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Money makes the business world spin. It is the blood of the global economy and the air companies breathe. Alas, a team of professional financial advisers can cost an arm and a leg. Some small businesses and startups operate on a shoestring budget and cannot afford in-house bookkeepers and accountants. That is why business owners need to develop a ...
05 July 2017 /startups Finance 2.0
Prateek Saxena Managing Director at Appinventiv
Being an entrepreneur is a great thing in itself! It means that you are ready to ditch the 9-5 hectic schedule and ‘rule your own world’; you have a fantabulous idea and are all set to build your own business with no road map. As an entrepreneur, I can understand how amazing this feeling is, but I would like to remind you that most of the startups...
29 June 2017 /startups
Michael Pearson Founder at Clarus Investments
The evidence from a sample of 20 fintech startups in the UK is that there are substantial profitability challenges that still need to be overcome. As of June 2017, the total equity investment in the sample companies I have looked at has been £852m. The total valuation of the sample at the last valuation round for each company was £2.6bn, but none ...
27 June 2017 /startups Fintech innovation and startups
When you ask the business tycoons their success secret- it’s for sure that the answer would be connections! Whether you talk about potential business alliances, marketing, sales, supply chain management or anything- connections is the core of business growth. The connections open new doors to business, informs about the upcoming opportunities and ...
26 June 2017 /startups
Have you ever wondered what it takes to start a bank or an e-money institution? Perhaps you think it’s out of the realms of possibility for anyone other than those that know the ins and outs of complex banking regulation. Or you might think that, with the influx of new financial services providers entering the market, it’s not as difficult as some...
21 June 2017 /retail /startups Fintech innovation and startups
It’s that time of the year where people flood your social media news-feed with selfies, old pictures, and hashtags dedicated to their dads. Several of these posts which praise a father publicly tend to instill a sense of pride, love and other intense emotions in us. While I’m one of those social media enthusiasts who post statuses with hashtags “d...
18 June 2017 /startups Whatever...
Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions
I noticed a huge crowd during a recent visit to my bank branch. I happened to spot the bank’s Head of Relationship Banking - let me call her Sonia - in the branch. I asked her how come their branch was so full when finsurgents have been predicting the death of branches for so long. Sonia told me that, let alone die, their branches are growing. Desp...
08 June 2017 /retail /startups
30 May 2017 /startups Innovation in Financial Services
The “American Dream” was one of those overused buzzwords until a few decades ago. That promise of "No matter who you are, where you come from, if you work hard to reach your goal, you can achieve success" drew several aspiring entrepreneurs to the land of opportunities. Due to the drastic and dramatic changes in the American society ov
30 May 2017 /startups Fintech innovation and startups
SharePoint 2016 by Microsoft, is a comprehensive tool used for document management and collaboration. The tool is a catalyst in modernizing on premise infrastructure and facilitating improvement in performance and reliability. This further builds a strong foundation for enterprise innovation. It is known for its user-centric file storage and docum...
26 May 2017 /startups Business Knowledge for IT
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