. For six years, I made sure that everything about to be published was as error-free as humanly possible. But that experience did more than train my eye for detail. It also taught me a great deal about the relationship people have with their writing....

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Everflow, PartnerGap, PlatformPay.io Host ERA Ecommerce Event in Vilnius, Lithuania

October 5, 2026 9:35 AM

Lithuania has an active and thriving affiliate marketing community (as well as many unicorn start-ups), yet purpose-built events within the industry have remained limited. That's about to change. On October 6, the community will have a new place to connect as Everflow, PartnerGap, and PlatformPay.io come together to host ERA, a curated ecommerce and affiliate marketing event in Vilnius. Taking place at Tech Zity, Vilnius, ERA is a one-day,...

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GPOPlus+ (OTCQB: GPOX) Presenting at NIBA's 153rd Investment Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL October 7, 2026

October 5, 2026 9:30 AM

GPO Plus, Inc. (OTCQB:GPOX), an AI-powered distributor modernizing the Direct Store Delivery (DSD) model serving gas stations, convenience stores, and specialty retailers, is pleased to announce that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brett H. Pojunis will present on October 7, 2026 at NIBA's 153rd Investment Conference, taking place October 6-7, 2026, at The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Presentation Details...

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Unrealfund Accelerator Supports Development of Closet Match, an AI Personal Styling Platform Created by Fashion Designer Annette Stenstrøm

October 5, 2026 9:10 AM

Unrealfund, a Copenhagen-based micro private equity firm, today announced that fashion designer Annette Stenstrøm is developing Closet Match, an AI-powered personal styling platform, with support from the Unrealfund Accelerator. Closet Match is designed to help users create outfit combinations from clothing they already own. Annette Stenstrøm, Founder of Closet Match Closet Match users upload photos of items in their wardrobe. The platform then...

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NEW PRI Book Tells Stories of Students, Parents and Educators Fighting Back Against DEI

October 5, 2026 8:07 AM

Students, parents, teachers, school board members and college professors across the country are challenging controversial so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies (DEI) and winning. Their stories are at the heart of a new book released today by the nonpartisan, California-based, free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute. The Great Equity Epidemic: Students, Parents, and Educators Reveal how DEI is Destroying American...

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Behind on Back Taxes? Clear Start Tax Explains the IRS Program Thousands Are Using to Cut What They Owe

October 5, 2026 8:00 AM

Ask someone with back taxes why they have not applied for relief and the answer is almost never that they tried and were denied. It is that they assumed they would be. Clear Start Tax says that assumption, more than any IRS rule, is what keeps qualified taxpayers out of the programs built for them. Taxpayers who have assumed they earn too much can check the figure the IRS actually uses. "The agency does not ask what you earn. It asks what is...

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Kaiya Baby Adds Autumn and Winter Prints and Colours to Its Camel Wool Sleep Sack Range

October 5, 2026 7:45 AM

Kaiya Baby is adding autumn and winter prints and colours to its camel wool sleep sack range, pairing seasonal designs with a filling made from fine camel undercoat and SORONA® polyester. The selection includes Pumpkin Dots, Spark Dots, Forest Green, Mocha Brown, Skiing Goose and Sunny Pup across long-sleeve sleep sacks and separate-leg walkers, with styles in the wider collection available in 1.0, 2.5 and 3.5 TOG. The update brings patterns and...

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