Frances Dodds

2 months ago | bullcitycitizen.com | Frances Dodds

The U.S. Department of Education has issued a directive to state education agencies nationwide, mandating the removal of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies and programs. Non-compliance could result in the loss of federal funding. In a letter from the Department’s Office for Civil Rights, Acting Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor emphasized the legal obligations of educational institutions receiving federal assistance.

Jan 20, 2025 | entrepreneur.com | Frances Dodds

Customers might try something once. But how do you get them to return? Angus Long thinks a lot about this. He used to be an Orangetheory franchisee, and then founded a new kind of fitness studio called Hylo Fitness. He and his business partner, Matt Herring, built Hylo on a thesis: The fitness world is fragmented, with studios that exclusively focus on yoga, barre, or other modalities. Why not have the same group-fitness membership model, but offer multiple modalities under a single roof?

Jan 15, 2025 | bullcitycitizen.com | Frances Dodds

Durham, NC – Quick-thinking Durham County Sheriff’s deputies are being credited with saving a man’s life after he suffered a medical emergency Tuesday morning at the clerk’s office. According to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the scene after a man, identified as a business owner who works in the building, collapsed and sustained a head injury. Upon arrival, they found the man lying on his back, unresponsive and not breathing.

Jan 15, 2025 | entrepreneur.com | Frances Dodds

These days, everyone is feeling the squeeze. Marketing budgets are getting slashed, prices are being reassessed, and anything superfluous has to go. How do you walk the line between maintaining quality and cutting costs? Here, we talked to six business leaders on their top strategies for making a profit in these tough economic times. 1. Find pricing options for everyone The rest of this article is locked. Join Entrepreneur+ today for access.

Jan 15, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Frances Dodds

A good marketing effort can yield all kinds of returns: More sales, more customers, more followers, more customer engagement, or maybe more employee engagement — which then translates to more customer engagement. Franchises are small businesses, after all, so the best marketing efforts often involve in-the-know, out-of-the-box thinking on what will resonate most in a given community.