CEOs need to take the lead on upskilling

There is a gap between the digital skills people have and those needed to live, learn, and work in the digital world. The need to upskill — to bridge this gap — is a complex problem that will require government administrators, educators, and business leaders to come together. To learn more about upskilling your own workforce, go to Upskill my workforce for the digital world.Companies and their CEOs had to pivot almost overnight in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Businesses had to go virtual to keep their operations running, and that meant going digital. This quickly changed how people…

Sebi directs bourses, clearing corporations to liquidate defaulters’ assets

The recovery of assets would help in meeting the obligations of clients, stock exchanges, and clearing corporations, Sebi said in a circular TopicsSebi | Clearing corporations | defaulters Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday asked exchanges and clearing corporations to initiate measures for liquidating assets of defaulter members within six months of declaring the entities concerned as defaulters. The watchdog has directed that required measures have to be taken before the appropriate court of law to liquidate moveable and immoveable assets that are not in possession of stock exchanges and clearing…

Learn to Profitably Advertise and Market Your Brand With These Courses

Grow your business online with help from these courses.Free Book Preview Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing This book takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses. September 27, 2020 2 min readDisclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Every entrepreneur should know how to navigate the digital landscape. With so many customers shopping online today, you can’t overlook opportunities to turn browsers into…

Commodity picks: 28 September, 2020

Wheat Wheat is trading at Rs 1,786 per quintal in Delhi. The prices is expected to trade lower towards Rs 1,700 per quintal in a couple of weeks following record stocks across the value chain and subdued demand in the open market. Soybean Soybean is trading at Rs 3,908 per quintal at the benchmark Indore markets. For the week ahead, the price is expected to see mildly bearish trend amid pressure because of new crop arrival. The price is expected to head towards Rs 3,860-3850 per quintal. Prerana Desai,…

Is Your Social Media Content Attracting Leads? 4 Ways to Bolster Your Strategy

You may think your followers want one type of content when really they want another. Free Book Preview Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing This book takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses. September 26, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Digital marketers often identify social media as one of the best forms of content marketing, but it can often feel like we’re just going through the motions. If the social media content isn’t attracting leads, what good is it? It’s likely you just need a quick boost in…

Bullion refiner MMTC-PAMP launches buy-back, exchange offers for gold

Bullion refiner MMTC-PAMP on Saturday launched a buy-back and exchange offer for gold in the national capital in a move to help the pandemic-affected people offset their economic hardships. For a nominal transaction fee, sellers can receive the maximum value of gold as a direct bank transfer or in the form of a gold bar with 9999, 999 and 995 purity, the bullion refiner said. Starting with its Lajpat Nagar centre in Delhi, this facility will be rolled out soon across the country, it added. “These are indeed challenging…

Account-Based Marketing Isn’t Going Away. Here’s Why.

An ever-changing world requires an agile marketing strategy-one that continues to prove successful, pandemic or not. Here’s why account-based marketing reigns supreme now and well into the future.Free Book Preview Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing This book takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses. September 25, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2019, George Debb, managing partner at Red Rocket Venture,s extolled the virtues of account-based marketing, writing, “If you are not using ABM marketing techniques today, you probably should reassess your entire B2B sales and…

A good Friday for stock markets: Sensex rises 835 pts, Nifty ends at 11,050

The Indian stock market rebounded on Friday as investors lapped up beaten-down stocks on hopes of a stimulus announcement. During the market hours, reports emerged that the government was planning to unleash a big fiscal stimulus to revive the economy and create jobs. Also, global investor sentiment was positive after US Representatives started drafting a new stimulus bill, which included $2.4 trillion of spending. However, doubts remained whether the bill would have the Senate’s backing. The Sensex closed at 37,389 with a gain of 835 points, or 2.3 per cent — the most since June 1, while the…