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What Europe's EU Inc. framework for boosting competitiveness can and should learn from startup fraud in the US
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are currently debating EU Inc., draft legislation seeking to establish a single set of rules for starting, operating and growing a business across EU member states. The proposed framework is designed to make business registration and operation within the EU faster, easier and more harmonized.
What Europe’s EU Inc. framework for boosting competitiveness can and should learn from startup fraud in the US
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are currently debating EU Inc, draft legislation seeking to establish a single set of rules for starting, operating, and growing a business across EU member states. The proposed framework is designed to make business registration and operation within the EU faster, easier, and more harmonised.
Criminal Deception in Silicon Valley
Introduction There is increasing interest in understanding how entrepreneurs employ deception (Shepherd 2019, Scheaf and Wood 2022, Gehman and Wry 2022, Palmer and Weiss 2022, Garud et al. 2025). In organization science, for instance, the cultural entrepreneurship literature’s focus on how entrepreneurs craft and mobilize compelling stories, narratives, and frames to acquire resources, provides a starting point for thinking of deception as an extension of dramatized discourse.
Letter to the editor: FWP's motives for closing East Gallatin to boats are questionable
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' proposal to "close" the East Gallatin River to fishing from boats appears to be a solution in search of a problem. Currently, there is little to no boat-fishing traffic. Why? Almost completely bordered by private land, this river has practically no public launch points for trailered boats. The stream-bed characteristics prohibit most of the driftboat crowd from navigating its channel.
Checkpoint 2030: Managing Scope 3 emissions to hit climate goals
Image courtesy of FMJ Facility managers entered a year of rising climate expectations, rapid advances in AI and growing pressure on energy systems. The pervasive use of AI is increasing electricity demand, which pushes utilities and governments to deploy renewable energy faster. At the same time, many organizations are nearing an important mid-decade checkpoint on their 2030 climate goals.
Higher Power: Can AI Investment & Climate Strategy Co-Exist?
At your next board meeting where AI appears on the agenda, add one question: Can our AI growth plans and our climate commitments succeed together? That simple litmus test will reveal whether you’re treating energy demand as a governance issue or leaving it as a technical detail, says Tim Weiss, CEO and co-founder of Optera. The real risk may not be AI itself but letting AI decisions and climate strategy live in separate parts of the organization.
AI-enabled forecasting of prehospital transfusion needs in patients with trauma: a multinational, registry-based, retrospective, machine learning development and validation study
Introduction Traumatic injuries remain one of the leading causes of death and disability globally, particularly among younger populations and in the context of globally rising risks for terrorism, war, and disaster. Prompt and accurate prehospital assessment is crucial for guiding immediate interventions and improving survival.
What 2025 Means for the Climate Crisis and Businesses
The transition to the low-carbon economy has already begun. The question now is, how quickly will this shift happen? Many clean technologies are mature and more economically viable than fossil fuel alternatives, and the environmental toll of climate change is bearing down on us. The recent U.S. presidential election has introduced uncertainty to the transition’s timeline, but the world cannot afford to delay critical climate action any longer.
Eight Steps to Gathering Concrete Emissions Data From Suppliers
Reducing global carbon emissions requires collective action and credible data. The health and viability of our planet’s ecosystems are on the line, which in turn jeopardizes many of the foundations of our economy. Failure to decarbonize could put20% of profits at risk by 2030.
Strengthening Africa’s Urban Informal Economies
Notes 1 OECD/UN ECA/AfDB, Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2022: The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities, Paris: OECD Publishing, 2022. 2 Paul C. Godfrey, “Toward a Theory of the Informal Economy,” Academy of Management Annals, vol. 5, no. 1, 2011. 3 Tim Weiss, Michael Lounsbury, and Gary Bruton, “Survivalist Organizing in Urban Poverty Contexts,” Organization Science, January 2024. 4 Mary Njeri Kinyanjui, African Markets and the Utu-ubuntu Business Model, Cape Town: African Minds, 2019. 5 Andrew J. E.
Why we are all lab rats in the digital world
Whenever we go online, we might find ourselves part of an experiment — without knowing it. Digital platforms track what users do and how they respond to features. Increasingly, these tests are having real-world consequences for its participants. I’ve seen this in my own research on the gig economy, studying job-listing platforms that offer paid tasks and jobs to freelancers (H. A. Rahman et al. Acad. Mgmt. J. 66, 1803–1830; 2023).
How Hotels Can Lead in a Climate-Conscious World
NATIONAL REPORT—Embracing sustainability is imperative to hotels as the world adapts to the low-carbon economy. About 90 percent of travelers look for sustainable accommodations, investors want to know a business’s long-term viability, and local and federal governments increasingly require environmental reporting and credible paths to decarbonization. Hotels must respond to this pressure by measuring and reducing their carbon emissions.
Momentum Is On Our Side in the Fight Against Climate Change
Climate change is disrupting lives globally, but there are reasons for optimism. Declining emissions, renewable energy growth, and increased government and business action are driving positive change. With standardized climate data reporting and the right mix of incentives and regulations, we can accelerate the decarbonization flywheel. — Many of us are coming face-to-face with the climate crisis.
Letter to the editor: Montana GOP doesn't believe in fiscal conservatism
There seems to be a lot of doomsaying about the economy. My experience leads me to question this. My perspective is one coming from a 40 year Bozeman resident, exceedingly middle class, retired from a 32 year Montana state employee career, MSU graduate, life long outdoorsman. I, as well as literally everyone in my sphere of family and friends are all doing well financially.
Scope 3 Emissions Reporting: Under the Spotlight for All Businesses
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission excluded Scope 3 reporting from its new climate disclosure rules this time around, but the reality is that every company nevertheless needs to manage its transition to the low-carbon economy. Investors, partners and customers increasingly want to understand which companies will succeed and which will fail in managing risks posed by climate change.
The Future of Hospitality Is Green: How Hotels Can Lead in a Climate-Conscious World
By Tim Weiss Embracing sustainability is imperative to hotels as the world adapts to the low-carbon economy. About 90% of travelers look for sustainable accommodations, investors want to know a business’s long-term viability, and local and federal governments increasingly require environmental reporting and credible paths to decarbonization. Hotels must respond to this pressure by measuring and reducing their carbon emissions. Environmental sustainability translates to better business performance.
Pressure for Scope 3 Disclosure Persists Despite SEC's Final Climate Rules
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s long-awaited climate rules do not include requirements for companies to report Scope 3 (value chain) emissions. While this exclusion is disappointing, it is not a significant setback to corporate climate action and won’t lessen market demands for companies to quantify — and reduce — their carbon emissions. The finalized rule is a critical incremental step toward meaningful climate regulation in the United States.
Tim Weiss
Tim Weiss is co-founder & CEO of Optera. Tim has spearheaded thought-leading work on corporate climate action with the World Economic Forum and Fortune 500 companies across many industries. Prior to Optera, Tim worked for AES Distributed Energy and Uncharted.
Why do identical informal businesses set up side by side? It's a survival tactic: Kenya study
The population on the African continent will have nearly doubled by 2050, according to UN projections. About 800 million more young Africans will enter the job market by then. Combine this forecast with the in many African countries today, then the pressing question is: who will create stable jobs at mass scale? Many policies to create new employment at scale focus on solution templates that have worked elsewhere, often outside Africa.
Why do identical informal businesses set up side by side? It’s a survival tactic - Kenya study
The population on the African continent will have nearly doubled by 2050, according to UN projections. About 800 million more young Africans will enter the job market by then. Combine this forecast with the in many African countries today, then the pressing question is: who will create stable jobs at mass scale? Many policies to create new employment at scale focus on solution templates that have worked elsewhere, often outside Africa.
2024: The Year for Climate Action in Business
Will 2024 be the year we finally begin to rise to the climate challenge? We are just six years away from 2030, and the world is on pace to miss the carbon goals established in 2015 during the Paris Accord. Put simply, companies are not yet doing enough to ensure the future of our planet and the ecosystems that people and our economy rely on.
Achieving Long-Term Sustainability in Retail
Climate change poses significant business risks to retailers. Changing consumer sentiments, investor expectations and government regulations will require businesses to fundamentally change their operations, procurement practices and product mixes to adapt to the low-carbon economy. Retailers face a complex challenge in reducing their carbon footprint because Scope 3 emissions — generated by a company’s value chain — account for more than .
Achieving Long-Term Sustainability in Retail
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Achieving Long-Term Sustainability in Retail
Climate change poses significant business risks to retailers. Changing consumer sentiments, investor expectations and government regulations will require businesses to fundamentally change their operations, procurement practices and product mixes to adapt to the low-carbon economy. Retailers face a complex challenge in reducing their carbon footprint because Scope 3 emissions — generated by a company’s value chain — account for more than .
Quantifying Scope 3 Emissions Creates a Roadmap for Business Longevity
The urgency companies are feeling to quantify and reduce their carbon emissions stems from more than government regulations — it's a matter of long-term business viability. Companies that cannot adapt to a low-carbon economy, and minimize the physical risks posed by climate change will not be competitive in the coming decades as we adjust to the low-carbon economy.
Letter to the editor: Arntzen providing a hometown version of lunacy
For those tiring of and bored with Donald Trump's idiocy and ridiculousness at the national level, I have a suggestion for you. Turn your attention from the grand national scale to a more quaint home town neighborly Montana version of lunacy. We have our own version right here in Montana. Our state school superintendent, Elsie Artnzten, has recently been charged with her second traffic violation in just over a year.
The Social Effects of Entrepreneurship on Society and Some Potential Remedies: Four Provocations
13 Short Essays Michael Lounsbury Entrepreneurship is one of the most powerful ideologies of our time (Eberhart et al., 2022b).
Using ESG Data to Reduce Supply Chain Emissions
Vectormine/stock.adobe.com Building long-term viability for the low-carbon economy is a complicated, long-term effort. Curbing your own operational emissions won’t cut it. To fully assess your corporate climate risk requires understanding (and reducing) the emissions associated with your value chain. The right data can inform impactful reduction strategies for business and environmental longevity.
“Pacers” Help Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies Stay in the Race
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create and sustain a substantial portion of jobs in emerging economies, contribute to innovation, and drive social impact. Entrepreneur support organizations such as incubators, accelerators, and fellowship programs play an important role for SMEs in emerging economies by closing entrepreneurs’ gaps in knowledge, capital, and networks; providing guidance to reach targets; and fostering entrepreneurship ecosystems.
How Hotels Can Lead in a Climate-Conscious World
By Tim Weiss Embracing sustainability is imperative to hotels as the world adapts to the low-carbon economy. About 90% of travelers look for sustainable accommodations, investors want to know a business's long-term viability, and local and federal governments increasingly require environmental reporting and credible paths to decarbonization. Hotels must respond to this pressure by measuring and reducing their carbon emissions. Environmental sustainability translates to better business performance.
Pacemaker Organizations Guide Entrepreneurs to Success
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create and sustain a substantial portion of jobs in emerging economies, contribute to innovation, and drive social impact. Entrepreneur support organizations such as incubators, accelerators, and fellowship programs play an important role for SMEs in emerging economies by closing entrepreneurs’ gaps in knowledge, capital, and networks; providing guidance to reach targets; and fostering entrepreneurship ecosystems.
What African tech startups can teach us about digital innovation
The African tech startup landscape is undergoing radical change, but what is helping certain businesses thrive in this new environment? During the last decade, the African continent has pushed the frontiers of digital innovation, providing new choices for consumers and fresh landscapes for startups. More than 600 technology hubs now welcome mostly young entrepreneurs, with some startling successes.
FWP should quit with excuses, protect the Madison
So now MFWP is able to find yet another "reason" for kicking the Madison River Recreation Plan down the road - this time, a global pandemic. This issue's advent was way back in 2011. A litany of excuses from a number of different bureaucrat(s) over a length of almost 10 years, has come to this. Let us Montana anglers - many of which have participated in MFWP's multiple Madison River rec plan comment periods, public meetings, and discussions ad nauseum - call a spade a spade.
Awesome Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
Awesome Crispy Baked Chicken Wings These crispy baked chicken wings with garlic butter and paprika are easy to prep if you are feeding a crowd. They're incredibly tasty and juicy inside, and always come out with perfectly crisp skin. Submitted by MARKANDANGIE Updated on April 23, 2026
Sen. Daines should urge president to come forward
One might wonder if our hometown senator, the honorable Steve Daines, may have suggested to President Trump that he openly and honestly come forward in this impeachment debacle. I'm sure Mr. Daines is well acquainted with, often works closely with, and may even be a friend of Mr. Trump's. Advertisement If I had such an acquaintance, "co-worker", and/or friend in the president's current situation, I would suggest the above. Obviously, a man with nothing to hide has the truth on his side.
A beginner's guide to Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data
Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data enables us to know how much UK graduates of different courses at different universities are earning now, either one, three or five years since graduating. It does this by linking up tax, benefits, and student loans data. But it’s just as important to state at the outset what LEO is not. LEO does not help us identify the universities with the best or most effective teaching, nor is it a measure of the ‘value added’ by a university degree.
Commentary by Tim Weiss: If we all gave a little bit more
As a nonprofit professional, I often wonder what could be accomplished if we all gave a little bit more. What problems could we solve by sharing more of our resources with charitable organizations working towards solutions? How could Racine County progress with even a modest increases in charitable giving?A 2014 study conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy revealed that Racine County residents contributed about 2.33 percent of their income to charities.
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