Showing posts with label Entrepreneurs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Entrepreneurs. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 April 2017

Excellent Work-From-Home Job Opportunities

"Make Thousands of Dollars Working from Home!" sounds like a scam and most of the time, it is. But, the great news is, remote work options are available and they are on the rise.
Whether you want to work at your house in your pajamas, from your local coffee shop, or while traveling the world, the following companies can help you achieve your Work-From-Home desires.

  • Apple – Tech giant Apple has At Home Advisor position that allows employees to work remotely as customer support agents. The role is to translate technology into a language customers can understand. The position offers benefits such as employee discounts, the opportunity to grow with Apple, and a free iMac to use while working from home. The job is also a great gig for college students, who can schedule their work around classes.
  • Xerox - Xerox has an extensive WFH program of over 8,000 home-based employees, which is known as the Virtual Workforce Program. Home-based employees are involved in a variety of functions, including customer care, tech support, quality control, software development, and much more. 
  • Dell - Although Dell is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, the company offers employee work options that include flextime, remote work, job sharing, part-time work, and compressed workweeks. Current openings for flexible jobs at Dell include senior-adviser, engineer, and executive positions.
  • Toptal - Toptal is a talent network that connects the top 3 percent of software developers with remote work. But the coolest part is that Toptal's internal team of engineers is completely distributed as well. Toptal has no offices whatsoever. Everyone at the company -- from the CEO down to new hires - works remotely. 
  • Loot – Loot offers a WFH position where you complete different actions for your favorite brands, such as taking pictures or sharing content on Facebook and Twitter. The more you work, the more you’ll get paid. This is more of a gig type of job. You have to download the company app to apply.
  • Freelancer.com – It is a website where you can sign up and get paid for your skills. It has thousands of open jobs where you as a freelancer can work from home in your pajamas. Although most positions are not salaried, there are many jobs that offer near full-time work with flexible hours. This is more of a freelancer type of job where many projects are done on spec.
  • Humana - Humana has received numerous workplace awards including the Computerworld 100 Best Places to Work in IT, the Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles award from the National Business Group, and a ranking of 58 on the Fortune 500 list.
  • ADP – It is one of the world's largest providers of business-outsourcing and human-capital management solutions. The company offers a number of full-time, flex, or at-home positions, as well as onsite part-time work.
  • Amazon – Amazon offers many virtual positions for potential employees living in certain areas, which allows employees to work from home with just a high-speed internet connection, a working landline, and a PC. Unfortunately, for now, VCC positions are available only in Arizona, Kentucky, Texas, West Virginia, Delaware, Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Virginia.
  • TeleTech - TeleTech offers many career paths for telecommuters with a flexible work environment. The program, called TeleTech@Home, has positions for employees who support and assist customers with a variety of service and technical needs, as well as those who carry out back-office functions including chat and social media.

Monday, 3 April 2017

Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Many different elements go into starting a new business. One of the primary requirements for setting up a business is to abide by the legal requirements set by federal, state and county rules and regulations. Abiding by these rules allows you to start your business off on the right path to help you avoid legal issues regarding the business structure in the future.

Here is the list of legal aspects you need to consider for start-up. Depending on your situation and type of business, hiring a tax accountant and/or good attorney with specific experience in your industry can help you.

  • Business name - Before you start printing out business cards, make sure the great new name you thought of isn’t infringing on the rights of an already existing business. You can perform a free search online that looks at business names registered with the Secretary of State — that will tell you if the name is available in your state. Then, take your search to the next level and conduct a no-conflict, free trademark search to see if your name is available for use in all 50 states.
  • Register a fictitious business name/DBA - A DBA (Doing Business As) must be filed whenever your company does business under a different name. If you’ve got a sole proprietorship or general partnership, a DBA is needed if your company name is different from your own name. For an LLC or corporation, a DBA must be filed to conduct business using a name that’s different from the official Corporation or LLC name you filed.
  • Incorporate Your Business or Form an LLC - Forming an LLC or corporation is an essential step to protect your personal assets (such as your personal property or your child’s college fund) from any liabilities of the company. Each business structure has its own advantages and disadvantages, depending on your specific circumstances. Three popular options are: the LLC (great for small businesses that want legal protection, but minimal formality), S Corporation (great for small businesses that can qualify), or C Corporation (for companies who plan to seek funding from a VC or go public).
  • Get Federal Tax ID Number - To distinguish your business as a separate legal entity, you'll need to obtain a Federal Tax Identification Number, also referred to as an Employer Identification Number (EIN). Issued by the IRS, the tax ID number is similar to your personal social security number and allows the IRS to track your company's transactions. If you’re a sole proprietor, you’re not obligated to get a Tax ID number, but it’s still good practice as you won’t have to provide your personal social security number for business matters.
  • Learn about employee laws - Your legal obligations as an employer begin as soon as you hire your first employee. You should spend time with an employment law professional to fully understand your obligations for these (and other) procedures: federal and state payroll and withholding taxes, self-employment taxes, anti-discrimination laws, OSHA regulations, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation rules, and wage and hour requirements.
  • Obtain business permits and licenses - Depending on your business type and physical location, you may be required to have one or more business licenses or permits from the state, local or even federal level. Such licenses include: a general business operation license, zoning and land use permits, sales tax license, health department permits, and occupational or professional licenses.
  • File for trademark protection - You're not actually required by law to register a trademark. Using a name instantly gives you common law rights as an owner, even without formal registration. Since you’ve spent untold hours brainstorming the ideal name, and you’ll be putting even more effort into cultivating name recognition, you should consider registering your trademark for proper legal protection.
  • Open a bank account to build business credit - When you rely on your personal credit to fund your business, your personal mortgage, auto loan and personal credit cards all affect your ability to qualify for a business loan. Using business credit separates your personal activities from that of the business. To begin building your business credit, you should open a bank account in the name of your company, and the account should show a cash flow capable of taking on a business loan.

If you are a start-up owner or have plans of becoming one, we at TheGongzuo.com are eager to assist you. Our experts will provide you guidance regarding your financial or legal matters. Do contact us today! 

Saturday, 1 April 2017

Interesting Tech Facts


                           
  • The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
  • Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a “QUERTY” keyboard.
  • HP, Google, Microsoft and Apple have one thing in common apart from the obvious that they are IT companies. They were all started in garages.
  • Hewlett Packard was started in a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
  • Facebook pays at least $500 if you can find a way to hack the site.
  • The Google driverless car has encountered only two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
  • The first online advertisement banner was created and used in the year of 1994.
  • CD’s, or Compact discs read from the inside to the outside edge, which is the reverse of how records work.
  • The word robot comes from the Czech “robota“. This translates into forced labour, or work.
  • Skype is banned from the public in China.
  • 86% of people try to plug their USB devices upside down.
  • 160 billion emails are sent daily, 97% of which are spam.
  • 9 out of every 1,000 computers are infected with spam.
  • U.S. President Bill Clinton's inauguration in January 1997 was the first to be webcast.
  • There are 6.8 billion people on the planet and 4 billion of them use a mobile phone. Only 3.5 billion of them use a toothbrush.
  • Two hundred and twenty million tons of old computers and other technology devices are trashed in the United States each year.
  • Ninety percent of text messages are read within three minutes of being delivred.
  • The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, sent 250,000 emails, instant messages, and text messages, and has spent 10,000 hours on a mobile phone alone.


Monday, 26 December 2016

Hottest Tech Start-ups in the US

Majority of the tech start-ups fail because the products or services that they offer do not create any long term value to their customers. Most don’t create any value at all. Whereas, the start-ups that have real potential for growth are those that are creating long term (20 years+) value for its clients. Most of those start-ups are the ones that are revolutionizing legacy industries like: banking, medicine, telecommunication and making it easier, cheaper and quicker.

Considering the marketable ideas that tech start-ups have brought forward, here’s the list of hottest tech start-ups for this year:

Product Hunt - With more than a billion websites now crowding the interwebs, discovering new products is a massive challenge. Product Hunt is a wildly popular online tastemaking hub that showcases the latest gadgets, games, podcasts and books. To date, Product Hunt has raised an estimated $7.1 million in venture capital.

DoorDash – It is the on-demand food delivery app that brings fresh food from local restaurants to customers in 250-plus cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. It has already raised $60 million through investments.

Boxed – An ecommerce start-up that lets consumers shop from their smartphones and laptops for groceries and other household items in bulk. Started by four friends, the young company now has a total headcount of 100 and a total investment of approximately $132 million.

Luxe Valet – It is a smartphone app for valet-parking. For an hourly rate (which varies by location), Luxe’s valets will park your car in the company’s lots. For additional fees, they can also wash your ride, put gas in it and change the oil.

Medium – When it started, “Medium” looked like only a blogging platform. But then, everyone - amateurs, marketers, politicians and journalists are welcome to publish written content of all kinds on the popular site. Medium was co-founded by former Twitter CEO. So far, company has raised $82 million in venture capital.

ClassPass – People can book fitness classes through its app-based gym membership platform. This start-up now employs some 300 people and connects a growing base of customers with exercise classes at some 3,000 boutique gyms and participating studios in 30-plus cities across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia. It has $84 million in venture capital.

Beepi – It’s an app to buy and sell used cars. The company is expanding steadily at a     20 per cent annual rate. It is the first company to sell cars 100 per cent online. So far, it has secured $149 million in investments.

Shyp – It is an on-demand shipping app that enables people to order a courier who will cart any item off to one of its warehouses. From there, goods are professionally packed and shipped off to their destinations. Shyp tied up a partnership with eBay, debuted several new features and brushed up its branding. Available at first in San Francisco and New York City, it also extended its package pickup reach to Los Angeles and Chicago.

Acorns – The goal of Acorns is to make investing less tedious and intimidating through automation. The smartphone app automatically invests users’ leftover change from routine credit and debit card purchases in exchange-traded funds. Acorns serve some 650,000 registered users who had opened approximately 300,000 investment accounts. Its latest funding round brings total of $32 million in venture capital.

If you think, you have a bright idea that can be turned into profitable business, TheGongzuo team is looking forward to take you ahead with your dream. We have advisors to guide you along the way; we will fund your creative idea and help you launch your business. Register today at TheGongzuo to turn your dream into reality

Thursday, 26 February 2015

TheGongzuo - Your Platform to Entrepreneurial Eminence

Your Platform to Entrepreneurial Eminence

You have what it takes to become a world-class entrepreneur. At TheGongzuo, we welcome such minds with open arms and enable the right environment for them to flourish.

Research has shown that many unique and promising ideas have not seen the light of day due to inadequate support, information, lack of funds and a good team. We remedy these at TheGongzuo and provide a launch pad for your entrepreneurial dreams.

Shape Your Entrepreneurial Dreams At TheGongzuo
The team at TheGongzuo connects you with the right people even as your ideas are in a nascent stage.

We arm you with vital information about competition so you go into it with your eyes open.

Funds fuel ventures into success stories, TheGongzuo team helps you connect with investors with proven track record and venture capitalists/firms that can drive your idea. We allow you to take calculated risks and help you make a success of your venture.

Our primary aim at TheGongzuo is to provide the right setting to take your concept forward. How do we achieve this?

We Have:
  • Built a brilliant network of ideators, entrepreneurs, organizations and job seekers
  • Advanced search filters for your specific query to give you relevant results
  • Keyword, Industry, organization and category based search
  • Plethora of choices to create a best fit

Our experts at TheGongzuo have enabled some vital tips for entrepreneurial eminence. They are:
  1. Do not avoid risks: Do not be afraid of failure, such an attitude will not allow you to take risks. Having courage to take risks with a positive attitude and willingness to fail but rise from it, is the bent of mind needed for entrepreneurial eminence.
  2. Work hard and get lucky: Luck plays a great role in ensuring your success, but not many people know that the harder you work the luckier you get.
  3. Do Not Give Up: When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Persistence at your goal and focusing on the end result pays. There will be obstacles, but what is important is to stay the course, be determined and positive.
  4. Learning is a Continuous Process: Continuous learning is the foundation of growth and this is a life-long process. Keeping the mind open, receptive and inquiring is the best bet for those with entrepreneurial dreams.

Let The Gongzuo give wings to your entrepreneurial dreams!

Sunday, 28 December 2014

Creating Opportunities TheGongzuo Way

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them”
– William Arthur Ward
                                                                                                                          
We recognize the power of creating the right opportunities and believe that sky is the limit. Reflecting it in our company ethos and building it in our systems, it is TheGongzuo endeavor to give you the best fit.

We define quality of life a result of good employment, job security, work-life balance and good compensation. For those looking to source the best talent or for those seeking a plum opportunity, TheGongzuo offers a great meeting place.

Based on detailed research by our team, some of the hottest careers that have emerged are undoubtedly technology and healthcare jobs. The business sectors and social services are doing very well too.

We also found that the best brains behind the dynamic mobile technology and creative apps are in high demand. Software developers and computer systems analysts can rake in the moolah as much as web developers who are behind those captivating websites. Employment in these areas is slated to go up leaps and bounds.

For any idea or concept to be successful, you need a convincing team. There is always a premium for those masters of negotiation. For the best in sales, this is a boom time. We help you meet the best brains to market your ideas and concepts.

Is your organization on the right track? Management analyst jobs never go out of fashion. Organizations have recognized their indispensable role in problem solving and we help you interact with the best of the lot.

Everything is worth it at the end of the day if the bottom-line is healthy. Who but those with the best financial acumen can guarantee by leading the organization to profits?

So, how do we achieve this?

  • Built a brilliant network of ideators, entrepreneurs, organizations and job seekers
  • Offer advanced search filters for your specific query
  • Provide plethora of choice
  • Creating  a best fit

Business Idea development 

  • Step by step guidance to realizing an idea (use a banner from the website for reference which has a flow chart) from building teams with technical abilities to help with the finances 
  • An ideator is given all the chances to develop the system and get it working.

TheGongzuo: Helping Ideators Realize Their Dreams

“New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!”- Arthur C. Clarke

Any startup begins as an idea. How well you execute the idea differentiates you from an average ideator. TheGongzuo offers you the right platform to connect with potential investors and entrepreneurs who maybe interested in your idea. However, before this happens, you need to spend time developing your business idea.

The Fundamentals
TheGongzuo believes in following a step by step system to realizing your dreams and making them into a reality. 

Here are the steps you need to take in order to be a successful ideator and attract potential investors to invest in your business idea.

Step 1: Come up with an idea

Step 2: Post it on TheGongzuo

Step 3: Create traction for your idea using the following:

  • Building teams with the right technical capabilities
  • Creating and building your online presence via The Gongzuo, social media and other resources the site offers you
  • Get a mentor to guide you
  • Use offshore resources and companies
  • Connect with potential customers
  • Get the right team in place to support you and your idea
  • Use legal advice to

Step 4: Weigh your finance options

  • You can either opt for grants or take a loan. Your options include debt financing, using a government grant, find an equity partner or bootstrap
  • The other alternative is attracting investment. For this, you would need to prepare the right documentation, such as a sound business plan, a white paper about your product and/or service, have the right financial forecasts in place and get a business valuation report

Step 5: If you opt for the investment option, you can attract angel investors, strategic investors and/or venture capitalists

TheGongzuo Advantage
TheGongzuo offers ideators an opportunity to realize their idea and turn it into a reality, as all the resources to create the perfect system are available on the site. Once the system is created, there are further resources available to ensure that system works just the way you envisaged.

Saturday, 27 December 2014

TheGongzuo: Helping You Make the Right Connections


There are numerous websites these days where people can connect with each other. But do you know of one where entrepreneurs and ideators can connect with each other and build partnerships? Well, TheGongzuo is one that achieves this.

 Read more: http://thegongzuo.com/TheGongzuo-Helping-You-Make-the-Right-Connections


 

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Talent-Hunt and Executive Sourcing TheGongzuo Way


http://thegongzuo.com/Talent-Hunt-and-Executive-Sourcing-TheGongzuo-Way 
 
“Great vision without great people is irrelevant.” - Jim Collins, Good to Great

Whatever be the idea or the nature of business, people are the greatest asset of any organisation. Hiring bright minds at the right time to support unique ideas is sacrosanct to TheGongzuo. We have an enviable talent pool to choose from.
Read more: https://thegongzuo.com/Talent-Hunt-and-Executive-Sourcing-TheGongzuo-Way

Friday, 28 November 2014

Give Wings to Your Brilliant Idea with TheGongzuo

Give Wings to Your Brilliant Idea with TheGongzuo


“Ideas are like legs: what good are they if you can't run with them, or spread them?”
― Jarod Kintz, The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over.


Your brilliant idea now needs wheels to set them in motion. In a competitive scenario, we understand that pragmatic solutions, timely support, an efficient team and adequate funds will swing the prospects in your favor. We, at TheGongzuo, believe success is cultivated and is not by chance.

Most often many a brilliant concept is nipped in the bud due to lack of information, adequate support, human resource and most importantly funds to take it forward.

How we help?
Team at TheGongzuo is working behind the scenes to smoothen the road ahead. Just as your big idea is taking shape, we are on our toes linking you up with the right people and resources.

TheGongzuo is equipped with the wherewithal to connect you with the best entrepreneurial minds to leverage your idea. And, we do not stop at that!

What sets TheGongzuo apart?

  • As much as we feel your pulse, we understand your competition even better. Therefore, we are in a better position to insulate you from setbacks. 
  • Many a great idea is on the back burner due to inadequate funds. TheGongzuo  connects you with investors with proven track records and venture capitalists/firms that can propel your idea. We can provide the ambient setting to see your concept develop. We make it happen for you. 
  • Great concepts are fueled by efficient and energetic teams. We offer you a platform to connect with young minds that can support your vision. 
  • Are we bragging if we say we are a ‘one-stop-shop’ from ideation to fruition? Not at all. We offer all the services an ideator requires to turn a vision into reality.

Seeing it work
As you launch your idea and see it take shape, we don’t just go away. We are there to support you in your success. Teething issues need to be addressed, and we chip in here as well. Nothing gives us more joy and satisfaction in being a witness to the realisation of your dream.