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☆ Rapidly-growing productivity startup ClickUp poached new executives from ServiceNow and Zscaler as it looks to an eventual IPO
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

ClickUp has brought on new executives as it looks to grow and prepare for an eventual IPO. Productivity and collaboration startup ClickUp has brought on new executives from competitors like ServiceNow to help it grow and prepare for an eventual IPO. From ServiceNow comes two execs: Jim Bartolomea, now ClickUp's new senior VP of people, and Marshall Tyler, ClickUp's newly-minted chief strategy officer. ClickUp's new leadership bench will be focused on "creating a predictable, scalable, and efficient revenue engine," Tommy Wang, ClickUp's chief business officer, told Insider. Jim Bartolomea is ClickUp's new senior VP of People ClickUpThat's where Bartolomea, the new senior VP of people, comes in.

☆ A student-loan company involved in a major lawsuit against Biden's debt relief just got hit with a cease and desist over accusations of 'interfering with student loan borrowers' right to loan cancella
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Advocacy groups AFT and SBPC sent a cease and desist letter to student-loan company MOHELA. "Student loan giant MOHELA has grown fat on federal contracts and back-room deals with big banks. The groups also noted that MOHELA's actions could be a "potential liability" under the California Student Borrower Bill of Rights and the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The cease and desist letter noted that seeking to block debt relief and understaffing call centers could constitute such behavior. "People with student debt in California and across the country have a right to life-changing debt relief and we will not let a rogue student loan company stand in the way."

☆ China's Golden Week spending plunges to seven-year low as zero-Covid batters economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The National Day break is one of China’s longest public holidays and usually a peak season for travel and spending. But this year, people were deterred from traveling by a resurgence of the virus and stringent Covid restrictions. All the weak data point to the heavy damage of Beijing’s zero-Covid policy on consumer spending and the economy, said analysts. China’s service sector is a key source of employment, accounting for 48% of total jobs created, according to government data. “Entrepreneurs’ concerns continued to stem from recurring Covid outbreaks and the impact of related controls on the market,” Wang said.

☆ Delaware Freezes Out Russia-Linked Startups, Extending Sanctions’ Reach
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Andrew Scurria | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

PREVIEWDelaware is now extending U.S. sanctions meant to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine to business ventures incorporated in the state. Blocked startups also can’t raise outside financing because they can’t amend their articles of incorporation in Delaware to issue new capital stock, according to several startup founders and their lawyers. Some startups have persuaded Delaware to restore their good standing after demonstrating that corporate officers no longer live in Russia. Blocked startups face other financial repercussions. It can’t proceed with expansion plans so long as it is blocked in Delaware, Mr. Zykov said.

☆ Disney names Alisa Bowen president of Disney+ as it prepares to launch ad tier
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Walt Disney Company has named its Alisa Bowen president of Disney+. On Thursday, the company said Bowen, who had been its executive vice president of business operations for Disney streaming, will immediately take over as the lead executive at its Disney+ subscription service. Michael Paull previously served as president of Disney+ in addition to the company's other streaming brands. In the new standalone role, Bowen is expected to lead the launch of Disney+'s ad-supported tier as well as the promotion of the service and its slate of content. Bowen joined Disney in 2017 as its senior vice president of digital media and chief technology officer of the company's international operations.

☆ UK car output rises in August, soaring costs cast shadow over recovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 29 (Reuters) - British car production rose for a fourth straight month in August, compared with a year earlier, although record input costs cast a shadow over the sectors' recovery, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said on Thursday. The industry body warned that almost seven in 10 of its members have expressed concern about future business operations as they fret over rising energy bills. The SMMT welcomed the UK government's decision to cap prices of energy for businesses over the winter but said costs are expected to more than double again next year, with some manufacturers anticipating even steeper increases. Britain said last week it would cap wholesale electricity and gas costs for businesses at less than half the market rate from next month. ($1 = 0.9353 pounds)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The metaverse: How it became real estate's new frontier
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The metaverse – a growing number of immersive virtual online worlds where users live and play – has become a hotbed of real estate speculation. Look beyond the numbers, however, and you’ll find whole professions being shaken up, from architects and designers to developers and real estate agents. But could real estate in the metaverse ever become as reliable an investment as bricks and mortar? “It’s hard to know if the real estate inside (metaverses) is going to be stable … Least of all us, and we’re deeply in it,” said Yorio. “It’s very possible that real estate in the metaverse is a stable investment in the future,” said Robson, of analytics company WetMeta, in an email.

☆ Banks are revisiting COVID-19 lockdown plans as the looming energy crisis brings fears of winter blackouts
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

London banks are revisiting their COVID-19 lockdown plans to cope with potential blackouts this winter. Banks in the city are discussing how to deal with the threat of blackouts during regular talks. Andrew Rogan, director of operational resilience at UK Finance, told Bloomberg that all firms of all sizes were "paying close attention" to the potential for blackouts. Firms are also studying South Africa, where power cuts have become a part of daily life, UK Finance told Bloomberg. The UK has drawn up plans for the possibility of organized blackouts for both industry and households this winter, per Bloomberg.

☆ Salesforce's next big thing is a major push to keep its data at the center of a market increasingly dominated by firms like Snowflake
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But many tools, like Snowflake, have emerged to make Salesforce data points one of many in analytics. And Salesforce on Tuesday said it is launching a direct integration with Amazon's machine learning tool SageMaker to support custom machine learning models. At its Tableau keynote, Salesforce emphasized the company's Einstein integrations with Snowflake, with the presentation working with Snowflake data. And with these moves, Salesforce is ensuring the analysis and usage of Salesforce data and its results can remain inside Salesforce's sphere of influence. It enables organizations to connect other data lake tools and operate Salesforce data.

☆ 4 clean energy trends to accelerate your sustainability goals
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Enel With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This law is designed to lower the costs of acquiring clean energy solutions while enabling accessibility and accelerating the adoption of affordable, clean energy products and services. Here are four trends that will likely reshape your sustainability goals and questions businesses should ask to accelerate climate action. Scaling up of commercial clean energy solutionsThe new law will inject $369 billion into the US clean energy economy, financing renewable power, clean energy equipment manufacturing, electric vehicles, and much more. Here are questions to consider when scaling your clean energy portfolio:Given cost competitiveness and accessibility of clean energy, how will scaling-up clean energy solutions influence your bottom line? To prepare your operations to scale your sustainability goals, consider these questions when preparing your data:Currently, how is ESG data used to inform business operations and sustainability goals?

☆ Ultrafast startup FastAF reveals its secret weapon for surviving the rapid delivery shakeout: offering Shopify merchants 2-hour delivery and nationwide shipping
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Nancy Luna | Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

DTC delivery startup FastAF offers rapid delivery of Shopify brands. The startup FastAF has discovered a secret weapon in surviving the volatile ultrafast-delivery space: Shopify stores. On Wednesday, FastAF added nationwide shipping, allowing shoppers to bundle items into one delivery in any market in the US. at a higher cost," Hnetinka told Insider this week. "It's really put us in a position of strength compared to the other guys who've got commoditized and undifferentiated products," Hnetinka said.

☆ How Salt Lake City is closing the digital divide, supporting entrepreneurship, and tackling climate change as it experiences fast growth
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kazi Awal/InsiderSalt Lake City is growing rapidly. New initiatives include creating a digital-inclusion plan and combating climate change in the state. Since taking office in 2020, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has debuted several initiatives, including streamlining the city's business operations, creating a digital-inclusion blueprint, and starting to tackle the effects of climate change. Salt Lake City and the state of Utah have been growing rapidly. Here's a look at the ways Salt Lake City is investing in innovation and digital transformation to meet the challenges of the future.

☆ 25 entry-level jobs that pay well and are projected to grow over the decade
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

These jobs don't require any prior related work experience, pay relatively well, and are projected to see some kind of job growth from 2021 to 2031. To find entry-level jobs that are projected to grow over the decade and make over median annual wage, Insider used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We filtered out jobs that are not projected to see job growth over the decade. Based on our methodology, software developers take the top spot of jobs that don't need previous work experience and are projected to see large job growth. This occupation that typically makes six-figures a year is projected to see job growth of 370,600.

☆ 9 green cloud startups that investors are betting on to cash in on a $2 trillion climate opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-31 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Here are nine tech startups that analysts and investors are betting on to help reduce emissions. As the planet warms, tech companies are finding ways to reduce environmental impacts. Sustainability efforts will only grow as customers, investors, and employees put pressure on tech companies to disclose their environmental impact. Some offered insights on green cloud computing that informed the list, which includes companies making decarbonization software, carbon-offset measurement tools, and data-center cooling technologies. Here are the climate-tech startups analysts and investors say are worth betting on, from least to most capital raised.

A real estate limited partnership (RELP) is a private investment that pools investors' funds to buy, develop, and sell properties. Cue the real estate limited partnership (RELP), which lets you pool your money with other investors to buy, lease, and ultimately sell buildings. A real estate limited partnership, or RELP, is a legal entity formed to invest in real estate ventures. "Limited partnerships exist for varying durations, from months to decades, based on the business plan with the target investments," says Tom Blake, founder of Flexible, a tech-enabled real estate company that offers bespoke real estate transactions. The bottom lineReal estate limited partnerships let investors pool their resources to buy and develop real estate.

☆ Meet 16 top reverse-logistics leaders tackling retail's $761 billion e-commerce returns problem
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-15 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Becca Meinz, the vice president of end-to-end supply chain at Best BuyBecca Meinz is the vice president of the end-to-end supply chain for Best Buy. Steve Lewis, the senior vice president of commercial strategy at GXOSteve Lewis is the senior vice president for commercial strategy at GXO. Kraig Foreman, the president of e-commerce at DHL Supply Chain North AmericaKraig Foreman is the president of e-commerce at DHL Supply Chain North America. Eduardo Vilar, the senior vice president of merchant solutions at AffirmEduardo Vilar is the senior vice president of merchant solutions at Affirm. Glen Sutton, the executive vice president at Ceva LogisticsGlen Sutton is an the executive vice president at Ceva Logistics.

☆ Psychedelics upstart Field Trip just made a clever move to gain access to the first legal psilocybin market in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-03 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new company focused on clinics will list on a Canadian stock exchange, instead of the Nasdaq. The move makes it possible for the company to enter Oregon's psilocybin market. Psychedelics upstart Field Trip Health plans to split itself into two separate public companies. But perhaps more importantly, it gives the firm a way to enter Oregon's psilocybin program, which is set to be the first state-sanctioned psilocybin market in the US. Because offering psilocybin isn't legal on the federal level in the US, the company couldn't participate in Oregon's market and remain listed on the Nasdaq.

☆ Leaders in sustainability share their perspectives on the future of workplace wellness as normalcy returns
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-08 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"Companies need to measure the impact they are creating internally on their workforce, and outside through its operations." Durreen Shahnaz, Founder and CEO, Impact Investment Exchange and Impact Investment Exchange Foundation Impact Investment Exchange; Edited by Kazi Awal/InsiderAs the world comes together in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to build back better, governments and businesses both are facing a drastically new environment — one where sustainability is ultimately limited if they cannot secure the health and well-being of all the people including the workers and the vulnerable populations. Businesses need to now not only survive the pandemic but recover and have a lifeline to pivot their businesses so they're able to adapt and thrive in the new norm. Companies need to measure the impact they are creating internally on their workforce, and outside through its operations. For us at IIX, the bottom-up up approach of measuring impact has been the norm for the past 13 years.

☆ Spotify offers as much as $370,000 in base salary to top talent and is hiring for dozens of roles. Here's pay data on engineering, advertising, and other jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-17 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Spotify grew its global workforce by 18% to 6,617 staffers in 2021.Insider analyzed public US work-visa data to see how much Spotify pays for certain roles. The public data revealed how much Spotify offered to pay foreign staffers it sought to hire in the US for some positions including engineering, data, and marketing roles. Based on the data, Spotify offered annual base salaries ranging from $75,000 to $369,500 for various roles. Advertising and marketing — $95,000 to $280,000 base salarySpotify offered annual base salaries between $95,000 and $279,400 for certain roles in advertising and marketing. A spokesperson did not respond by press time to a request for comment on the latest available data.

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You'll need a business license and business documentation to open a business bank account. The US Small Business Administration recommends opening a business bank account once you're set to begin making business expenses or income. These are the most common business bank accounts that are available at most banks:Business checking account: You can manage everyday business operations with a business checking account. Business money market account: Business money market accounts may provide easier access to your money than a traditional savings account. Additional business documentationRegardless of partnership or business, every business owner needs basic business information to open an account, like the business name and address.

☆ Call private sector initiative for Women Engagement
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-18 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +19 min

About Project “ Empowering Women in Tech”:Empowering Women in Tech is a project implemented by ATIC with UN Women and Sweden Support since 2018. 1.1 Private Initiatives for Women Economic Empowerment in TechThe overarching goal of the Call is to support women driven private initiatives to further engage women freelancers and entrepreneurs based on a public call in Partnership with “Empowering Women in Tech” Project, supported by Sweden and UN Women. Measure and make visible the impact of the new or existing initiatives, products, services and solutions, to support private sector engagement for sustainable development and attract more women in IT, support the women entrepreneurship, the women in IT sector growth, the promotion of tech jobs for women, other that may reach the provided goal. The Project plan should contain the detailed elaboration of the concept, analysis of the market, impact analysis of the action versus the objectives of the call, sustainability of the action, if any, envisaged development activities including staff engagement, necessary material means and needed advisory services and trainings. Only expenditures accrued during the project, in accordance with the Project Budget and completed by the end of the project, are eligible for financing.

Persons: ATIC, Gross Organizations: UN Women, TEKWILL, USAID, National Association of ICT Companies, TECH THE MOLDOVAN, OF ICT, Umbrella Organization, Moldovan ICT, ICT, Association, Women, Go, Tech, ATIC, Choose, Tech Women, Tekwill, Government of, Moldovan Government, IBM, Microsoft, Moldovan Association of Private ICT Companies, Ministry, Ministry of Education, Government Center, Women Economic Empowerment, “, UN, Tech Industry, Tech ” Project, Project, Independent, Assurance, an, Technology, – Bank Locations: Sweden, Republic of Moldova, Government, Government of Sweden, Moldova, Chisinau

☆ China's factories try to get back to normal as virus persists. But it's far from business as usual
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-14 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The new coronavirus that began to grab national attention in mid-January has killed more than 1,300 people in mainland China. He noted that given unique factors in China's political economic system, many local government officials are making containment of the virus the top priority. Cities with a low return rate include Guangzhou, the capital of China's largest province by exports. This year, authorities have encouraged people to stay put or return to their places of work in phases. There's also the worry that resuming operations at this point could lead to more infections, and further halts to business operations.

"Once the client needs have been qualified, accountants can help business owners with the next phase of winning a loan," says accountant Bryan Kesler. "These strategies help clients make sure that a greater percentage of their assets go toward organizations that provide social good." Guide business succession planningOn top of consulting everyday financial decisions, your accountant can also help you shape the future of your business, Martin says. Will Lopez, head of accountant community at Gusto, says accountants are perfectly positioned to help clients figure out how to grow their business with smart hiring. "By providing business owners with people-focused financial metrics each month, such as operating profit per employee and average expense per employee, accountants can help small business owners manage their greatest asset — their workforce," he says.

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