{"id":5415,"date":"2017-01-04T06:25:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T11:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/blog\/equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-apps-empower-workers-ease-scheduling-more-01042017\/"},"modified":"2017-01-04T06:25:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T11:25:32","slug":"equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-apps-empower-workers-ease-scheduling-more-01042017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/blog\/equipment-leasing-small-business-news-more-apps-empower-workers-ease-scheduling-more-01042017\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipment Leasing Small Business News + More Apps Empower Workers, Ease Scheduling + MORE 01\/04\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bb_header_text\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eequipmentlease.com\/Header_images\/leasing-marketing.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/shell-seeks-to-streamline-in-2017-1483444802?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Shell Seeks to Streamline in 2017\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shell Seeks to Streamline in 2017<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Shell helped sell investors on its $50 billion acquisition of BG Group by promising to unload $30 billion in assets. Executing these asset sales has become crucial for retaining shareholder confidence and reducing the company\u2019s mountain of debt.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/shell-seeks-to-streamline-in-2017-1483444802?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/C1TJOInA1dI\/286683\" title=\"How Uber Used a Simplified Business Model to Disrupt the Taxi Industry\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Uber Used a Simplified Business Model to Disrupt the Taxi Industry<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">By offering all three benefits of a price- and propostion-simplifier, Uber&#8217;s founders were able to create a service no one knew they needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/C1TJOInA1dI\/286683\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/intel-seeks-approval-to-invest-in-german-auto-makers-digital-mapping-venture-1483458002?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Intel Buying 15% Stake in Here, a Digital Mapmaker\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Intel Buying 15% Stake in Here, a Digital Mapmaker<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; 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http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Before you take your passions and pursuits to the next level make sure you avoid these six pitfalls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/Bozc7GPHImI\/286580\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/british-american-tobacco-ends-voke-supply-deal-1483457898?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Future of BAT&#039;s Planned Nicotine Inhaler in Question\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Future of BAT&#039;s Planned Nicotine Inhaler in Question<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">British American Tobacco terminated the supplier agreement for its long-delayed Voke nicotine inhaler, which the tobacco giant had promoted as setting it apart in the market for cigarette alternatives.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/british-american-tobacco-ends-voke-supply-deal-1483457898?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/entrepreneur\/startingabusiness\/~3\/izASQPJu_yc\/281409\" title=\"The 7 Best Online Courses You Can Enroll In Today for $10\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The 7 Best Online Courses You Can Enroll In Today for $10<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; 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http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">New smartphone apps are putting technology directly into the hands of workers and allowing them to share information, make schedule changes, report labor violations and potentially organize for change. Employers are watching such apps warily.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/apps-empower-workers-ease-scheduling-1483455603?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/qualcomm-looks-beyond-smartphones-with-new-chip-1483480802?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Qualcomm Looks Beyond Smartphones With New Chip\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Qualcomm Looks Beyond Smartphones With New Chip<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Qualcomm thinks of its latest smartphone chip as a \u201cconnected device\u201d chip, a bid to outdistance rivals such as Intel in the burgeoning market for gadgets and equipment with computing and communications capabilities built in.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/qualcomm-looks-beyond-smartphones-with-new-chip-1483480802?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/megyn-kelly-to-leave-fox-news-to-join-nbc-1483467633?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Megyn Kelly to Leave Fox News to Join NBC\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Megyn Kelly to Leave Fox News to Join NBC<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">Star Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is leaving the cable news juggernaut to join NBC, where she will take on a variety of roles, NBC said Tuesday.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/megyn-kelly-to-leave-fox-news-to-join-nbc-1483467633?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ces-annual-tech-event-shows-draws-other-industries-1483465295?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"CES: Annual Tech Event Draws Other Industries\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CES: Annual Tech Event Draws Other Industries<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-post-content\">More than 170,000 people are expected to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, walking through a maze of 3,800 exhibitors spread over 2.5 million square feet.<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"bb_readmore\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ces-annual-tech-event-shows-draws-other-industries-1483465295?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Continue reading on http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ &#187;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Continue Reading On http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/ \u00bb<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-itemwrap\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px\">\n<div style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0\">\n<h2 class=\"bb_itemtitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/xerox-stock-climbs-after-splitting-with-business-services-unit-1483461921?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f\" title=\"Shares of More-Focused Xerox Jump in Debut\" rel=\"nofollow\" rev=\"http:\/\/www.feedzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shares of More-Focused Xerox Jump in Debut<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><small style=\"font-size:11px;font-style:italic\"> &#8211; 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