Here are seven upcoming 2020 payroll changes you should familiarize yourself with before the year comes to a close—and going into the new year.

Social Security wage baseAnother payroll change is one that is subject to change annually, and that’s the Social Security wage base.

The Social Security wage base determines when you stop withholding and contributing Social Security taxes for an employee.

If you have some high-earning employees, you’ll withhold and contribute Social Security taxes until they earn $137,700.

That means the maximum amount you’ll withhold for Social Security tax is $8,537.40 per employee. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576350007.1799426/7-Big-Changes-That-Could-Impact-the-Way-You-Do-Payroll-This-Year?ref=audio_experience

Proving this, the e-commerce goliath recently launched a new distribution center in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.

For some local executives, customer satisfaction with the first distribution center incentivized Amazon to launch a second.

“We know our customers approved when we launched our first Distribution Center in January,” said Ricardo Pagani, Amazon Operations Director in Brazil.

This past summer, the company owned by Jeff Bezos inaugurated a 100,000-meter distribution center in the State of Mexico’s Tepotzotlán municipality.

Based on this, it is allegedly the largest Amazon center in Latin America. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576348209.7137816/Amazon-launches-new-distribution-center-in-Brazilian-state-of-Pernambuco-to-expedite-delivery?ref=audio_experience

You’re likely to be fairly low on time and resources, so things like marketing and managing a team can be tough.

But members of the online small business community have been there before.

Use Instagram to Generate Authentic LeadsWhen you’re just getting started as a small business, you probably don’t have a ton of money to advertise or collect leads.

Stay Up to Date with Google’s PlansGoogle is one of the most important online resources for any new business.

If you’d like to suggest your favorite small business content to be considered for an upcoming community roundup, please send your news tips to: [email protected]. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576346410.4623952/10-Helpful-Tips-for-New-Business-Owners-Who-Are-Low-on-Time-and-Resources?ref=audio_experience

So you could use a little cash injection for your small business, but you’re not sure you can get a traditional small business loan.

Let’s walk through the four types of crowdfunding and look at the benefits and drawbacks to each.

Debt crowdfundingJust like a traditional business loan, debt crowdfunding involves raising money that you pay back.

Equity crowdfundingAnother option when it comes to crowdfunding involves giving investors equity in your business.

Wefunder is a great example of equity crowdfunding. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576344608.3670247/4-Types-of-Crowdfunding:-Which-One-Is-Right-for-Your-Business??ref=audio_experience

Welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news.

If you’re new, you can subscribe to Startups Weekly here.

Top investors shared insight into European venture capital, well-known individuals and firms made announcements (large and small), and entrepreneurs pontificated about the future of startups in their respective regions.

Soon, I’ll be publishing an extended look at what I see as the 10 biggest themes in startups and VC in 2019.

Join myself and Equity co-host Alex Wilhelm every Friday for a quick breakdown of the week’s biggest news in venture capital and startups. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576342831.2662125/Startups-Weekly:-This-year-in-startups-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

How to Do Market Research For Your Startup ?

Other entrepreneurs skip the process of market research because they fear it will be too expensive or time-consuming.

To make it easier for all the entrepreneurs out there, here is a list of processes for doing market research.

Market Research MethodsIn Primary research we gather information directly from the source i.e.

Spend Money on Market ResearchFollow these steps to know how to spend your money on market research wisely:Determine what is required in the target market before starting up. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576339230.3895514/How-to-Do-Market-Research-For-Your-Startup?ref=audio_experience

The charging station, which is installed near SDMC market area of Greater Kailash, is just the first one of the 75 charging stations the bodies are planning to install in Delhi.

With this move, EESL and SDMC plans to set up boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the national capital.

Delhi’s EV PolicyAs Delhi is currently the most polluted city in the world, the adoption of green mobility is the need of the hour for the state.

For this, the Delhi government has also rolled out a draft EV policy in 2018, which will be applicable till 2023.

In addition, the report adds that the government plans to set up an electric vehicle charging station at every three kilometres. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576337410.5715826/Delhi-Govt-Begins-Work-On-Installing-75-EV-Charging-Stations-In-City?ref=audio_experience

You can also have a look at the top Edtech startups in India or other startup sectors for some inspiration.

Also read: Success story of SportsAppSports365Sports365 logoSports365 is a Bangalore-based startup founded by Chandra Sekhar Reddy and Aashutosh Chaudhari in 2011.

Protégé SportsProtégé SportsProtégé Sports is a sports-tech startup founded by Pranesh Krishnamurthy, Rohit Narayan and Rahul Rane in 2014.

Dream11Dream11 logoDream11 is a Mumbai-based online platform founded in 2009 by Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain.

So, this was a list of sports startups in India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576335612.452433/List-of-Sports-Startups-in-India?ref=audio_experience

This Cyber Monday was the biggest day ever for the third-party Amazon sellers.

According to the latest press release from Amazon, the Cyber Monday 2019 Amazon results lead to the biggest shopping day in the company’s history so far.

Small business owners should understand holiday shopping trends and get ready for the upcoming holiday season to boost sales.

Cyber Monday 2019 Amazon ResultsThe eCommerce giant sold more than 25 million home items on Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.

In addition to ultrafast free delivery and free one-day delivery, customers could pick-up their packages at a number of Amazon Hub locations. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576333811.1806908/Cyber-Monday-the-Biggest-Day-Ever-for-Third-Party-Amazon-Sellers?ref=audio_experience

Business-to-business emarketplace Pumpkart has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from the chairman for startups and entrepreneurship at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Dinesh Dua, increasing its valuation to $9.87 Mn (INR 70 Cr).

The company remained bootstrapped till 2017 when it raised seed funding round from Dr. Ritesh Malik, who is the founder of Innov8 and Project Guerrilla.

Last month, the Udaan raised $585 Mn from investment firms like Tencent, Altimeter, Footpath Ventures, Hillhouse, GGV Capital and Citi Ventures.

Then in August 2019, Udaan also raised $81.8 Mn in multiple equity rounds led by its Singapore-based parent entity Trustroot Internet.

In return for this funding, Trustroot acquired one lakhs shares in Udaan. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576332008.013146/B2B-Marketplace-Pumpkart-Bags-Funding-From-CII-Chairman?ref=audio_experience