A U.S. ban on the world’s most popular social media app would affect far more American businesses and people than just the 150 million using the platform here. C asey Evertsen drove down a suburban Utah street lined with trash bins, speaking into his phone’s camera as he gave a tour of the brightly-colored truck he uses for his garbage can-cleaning business. “If you like seeing dirty stuff get cleaned and watching how cool stuff works, follow along,” he said in the video shared on TikTok. “Let’s clean some bins!” Evertsen’s service, Bin Blasters , had for a whole year struggled to get traction through Facebook and Instagram. So taking a cue from his teenage daughter, he decided to try promoting it on TikTok instead. On his eighth video, just one month in, Evertsen “blew up.” "I went out and just started cleaning bins that day, started on our route, and I look at my phone like an hour later, and there's 17,000 views,” he recalled. “Then it just got in the millions.” … [Read more...] about How A TikTok Ban Would Deal A Blow To Creators, Businesses And The American Economy
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How a Coffee Capsule Filling Machine Can Benefit Your Coffee Business
If you are a coffee business, chances are you have been searching for ways to optimize your production and make your life easier. A great solution to help with this is investing in a filling machine specifically designed for coffee capsules. Coffee capsule machines can benefit your business by allowing the efficient packaging of more portions faster while saving time, energy, materials, and money – all at once! With this post, we will explain what benefits come with having a filling machine from Saneu, that handles small dosages for customizable flavors of your product. Keep reading to learn how having one of these machines could be just what your business needs! Features of the Coffee Capsule Filling Machine There are important features that you should know about how the k cup filling machine works. Here are some features as mentioned below: 304 stainless steel is used for all parts that come into contact with food. Precision components ensure … [Read more...] about How a Coffee Capsule Filling Machine Can Benefit Your Coffee Business
How New SMBs Can Set Themselves Up For Online Success
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jason Cross is the SVP, Digital Presence and Commerce, at Newfold Digital; Jason has a long history of assisting SMBs. It’s easy to argue that starting a small business has never been more exciting. The pandemic made e-commerce more popular than ever and, in many ways, lowered the barriers between aspiring entrepreneurs and the digital tools they need to succeed. Business owners in various fields found that selling and advertising their products and services online could be a new growth channel and opportunity. Despite these positive trends, economic uncertainty has become a test of SMBs’ resilience. But just as the pandemic created new opportunities, small-business owners and entrepreneurs now have a chance to capitalize on a difficult moment. Here are a few tips for weathering tough times to strengthen your small business or side hustle. Have The Right Expectations Entrepreneurship starts with passion … [Read more...] about How New SMBs Can Set Themselves Up For Online Success
The Power Of Process Orchestration For Efficiency And Cost Savings
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jakob Freund is the CEO of Camunda , a software company innovating end-to-end process orchestration. Record-high inflation rates and mixed economic signals have hit global organizations hard in the second half of 2022 and will continue their impact as we enter 2023. As a result, many IT leadership teams have made tough decisions about which technology investments stay and which ones go. According to the Gartner report “3 New Realities to Guide 2023 Planning as Inflation Response Cools Economies,” “about 45% of CEOs and CFOs say digital technology investments to improve performance efficiency would be among the last things they would cut.” What does that mean for automation investments? According to the 2023 State of Process Orchestration Report , 91% of IT leaders say their organization plans to increase investment in process automation over the next 24 months, compared with 88% who answered the same question … [Read more...] about The Power Of Process Orchestration For Efficiency And Cost Savings
How To Evaluate Your Healthtech Startup In 2023
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Andrei Kasyanau , cofounder and CEO at Glorium Technologies. Startup advisor and an expert in health and real estate tech. Making it in health tech requires a great product that solves a real problem, complies with regulations and can scale successfully. You also need to market and sell your offering. And first and foremost, you must sell it to the investors—a big part of your job as a founder would be to chase them and convince them to listen to you. As the most significant share of our clients is in health tech, our company has helped dozens of successful medical products and companies develop, launch and grow. In this blog post, I'll recommend elements to back up your health tech startup's evaluation so investors will believe in your product. How Is Startup Evaluation Different In 2023? Due to startup market setbacks and the recession probability, there are several new rules for the tech startup … [Read more...] about How To Evaluate Your Healthtech Startup In 2023
POV: How work arrangements played a part in the collapse of Credit Suisse and SVB
The world watched in shock as Credit Suisse, one of the most established global banking and financial services institutions, collapsed and was eventually acquired by UBS. I believe a significant factor in Credit Suisse’s downfall was its rigid stance on forcing staff to return to the office. This cautionary tale serves as a reminder for business leaders to adapt to the changing world of work and prioritize their workforce’s needs and preferences. The Iron Fist: Credit Suisse’s return to office policy In stark contrast to the growing trend of many companies embracing a flexible hybrid work approach, Credit Suisse took a more traditional approach, mandating that staff return to the office three days a week. According to one banker there, “they’re removing our flexibility, and it doesn’t feel great.” In May 2022, the bank’s leadership originally supported flexibility and hybrid work as evidenced by then-CEO Thomas Gottstein professing that a return to office was “not … [Read more...] about POV: How work arrangements played a part in the collapse of Credit Suisse and SVB
Hankook Tire dominates EV market
Hankook Tire supplies Ventus S1 evo 3 EV tires to Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz. [HANKOOK TIRE AND TECHNOLOGY] Hankook Tire and Technology has taken the top spot in the tire market for electric vehicles (EV). The expansion of the EV market led to surging demand for tires exclusively for EVs and tire makers are actively trying to dominate the new market. Hankook Tire, the largest tire manufacturer in Korea, is playing a leading role. Because it secured technology exclusively for tires through continuous investment even before commercialization, Hankook Tire was able to rapidly dominate the market. Hankook Tire started to make its presence known in earnest at a time when it was supplying tires for Porsche’s Taycan, its first high-performance electric sports car model, in 2020. By partnering up with Porsche, a top sports car manufacturer, Hankook Tire was able to fully verify its technical skills for EV tires. Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3, which hit the market during the global EV … [Read more...] about Hankook Tire dominates EV market
What Leadership Lessons From Lockdown Still Apply Today?
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Three years ago today, then prime minister Boris Johnson announced the first nationwide lockdown in the U.K., with the aim of curbing the outbreak of Covid-19. Leaders whose lives had previously been defined by the 7am train, takeaway cappuccinos and water cooler chats suddenly found themselves plunged into the world of hybrid working, home schooling and Zoom meetings. For many, this period of upheaval came with both pros and cons. On the one hand, leaders were suddenly handed freedom and flexibility while being simultaneously released from the arduousness of the morning commute. On the other, they battled loneliness and spent increasingly long hours chained to their laptops as work life blurred into home life, with delivery of the odd science lesson thrown in along the way. Overall, the pandemic is an era that most leaders will be glad to have left behind. But what important leadership lessons from that time can we still … [Read more...] about What Leadership Lessons From Lockdown Still Apply Today?
Seedless Lemons Are The Next Big Bet From The Billionaires Behind Halos, Pom Wonderful And Fiji Water
A rare peek inside their agricultural empire shows how Stewart and Lynda Resnick are going all-in on the innovative citrus fruit. By Chloe Sorvino , Forbes Staff On a sunny 58-degree day in Delano, California, Zak Laffite walks through groves of trees where he grows a special kind of lemon, and then stops to explain how harvest works. “What we want is the tree to justify how much fruit comes off,” Laffite says. “We don’t want it all to come off at the same time. We basically say, just give me a little bit.”Laffite picks off a lemon. He quickly takes a knife from his pocket and slices open the fruit to reveal the inside: no seeds, with a thin white rim around the edge and a light yellow rind . “We’ll come in here and if the fruit’s this size, it’s ready to come off. If it’s colored up, we’ll get it as well,” Laffite says. That first pick will leave two-thirds of the lemons still on the trees. More lemons are picked off in a couple weeks. Then there’s a third round. … [Read more...] about Seedless Lemons Are The Next Big Bet From The Billionaires Behind Halos, Pom Wonderful And Fiji Water
The Art Of Remote Management
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin By Adrian Romero, CEO: Leading the way in transforming the future of work with Cápita Works . As a seasoned business leader with a proven track record in leading remote teams, I can confirm how important effective management is to driving innovation and growth in your company. In my experience, the flexibility and autonomy that come with remote work can lead to a boost in creativity and productivity from your employees. When people work in their preferred environment, they tend to be more efficient and produce higher-quality work. On top of that, the reduction in overhead costs and the availability of a globally diverse talent pool through nearshoring only add to the advantages you can obtain from effective remote management. I believe that those who embrace this model will be the ones who thrive in the years to come. With the right approach, remote work can be a powerful tool for businesses looking to … [Read more...] about The Art Of Remote Management