In recent years, the growth of Women-Owned Businesses (WOBs) has been one of the main observed trends in the U.S. labor market (Coleman, 2007; Jiang et al., 2012; Cantwell, 2014; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 2014; American Express OPEN, 2018). Indeed, available estimates indicate that the number of women-owned businesses increased by 31 times between 1972 and 2018, rising from 402,000 (4.6% of all firms) in 1972 to 12.3 million (40% of all firms) in 2018. Today, it is estimated that...

EVALU-IT, LLC have participated, for three consecutive years, in one of the most significant fundraising events in the DC area, Lawyers Have Heart (LHH). Thirty years ago, Richar Frank and Alan Raul, two DC lawyers, founded Lawyers Have Heart 10K, 5K, and Fun Walk, intending to raise money for the American Heart Association. Since then, the event has been able to raise over $13 million in benefit of the organization. This event has been able to bring together not only law firms, but also,...

Implementation research (IR) is a growing field of health research and practice that aims to improve public health and clinical policies and programs (Peters et al., 2013). IR attempts to assess and solve a wide range of issues that can arise during service delivery by developing a scientific approach and by formulating questions related to the implementation of a program, policy, or practice. Implementation Research (IR) assesses many aspects of an implementation: the factors affecting it...

Creative Forces is a Military Healing Arts Initiative created as a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts, the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and different local arts agencies. The program uses creative arts therapies and increase access to community arts activities to promote health, wellness and quality of life for military service members, veterans, and their families and caregivers. Understanding Creative Forces Military personnel, particularly those exposed...

EVALU-IT, LLC is delighted after being notified of being one of the recipients of the 2018 Global Excellence Awards – Outstanding Research and Development Consulting Firm (Washington, DC) presented by Acquisition International, UK. https://www.acq-intl.com/issues/issue-12-2018/30/

Developing Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) programs that can adapt promptly to the changes of demand by industrial sectors has proven to be a challenging task. Indeed, rapid technological progress requires TVET institutions to make constant investments to adapt curricula, teaching materials, and equipment in response to technological changes and the needs of the productive sector. Using Virtual Reality (VR) technology can make this adaptation process faster and less...

Some research shows that women entrepreneurs have difficulties accessing capital and that they have smaller revenues than male-owned businesses. In fact, it has been well documented in the literature that Women-Owned Businesses (WOB) have less access to credit than average, proxied by their access to conventional loans and venture capital (Brush and Gatewood, 2008; Urban Institute, 2008; Robb, 2013). Such differences in access to capital tend to exacerbate among small businesses[1]. For...

Physical activity is vital to the holistic development of young people, fostering their physical, social, and emotional health. Participating in sports activities have been shown to be both physically and psychologically beneficial for kids and teenagers. Sports satisfaction surveys reveal that having fun is one of the principal reasons most children like to participate in sports. Beyond entertainment, some of the benefits of regular and consistent exercise include the prevention of certain...

John Howkins, a British writer and media manager, popularized the term "creative economy" in 2001, referring to the arts and cultural sector. Howkins placed the value of the creative economy at a towering figure of US$2.2 trillion worldwide in the year 2000, a figure equivalent to the total size of the economy of France and about 12% of the U.S. economy on a given year (Kabanda, 2014). Howkins also found the industry is growing, on average, at a rate of 5% per year - a rate that is higher than...

The US charitable donation tax deduction was enacted in 1917 and has become an important deduction mechanism for taxpayers. The aggregate amount of tax deductions in the United States from 2001 to 2005 was estimated to be $145 billion (Colombo, 2001). There is an increase of literature pointing out about the positive impact of community-based initiatives as the civil sector has proven its ability to deliver public goods and services cost-effectively while assuring accountability and...