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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s October, just two-plus months away from the New Year. Have you begun working on your strategy for a successful 2019 yet? As we enter the fourth quarter of 2018, most business owners are looking forward to ending their year on a high note. I challenge you Mr. and Ms. Business Owner, to look further ahead and determine what you want to accomplish for 2019. Just because we’re a little over two months away from the start of the New Year, it doesn’t mean you should wait until then to get started on your 2019 plan of attack. Keep in mind, when developing this strategy follow the KISS principle – Keep It Simple, Stupid. Don’t overcomplicate the plan, the process, or turn your strategy into the Magna Carta. Here are 5 strategies to help you get started: As you’re developing your plan for 2019, it should be pertinent that you bring your key people into the fold.  If your key people, your managers, your department … [Read more...] about Get Started On Your 2019 Business Plan

By Keith Shields, CEO at Designli When exciting ideas for new businesses are filling your brain, it can be hard to know which to pursue -- especially if you’ve validated the ideas and they all look good. To determine which idea holds the most promise for the long haul, consider your strengths (and the strengths of your team), and look at which idea aligns best. Using your natural skills, experience and talents will provide a significant advantage as you’re building a new company. Here’s a simple six-step process to evaluate ideas for a new startup based on your strengths. 1. Brainstorm. Start by making a list of your strengths and the strengths of those you’ll be partnering with, including the following: Talents. Skills. Tech experience. Work experience. Hobby/passion experience. Character traits. Your list should include general abilities, such as being good at mentorship, and specific experience, such as providing a product … [Read more...] about 6-Step Process to Evaluate New Startup Ideas According to Your Strengths

(Image Courtesy: Reuters) Amazon is “excited” about the prospects of Open Network for Digital Commerce in India’s still-nascent e-commerce market, its Country Manager for India Consumer Business Manish Tiwary has said, describing the network as a fascinating idea. The views assume significance as the government in April this year launched the pilot phase of India’s own open network for digital commerce or ONDC, a UPI-type protocol, in five cities, with the ambitious project geared to democratise the fast-growing e-commerce sector, help small retailers and reduce the dominance of online retail giants. Asked about his views on ONDC, Tiwary said the company is looking forward to innovations, which will lift all boats in the ecosystem and bring more buyers and sellers online, as it focuses on serving the next 500 million customers. “I am focused on serving the next 500 million customers. Therefore, I look forward to innovations, which will lift all the boats in the ecosystem,” … [Read more...] about Open Network for Digital Commerce a fascinating idea; excited about prospects: Amazon India senior executive

Most entrepreneurs would be thrilled if a VC told them they had a billion-dollar idea. Not Winston Chen. A longtime tech executive in Boston, Chen first came to my attention not for his work but for not working at all. I wrote a story back in 2013 about a yearlong sabbatical he took with his family on a tiny Norwegian island in the Arctic. In the midst of that long, dark Nordic winter, Chen had built a text-to-speech app called Voice Dream Reader . When we spoke, it was a modest success, helping those with visual impairments and learning differences and supporting the Chen family. Today, it's doing a whole lot better. The original app, as well as related additional products, have won Chen both hundreds of thousands of loyal users and a prestigious award from the National Federation of the Blind. He's far from a billionaire, he told me recently, but he's making a tidy living off the app. But soon after Chen returned to Boston, a local VC, whom Chen was talking … [Read more...] about A VC Told Him He Had a Billion-Dollar Idea. He Stayed Niche Instead

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Black businesses were slammed by the pandemic-induced recession of 2020. Although they bounced back fairly strongly in 2021– according to research by Robert Fairlie, a professor at University of California, Santa Cruz–many Black businesses still have some of the vulnerabilities that existed before, such as low cash reserves and difficulty accessing credit relative to other groups. These vulnerabilities will likely still exist in the event of another downturn, the odds of which are growing. “If we do slip into a recession I predict that it will be bad for Black-owned businesses,” Fairlie tells Forbes . He added that many such businesses already struggled through the pandemic “and don't have large cash reserves, owner wealth, or access to bank credit to weather another recession.” The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that the economists it surveys have dramatically raised the probability of … [Read more...] about Are Black Businesses Ready For Another Recession?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin By Anjan Pathak For any aspiring leader, going through a crisis is a rite of passage. After all, it's easy to be a good manager when everything is going well, but your ability as a leader is truly tested when there is a true crisis. While crisis management may be near the top of a manager's priority list, it is one of the trickiest areas to navigate. Thus, it's not surprising that crisis preparation for a company can cost anywhere from $60,000 to $500,000 (depending on the industry and location). In comparison, unprepared companies in a crisis can spend close to millions of dollars on mitigation while at the same time losing hundreds of millions in reputation and shareholder value. The real issue with crisis management is that it is incredibly unpredictable. You never know when or what kind of crisis will strike. Consider the Covid-19 pandemic. If someone had told us in 2019 that the world would be in a two-year … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Be A Better Leader During A Crisis

Have you ever looked at another person’s daily accomplishments and thought, “How do they do it”? By the time most are pouring a second cup of coffee in the morning, some super-achievers have gone for a 5-mile run, hit inbox zero, and nailed the rough draft of that report due next week. Oh, and they figured out the day’s Wordle, too. advertisement advertisement After more than a decade of writing and practicing productivity techniques, I’ve learned that these folks generally do know more about how to get more done. And you can adopt those practices, too. But, why would you? Getting more done in less time can mean that you have more free time to do the things you love with the people you love. Or, it can create space to fill with more work that could have a detrimental effect on your mental and physical health. I learned this the hard way last year. advertisement advertisement Don’t make the same mistakes. Instead, practice … [Read more...] about The ultimate guide to purposeful productivity (your mental health will thank you)

OTT platform Amazon Prime Video has partnered with US-based entertainment company AMC Networks to offer its content on Prime Video Channels in India, the company said on June 24. As part of the collaboration, Amazon Prime Video will provide access to advertisement-free subscription service AMC+ and AMC's streaming service Acorn TV on Prime Video Channels in India on a subscription basis. "We are delighted to partner with AMC Networks and offer our viewers an even wider selection of popular and blockbuster English content. Prime members have loved our extensive selection of premium international content, available as add-on subscriptions, and we are committed to satisfying their diverse entertainment needs," Amazon Prime Video India, head of Prime Video Channels, Chaitanya Divan said in a statement. Subscription to AMC+ will offer Amazon Prime Video customers full access to Acorn TV with crime thrillers, mysteries and dramas from Britain etc. Subscription to AMC+ will offer … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Video partners with AMC Networks for entertainment content in India

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 27, 2022 - July 03, 2022. - A + A As nominations for the next edition of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) Malaysia awards close on June 30, we talk to several past winners about what being part of this prestigious annual initiative means and how it changes lives, carves out futures and engenders a continued spirit of innovation Kamarul A Muhamed Founder/CEO, Aerodyne EOY 2020 Malaysia 1. Tell us about your experience being part of the EOY programme. Winning EY Entrepreneur of The Year 2020 and the technology category as well was a really unexpected surprise. I didn’t know who nominated me, and went into the programme feeling nervous and anxious. I am a highly competitive person and normally wouldn’t enter anything unless I’m ready and have a fair chance of winning! I quickly googled and looked at the past winners. I felt really challenged and asked myself, “Am I … [Read more...] about Interesting insights

You know the place, even if you haven’t been there. advertisement advertisement From the outside, it has a spare, severe look. But inside, past the flower stall and barbershop, the vibe is serene and hushed. Long tables and worn leather chairs invite people to cluster; the scent of locally roasted coffee mixes with the sound of the nearby photo booth, whirring in the background. There are vintage records on the shelves and slinky indie pop on the speakers, and the late afternoon sunlight makes puddles on the century-old wood floor. The feeling is both of the moment and timeless. To a remarkable extent, this place, the Ace Hotel, is the brainchild of a single man, a lean, mop-haired native of the Pacific Northwest named Alexander Calderwood. A kind of hipster polymath, he was able to look around the corners of culture and see what was coming years, if not decades, before everyone else. In his 20-year career, Calderwood cofounded a barbershop, a … [Read more...] about Behind Ace Hotel Founder Alex Calderwood’s Creative Life And Untimely Death