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How your business could get involved in the climate movement

This year, the climate movement has taken the world by storm. It all began with the Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who went on ‘School Strike for Climate’ in August 2018. Ever since, swathes of young people have been saying goodbye to their lessons once a month and heading out onto the streets to protest about climate change and the disinterest from many governments when it comes to protecting the environment. And it’s not just young people who are finally telling […]

todayNovember 8, 2019 24

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Five trends fintech developers need to know

Fintech has become globally mainstream, with 64% of consumers adopting some sort of behavior that fuses technology with financial services. As the market becomes more mature, so do the challenges facing fintech institutions. This year has brought new trends in improving security, big innovations in mobile banking, and the widespread adoption of 5G internet. For developers, fintech is a lucrative job market. “It’s a candidate’s market out there,” writes Silicon Republic. “The big fintech giants are crying out for talent.” […]

todayNovember 8, 2019 17

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New area code coming in 2021 set to cause problems among 217 customers

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Prepare for a dialing headache beginning in spring 2021, as the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently announced the introduction of a new area code in central Illinois. ICC announced the 447 area code which will "overlay" the existing area code of 217. The 217 area code covers 36 counties across Illinois, includes the cities of Decatur, Springfield, Champaign/Urbana, Danville, Rantoul, and Quincy and is one of the original 86 area codes in the nation assigned by […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 84

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The significance of Instagram and email marketing for retail businesses

One of the biggest assets you can create for your business is email lists. No matter whatever changes Google makes in its algorithms; no ban can ever be made on the email marketing list that you create. Note that no change in the world of online marketing can bring changes to email marketing. You will always get a direct line of customer communication from those who wish to hear from you. These people are the ones who follow you and […]

todayOctober 15, 2019 28

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British SME’s: what’s the future looking like for small and medium business enterprises?

Recent research has revealed that 1.6 million UK-based small-medium enterprises (SMEs) consider it “normal” for their revenue to halve or double depending on the time of year. While these fluctuations in revenue can make cash-flow management quite difficult, the future continues to look bright for UK SMEs. Increasing numbers of business owners and decision-makers agree that the services they use and offer need to be scalable, flexible and willing to adapt. Many SMEs tend to take an “ad hoc” approach […]

todayOctober 6, 2019 40

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OP-ED: What is market manipulation?

Editor Note: This is the third and final part of a three-part op-ed regarding money. You can check out the first part and second part of this op-ed series here. In the previous two columns, I explored what constitutes something as money and why there is an interest rate. I also briefly explored the history of the U.S. dollar and what affects interest rates. In this column, I will dive into the manipulation of markets and what happens to them […]

todaySeptember 20, 2019 37

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How social media batching can help resolve entrepreneurial distractions

Social media has become a part of the daily lives of people and mostly so for business owners. They use this platform for their business promotion and brand awareness strategies and most of them are successful in it, provided they do it in the right way. However, using social media is not at all an easy task because a lot of factors and issues have to be taken into account and the challenges that it poses down the road needs […]

todaySeptember 5, 2019 45

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OP-ED: What is an interest rate?

Editor Note: This is the second part of a three-part op-ed regarding money. You can check out the first installment here. When we were figuring out what constitutes something as money, we saw how the value the baker held for maple syrup diminished when his supply of that good increased and that the value someone holds for something is subjective and unique to that individual. The hunter will, likely, always hold more value in venison than the baker no matter […]

todaySeptember 5, 2019 23

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OP-ED: Common misconceptions about fiat currency

Editor Note: This is the first part of a three-part op-ed regarding money. There are some common misconceptions about today’s money. One is that our currency is backed by the gold in Fort Knox and we can exchange our dollars for gold. Another is that money, somehow magically, comes from government and that the government has to bring money into being before the society can start utilizing the “wealth” that the government creates. But what actually constitutes something as money? […]

todayAugust 30, 2019 32

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