Fixed Tuition, Cybersecurity, Paid Searches & More

Associate Vice President for Policy, OSU/OH-TECH
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Ohio Technology Consortium
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 8:36am

 

Why small businesses must tackle cybersecurity (USA Today): While many of the existing 23 million small businesses in the US must adhere to the technology of today’s work and remain connected with customers, there is a rise of potential concerns securing sensitive data.

 

Operational Consolidation—Three Factors to Consider (Industry Week): Industry Week presents three factors to consider when organizations aim to the best-in-class and support-of-mission in their target geographies. The three factors include: total cost of operations, workforce options, and support-of-mission organizational presence.

 

Ohio lawmakers’ 2014 agenda includes budget changes, tax overhauls (The Plain Dealer): State lawmakers in Ohio have a number of issues on their plate as they return to the Statehouse in 2014, including a package of election bills, proposed changes to self-defense laws, education funding, and scaling back on green energy laws.

 

Colleges offer fixed-rate tuition to help families budget education costs (PBS NewsHour): Programs are US institutions are increasing efforts to help families budget for college without worrying about price increases. Such programs also give recruiters something to talk about to ease the sticker shock of many institutions.

 

Big Data Marketing’s Next Frontier: Paid Search (Search Engine Watch): With increased difficulty marketing in today’s changing online environment, companies explore the option of paid searches, promising better quality results through the use of Big Data