Resource for Increasing Women in Tech.

Before 2014, research on the diversity statistics in tech. companies was sparse, but when Karen Schoellkoph created hiremorewomenintech.com in July 2014, a new resource bloomed that provided stories, best practices and studies on increasing diversity.  The data shows that in 2013, only 26 percent of the work force was women, and what’s concerning is that company leaders did not act on the fact that mostly males were applying fort their jobs.  What the company leaders need to become aware of is the research available for resolving this divide. 

Read more about what Schoellkoph has done here  

Data on Tech. Change in Metropolitans

The tech industry has evolved substantially within the past decade; a reflection of how much society and culture have evolved shows explanation for the impact on exponential growth in technology.  One city where this evolution is evident is in Nashville TN, according to Forbes, it has grown 43 percent within the past ten years.  The statistics on Nashville’s change resonates how major metropolitan areas are reacting in such a critical period for growth not only in technology, but socially, economically and environmentally.  

Read the statistics on Nashville’s technological evolution here 

Tech. Sees Strongest IPO in 2014

Strong capital markets, low volatility, the opening of the IPO market in China, and Europe’s improvement explain why the tech industry had its strongest year within the past ten years in 2014.  The specific sector that came out on top in the tech. industry is the “software and services” sector, which experienced about four-dozen IPOs and a sixfold surge in increased equity. Universal participation heightened investor enthusiasm, incentivizing this market and expanding opportunities that the tech. industry will have for all markets. 

Check out a quick presentation on the IPOs of 2014 here

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