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What winning The Start-Up Series meant for me – Daniel Verblis, The Moving Home Warehouse

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Like many entrepreneurs, Daniel Verblis began a career in finance and launched his own business later on.
High quality packaging is a must – and difficult to get hold of out of hours – as Daniel discovered when he became a partner in his friend’s removal company. Customers would be ringing up during the week and at the weekend to ask for more boxes, which in turn was costing them time and money in terms of delivery. They weren’t the only ones: Daniel found that other companies were experiencing the same thing, to the great frustration of firms and customers.
That fed him the inspiration for The Moving Home Warehouse. They partner with removal firms to sell essentials like boxes, bubble wrap and furniture covers from their website and through partner websites using an industry-first free Dropbox API.
The focus on sending these items direct to customers has lent itself well during COVID-19, as there’s no contact between movers and customers.   
Before coronavirus surged, Daniel entered The Start-up Series competition (and forgot about it!), going on to win with his innovative business. He tells us how winning the funding has benefited him and whether

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Small businesses and their role in efficient supply chains – Q&A with Logmore CEO Janne Juhala

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Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
Thanks to the advancements brought about by technology to manufacturing and logistics, any enterprise can easily go global today.
Even small businesses serving local customers and niche markets can now leverage supply chains worldwide. Yet, exciting as these may all seem, supply chains aren’t perfect. Inefficiency at any point in the supply chain can have a ripple effect and impact all stakeholders. Mishandling, incorrect orders, defective items, and product damage all contribute to waste.
Dealing with any of these factors entails costs. Small businesses, even with their limited resources, have to absorb part of the costs of waste. As such, effectively managing their supply chains is critical to their success. So, regardless of their spot in the chain, they must work on efficiency together with their partners.
We recently got in touch with Janne Juhala, CEO of shipment monitoring start-up Logmore, and asked him about small businesses, their role in supply chains, and how his company is empowering supply chain stakeholders to become more efficient.
There have been plenty of positive developments in logistics and global supply chains over recent years. How have these trends impacted small businesses in particular?
On the one hand, being a small business

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