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Retail in the United States: Online Vs Offline

Business Consulting Agency

In 2021, US e-commerce sales surged to $933.3 of total retail sales in 2021, reflecting a steady uptrend in consumer preference for digital transactions. Coresight Research reported over 9,800 store closures in 2021, a sharp rise from previous years.

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Leveraging Expert Guidance: When Starting a Business

Business Consulting Agency

In 2021 alone, over 4.4 Venture capital investments in startups reached a record high of $150 billion in 2021, indicating robust investor interest in emerging businesses. They help with business registration, licensing, permits, and intellectual property protection, ensuring that the startup operates within the bounds of the law.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. Sub-orbital travel, popularized in 2021 by Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk, is projected to become a $3.5

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Big Data: An Opportunity for Data Scientists & Data Analysts

Tom Spencer

Many of the world’s thought leaders believe that data will unlock a huge transformation in the way that businesses operate and thrive in the 21st Century. Data is information organized in a form that can be efficiently used by people or computers to make decisions. In 2021, the world created more than 2.5 Data Proliferation.

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Becoming a Data-Driven Organization: What You Need to Know

Epicflow

However, according to the survey by NewVantage Partners [1] conducted in 2021, only 24% of companies have managed to develop into data-driven ones. At the same time, the talent component shouldn’t be left aside: data alone cannot lead companies to success without human expertise to use in an efficient way. .

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Consulting in South Africa – what to expect

Tom Spencer

Consultants in the rainbow nation have continued to operate efficiently and effectively during the Covid pandemic. They are temporary responses to the pandemic, rather than trends that will become part of normal operations after the COVID pandemic comes to an end. Lack of physical engagement with clients has added challenges.

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Driving Digital Transformation in Aerospace & Defense: Recent Technology Trends

Epicflow

The technology allows A&D organizations to transform their manufacturing processes, improve safety, optimize customer service, system management, and, of course, transform military operations. This made it possible to overcome the drawbacks of additional manufacturing techniques, and increased efficiency of the process. .

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