2020 has been a tough year for the economy. While the Coronavirus pandemic still headlines internationally, there are growing numbers of people and companies focused on rebooting the economy.
Darren is the Senior Director of Marketing at Fundz.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 19, 2020 10:52:39 AM
2020 has been a tough year for the economy. While the Coronavirus pandemic still headlines internationally, there are growing numbers of people and companies focused on rebooting the economy.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 16, 2020 10:31:42 AM
2020 has been a tough year for everyone, and startups especially have found it challenging. Christmas is coming, and nearly everyone has a festive wish or two. What would the wishes be for anyone starting a business or running a relatively new business? It could be anything, but 2020 is bound to deliver some different answers simply because of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 14, 2020 9:37:14 AM
Anyone starting a business wants it to be successful. As a startup, success is your end goal, and it is the same end goal for every entrepreneur or small business owner. For success, you need a good idea, and if you want to stand out and be noticed, you need to be innovative.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 9, 2020 12:42:41 PM
Since the dawn of time, humanity has been fascinated by the moon. The first moon landings in 1969 had the entire world looking up to the sky and glued to TV and radio. More recently, China has sent a probe to the moon that is returning as this article is being written. All this activity has woken entrepreneurs up to the fact that the moon is, or could be, the best place for a startup business.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 8, 2020 3:19:59 PM
Only a couple of decades ago, startups that involved technology were considered advanced. In a short space of time, technology, development, and application have become very commonplace. In the past technology, ventures were all about creating new technology. While this is still true, new companies in the technology space today are about improving, changing, and automating.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 7, 2020 10:47:57 AM
Celebrities are renowned for wanting exposure, and many of them find interesting ways to gain it. Growing numbers of them are becoming business savvy and recognize the importance of small business. Today many startups are either started by celebrities or have been partially funded and endorsed by one. Getting involved with a small business is very much a win-win situation.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 5, 2020 7:55:02 AM
Many of us wish we had started a company when we were younger. As teenagers, we had the amazing, not always plausible, idea, we never got round to doing it. Today, some teenagers have started or are running some of the most amazing startups. People will either get secretly jealous or wildly amazed. Teenagers today are the future of business and world changers.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 4, 2020 6:26:48 AM
It was believed to be Phineas T. Barnum that said: “there is no such thing as bad PR.” While this may not be entirely true, it can at least be said the startups who use PR do stand out. Getting exposure for a new product, brand or company is where most new ventures struggle. PR is, therefore, of considerable importance, and most small businesses know that PR can sometimes make or break a company.
by Darren Wall, on Dec 1, 2020 3:24:12 PM
The demand for energy is increasing every year, and green energy production is more critical than ever before. The DOE is funding research into supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2), a key driver for super-efficient solar energy. Solar startups are taking up the challenge and finding innovative ways to make concentrated solar power (CSP).
by Darren Wall, on Nov 19, 2020 8:23:40 AM
As you probably know, in the last quarter of 2019, there were murmurs about a virus in China. It was assumed to be under control, but it soon became apparent that COVID-19 was not. Few could have guessed how fast this deadly virus would spread beyond China and cause the largest pandemic since 1918.