October 6, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The following excerpt is from Money-Smart Solopreneur: A Personal Finance System for Freelancers, Entrepreneurs, and Side-Hustlers, out now via Entrepreneur Press. Purchase from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop | IndieBound. Good record keeping is just good business. How you manage data, account for financial transactions and store and retrieve your records is […]
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Thinking About Becoming a Solopreneur? Utilize These 6 Accounting Tips to Succeed
If you’re running a business by yourself, you may be considered a solopreneur. And like any other business owner, you need to familiarize yourself with accounting dos and don’ts. Read on to learn more about solopreneurship and tips for handling your books when you’re the one running the show. What is a solopreneur? A solopreneur, […]
#FASuccess Ep 197: Starting Over After A Non-Compete To (Re-)Build The Advisory Business You Really Want, With Ashby Daniels
Executive Summary Welcome back to the 197th episode of Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Ashby Daniels. Ashby is a financial advisor with Shorebridge Wealth Management, a hybrid advisory firm based in Pittsburgh, where he personally oversees 38 million in assets under management for 43 retired clients. What’s unique about Ashby […]
Canada Life adds 430 funds to drawdown platform
Canada Life has added 430 funds from 20 different investment houses to its fund range available through its Retirement Account drawdown platform. The platform now offers 1,550 funds through the adviser-facing platform and aims to include over 2,000 funds by the end of 2020 to make sure there are no remaining gaps in their investment […]
More teens report Covid-19 case in their household than national average, survey finds
Caroline and Alonzo, boyfriend and girlfriend, wear face masks together on Santa Monica beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images About 8% of U.S. teenagers or a member of their household have had Covid-19, higher than the national average of 6%, according to Piper Sandler’s semi-annual survey of teen consumption trends. Some health officials have […]
VR means business: How organisations can harness the power of virtual reality
Evidence is building that virtual reality (VR) has the potential to supercharge corporate training, says Justin Parry, co-founder and COO of Immerse. According to a recent PwC study, training employees with VR is significantly faster and cheaper than classroom methods. Plus, workers are 340% more confident in their new skills, and feel four times as emotionally connected to […]
LinkedIn launches stories in India, undertakes other product upgrades
Post the Covid-19 pandemic which necessitated the need for social distancing and working from home for professionals and also led to massive unemployment across the world, people have come on to the LinkedIn platform ‘in droves’, said Kiran Prasad, VP of product at LinkedIn in an interview to ET. “They are coming in order to […]
Online sellers eye big discounts to clear piled-up inventory
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Ecommerce platforms could offer a flurry of discounts this festive season, as sellers and manufacturers look to liquidate high levels of inventory, according to industry executives. The rebates could be mainly in categories such as fashion, small electronics, appliances, personal care products and toys, they said. Slow offline sales and shifting consumer […]
New investors may bring $150 million to Zomato table
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi A set of four new risk investors is expected to join the ongoing $600-million financing round at online food delivery company Zomato, two people in the know of the matter said, signalling continued interest in India’s internet story despite the Covid-19 crisis upending businesses across the board. London-headquartered hedge fund Steadview Capital, […]
XBert: Algorithm powered data assurance
Xero’s app marketplace has over 800 apps to help small businesses and their advisors reach their goals. Each month we celebrate an app partner who stands out for helping small businesses thrive. Find out more about becoming a Xero app partner here. October’s here, and we’re thrilled to announce our app partner of the month […]