The 20th-century dream was to put every shop and service under one roof, be it a mall or a Ballardian high-rise apartment complex. But the 21st century took that ideal and put it in a little black box. Banks, shops, and even your gym now fit neatly into your phone. Malls have become ghost towns, […]
The Oldest Company in 58 UK Cities
The business of ‘new business’ is booming. Despite Covid, the number of new companies created in the UK rose by 14% in 2020. In the US, the leap was 24%. Sadly, government figures suggest less than half of the UK’s 726,000 new businesses will survive their first four years. Around 25-30% won’t even make it […]
The History of Gaming Acquisitions
People played a lot of games in 2020. Stuck at home, Animal Crossing was our Shakespeare in the round. With cinemas shut, Black Ops Cold War was our No Time To Die. Incredibly, the sofa + webcam option also led to plenty of big gaming mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Perhaps it felt like a game […]
The Cost of Starting a Business in Every Country
You have to spend money to make money – so goes the conventional wisdom. But this is not just good advice for the entrepreneur looking to expand their business. It’s a legal and practical necessity to establish your business in the first place. New business owners must shell out for approvals, licenses, permits, and inscriptions. […]
Visualising The State Of Startup Funding (2019 vs 2020)
Few people will remember 2020 fondly. But one thing that did come from the year that Covid struck was that a lot of people tried new things. Some took up baking. Others tried working from home. And, across the world, more than 10,000 entrepreneurial teams launched new startups. In fact, global startup funding rose 42% […]
A Small Business Guide to Starting a Podcast
Podcasts are the little radio shows that got big. For those who’ve never listened to a podcast, it might seem like these episodic broadcasts are a just minor internet-age phenomenon. But consider that: More than half (55%) of Americans have listened to a podcast. Nearly a quarter (24%) of consumers listened to a podcast last […]
150 Highly Successful Companies Started During a Recession
With unemployment claims at historic highs and consumer confidence at historic lows, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused untold damage to the global economy. The current economic downturn may discourage some would-be entrepreneurs from starting their own businesses, but history shows that a great business concept can succeed in any environment. Using data from SEC filings, […]
The Most Popular Consumer Brand in Every Country
The world of commerce is dominated by a handful of big brands. In the fashion industry alone, 20 major companies control 97% of global retail profit. And five familiar names account for more than 20% of the value of the entire S&P 500 stock market index. You can probably guess what those five names are. […]
Which Leaders Have The Biggest Vocabulary?
“I try to learn a word a day,” boasts Vice President Selina Meyer’s (highly successful) personal trainer in Season 3 of Veep. “I love words very Ardently.” Schoolkids, businesspeople, and politicians alike are praised for their knowledge of a vast number of words. But are there any benefits to a big vocabulary besides sounding like […]
A Small Business Guide to Virtual Meetings
A few decades ago, the ‘videophone’ was a sci-fi dream of the future. Video meetings seemed about as likely as human miniaturization and robot housekeepers. But over the past few months, Zooming and Skyping have become painful necessities: slow, awkward, tough to schedule. So how can you take the pain out of virtual business meetings […]
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