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☆ I made more than $877,000 in revenue last year selling emotional-intelligence card games online. Here's how I built my business.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Vartika Puranik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jenny Woo is the founder of Mind Brain Emotion, which sells emotional-intelligence card games. But in 2018, I quit my job at the Montessori school and founded my company, Mind Brain Emotion, where I sell practical card games on emotional intelligence. I used Amazon Ads to bid on keywords that consumers used to search for similar productsA bid is the amount of money you're willing to spend toward a keyword or advertisement. I did more market research between fall 2018 and February 2019, and another card deck was born, 52 Essential Relationships, in March 2019. I went backward to move forward in my business because I recognized that in order to have genuine conversations, trust and understanding are prerequisites.

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☆ I run a 7-figure online stationery store I started on the side while working as a pharmacist — here's how I grew it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Irene Kwong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Irene Kwong is the founder and CEO of stationery company Simply Gilded. She started the business on the side in 2015 while working as a pharmacist. I became a pharmacist in May 2009 after eight years of school and more than $100,000 in student loans. When I first started, I reached out to another business owner I really admired who owned a pen shop called Pengems. Know that it's never too late to start something new and to find success in what you're inspired to do.

☆ Chevron’s mammoth buyback plan – Here’s why Wall Street loves share repurchases
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

With a market cap of $346 billion, a $75 billion buyback is about 20% of the shares outstanding. Exxon Mobil also has a $50 billion buyback plan, for example. Wall Street loves buybacks Buybacks have become an important part of returning shareholder profits. "Wall Street loves buybacks for two reasons," Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst, product management for S & P Dow Jones Indices, told me. Here's a list of larger companies that had significant share count reduction in Q3, the last quarter with complete data.

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☆ How much a cat influencer with 238K TikTok followers made last year and how her owner built the business
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

According to Wade, who runs the TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube accounts for her "cat chef" called Princess Honeybelle, a lot of pet creators don't try to get paid for their content. Honey now has over 238,000 TikTok followers, 157,000 Instagram followers, and 1,300 YouTube subscribers. While Honey's followers were growing and her cat account was verified on Instagram, Wade had to figure out how much her content was worth. "We did a bit of research and reached out with other creators, and found out that we were really, really undercharging," Wade said. She charges extra for brand exclusivity, video posts and photo posts, story posts, and for sponsored posts to be pinned or added to her account highlights.

☆ Elo uses data from wearables to provide tailored nutrient and protein supplements. Check out the 28-slide deck used to raise $10 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

San Francisco-based Elo has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Octopus Ventures. The startup curates personalized protein powders for users based on nutrient data from wearables. A startup that offers personalized recommendations of protein powders and nutrition supplements has just raised a $10 million Series A from Octopus Ventures. San Francisco-based Elo, which launched in 2020, takes data from wearable devices and users' existing health data to give tailored suggestions. The Series A was led by London-based venture capital firm Octopus Ventures, which previously backed Depop, a second-hand clothing marketplace that was acquired by Etsy.

☆ Companies like Etsy, eBay, and PayPal are fighting a new tax law they fear could lead to an avalanche of 40 million new tax forms and mass confusion among their users
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A group of companies including Etsy, eBay and PayPal are lobbying against new tax rules. E-commerce companies including Etsy, eBay, and Poshmark are lobbying to stop a new tax rule that they say would confuse millions of their users. But at the lower threshold, an estimated 30 to 40 million businesses or individuals could receive a 1099-K for the first time in 2024. An eBay spokesperson said the lowered threshold is "concerning for many sellers on eBay who casually sell online to help meet important financial needs." Jeffrey Zubricki, head of Etsy Americas advocacy and public policy, was optimistic about efforts to raise the threshold from $600.

☆ Private venture-capital returns from one of the largest endowments reveal Union Square Ventures has been wildly successful. Sequoia and Y Combinator have lost money so far.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

USV's 2004 fund returned more than $305 million in cash from a $22 million UTIMCO investment, with an IRR of 66%. Thrive Capital, the venture firm Joshua Kushner founded in 2009, has delivered -34% IRR on two funds from late 2021. UTIMCO's $6.7 million invested has been marked down to $4.6 million. Two funds UTIMCO invested in the VC firm Initialized at the beginning of 2022 have a -5.5% IRR. Upfront Ventures, the most prominent early-stage firm in Los Angeles, has returned only $31 million though UTIMCO invested $110 million since 2015.

☆ The new U.S. Bank Business Altitude Connect card is built for road warriors, with up to 5x points earning, rideshare credits, and great bonus categories
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Joseph Hostetler | Credit Cards Reporter | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The U.S. Bank Business Altitude™ Connect World Elite Mastercard® Card will open to applicants in February 2023.will open to applicants in February 2023. The new U.S. Bank Business Altitude™ Connect World Elite Mastercard® Card could be a great fit. Plus, you won't have to make any travel purchases through a specific travel portal — you can make reservations directly with the travel company. What to know about the U.S. Bank Business Altitude Connect cardThe U.S. Bank Business Altitude™ Connect World Elite Mastercard® Card will open to the public in late February 2023, but you can join the waitlist now. Because it's a small business card, you'll need a for-profit venture (even a side gig) to qualify.

☆ 4 side hustles for introverts: Some can bring in tens of thousands of dollars
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Among the most popular side hustles for 2023 are staffing events like conferences and tutoring in a subject matter where you have expertise, according to experts. You'd have to interact with people if you took them on ― even if only on a one-on-one basis for tutoring. If you happen to be more introverted but are still looking for ways to bring in some extra cash, fear not. Here are four side hustles for introverts to consider. Kaycie Morwood opened her Poshmark store in 2016 and has made $30,000 altogether.

M&S Schmalberg has been handcrafting custom fabric flowers in Manhattan since 1916. Its flowers have been worn by celebrities like Beyoncé, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Rihanna. But since the 1950s, competition from overseas manufacturers has made it difficult for them to stay afloat. But competition from overseas flower manufacturers has made it difficult to stay afloat. For more information, visit the M&S Schmalberg website or Etsy shop.

☆ Mud, mold, and destruction: California businesses face catastrophic damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —At the end of a long wooden Southern California pier that juts out above the Pacific ocean sits the Wharf House. Powerful winter storms have unleashed heavy rain, wind, flooding and dangerous mudslides the likes of which California hasn’t seen in decades. An aerial view shows damage to the pier on which the Wharf House restaurant is located. Businesses digging outAbout 5 million people were under flood watches Wednesday as yet another atmospheric river brings more rain to California. “There was water damage, but luckily our floors are concrete and easy to clean and sanitize.

☆ Google claims a Supreme Court defeat would transform the internet — for the worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An unfavorable ruling against Google in a closely watched Supreme Court case this term about YouTube’s recommendation engine could have sweeping unintended consequences for much of the wider internet, the search giant argued in a legal filing Thursday. But a Supreme Court decision that says AI-based recommendations do not qualify for those protections could “threaten the internet’s core functions,” Google wrote in its brief. Driving the case are claims that Google violated a US antiterrorism law with its content algorithms by recommending pro-ISIS YouTube videos to users. The case, Gonzalez v. Google, is viewed as a bellwether for content moderation, and one of the first Supreme Court cases to consider Section 230 since its passage in 1996. Multiple Supreme Court justices have expressed interest in weighing in on the law, which has been broadly interpreted by the courts, defended by the tech industry, and sharply criticized by politicians in both parties.

☆ Virtual assistant, copywriter, and 6 other easy side hustle jobs to start right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

PaperDotInkDesigns sells handwritten prints and templates, and in 2021, Ashworth booked $2,494 in sales, which Insider verified with documentation. In 2021, her site generated $205,642 in ad revenue, which Insider verified with documentation. Be a virtual assistant for other business ownersAs more people start businesses, the market for virtual assistants has skyrocketed in tandem. In 2020, he made $34,607 in sales on the app, which Insider verified with documentation. He earned $40,648 on the app between December 2020 and August 2021, which Insider verified with documentation.

☆ Here comes the generative AI gold rush: Creative Fabrica raises $61 million after launching design tools based on GPT-3 and Stable Diffusion. Check out its 19-slide pitch deck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Design startup Creative Fabrica has raised a $61 million Series B from Alven. The starting gun has fired for venture capitalists racing to get into what is predicted to be a hot field in 2023: anything involving generative AI. What has piqued investor interest is the startup's implementation of generative AI. "So generative AI is a very natural extension to our content library, where we can become hyper-personal." The team's "demonstrated early leadership in generative AI" was a key factor that put them in good stead for growth, said Frederic Court, founder of Felix Capital.

☆ Three Stock Lunch: Microsoft, Etsy and Alibaba
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThree Stock Lunch: Microsoft, Etsy and AlibabaCourtney Garcia, Payne Capital Market senior wealth advisor and CNBC contributor, joins CNBC's "Power Lunch" to discuss recent calls on three stocks: Microsoft, Etsy and Alibaba.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Wynn Resorts, Microsoft, Honeywell, Salesforce and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Wynn Resorts logo stands illuminated as people sit by the fountain at the Wynn Macau casino resort in Macau, China, on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday:Wynn Resorts — The casino operator's stock jumped nearly 7%, building on its solid start to 2023. Salesforce — Shares of the cloud-based software company jumped more than 3% after Salesforce announced that it is cutting 10% of its personnel and reducing some office space as part of a restructuring plan. Celanese — The global chemical and specialty materials company jumped more than 6% after being upgraded by RBC Capital Markets to outperform from sector perform. The firm cited the solar company stock's "steep drop from the initial euphoria created by the Inflation Reduction Act."

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Rivian, Target, Microsoft, Etsy & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: UBS downgrades Microsoft to neutral from buy UBS said in its downgrade of the stock that it's concerned about Microsoft Office risks. Wells Fargo downgrades Target to equal weight from overweight Wells said in its downgrade of the stock that it sees too much 2023 uncertainty. " UBS downgrades JB Hunt to neutral from buy UBS said in its downgrade of the shipping company that it sees volume and pricing risk. UBS downgrades Honeywell to sell from buy UBS said in its downgrade of the stock that the multiple is "inflated." UBS reiterates Amazon as buy UBS lowered its price target on the e-commerce giant to $125 per share from $165 but says it's standing by the stock.

"As counterintuitive as it may sound, this layoff left me in a really good position," the 24-year-old said. U.S. tech giants including Meta, Microsoft (MSFT.O), Twitter and Snap (SNAP.N) have purged more than 150,000 staff, according to Layoff.fyi, which tracks technology job losses. Day One Ventures, an early stage venture fund in San Francisco, launched a new initiative in November to fund startups founded by people who had been laid off from their tech jobs, touting the slogan "Funded, not Fired". Silicon Valley investor U.S. Venture Partners and Austrian VC firm Speedinvest have meanwhile earmarked a similar amount for newly founded companies. Fong told Reuters that experience in Big Tech firm gave founders a "strong brand that can be leveraged to meet investors, potential customers, and recruit team members".

☆ I've made $6,400 selling bracelets on Etsy after a New Year's resolution to make them. Here's how I turned the goal into a lucrative side hustle.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hannah Britt's New Year's resolution was to cut down on her screen time by making bracelets. She launched her business, ByHannahLondon, on Etsy in January and has sold more than 500 bracelets. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hannah Britt, a 32-year-old from London, about her side hustle selling bracelets. For my New Year's resolution, I decided to cut down my screen time by making bracelets. People also request random words you wouldn't find in a store, like made-up words, swear words, and nicknames.

☆ Quiet quit, rage quit, or find a new job? Here's how to decide.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Quiet quitting can mean doing your job without caring much about it. Rage quitting involves leaving suddenly after frustrations have built up. "Quitting" has taken on many new (and confusing, if you're over 30 like I am) connotations, including quiet quitting, rage quitting, and good old-fashioned leaving to pursue another opportunity. Below you'll find the case for quiet quitting, rage quitting, and finding a new job. Consider rage quitting if … your job is hurting your mental healthIt's considered professional to give your employer at least some notice before you leave.

☆ 2023 could end up a better year for markets, but it likely won't start off that way
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

As a very painful market year exits, Wall Street's strategists expect 2023 will end on a much better note —even if the path there continues to be highly volatile. I think the Fed will likely be overtightening the economy into this recession." So rates could rise before heading lower in the second half, and that environment will be better for stocks. Rieder said 2023 is going to a banner year for fixed income, and "not so much because it's going to be rates rallying so much," he said. "I think rates still have some upside," said Rieder.

☆ How to make money as a 'starving artist,' according to one creative who turned her talent into a $1.2 million business
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Amanda Breen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Miriam Schulman started teaching art classes online 10 years ago. Schulman said a "starving artist" mentality holds creative entrepreneurs back. She's been an artist for two decades, and 10 years ago, she started teaching online art classes after one of her customers on Etsy inquired about it. So Schulman investigated how other people filled their online classes — and soon realized the importance of building an email list. "Not just the online classes — but I also [built the email list to] be able to sell more of my artwork."

☆ How a 30-year-old mom made $120,000 in passive income in 9 months selling digital products online and only working 5 hours a week
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Since starting in March, Puls says she's earned roughly $120,000 selling three digital products: an ebook, an email course, and an ebook template. A big social media presence isn't required to find successPuls says social media is her biggest driver of customer traffic. That said, she's seen plenty of people without massive social media followings find success selling digital products. While she says most people sell digital products through platforms like Etsy, using her own website is ideal for her. Given her success with digital products, Puls says she's often asked why she hasn't made more of them.

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