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With AI, a customer-first mindset beats the tech every time
Gary Turner · Follow Published in Anamcara Capital · 4 min read · -- We’re long accustomed to technology’s ever-expanding role in our lives, but among the endless stream of everyday upgrades and feature improvements that trundle off the innovation conveyor belt, once in a while, we come across something that genuinely catches our breath. And so another gold rush starts.
Neuromodulatory subcortical nucleus integrity is associated with white matter microstructure, tauopathy and APOE status - Nature Communications
Abstract The neuromodulatory subcortical nuclei within the isodendritic core (IdC) are the earliest sites of tauopathy in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). They project broadly throughout the brain’s white matter. We investigated the relationship between IdC microstructure and whole-brain white matter microstructure to better understand early neuropathological changes in AD.
Structure-Function Interactions in the Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex Are Associated with Episodic Memory in Healthy Aging
aging compensation episodic Significance Statement Aging affects episodic memory and impacts the structure and function of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. In the present study, we report how functional network changes may compensate for age-related structural declines to support episodic memory. Our analyses revealed two mechanisms to maintain memory performance in older adulthood.
Rugby: Allowing kids to take part in high-impact sports should be viewed as form of child abuse, experts say
By Eric Anderson, Gary Turner and Keith Parry for The Conversation Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain disorder likely caused by repeated head injuries. It was first described as dementia pugilistica and punch-drunk syndrome . CTE continues to be a serious risk associated with high impact sports, such as boxing, American football and rugby.
Children's high-impact sports can be abuse-experts explain why
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain disorder likely caused by repeated head injuries. It was first described as dementia pugilistica and punch drunk syndrome . CTE continues to be a serious risk associated with high-impact sports, such as boxing, American football and rugby.
Children’s high-impact sports can be abuse - experts explain why Original
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain disorder likely caused by repeated head injuries. It was first described as dementia pugilistica and punch drunk syndrome . CTE continues to be a serious risk associated with high impact sports, such as boxing, American football and rugby.
Sport Structured Brain Trauma is Child Abuse
ABSTRACT This article first summarizes research regarding the relationship between sports that intentionally structure multiple types of brain trauma into their practice, such as rugby and boxing, and the range of negative health outcomes that flow from participation in such sports. The resultant brain injuries are described as ‘now’ and ‘later’ diseases, being those that affect the child immediately and then across their lifetime.
Working in harmony with your bank
Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying this incredible start of summer we have had. Here at Dr.PAWPAW HQ we have had some amazing weather which has given us all that summer feeling and I hope you and your teams have had a chance to enjoy it too. Now back to business and with all the issues around price rises, global demands on ingredients and packaging, this month I thought it was a good time to talk about how you can make the most of working with your bank.
Council Post: How Technology Is Leveling The Playing Field For Small Business Underdogs
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Xero UK, a global leader in online accounting software, overseeing the company's EMEA business. getty Is it any surprise that small businesses are so often portrayed as underdogs? Over the past decade, countless entrepreneurs have entered an unlevel playing field, battling insurmountable odds, dwarfed by gargantuan corporate entities. Take the software market, for example.
Four trends that will help drive post-pandemic small business prosperity
With the easing of Covid restrictions, small businesses can breathe a collective sigh of relief as they’ll hopefully remain open for the foreseeable future. With the easing of Covid restrictions, small businesses can breathe a collective sigh of relief as they’ll hopefully remain open for the foreseeable future. And It’s great to see businesses feeling more optimistic about the future.
How to create a growth economy for small businesses
The UK economy is facing a difficult road to recovery. The impact of the pandemic and the cycle of lockdowns that came with it has had a devastating impact on our small business community. But, there is now hope on the horizon. The UK economy is facing a difficult road to recovery. The impact of the pandemic and the cycle of lockdowns that came with it has had a devastating impact on our small business community. But, there is now hope on the horizon.
Why your customers can never be happier than your staff
When building a customer-focused business, it's easy to forget the happiness of staff. Because of the eagle-like focus on the customer, the employee can often get overlooked. But, if unhappy staff aren't doing their best work, this infiltrates and harms customer experience. Simply put, this boils down to the simple notion that your customers can never be happier than your staff. So, it makes sense to consider your business's internal culture as part of maintaining customer service.
Red Coat Trail Motorcycle Travelogue
Checking out a few ghost towns along the Red Coat Trail on the Canadian Prairies. “You’re joking… Aren’t you? Who goes on holidays to look at ghost towns in Saskatchewan?” Several years ago, I purchased the book Ghost Town Stories of the Red Coat Trail: From Renegade to Ruin on the Canadian Prairies, by Johnnie Bachusky.
Council Post: How Technology Is Transforming One Of The Oldest Professions In The World
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Xero UK, the global leader in online accounting software, overseeing the company's EMEA business. getty The earliest traces of the accounting industry date back to the Mesopotamian era. Fast forward 7,000 years, and faced with a global pandemic, this ancient industry has been catapulted forward. Emerging technologies, tools and crafts such as clay auditing systems or calculators have been used to manage accounts over the ages.
Ethics and injury risk in World Rugby and England Rugby tackle-height trial
Ethics and injury risk in World Rugby and England Rugby tackle-height trial http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6865-8197Adam John White1,2, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-6248Joe Piggin3, John Batten4, Gary Turner5, Alan Pearce6, Rachael Bullingham7, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-4385Eric Anderson8 1 Oxford Brookes University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK 2 Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK 3 School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences,...
Ethics and injury risk in World Rugby and England Rugby tackle-height trial
Ethics and injury risk in World Rugby and England Rugby tackle-height trial http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6865-8197Adam John White1,2, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-6248Joe Piggin3, John Batten4, Gary Turner5, Alan Pearce6, Rachael Bullingham7, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-4385Eric Anderson8 1Oxford Brookes University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK 2Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK 3School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences,...
Is Technology Pushing Late Payments To Their End Game?
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Xero UK, the global leader in online accounting software, overseeing the company's EMEA business. Getty Debt has plagued civilization for centuries. Societies have tried and failed to tackle this issue. Since the turn of the last century, technology has transformed how businesses give and receive money. As the world grapples with the prospect of a inaugurated by Covid-19, it has never been a more important time to get paid promptly and stay on top of debt.
Xerocon London 2020 update
World class events are an important element of what both defines and also nurtures the amazing community that’s grown around Xero, and so it’s with a real sense of sadness that I have to update you on our difficult decision to cancel this year’s Xerocon London event. With uncertainty around Covid-19 likely to continue for the rest of the year, we need to prioritise the health and safety of our accounting and bookkeeping partners as well as our own people.
The road to 100,000 subscribers in the UK
This month we passed another huge milestone – making it to 100,000 subscribers in the United Kingdom. It’s hard to comprehend that as recently as three or so years ago, back in the spring of 2012, our UK business comprised of seven staff all working from home with a modest handful of UK businesses using Xero. Today we employ more than 130 staff across two fantastic office locations in the UK and the extent of love and advocacy for Xero across the entire British Isles has never been stronger.
Goal-Oriented Attention Self-Regulation (GOALS) training in older adults
Burgess, P. W., Alderman, N., Forbes, C., Costello, A., Coates, L. M., Dawson, D. R., et al. (). The case for the development and use of "ecologically valid" measures of executive function in experimental and clinical neuropsychology. J Int Neuropsychol Soc,(2), 194–209.
Goal-Oriented Attention Self-Regulation (GOALS) training in older adults
Abstract Objectives: A common cognitive complaint of older adulthood is distractibility, or decline in ability to concentrate and maintain focus, yet few evidence-based interventions exist to address these deficits.
How Taxes Are Reshaping Society In The Digital Era
Taxes have a volcanic effect on societies, shaping them through fiction and resistance. And in 2019, their transformation is having a major role to play in global digitization. Historically, taxes have been levied amid conflict, such as the income tax introduced by William Pitt the Younger to fund a war against Napoleon in 1799. Or they have started conflict with definitive results.
Point of View: Governor’s budget cut threatens KPC and postsecondary education on Peninsula
Search Tip: Use quotes to find results containing your phrase, exactly, e.g., "Homer News". Pioneer Hall at the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchoarge, as seen on July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News) You must sign in or register to continue reading content.
Governor Bill Lee must protect Tennesseans and make gun safety training a priority | Opinion
OPINION Gary Turner, Guest Columnist Published 6:19 p.m. CT May 8, 2019 From traffic stops to robberies, police come across guns across Nashville. Nashville Tennessean When someone wants to get a license to drive a car, they have to prove they can operate a vehicle safely. It would be ludicrous to give someone a driver’s license after only watching an online video. Story Highlights Gary Turner, an NRA-certified firearms instructor. is director of training at Sumner Gun & Supply.
The Future Of Small-Business Technology May Have An Interesting Plot Twist
Several decades ago, a young Bill Gates set a new course for the fledgling Microsoft with its famous mission statement to put “a computer on every desk and in every home.” The Gates vision of the future will have seemed as audacious then as it appears retrospectively myopic today since it failed to account for the significance that mobile devices would ultimately play in our lives. Alas, hindsight.
Small Business Insights | Xero
Over the past year, on average 49.3 per cent of UK small businesses are cash flow positive in any given month, with incomings and outgoing highly variable at different times of the year
7 PLACES YOU DIDN’T KNOW AI ALREADY OPERATES
By Gary Turner, UK co-founder and MD at Xero With artificial intelligence now firmly entrenched in pop culture (from books and films to Alexa and Siri), you might be surprised to learn of the ways you interact with AI without even realising it. Far from Hollywood’s insinuations of sentient robots on a mission to rule the world, AI today is primarily there to assist you, helping with everything from typos in Google to suggesting the nearest pizza place.
The Small Business Manifesto - Minutehack
With the UK's snap election is just days away, small businesses want reassurances from party leaders. Small businesses are a big focus on this election and will play an important part in the result. Xero’s MD Gary Turner shares his ideal Small Business Manifesto - some of the most important pledges the victorious government need to make to ensure the millions of UK small businesses are supported and continue to thrive, alongside how party manifestos are addressing these areas.
Five ways why starting a small business is a marathon
London will be hosting the 37th London Marathon on its streets this month, the day of reckoning when thousands of first-time Marathon runners put their months of training to the test to attain a life-long dream. While not everyone chooses to run one, there are some striking similarities between the process of preparing for the race and getting a small business up and running.
Spring Budget 2017: predictions for small business
Business rates My hope last year was that the government would make fundamental changes to business rates to boost confidence and financial security, but unfortunately the proposed business rate hikes in April have potential to cripple businesses in ‘popular areas’ as their taxes increase considerably. Those that aren’t crippled will surely have their potential lessened, and it sends a bad message to entrepreneurs looking to launch a business themselves.
The rise of the Intropreneur | Xero Blog
When you think of an entrepreneur, you think of loud and exuberant personalities with natural flair and charisma. It’s the person at the networking events with people queuing to listen to their advice. Or the leader with a little black book that’s not so little. However, our 2017 Make or Break report shows that the lesser publicised introverted entrepreneur is becoming more and more common. New stats show that over a fifth (21%) of owners identify as an introverted entrepreneur.
The fate of your small business – sealed or created? | Xero Blog
Entrepreneurs are a fascinating bunch. They’re creative and versatile, prepared for hardship, and have the drive to take bright ideas and turn them into successful businesses. But Xero’s second annual Make or Break Report has revealed yet another trait they all seem to share. Small business owners have a sense of control over their own destiny that helps to push them forward.
Four reasons why small businesses should move to the cloud
Not too long ago, starting a business required setting up an office with landlines, desktops and hard drives. You also had to consider your office’s location carefully and base yourself near your prospective customers. [easy-tweet tweet=”Cloud technology has revolutionised the business landscape” hashtags=”cloud, tech”] Cloud technology has revolutionised the business landscape, breaking down the constrictions of a bricks and mortar office.
What's the future of finance for small businesses in 2017
Key developments in financial technologies are freeing small businesses and entrepreneurs from the evils of spreadsheets, outdated systems and shoeboxes full of receipts. Several key trends are set to have an increasing influence on how small businesses do business in South Africa this year: Xero research conducted last year found that 66% of SME owners cited technology as “œvery important“ and 55% claimed that smart devices and cloud apps have made running their business easier.
Top 4 reasons why small businesses should move to the cloud
Not too long ago, starting a business required setting up an office with landlines, desktops and hard drives. You also had to consider your office’s location carefully and base yourself near your prospective customers. Cloud technology has revolutionised the business landscape, breaking down the constrictions of a bricks and mortar office. You and your staff can now access documents, tools, financial data and software online at any time, from anywhere, on any device.
When should you hire an accountant?
Accountants can handle much more than just your payroll and tax returns. They can also help out at various stages during the growth of your business. Gary Turner, UK co-founder and managing director of Xero, outlines key stages in the business lifecycle when owners should consider hiring an accountant. Whether you’re taking your first steps into business or planning your exit strategy, hiring an accountant could help you make better financial decisions.
2017 Tech Trend Predictions For SMBs - Minutehack
The world has seen some huge technological developments this year, a lot of which were purely catalysts setting the scene for an explosion of growth in 2017. There are three areas where I see huge expansion over the next 12 months - all areas that I believe small business owners should all take note of. 1. Chatbots - Artificially intelligent agents that enable even the smallest of businesses to provide information to visitors on their business website.
How small business owners can use apps get more done
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) provide enormous value to South Africa’s economic growth and development. Their financial contribution to GDP (estimated at 52%) and job creation is crucial to help overcome the country’s staggering unemployment rate of 26.7%. Macro benefits aside, the personal satisfaction of being your own boss is a key factor for many small business owners who strike out on their own. Starting your own business is not a simple endeavour though.
Let’s beat late payments together - Xero Blog
Britain’s small businesses are sick of chasing payments with 64% of invoices paid late. And it’s costing them time too – they’re spending 10% of their day chasing invoices. It’s just not acceptable. We’re taking action to raise awareness of the issue. We’ll discuss the effect of late payments on small businesses and their cash flow, reveal the results of our own research into the extent and impact of late payments, and celebrate the country’s prompt payers.
Xero Gravity: The spirit of having entrepreneurial mentors
Get ready for one inspiring episode on Xero Gravity this week as we uncover the power of small business mentorship. Courtney Symons, Partner Marketing manager at Shopify and JD Crouse, Principal of Bolder Band are huge advocates of learning from mentors. Courtney recognizes how valuable mentorship is to small business from her involvement in Shopify’s Build A Business competition. JD, a former winner of the competition, has learned lessons from mentorship that will stay with him for life.
Xero Gravity: Planning for retirement now
You could be sipping martinis on a tropical island sooner than you thought. It all comes down to implementing an effective retirement plan. In this episode of Xero Gravity, Rochelle Odessor, Vice President, Madison Planning Group and Justin Follmer, MBA at Coastal Wealth Advisors catch up with Gene and Elizabeth to dive into the details of retirement planning.
6 things small business owners need to know in tech this week
Technology is accelerating at lightning speed but its impact on small business, one of the world’s largest drivers of revenue and a huge contributor to every nation’s GDP, is rarely discussed. Each week, we’re going to break it down so small business owners like you, know what’s in the pipeline and how that applies to your day-to-day operations. There have been so many rumors floating around that Apple has been developing a car and now it looks like they’ve been confirmed.
How to get paid on time by improving your invoicing and cash flow
Getting your invoicing and payment terms in order is one of the best ways to improve the health of your start-up's cash flow. Gary Turner, managing director of Xero UK, gives his tips on getting paid. Cashflow is the lifeblood of all businesses. That flow of money through the business is what keeps it alive, feeds your spending and strategic goals and helps the beast to grow.
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