Founders Natalie Grillon and Shahd AlShehail launched Project JUST, which is a much needed online platform that is an open catalog of 150+ fashion brands. From the Press Kit: “Project JUST’s…
Corporate Equality Index 2016
Last month, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation released the Corporate Equality Index 2016 (CEI) , which rates America’s workplaces on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality. This is first…
Supply Market Intelligence and Information Access: Predictions for the Future
In 2015, it has been heartening to read in the procurement professional literature the increased focus on supply market intelligence and the critical role it plays. Gerard Chick, in his…
How Companies Are Using Open Data to Create Innovative Products
Open Data Institute is introducing a series of studies that focus on the theme of business and open data’s potential value. In the report, Research: Open Data Means Business, 270 UK companies were…
Primary Intelligence: 15 Hidden Competitive Intelligence Sources
Primary Intelligence provides 15 great hidden sources to consider that will “alert you of upcoming activity from that fiercest competitor.” Here they are: Annual Report Press Releases and Announcements Local Planning…
The Art of Procurement Interview: Kelly Barner Discusses Supply Market Intelligence
Philip Ideson, the Host of the Art of Procurement, interviews Kelly Barner (Buyers Meeting Point) on the topics of procurement trends, Robotics Process Automation (RPA) and Supply Market Intelligence (SMI).…
Overview of Graphiq's Business Intelligence Portal, FindTheCompany
Vertical search engine provider, Graphiq, offers FindTheCompany, which is a business intelligence portal with product, competitor, supplier, and financial performance data on over 32M U.S. companies. This is part of…
800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Longlist Reveals Trends
General Manager Sally Haldorson and Dylan Schleicher, Editorial Director of 800-CEO-Read, share interesting trends revealed by this year’s Business Book Awards longlist. Haldorson notes, “Whereas in years past we’ve…
Advance Google Searching: Are You Making These Mistakes?
Blogger and academic librarian Aaron Tay, sheds helpful insight on common misconceptions about advance Google searching. Tay notes that searchers are not keeping up with Google’s rapid changes and are using…
Corporate Crime Database, "Violation Tracker," Is Launched
Violation Tracker, “the first national database on corporate crime,” produced by the Corporate Research Project of Good Jobs First, has been launched, writes Phil Mattera on his Dirt Diggers Digest blog. Violation Tracker is a database…