Supreme Oreos Are Now Selling For Over $91,000 On eBay | Forbes

February 27, 2020February 25, 2020 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Oreos may be easy to grab off any grocery store shelf, but Nabisco’s latest sandwich cookie is a little more exclusive. Thanks to some great branding and exclusive status, by Supreme.

Supreme, the Manhattan-based streetwear brand known for its limited edition drops. that is, highly anticipated new collection releases, which attract long lines and high resale prices online, released details of its newest collection on Monday, February 17. Supreme drops are renowned for attracting lines of fans and resellers several hours, or days, before the collection is sold in-store, managed by bouncers controlling crowds. Shoppers are also often only permitted to buy new wares in limited quantities, to move the line and also deter the re-sellers who hype up the exclusive goods and flip impressive profits.

7 Reasons Why You Need a Business Mentor—And How to Land One | AllBusiness.com

February 27, 2020February 25, 2020 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

One way to get strategic with your business trajectory is to land a trusted adviser in the form of a mentor. Mentoring can take many forms, such as a one-on-one relationship or a mentoring circle within an organization. The best mentor-mentee relationships involve two-way learning and reciprocation.

Mentors help professionals feel more engaged, derive more meaning from their careers, and grow their businesses. According to the Small Business Administration, small business owners who receive three or more hours of mentoring report higher revenues and increased growth.

Need more of a push? Here are seven reasons why you need a mentor this year:

Diverse Small Businesses are More Successful, Data Shows | Small Business Trends

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Employees in your small business often have a direct impact on your business success. If you have a diverse team on board, your business is more likely to be successful.

According to the latest data compiled by SCORE in the form of an infographic, small businesses having diverse teams are more innovative and better perform financially. Also, diversity at the workplace helps in hiring and making better and faster decisions.

Needless to say, the path to small business success is never easy. Be it bringing in innovative ideas or growing revenues, you try hard to make everything fall into place. Having a diverse team, as the data indicate, can help you struggle less and succeed more.

Problem Talker vs. Problem Solver | Management Consulting Connection

February 26, 2020February 24, 2020 ~ knjohn ~ 1 Comment

In life and work, there are two ways to approach a problem. You can talk about a problem, or you can solve the problem.

The problem talker spends all of his time complaining about the problem.

“Boss, this budgeting process is so inefficient and a waste of time.”

The problem with being only a problem talker is that complaining about a problem doesn’t actually change the situation for the better.

Would You Sell Your Data For Profit? Survey Says ‘No’ | Digital Trends

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The vast majority of people would never sell their personal data for a profit, according to a new survey released on Monday.

The survey, conducted by the small consumer protection site Consumer Champion revealed that 63% of respondents would not sell their data. Only 3% of respondents said they would; 9% said it would depend on the price.

In the controversy over data privacy and data protection, advertisers are soon going to have to find new ways to target their intended audiences. New regulations in place like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are intended to give internet users more information about what has happened to their data, and, ideally, opt out of such use if they so wish.

5 Expert Tips to Boost Growth of your Small Business | The Startup Magazine

February 24, 2020February 23, 2020 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Growing a business is difficult and can be very tiring. In the beginning, it could mean doing almost everything yourself in the company, including dealing with sales and marketing. It also means understanding taxes and company policies, everyday interaction with customers, and a lot more. However you look at it, achieving business growth is definitely not easy. There are probably hundreds of business development strategies out there, all of which will show you some things you may not know about growing your business, but these few, hopefully, will also do the same thing.

Wells Fargo reaches $3bn fake accounts settlement | BBC News

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Wells Fargo, a major US bank, has agreed to pay $3bn (£2.3bn) to resolve a government investigation into its sales practices, including opening millions of fake customer accounts.

The bank admitted it had wrongly collected millions of dollars in fees, misused customer information and harmed the credit rating of customers.

The settlement comes about four years after the scandal first erupted.

It has already forced out two chief executives and led to hefty fines.

Since 2018, Wells Fargo has been operating under an order from the US Federal Reserve that limits its growth.

How Create Music Group Became Inc.’s No. 1 California Company: Proof You Can Profit From YouTube | Inc.com

February 20, 2020February 19, 2020 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

By the mid-2010s, big-name artists like Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney were railing against YouTube: The site was home to loads of unauthorized uploads of their songs and even the authorized versions paid paltry royalty sums. It was an even harder battle to fight for the much less famous–and less lawyered-up–musicians in the industry. So a lot of them simply put music on YouTube for free and focused on other ways to make money.

It was that “middle class” of artists that Jonathan Strauss and Alexandre Williams had in mind in 2015 when they founded Create Music Group, a platform designed to help musicians monetize their music on YouTube. Their pitch was simple and convincing: It consisted of an Excel sheet that showed all the instances in which a particular rising star’s music had been uploaded without her consent. Also in the doc was a royalty figure–not massive, but for some in the thousands–the musician would be able to collect per month if she signed up with Create.

Coinbase becomes a Visa Principal Member to double down on debit card | TechCrunch

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Cryptocurrency company Coinbase has been working with Paysafe to issue the Coinbase Card, a Visa debit card that works with your Coinbase account balance. The company is now a Visa Principal Member, which should help Coinbase rely less on Paysafe and control a bigger chunk of the card payment stack.

Coinbase says it is the only cryptocurrency company that has reached that level of certification. The company will offer the Coinbase Card in more markets in the future. The new status could open up more possibilities and features as well.