The move means that food outlets using the Wix platform will be able to more easily integrate their business with leading restaurant POS systems, offering a one-stop solution for managing online and in-person orders. Wix is already popular with small businesses looking to get set up online, and this news will make it even easier for restaurants, cafes and bars to meet customer demand for online ordering — a feature that has become essential since the start of the coronavirus pandemic....

In fact, with more than 35% of the entire internet using WordPress (including Tech.co), you’d think that the company would be reluctant to change. However, Built By WordPress is something different. Rather than getting access to a platform on which you can build your own site, with Built By WordPress, you pay upwards of $4,900 to have a site built for you. But isn’t that defeating the entire point of WordPress?...

The benefits of working outside have proven to far outweigh anything you can gain from setting up in an office for half the day. So if you’re trying to get your productivity on, go for a stroll, find a nice bench, and enjoy the great outdoors with that meeting on mute. Check out a few benefits of working outside below: Stress Reduction Nature, whether you realize it or not, is your natural habitat....

Comcast XFINITY set out to create Emily’s Oz using her imagination (and directions) and created a new ad, focusing on XFINITY’s technology accessible to those with disabilities. There are an estimated 8.6 million people in America with visual impairments, and technology continues to change their lives more than any other group. Innovations such as the first blind computer with speech synthesizer, to cars fit for non-sighted drivers, are helping bring independency to those who previously relied on others to lead regular lives....

Sound like a familiar business strategy? While tech analysts have regularly acknowledged how Yield and Manufacturing issues are a real problem in any Apple ramp-up campaign, there are experts who have pointed towards “Hunger Marketing“ being closer to what’s actually at work here. Apple Uses Hunger Marketing For those not aware of Hunger Marketing, it is essentially bringing products to market with an attractive value (or price point), and then restricting the supply....

Jokes aside, the process of cancer prediction is pretty amazing: scientists started by collecting searches that explicitly revealed that those who placed them knew they had pancreatic cancer. They then looked back through these users’ search histories for searches that proved users were experiencing early symptoms — before even the searchers knew they had cancer. Pancreatic cancer is aggressive enough that typical survival rates after a five-year period from a diagnosis are low....

Zoom Mail and Zoom Calendar, expected to be released later this month, will mean business clients will no longer need to leave the Zoom platform to access their calendar, schedule or emails. Other features announced include upgrades to Zoom Meetings, Team Chat translations, and Zoom Spots — a virtual, video coworking space for remote colleagues. The new feature has been two years is the making and is designed to reduce the number of hours spent “toggling between applications,” a surprisingly common problem according to a recent Harvard Business Review study....

Venture Valley is a card game based on the high-stakes world of entrepreneurs. The game combines the financial strategy of Monopoly with the savviness of Poker and the turn-based play of Magic: The Gathering. So, Gosier created Venture Valley, where players get to be investors, and their main goal is to build the largest tech investment firm possible. Players choose which companies they want to invest in and try to out-maneuver other players by building the strongest portfolio....

1. Prenuptial agreement Prior to the wedding, have a family law attorney draft a prenuptial agreement that clearly identifies the business as a separate property. In order for a prenuptial agreement to be effective, both parties must have their own separate attorneys. A few other helpful tips are that a prenuptial agreement must be in writing. No coercion can take place. It must be strictly voluntary. There must be full disclosure of assets and liabilities, preferably, performed in front of a third party....

Get to know these black founders below and check out their storied histories. Marcus Eagan Marcus Eagan is a 26-year old born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He started tinkering with computers in his house as soon as he knew how to work a screw driver and the command prompt. He graduated from Grinnell College with a degree in History. After that, Marcus eventually did landed a job in computers....

Monday afternoon was the first semi-finals competition, in the field of education. Twenty one startups pitched, and three finalists were chosen to go on to the final round on Saturday. Here’s a look at the winners: Cognotion — From New York, NY, Cognotion identifies talent, delivers functional utilization of knowledge, and decreases employee churn rate using gaming and video tools designed for entry-level millennials. They use emotion and context to teach hard and soft skills to entry level employees....

Another year has flown by with lots of technology innovations to excite and challenge the way we communicate, transact, discover and interact with the world around us. While we look at the micro-innovations and new businesses that sprout up daily and the people behind those businesses, we also look at the macro-trends that shape these new technologies, sites and apps. So let’s look back at some of the biggest trends of 2011 and then look ahead to 2012 and what it might bring to bear....

But as always, a hybrid model can include plenty of different revenue angles, from merchandising to events-hosting. Crowdfunding is a big one, whether it’s pure donations or a fee for services rendered. Here’s a look at one little-known way to crowdfund straight off of the WordPress platform: Through these three crowdfunding plugins. IgnitionDeck This is the largest, one-stop feature among crowdfunding plugins: It works with any WordPress theme and integrates with third-party finance partners including PayPal, Stripe, and MailChimp....

# 1: Angel Investors Understand How to Market New Ideas Murray Newlands is a marketing expert who is also an angel investor and he is one of the many angel investors who believe that innovation is not very easy to market, but it is essential to the success of any startup. Newlands once said in an interview that he loves “innovating and developing new ideas with other people.” This need to innovate with new contributors is often what drives angel investors and it offers a startup the chance to take full advantage of the investor’s experience, as well as the investor’s funding....

As a startup founder, surrounding yourself with like-minded entrepreneurs can have a major impact on your own success and that of your business. Unfortunately, entrepreneurs often fail to seek out others for a variety of reasons, including fear, inadequacy, or exhaustion. Associating yourself with other successful entrepreneurs goes a long way. Here’s what you can stand to gain by proactively seeking out other entrepreneurs: Inspiration Spending time with like-minded entrepreneurs has a direct impact on your mindset....

As more companies have adopted the direct to consumer (DTC) model, it has become increasingly difficult to determine which companies are cut out to succeed and the ones set for failure. I recently spoke with Raphi Mahgerefteh, who founded the jewelry ecommerce company Allurez, one of the country’s leading DTC jewelry brand, and has extensive experience working with VCs (venture capitalists): Long-Term Tech Strategy Marketing processes can specifically track customer reactions, to ensure strong ROI....

Although there are many technologies that can be used to boost your company’s efficiency, we think that the four given below are a must-have for every modern-day business that wants to be successful. Keep on reading to find out how you can greatly improve your company by implementing these tools and services in your operations. CRM Software (Customer Relationship Management) CRM software is used by just about every company around the world....

But what’s the difference between a successful entrepreneur, and an unsuccessful one? Many people perceive entrepreneurs as real “type A” personalities, go-getters who were top in their class, work hard at everything, do it all themselves, and in the end, succeed through sheer work and commitment. It’s a good story, but when you start matching that story up against the reality of entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, college dropouts who transformed our world, you start to wonder: what’s the real list of traits that are shared by successful entrepreneurs?...

At this week’s Tampa Bay Startup Week powered by Chase for Business, there’s an entire track dedicated to Veteran Entrepreneurship. It’s an important audience given that there are 400,000 living veterans in the region, according to the Tampa Bay Veterans Alliance. If you’re interested in learning about a few interesting veteran-founded companies, take a look at a few of them below and look up their businesses in the Florida area:...

Be Passionate and Unique Many beginner affiliate marketers make the mistake of trying to offer every product that you can possibly find. No one wants to be sold anything, which is why you need to get passionate about unique products that interest you. Specify which niche you want to begin with and branch out from there. When you scatter your efforts as a beginner, you can find yourself overwhelmed very easily....