Monthly Archives: August 2017

Proptech: How the estate agent business model is shifting

The proptech industry is building mass and momentum. With the market becoming increasingly competitive, planting the seeds for a successful business requires a unique idea, a clear and focused strategy and a dedicated team. Identifying the market opportunity Inspired by examples of technology’s transformative power, and with many years’ experience in tech and property, myself
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Security concerns drive Brits to abandon online purchases

New research research sheds light on the online ‘basket anxiety’ sweeping the nation. The study from Visa Inc., which looked at the spending habits of 1,000 UK online shoppers, reveals nearly three quarters (72 per cent) of British online shoppers have abandoned their shopping baskets on retailer websites and apps due to finding the payment process tedious
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Cyber security dangers caused by employees working while on holiday

Organisations are at risk of security breaches when they allow their employees to work while on their summer holidays, warns T-Systems. Where employees absolutely must interrupt their summer vacation to email and work remotely, T-Systems says it is essential those employees have had recent cyber-security training, or they risk compromising business security and confidentiality. Scott
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How to build a successful data management strategy

Most small businesses will be aware that a data breach has the potential to wreak havoc, and high-profile cases like the TalkTalk data hack in 2016, which saw the data of 157,000 customers being stolen, highlight how serious the consequences can be. How and where businesses store data, how it’s accessed and the permission levels
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How I used Seedrs to raise money for my doorbell business

Here, we speak to John Nussey and his wife Avril O’Neill about their experience of the equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, which they used to raise money for their innovative doorbell solution Ding. What were you doing before this? Both myself and John have ten years of experience in the design and technology industries. We had been running our
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Competition heats up amongst candidates, as salaries soar

Competition for jobs is heating up this summer with some of the nation’s key locations and sectors witnessing an above-average hike in applications last month. That’s according to the latest statistics from CV-Library. The data from CV-Library reveals that while the nation witnessed a 1.1 per cent rise in job applications during this period, certain locations
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Are you easily distracted by less tech-savvy colleagues?

Solving the problems of less tech-savvy employees takes up an average of 17 minutes of our working day. A survey of 2,000 British office workers, commissioned by Crucial, finds that Brits work with an average of four colleagues in their office that are less tech-savvy than them. These colleagues always seem to encounter IT problems at
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SMEs see Brexit as an opportunity, as trade rises

Small UK businesses are bullish about international trade, and have been taking advantage of the weak pound to increase overseas sales since the EU referendum, according to data released today. A survey of small businesses commissioned by international payments company OFX reveals, while inflation is beginning to bite at home, entrepreneurial SMEs are shifting their
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Nu Skin Q2 Revenue 8% Down To $550 Million

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced second-quarter 2017 financial results. The Company reported second-quarter revenue of $550.1 million, which was at the high end of its outlook of $530 to $550 million, and earnings per share of $0.77, which exceeded its outlook of $0.65 to $0.70.
“We are pleased to deliver strong quarterly results as we implement our growth strategy,”
said Ritch Wood, chief executive officer.
“We believe our second-quarter results provide momentum we can build on as we prepare to introduce several new products and significant business initiatives in the fourth quarter. We remain focused on customer acquisition and are encouraged by our year-over-year customer growth.
Looking forward, we believe our product and business initiatives, coupled with our continued efforts to increase our customer base, will help support business and sales leader growth in the second half of the year.”
“As we move into the second half of the year, we remain focused on executing our three key growth drivers – platforms, products and programs,” said Wood.
“In the platforms area, we continue to drive social selling throughout our markets to expand our customer acquisition efforts.
To support this strategy, we will introduce several new products at our ‘Nu Skin LIVE!’ global distributor

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World Global Network Flagship Product Helo LX Gained Massive Media Attention

In the past few weeks, WOR(l)D Global Network – a Triple A classified opportunity by Business for Home –  has gained a lot of media attention for its innovative product, Helo LX.
First, the Today Show on CNBC featured Helo, including it among eight of the most ground-breaking gadgets to hit the market in the coming year.
Later, CBS highlighted a story showing how a Jacksonville family uses Helo to monitor the important bio-parameters of their autistic child.
After battling for weeks with other leading products in the Direct Sales industry,  Helo LX was voted as the #1 Product in Direct Selling. Out of all the products in the industry, Helo LX won 30 percent of the votes, an large percentage when you consider the number of products on the market.
HELO devices use the latest information of programming and science data analysis..
The algorithms developed with Machine Learning Techniques allow the devices, combined with the apps, to better understand your body day after day. Together with these advanced techniques, HELO devices apply Artificial Intelligence to develop data analysis and algorithms with a predictive method that understands and learns from the behaviors of the users.
HELO uses A.I. combined with the most advanced techniques to measure

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