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From BusinessWire : With... the May 25 enforcement date of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) [looming], NetApp, the data authority for the hybrid cloud, released research findings from a global survey of IT decision makers across the U.S., UK, France, and Germany. The survey shows that these decision makers are still missing an opportunity to transform their business through a holistic data management approach that reduces risk and improves business efficiency. For nearly two years, most organizations have lagged in addressing their GDPR compliance, and in some cases are ignoring the issue completely. In doing so, they are ignoring the benefits to be gained from the compliance effort, including developing a data-centric approach to control, manage, and move data regardless of where it’s stored – on premises or in the cloud. A data-centric approach drives improved efficiencies and competitive advantage and unifies data governance practices across organizations to dr

Each year the  New York Small Business Development Center  recognizes outstanding small businesses in a variety of ways.  This Success Story from the   Bronx SBDC  appears in our  2016 Annual Report Dr. Joseph Andrade   Andrade Medical, PLLC Bronx SBDC Dr. Joseph Andrade was born in Chone, Ecuador. He attended the Universidad de Guayaquil for his undergraduate and postgraduate studies and graduated in 1981. Dr. Andrade passed the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) in 1982, and the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) in 1983, examinations required to assess the readiness of international medical graduates to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States in accredited hospitals.  Dr. Andrade trained in pediatrics at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center from 1983 to 1986, and later trained in internal medicine from 1986 to 1988 at the same hospital. He received his NY medical license in 1986 and is board certified in internal medicine and

From the Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission staff has sent warning letters to six major companies that market and sell automobiles, cellular devices, and video gaming systems in the United States. The letters warn that FTC staff has concerns about the companies’ statements that consumers must use specified parts or service providers to keep their warranties intact. Unless warrantors provide the parts or services for free or receive a waiver from the FTC, such statements generally are prohibited by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a law that governs consumer product warranties. Similarly, such statements may be deceptive under the FTC Act. Each company used different language, but here are examples of questionable provisions: *The use of [company name] parts is required to keep your . . . manufacturer’s warranties and any extended warranties intact. *This warranty shall not apply if this product . . . is used with products not sold or licensed by [company nam

From SBA and SCORE The U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE Association will host a free, 3-Day Virtual Conference during National Small Business Week. The conference will take place Tuesday, May 1 – Thursday, May 3 between 12:30 pm ET - 6:30 pm ET each day. The Virtual Conference offers all the best parts of an in-person conference, but without the hassle of traveling. Watch 12 educational webinars, get free business advice from mentors, pick up free information and resources from sponsors and network with fellow business owners. The webinars include: Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints & Keep Your Customers Simple Steps to Choosing the Right Financing Addressing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace Sharing Your Story Through Video Pop & Play: How Opening a Pop-Up Shop Can Help Launch Your Retail Brand How Changing Consumer Behavior Impacts Your Business How to Get New and Repeat Business On Autopilot with Email Marketing Cybersecure You

From the American Institute for Economic Research The legal uncertainties surrounding trade with China have sent people looking for historical precedent for this mess. One jumps out: the targeted trade embargo that the US imposed against Britain in 1807. Let’s look at the parallels and lessons. For months now, the Trump administration has been threatening every manner of taxes on imports from many countries but on China in particular. The policies would directly attack American consumers and producers of goods in which China has some role in the supply chain. China has responded with taxes on imports that would directly hit the economic prospects of Trump’s political base. Most recently, in order to escalate further, the president picked a big round number of $100 billion and sent aides out to round up enough products to meet that target. China, the spokesmen of which cannot say enough how much they would far prefer peace and economic cooperation, has retaliated with promises to

From eMarketer : According to a recent Vision Critical survey of digital buyers in North America, 80.1% of respondents said they would be comfortable sharing personal information directly with a brand for the purposes of personalizing marketing messages. But just 16.7% said they would be OK with sharing this type of information through third parties. The utilization of third-party data has become a hot topic in recent weeks due to Facebook’s ongoing scandal with Cambridge Analytica, in which information was harvested without people’s permission for voter targeting purposes. The growing skepticism toward data collection was reflected in a Gallup survey of 785 Facebook users in April 2018, in which 43% of respondents said they were very concerned about invasion of privacy. That was up from 30% in 2011.

Obtained From:  eMarketer After an unexpectedly strong holiday season closed the door on 12 months of "retail apocalypse" headlines, the retail industry is showing signs of confidence not seen in a year or more. But the confidence stems from something more than Christmas sales. Rather, the industry appears to have embraced the idea of consumer-centricity and moved on from the mindset of forcing a specific purchasing journey. “There is [a] building confidence that the industry is now pivoting” away from separate silos for in-store and digital sales, said Carrie Ask, executive vice president of global retail at  Levi Strauss & Co. , during a panel at Shoptalk in Las Vegas. “We don’t think of it as either/or anymore—it’s just shopping.” This was echoed by others at Shoptalk. Ken Worzel, president of  Nordstrom 's ecommerce site, said the department store is moving away from separating its ecommerce and brick-and-mortar business because the fragmented perspecti