Digital shipping platforms have made it easier to find vessels, monitor ports, and obtain market information. However, access to more data does not automatically reduce the risks associated with a bulk cargo shipment. The value lies in knowing which information to examine, how to compare different sources, and when to question what appears on the screen.
Before an exporter, importer or commodity trader commits cargo to a vessel, several digital checks can identify potential technical, operational and commercial problems. These checks do not replace professional judgment, direct communication with the parties or careful review of the charter party. They provide an essential first layer of verification and help charterers ask the right questions before making an expensive commitment.
The following seven...
Mobile-first shopping habits have opened the door to a category of apps that didn't really exist a decade ago: tools built specifically to help people find and compare ongoing retail promotions, rather than a specific product. As smartphone penetration keeps growing across emerging markets, this category is becoming a normal part of how people plan everyday purchases.
Why deal-aggregator apps are growing globally
Retailers everywhere run promotional cycles — weekly discounts, seasonal clearances, loyalty offers — but they typically communicate these through their own separate channels: an in-store flyer, a branded app, a loyalty-program notification.
For a shopper who wants to compare more than one retailer at once, this means juggling several apps or checking several physical flyers, which most people simply...
Debt consolidation is one of the most well-known techniques of debt relief that all kinds of business owners should know about. Since consolidation merges multiple debts into one large borrowing and businesses have to depend on several lenders, it is an often used technique by business owners.
Although debt consolidation helps to wipe out multiple lenders who make it easier to manage debts, the other attractions are lowering of interest and reducing the outflow of funds towards monthly payments. Besides the most visible benefits, there are many more attractions in consolidating debts.
Ongoing businesses may have the requirement of infusing working...
It would be difficult to overstate how much the day-to-day operations of the financial sector have been impacted by advances in technology over the past generation. Where transactions once took place under very circumscribed conditions, app-powered electronic banking has completely re-written the rules around customer service in the finance industry.
It is now possible for individuals to manage just about every aspect of their personal finances through their phone — from depositing money by taking a picture of their cheque, to moving money between accounts at a tap of the screen to making investments and purchasing stock via app.
But just...
Looking for an online homework assistance company to help you out with a programming task? If so, you may have found out that it is a less trivial thing to do than you might have thought.
Many students are misled by the ease with which one can find a service where you can hire someone to write a custom essay, dissertation or a term paper.
As a result, they start to think that that it is just as easy to get help with writing code. They believe that it is enough to Google something like “Do my assignment Australia” to find...
If only a small number of your family and friends know about your amazing startup, what's the point? It won’t help you get clients or customers let alone investors.
That's why you need to promote your startup and make as many people aware of your mission and innovation as possible.
Scroll down and discover the best way to do it.
1. Blog about your Startup
Having an active and interesting blog will help you draw attention to your startup.
Use blog posts to tell your story because it will set you apart and help you win the hearts of your clients and press as...
It is believed that funds should be used for improving the overall status of schools. Kids spend more than a decade studying within school settings.
The conditions in which they grow up have an influence on their overall behavior and mental abilities during their childhood.
Upon that, a well-developed infrastructure and a good interior of the classrooms in some way can be considered as the keys to the kids' academic achievements.
Things to Spend Money On
Enhancing the classrooms is aimed at improving kids' growth. Boosting their progress will contribute to our country's competitiveness in the future.
Recent studies showed that the physical learning...
Can’t cope with your tricky programming assignment and are looking for professional help online? It’s common knowledge that many college and university students struggle with writing their numerous essays, term papers, and research papers and seek qualified assistance. But these days, more and more students of all academic levels start looking for options to get quality help with their homework assignments in programming. If you are one of them, look no further!
Place an order on a cheap platform at AssignCode.com and ask the coding experts: “Do my assignments fast” and talented professionals from the website will provide you with...
When you need to keep your workplace full of quality people, you must be careful who you hire. There are many people that may be hiding secrets. It is common for companies to do background check on people before offering them the job.
This can reveal details like financial troubles, criminal records, and other information that may be relevant to your hiring decision. You don’t want to put your company in danger by hiring people that may not be trustworthy. The importance of background checks before choosing a new employee cannot be overemphasized.
One of the best ways to avoid hiring...
Lagos and Santa Monica, November 05, 2018 – Boomplay, Africa’s leading music streaming and download service and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment today announced the signing of a landmark licensing agreement covering multiple markets within Africa.
UMG is the first major music company to license its catalog to Boomplay, which has quickly established itself as the most popular streaming service in Africa.
Under the terms of the multi-year agreement and effective immediately, Boomplay will distribute music from UMG’s world-renowned labels through its streaming and download platform in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia.
Boomplay currently...
With job growth expected in the professional services industry, accounting practices are under pressure to compete in the war for talent, working hard to attract new, top-notch professionals - and also to keep their current employees, a charge that’s proven difficult
Indicative of the new wave of opportunity in the industry, professional services such as accounting ranked among the highest in terms of staff turnover in 2017, according to an examination of LinkedIn data drawn from the site’s half-a-billion international users.
As fear of a talent shortage looms, employing the right people with the right mix of skills, and providing...
Travelling is no longer a onetime chore for people. It has become the definition of life for a few of us, while a source of exploring the different cultures around the world for others.
People who are true wanderers often seek the feeling of getting mixed with the place and its norms, a feeling of the place becoming your second home. Hotels have become too boring a place to stay for such travel enthusiasts.
They wish to feel cozy, and comfortable when they enter the place they’ll be staying in for the whole trip. After a buzzing travel day, where you...
Fiverr, which started as a $5-per-service platform, has grown into the biggest and best freelancing marketplace. There are lots of services on Fiverr to help you grow your business. It is a top platform for skilled creatives and individuals looking to earn extra cash by providing services in their spare time
It is also possible to earn a full-time living off the platform, given you have what it takes (read: sellable skills) and know ways to make money on Fiverr.
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On the flip side, Fiverr is also the largest...
We are in an era where it has never been easier to make money online — particularly from doing what you love; either from a habitual talent or a learned skill. Freelancing has been a thing for a very long time, but thanks to Fiverr, the number 1 online freelancing marketplace, 9-to-5 is fast becoming a thing of the past.
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Fiverr, since its 2010 launch, has fast become the go-to platform for many businesses, companies, entrepreneurs, and individuals to outsource skill hands for the execution of tasks that includes programming,...
You have probably (or not) at one time or another heard the term Fiverr either randomly in a coffee shop, or as a topic of discussion amongst a group of people online or offline. So...
What is Fiverr?
Fiverr is one of the popular and pioneering freelance service marketplaces. Basically, Fiverr is a platform that serves as a middleman that helps connect employers who need to get certain tasks completed with individuals who have the know-how and talents to help them get the tasks done.
Unlike e-commerce platforms where products are being sold and buyers are connected to sellers, Fiverr is a...
Most readers enjoy a good story. For thousands of years stories were printed, first by hand and then by machine, on various materials including cave walls, papyrus, slate, and paper, among others.
During the Renaissance, mass printing became popular and widespread with the invention of the printing press and improved intercontinental transportation.
For the past several hundred years, people around the globe have been able to enjoy reading various types of printed books, short and long, large and small, decorous and straightforward.
Now that we are firmly entrenched in the twenty-first century, however, traditional book publishing has changed rather dramatically to include...
PropLand Hub is an innovative web-based mobile application that facilitates all real estate deals and services. It allows property seekers to browse through all types of listings by property owners for sales/purchase, rent or lease. Actually, it does even more, and it is free to download!
Released on May 18, 2018, the mobile app is indeed a user-friendly platform that connects property owners, caretakers, contractors and estate agents with potential buyers, renters, lessees, and tenants.
Whether it is a land, a house, an apartment, a room, a shop, or an office space, PropLand Hub is the dealing platform to go to.
The app also...
To run a successful business in a world of such cut-throat competition is not a cakewalk. Every business and corporate firm is trying to improve its services, uplift revenues, and gather positive customer reviews.
When you start out with a business, it is very easy to keep a track of every dollar spent; but, with increasing projects and the schedule becoming hectic, it becomes difficult to track the most important thing needed to run your business: money.
Hence, to understand your business finances better, make it prosperous and cut down on excess spending; here are some full proof tips, you need...
If you picture a group of young adults with their heads down, lost in their smartphones, you wouldn’t be alone; but it may be time to give Millennial stereotypes a rest, and start embracing this generation for what they have to offer.
Millennials represent more workers than any other generation in today's workforce, and incidentally, they comprise an increasing percentage of your customer base as well.
Despite the stereotypes, Millennials can be tremendously hard workers, able to take the initiative, spearhead projects, and ensure that things get done; often extremely efficiently and to a high standard.
By taking the time to welcome...
Many of us wish we had a lamp that we could just rub gently and see a genie pop out that will make the stress (and expense!) of having to pay our next bill magically go away.
Well iRecharge sure isn’t a genie but just might be making that wish come true this month of October.
Pay for electricity on www.irecharge.com.ng or download the mobile App this month of October to qualify. You just might be lucky enough to have your next bill paid by the company.
Offer Valid till 1st November 2018. With iRecharge you can make seamless Online Bills Payments...
You probably have heard about a writing service. Many students, business people, employees, and employers need help to express their ideas through writing. Yes, writing is one of the vital skills that people need to possess, but some have problems with writing.
A Little about Writing
Writing is one of the ways to communicate with others by using symbols and signs. To be good at writing, you need to have a good grasp of the vocabulary, semantics, and grammar of the language. People use writing for story-telling, keeping records and diary, publishing, corresponding, etc.
To be able to write, people go to...
There is a huge strength of young and energetic people in emerging economies like Nigeria and India. They are the entrepreneurs of the future. Today’s youth want to grow in life and become independent but most don’t want to go for jobs that give them a hectic life.
Therefore, they are always in search of business ideas with low investment. But before starting a new venture or startup, it is necessary for you to do a proper market research.
You should be passionate and must have all the business tactics to compete with your respective competitors in the market.
Best Business Ideas...
DStv is a leading Digital Satellite TV and streaming service from Multichoice (a Canal+ Company) in Nigeria and across Africa. The service offers direct-to-home...
Today, most leading newspapers in Nigeria have online editions. This means you can read the latest news from major Nigerian newspapers online for free....
