Thu.Jun 30, 2016

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The Verticalization of the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

One clear signal that an industry is expanding is when participants start to specifically target niche, specialized or vertical market segments. This has been happening in the gig economy for a while now, but we saw two interesting examples last week. One comes from the online talent marketplace space. This industry started with generalist sites like Elance that connect a wide range of workers with people looking to hire help.

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Want Explosive Growth via Facebook Live Video? 5 Essential Tips You Need to Know

Andrea Kalli

If you are looking for a hot, hot marketing option for 2016, look no further than Facebook live video. While options like Periscope on Twitter or YouTube videos still offer eyeballs on your brand, you can’t beat the audience engagement rates of Facebook’s live video. While the potential of live video has yet to be realized by many business owners, the opportunities for brand building are enormous.

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XTrade and Online Trading – What You Should Know

Small Business CEO

XTrade is just one of the many trading brokers out there, but unlike most other brokers, it offers you to trade in CFDs instead of trading directly with the underlying asset. What is CFD? It stands for Contracts For Differences. Like binary options, it is a derivative instrument, however, unlike binary options, you do not win all or lose all. Instead, a losing scenario could see you either losing all of your money or losing only a part of it.

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Listen and Be Present: An Excerpt from “Guidelines”

Productivityist

When it comes to self-improvement, books are one of the most common sources of information. As I’ve read different self-help books, many of the same ideas seem to come up again and again. For example, “focusing more on less” is an idea discussed by Greg McKeown in Essentialism and Gary Keller in The ONE Thing. Wouldn’t it be great if all of the most important ideas and advice could be summarized in one place?

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Commercial Leasing vs. Buying: The Key Considerations

Small Business CEO

Being a business-owner is all about decision making, from large-scale considerations to the small but often significant details that can drive commercial growth. Your ability to make informed and time-sensitive decisions will therefore have a definitive impact on your success as an entrepreneur, while it will also be the determining factor in minimising costs, optimising efficiency and maximising profits.

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