There are however certain things that you need to consider when working as a self-employed person in order to be successful.

Your TrainingOften as a self-employed person, it can be difficult to secure contracts and prove your value.

This is where you’re training comes in to play, you need to understand how important it is to have certificates to prove you can do the job you’re offering.

AdvertisingYou are the only person who is going to be able to bring in the customers when you’re self-employed.

These are just three of the areas that you should be thinking about when you’re working as a self-employed person, so you have any other areas of focus that you could add to the comments? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579260611.0144205/Things-To-Consider-When-You’re-Working-As-A-Self-Employed-Person?ref=audio_experience

Funnel, founded in 2014, is changing the way we think and interact with data by taking messy, siloed data from over 500 platforms and automatically generating business-ready data that is fully harmonized, instantly refreshed and always ready to act upon.

Made for business users, the platform empowers marketers to own the data and make better decisions, faster, about what’s really driving the business.

At the same time, it provides the flexibility to send the data into any destination, such as Tableau or Google Data Studio.

The result is empowered, accountable marketing teams that can finally deliver on the performance promise of digital marketing.

We are really pleased to have Eight Roads Ventures and F-Prime Capital onboard. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579258807.3741868/Stockholm-based-Funnel-closes-over-€42.6-million-to-make-marketing-data-business-ready?ref=audio_experience

Luxembourg-based Governance.com has today announced raising a €3 million round which will be used to expand its digital governance solutions for financial institutions.

Founded in 2011 by twin brothers, Bert and Rob Boerman, Governance.com is a RegTech company providing digital governance solutions that enable financial institutions to understand their data, automate their process and record their actions.

In 2018, Governance.com was recognized as one of the 50 hottest European FinTechs alongside unicorns such as Revolut, N26 and Monzo.

We are on our track to become Luxembourg champion and a recognized regional player for digital governance solutions in the asset management industry.

Over the next 12 months Governance.com will hire 20 top talents to boost its Clients and the Solutions Teams. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579257128.2233963/Luxembourg-based-Governance.com-raises-€3-million-to-boost-its-digital-governance-solutions-for-financial-institutions?ref=audio_experience

As the dialogue around sanitation and personal hygiene issues comes to the fore, India is rediscovering its aspirations for a cleaner and healthier lifestyle.

The first step to their well-being and happiness is imparting awareness about their personal hygiene needs.

They are seeing the relevance of safe personal hygiene and wellness solutions as a part of their daily regime of deodorising, skincare, oral care, intimate hygiene.

Personal care brands offering articles like chemical-free deodorants, facial cleansers, and all-natural intimate washes are also making way through small cities.

Better connectivity, more awareness and higher purchasing power of people in small cities are powering teens’ newfound identity as consumers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579255207.3404868/Rediscovering-personal-hygiene:-small-town-teens-leading-change-in-sensibilities-and-needs-of-Tier-II,-III-cities?ref=audio_experience

With its continued investments in technology, infrastructure, and its logistics network, ecommerce giant Amazon plans to create a million new jobs in India by 2025, the company announced on Friday.

In an official release, Amazon said that the jobs, created both directly and indirectly, will be across industries, including information technology, skill development, content creation, retail, logistics, and manufacturing.

And these jobs will be in addition to the 700,000 jobs Amazon’s investments have already enabled over the last six years in India.

The Amazon chief is here to attend the first edition of Amazon Smbhav – a summit for small, micro and medium business (SMBs) underway in New Delhi.

At the summit, Bezos made quite a few bold statements while chatting with Amazon India Head and Senior Vice President Amit Agarwal. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579253520.9330275/Amazon-to-create-1-million-new-jobs-in-India-by-2025?ref=audio_experience

CAIT says it is only against companies flouting FDI norms and not ecommerceConfederation of All India Traders (CAIT), the traders’ body that has been raising concerns over ecommerce platforms not complying with FDI norms, said on Thursday (January 16) that it has completed a pilot in Madhya Pradesh to create individual e-stores for traders.

That is why we are aligning the trading community with ecommerce by creating individual e-store of every trader in the country,” said Praveen Khandelwal, secretary-general, CAIT.

He also said that CAIT is not against ecommerce and is only against companies that are flouting FDI Policy of the government for their own gains.

The traders association has been claiming that ecommerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart do not comply with FDI norms, prefer certain sellers, control inventory and offer deep discounts that put local vendors out of business.

In a letter to the finance minister, the CAIT said that ecommerce companies Amazon, Flipkart and others were selling goods much below their market value thus denying the government of legitimate goods and services tax (GST) revenue. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579251725.19496/CAIT-To-Launch-Individual-E-Stores-For-Traders,-Says-Not-Against-Ecommerce?ref=audio_experience

For a profitable 2020, these New Year’s resolutions are a good place to start.

To thrive in this competitive environment, business leaders need to have a clear vision of where they’ve been and where they’re going.

You’ll need to prioritize better and say “no” more.

Manage your time better, and you’ll manage your business better.

What you do with the start of your year can set you up for a successful 2020. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579250029.70515/Want-to-Be-Successful-in-2020?-Here’s-What-to-Put-on-Your-To-Do-List?ref=audio_experience

One of the online activities that you should most definitely be part of your side hustle is taking online surveys.

Below are several ways to guarantee success with online surveys.

Know how to identify scamsSucceeding at online surveys and getting a decent amount of survey payouts may not be a smooth ride.

One of the challenges of online surveys is that it can be difficult to tell if they are legit.

The low paying surveys may also be tests that the survey site uses to qualify you for higher-paying gigs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579248006.9647725/How-to-Successfully-Make-Money-Taking-Online-Surveys?ref=audio_experience

Why do You Need to Write Freelance Proposals?

Why do You Need to Write Freelance Proposals?

Why do You Need to Write Proposals?

Before we come to understand the necessity of writing business proposals in any and every professional setting, let’s see what it is.

Knowing your client’s preferences, work requirements and needed job skills help. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579246206.1143212/How-to-Write-Freelance-Bid-Proposals?ref=audio_experience

And now to felicitate what has been achieved by these SMBs in India, ecommerce giant Amazon at the Amazon Smbhav event shortlisted 10 winners across different categories.

From startups such as Pee Safe, PlayShifu, Try And Buy Fashion, ClearDekho to established brands, such as Dr Vaidya’s, emerged as winners of the Amazon SMB awards.

In addition to SMBs, Amazon also awarded entrepreneurs who created a social impact.

Here Are The Winners Of Amazon SMB AwardsGlobal SMB of the year – Vahdam TeasFounded in 2015 by Bala Sarda, Vahdam Teas claims that it sells India’s finest teas and superfoods.

Best SMB brand of the year – Pee SafeFounded in 2013 by Vikas Bagaria and Srijana Bagaria, PeeSafe is a hygiene product startup. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579244406.7504914/Meet-The-10-Winners-Of-Amazon-SMB-Awards?ref=audio_experience