In a written statement a Crimson Consulting spokesman said it was eligible for the wage subsidy and, while many staff internationally could work from home, this was not universal and there was significant disruption in the education sector. “Without the wage subsidy, and other cost savings, we would have faced the prospect of job losses,” the spokesman said. “The subsequent economic bounce-back meant we did not need to apply for any later rounds of wage subsidies.”
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Jamie Beaton is the founder and chief executive of Crimson Consulting. With significant uncertainty remaining in the market, it had at this stage, decided to keep the wage subsidy, he said.
Jamie Beaton s Crimson Education acquires Jake Millar s Unfiltered
9 Feb, 2021 04:41 AM
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Jamie Beaton and Jake Millar. Photo / Supplied
Entrepreneurs Jamie Beaton and Jake Millar are set to join forces as Crimson Education acquires Unfiltered for an undisclosed sum. The move will see both entrepreneurs, still in their 20s, operating under the Crimson umbrella, which last year claimed to be valued at around $332 million (US$240m) following a funding round.
Millar, who founded Unfiltered in 2015, will join the advisory board of Crimson and now work on a number of projects associated with developing what Unfiltered offers.
Unfiltered currently features a catalogue of 300 interviews with prominent business executives from around the world, including 42 founders of so-called unicorns (billion-dollar companies).
Press Release – Crimson Global Academy
A prominent educationalist says with more Kiwi kids engaging in part-time online learning this summer, it’s positive that Children’s Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft has supported the flexibility online education can offer many young students.
“It’s really refreshing to hear from the Children’s Commissioner about the importance of versality in education and the need for fair and equitable access to technology for learning,” says Jamie Beaton, Founder of Crimson Global Academy (CGA).
Mr Beaton says we often hear from the Children’s Commissioner responding to negative statistics around child violence and deprivation. For Judge Becroft to also focus on the future of education is an exciting prospect for the new year.
Monday, 11 January 2021, 3:04 pm
A prominent educationalist says with more Kiwi kids
engaging in part-time online learning this summer, it’s
positive that Children’s Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft
has supported the flexibility online education can offer
many young students.
“It’s really refreshing to
hear from the Children’s Commissioner about the importance
of versality in education and the need for fair and
equitable access to technology for learning,” says Jamie
Beaton, Founder of Crimson Global Academy (CGA).
Mr
Beaton says we often hear from the Children’s Commissioner
responding to negative statistics around child violence and
deprivation. For Judge Becroft to also focus on the future