Month: January 2022

Owning your own business is a dream for some people. Check out the 2022 business trends that have the opportunity to be profitable and suitable for the Millennial generation. As technology develops, business is not only carried out by an established and experienced generation, such as Boomers or Gen X. Now, people from the Millennial and Gen Z generations have emerged who are willing to leave their careers and try their luck in the entrepreneurial field.

Culinary business

Food is a primary human need, every human being can certainly need food intake from morning tonight. The need for this food intake that makes a business in the culinary field will never be timeless. To get money in the culinary field, you need to be observant in observing the existing trends and know how to sell them well. Culinary businesses that are very in demand and high demand throughout 2021, including dim sum, toast and sandwiches, soft cookies, spicy, crispy donuts, crispy tofu, beef sei, dessert boxes, steamed buns, tofu walk, honey fried bananas, skin rice,  and boba drinks.

Not only fixated on the products being sold, but continuous promotion practices also need to be considered. As a generation that has …

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Running a business alone may not be easy. However, there are a few ways that can help keep you running well. You can certainly do a business without employees if you do it with the right strategy and approach. It is like in automation, outsourcing and focus. Keep in mind that not all successful businesses also start with a team of employees. Many entrepreneurs start and leave their businesses without ever creating a single new employee.

Keep simple

It is important to come up with a unique idea that can solve a customer’s problem. One way to keep it simple is to focus on niche sections of the market. Research published in Forbes found that multimillion-dollar solo businesses typically fall into six categories: e-commerce, manufacturing, information content creation, professional services or creative businesses, real estate companies or personal services. Choose an area where you are already an expert. Focus on providing a limited but high-quality offering.

Outsource and automate

When it comes to doing a lot of things, sometimes it’s hard to do everything yourself. Instead of multitasking, you can find ways to automate or outsource some of the repetitive, time-consuming aspects of running a business. Scheduling appointments, maintaining your …

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Facebook is one of the platforms used to market their business. In addition, Facebook is one of the few platforms in the world that allows you to reach people on almost every continent in the world. For that, you can promote your business in various ways. However, you need to pay attention to any actions in promoting your business on Facebook. This can sometimes have unwanted effects if done poorly. For that, here are tips that can be your record in promoting your business through Facebook.

Create a Facebook page for your business

Before you decide what kind of content you want on your business page, you need to build an online presence and let it know that you are open for business. You can do this by going to your Facebook profile, at the top select the ‘create’ page, ‘page’, name your business page and enter other details.  With this, you can post content and interact with your viewers and followers about what they think of the content.

Make the most of Facebook Groups

Facebook allows people to form international communities based on their interests. Chances are, at least one of these interests aligns with the nature of your …

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Now many artists have used digital art collection methods that can make money. Then reported from Nonfungible.com, in the last three years US$400 million NFT has directly exchanged the NFT market. If you’re interested, here’s how to sell art through NFT that you can follow.

In selling NFT, you can sell through OpenSea, Rarible, and SuperRare. OpenSea is the largest NFT market. You can find art, cyber materials, trading cards, domain names, collectibles, sports and utility tokens. All items are also sold in ETH. Self-submissions require inspection by the team before being approved for public trading on the platform. Artists can also define royalty parameters for their work. Then the second is Rarible. In this platform all items are also sold in ETH. But in order for you to get the most out of Rarible as an artist, then you need to sign up and get a verified badge from the team.

The approval process takes less than a week and requires you to submit proof that your work is authentic. Apart from that, you also need to share the links to their social media channels. In addition, Rarible offers OpenSea integration. This allows artists to use OpenSea to view …

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Resolutions are the most talked about thing, especially when entering the new year. But for your resolution to last from January onwards, you need self-control and dedication. For that, make sure you have a goal for each month. Setting goals each month will help you to be more detailed and maintain motivation and productivity. To that end, here are some guidelines for setting your goals for the coming year, as reported by Entrepreneur.

Start big

There’s nothing wrong with setting a higher goal, but make sure it’s achievable. Some high achievers also use high aspirations as inspiration. You can do the same with your own goals. Set goals that are within reach so you don’t lose motivation, causing your goals to slow down. You won’t be able to be successful overnight.

Breaking down your goals

By setting real goals and taking on your significant dreams, break them down into steps you can act on. This allows you to enter into the path of success.

Use the online calendar

Goal setting requires accountability. Some things will keep you accountable. For that, you can use an online calendar to organize your plans with deadlines and reminders to encourage you. You will also …

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As good as a product or service that a company offers, of course it will be in vain if it is not balanced with the right marketing method. This is even more so for start-up companies or better known as startups. Budgets that tend to be tight, coupled with many competitors make startup companies have to be more creative in marketing their products. Well, related to that, as reported by Readwrite, here are a number of the latest marketing tips that you can try to apply to your business.

Create a referral program

A 2019 Forbes report said 78 percent of B2B marketers consider referral programs to have good prospects. Based on statistical data, customers acquired through referrals had a 37 percent higher retention rate, with a 16 percent jump in profits. An example of the success of this referral program can be seen in the sportswear company Girlfriend Collective. In an already crowded market, he made one of the free leggings their main investment. As a result, their name spread quickly and the Girlfriend Collective started getting around 10,000 orders a day.

Marketing with video

According to statistics released by Renderforest, 78 percent of companies get more traffic when …

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In building a career, skills are sometimes important, especially in the face of technological developments. Technological developments can threaten jobs so that sometimes the skills we have can be stored for a shorter period of time. In addition, according to the World Economic Forum, 50 percent of all employees will need a skills upgrade by 2025. This is necessary in order to remain relevant in their work roles amid large-scale disruptions. To that end, here are the top capabilities tech organizations are looking for in their workforce today and in the future. These skills are employable skills in 2022.

Cybersecurity

According to a report by Skillsoft 2021 in the IT Skills and Salary report, 52 percent of IT decision makers in the Asia-Pacific region consider cybersecurity a priority for their teams. For this reason, the need for many professionals in cyber security becomes necessary to protect the valuable data of organizations and prevent cyber attacks.

Cloud computing

This domain has been an important investment area for many organizations since 2017, until now in the fast-growing digital-first world. In addition, based on the same report, it is known that cloud computing is the main investment area by 43 percent, in decision …

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Small business owners see 2021 as an opportunity to bounce back and rebuild from nearly a year of losses caused by the coronavirus. Entrepreneurship is growing at a record pace in 2021, with more than 4.6 million new business applications filed through October 2021, according to business formation statistics from the United States Census Bureau. So, what happens in 2022 for small business owners? Will supply chain problems be easy? Will the recruitment be picked up? And what is available for business loans in the absence of the Small Business Administration’s two main COVID-19 assistance programs?

Technology is Bridging the Employment Gap

Small business owners will flock to business technologies that allow them to do more with fewer employees. This may mean more table booking and checkout technology in bars and restaurants and more self-payment options for retail customers. QR code menus in restaurants persist, even if COVID-19 precautions fail. Many restaurants have found that digital menus allow them to update items and prices more easily, as they don’t have to reprint the menu each time. They also allow the restaurant to function with a smaller front-of-house staff.

Business Loans Increase, Community Banks Lead

Small businesses can expect more access …

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