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For its fourth annual “Global Investor Survey,” PwC queried 345 global investors and analysts in September 2024 across various regions, asset classes, and investment approaches. The goal was to understand respondents’ expectations for the companies they invest in and cover and their views on risks and technology, including generative AI. Thirty-six percent of respondents replied the companies they own or cover are “highly” or “extremely” exposed to geopolitical conflict and cyber risk. – Investors emphasized the importance of companies adapting business models. Technological change was the top priority, followed by government regulation, shifts in customer preferences, and supply chain instability. – Generative…

Note: This article contains legal advice. We recommend you consult a lawyer before making legal decisions in your business. Freelancing is on the rise like never before. In 2023, 73% of U.S. workers planned to freelance. An astonishing 46% of the global workforce is self-employed. In 2023, 72% of Gen Zers planned to leave their jobs to work for themselves. These numbers show that freelancing is more than a trend. It’s shaping the future of how and where we work. The appeal is undeniable: flexibility, autonomy, and the chance to be your own boss. But freelancing is more than just…

Entrepreneurs and executives face risks daily. Competitors, markets, technology, politics, climate, health — all can dramatically impact a business and career. Here’s a rundown of new, forthcoming, and classic books on recognizing and mitigating risks. The authors are notable researchers, leaders, and risk-avoidance practitioners. The Art of Uncertainty: How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck The Art of Uncertainty by David Spiegelhalter Coming in March, this book is already hailed as lively, entertaining, insightful, and witty — not terms often applied to numbers! The author, knighted for his work on medical statistics, illuminates life’s uncertainties — balancing risks and…

Form builders are handy tools for engaging users and collecting info, such as contact submissions, surveys, quizzes, polls, and more. Forms can also capture payment details, notify stakeholders, build automated workflows, and more. Online Form Builders Google Forms is the default choice for creating basic forms. Build surveys or quizzes in your mobile or web browser. Analyze responses in real time and summarize results at a glance with charts and graphs. Add custom logic that shows questions based on answers. Open the raw data with Google Sheets for deeper analysis or automation. Free with a Google account. Paperform is a…

Let’s get one thing straight from the start: Scaling a business is different from growing a business. Growth means something like increasing revenue 10% over last year, or making more sales. But when it comes to the scaling process, now you’re now talking multiplication. Exponential growth. Taking the business beyond yourself to a new level of operation. Instead of flashy marketing campaigns, scaling a business is all about systems, people, and processes. Marketing becomes another department and system in the machine — not your everyday priority. So if you’re looking for ways to make more money, but without changing your underlying…

The advent of innovative technologies, evolving consumer preferences, and a highly competitive marketplace suggest that old-fashioned strategies for client acquisition are no longer effective. To thrive in 2024, agencies must adopt innovative, data-driven strategies that not only attract but also retain clients in a way that builds long-term business relationships. The challenges are particularly intense for newly established agencies. It’s not enough to rely on the usual methods and hope that leads will consistently come through the door. Instead, agency builders need to take a proactive approach to getting clients by using a combination of expert knowledge, digital tools, and…

Form builders are handy tools for engaging users and collecting info, such as contact submissions, surveys, quizzes, polls, and more. Forms can also capture payment details, notify stakeholders, build automated workflows, and more. Online Form Builders Google Forms is the default choice for creating basic forms. Build surveys or quizzes in your mobile or web browser. Analyze responses in real time and summarize results at a glance with charts and graphs. Add custom logic that shows questions based on answers. Open the raw data with Google Sheets for deeper analysis or automation. Free with a Google account. Paperform is a…

PayPal launched the world’s first digital payment wallet in 1998. Nearly three decades later, they remain a novelty for more than half of U.S. consumers. J.D. Power’s 2024 “Digital Wallet Satisfaction Study,” published in March 2024, found that just 48% of U.S. shoppers use digital wallets online and offline. Separately, J.D. Power found only 57% of small and midsize U.S. merchants accept that form of payment. U.S. Roadblocks The reasons for slow adoption vary. J.D. Power researchers noted that the “fragmented and far from mature” U.S. payments market has yet to offer a universal wallet that works across web, mobile,…

Ecommerce marketers eager for a competitive advantage can monitor competitors’ email campaigns for insights and opportunities. Most new businesses focus initially on advertising and search engine optimization. Eventually competitive monitoring often emerges, becoming part of a standard marketing toolbox. Email-tracking providers include Hoppy Copy, SendView, Owletter, and MailCharts. These and others parse, analyze, and store competitive email data. But thanks to artificial intelligence, businesses can track competitors’ email marketing with little more than the Zapier email parser and ChatGPT, in five steps: Use a Gmail address to sign up for competitors’ emails. Automatically forward the ensuing Gmail messages to the…

Most people say that to make passive income you have to invest in real estate, which can be quite expensive and complicated for a complete beginner. Although real estate can be an excellent source of passive income, there are other, less ‘traditional’ ways to make passive income without real estate.Can you make a passive income without real estate? You can make passive income without real estate, notably online. Some passive income ideas that do not involve real estate blogging, 3D printing, monetized chatbots, print-on-demand, eCommerce and dropshipping. These ideas are also much cheaper to start than real estate and are…