Tagged: Business Infographics
Two things nobody can escape – the first one is death and the second one is taxes. Well, even though I completely agree with number one, in reality, most of the rich people out there know many ways to escape, or at least reduce their taxes. Did you know that poor people pay taxes at rates two times higher than rich people? In the year 2010 in the United States, the top 1% of people by income were taxed at an average rate of 5.6% and the poorest 20% of Americans were taxed at around 11.2%. The next 60% by...
Being an entrepreneur is a mindset. To become one of them, you need just one thing – to think like an entrepreneur. But this is not that easy, and if you want to achieve it, you first need a plan and then be consistent. You have to start thinking differently than most people. You should not avoid problems, you should face them; you should not listen to people who will say that you will fail, you need to believe in your success. You will have to take risks, instead of avoiding such… These and many other states of mind are...
Making a good business plan is essential for having a successful business, especially when you are starting up. You just need one, even the though it’s not the perfect or the most professional one. It’s the resume of your business, it describes how exactly your company makes money, which is crucial information for all of your potential investors and partners. Putting everything about your business model on a paper is something that not only will help you follow it, but also it’s a must if you want to find financing for your idea. Nobody invests in a company without a...
How some of the brightest business ideas were born? How have some entrepreneurs invented things that have changed our lives forever? Well, actually the answers to these questions are quite simple. You will be even amazed by how simple they are… It’s actually one simple thing all successful entrepreneurs did well to get to where they are. Have you already guessed what it is? It’s finding a solution to a problem and building a business around it. That’s all, as simple as that. Most of the great ideas of our time were born because they solve a very common problem...
Starting an IT company has been the quickest way to getting shamelessly rich. There are thousands of stories about young guys, who occupied their father’s garage and started there a company that would change the world. Launching an international IT business from a dorm room has become something trivial. Tech companies are currently booming and they are around 30% of all startups. While there are thousands of tech millionaires, tech billionaires are not that many. On the following infographic, you can see the winners of the ‘tech startups’ contest. These guys below are the top 15 billionaires, who made his...
Being a great leader is one of the most important things for heading a team or a company. It is crucial for success, even more than money and brains. You may have the most capable and skilled team in the world, but if you are not a good leader, your people just can’t and won’t achieve the best they can. A leader is a conductor, without whom the very complicated business machine can’t function properly. She is the person, who people would love to follow and the person, who would give them wings to chase their full potential. Although there...
How to be creative? Get inspired! Heavily inspired… This is one of the greatest ways. Inspiration is the most powerful force in life. People can do miracles when really inspired. There are thousands of examples of this and there will be thousands more. All of the famous and successful people today have gotten what they have because they had been inspired. No matter if you are an artist, an entrepreneur, or anything else. You need to find inspiration to do great things. But how can you do that? Sometimes inspiration disappears like smoke in the wind and it’s really hard...
Crowdfunding has become a really big thing in business for the last few years. And it is growing enormous! Some guys from one of the leading crowdfunding platforms – Fundable – has created an interesting infographic, on which you can see some astonishing facts and trends regarding crowdfunding. This innovative way of financing startups has really expanded, for the last 5 years its growth is more than 1000%, and by the end of 2014, the total growth will reach 1800%. And this amazing expansion is not really strange, having in mind that the average return on $1 investment in a...
The Mobile Commerce Trends Are Pointing To A Rapid Expansion In Mobile Sales In 2022 And Beyond As mobile phones continue to become increasingly powerful, digital commerce or e–commerce has seen a steady increase in growth. Mobile devices have changed the way we interact with the world around us and have revolutionized how we buy and sell products and services. According to a new report released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), global mobile commerce sales are expected to reach $626 billion by 2020. From increased usage of mobile wallets to the growing popularity of location–based services, here are 10...
Starting a brand new company is not an easy thing to do in most cases. Actually, it’s really tough and exhausting activity. This is why more than 90% of all startups fail in the first years. But this is something normal, rather than something scary. It’s even good and actually, you should never fear failure. Why? Because it’s always a good lesson, a great teacher and experienced provider. This is why we should learn from our mistakes and never give up. We should not look at failure negatively. Most people get demotivated and disturbed by it. They just start to...
