BUSINESSES will not survive the COVID-19 crisis if they don’t change the way they operate.

Brisbane sales/ performance strategist Andrew Cominos said even though small businesses could access the new Australian Government bailout schemes due to COVID-19, he said these would not save businesses unless they changed their business model to fit with our current climate.

“During these uncertain times, you need to plan, diversify, create the right offer, change the way and how you do things,” Mr Cominos said.

“Having been in contact with over 1000 businesses in the past month, many are panicking, freaking out (which is making them incapable of solving problems) and have bad focus. 

“They are focusing on losing clients/ cutting costs. You can cut as many costs as you like, if you don’t have money coming in, it won’t save you.

“Everyone is so worried that their clients are going to run away that their clients are running away.”

Known as The Sales Superhero, Mr Cominos suggested to ask your customers what’s happening to them, look at creating more leads and diversify how you’re doing things.

A study by Bizfluent showed that 50% of businesses globally failed in their first year and 90-95% by year 5. Research by Bloomberg showed that eight out of 10 entrepreneurs who started businesses failed in the first 18 months.

“These statistics will increase if people don’t shift, change and grow. If no one changes with the times, everyone will fail,” he said.

“This could be a positive time for business owners depending on how they play the game. Just because we have a problem doesn’t mean there aren’t customers out there. You just have to find them. To find them, you have to change what you’re doing.”

He said product-based businesses would now need to begin doing deliveries of their products if they didn’t before and absorb the cost of delivery to make it easier for their clients.

“Get yourself more out online, utilise social media, market to friends and family who are willing to support,” he said.

“With service-based businesses, utilise social media community outreach, have virtual coffees, create conversations and connections. Don’t just sell. People buy from people they like and trust.”

Mr Cominos also suggests people lighten up and has created the #promotehappiness movement to inspire love, happiness, positivity and fun in the community.

“My mission is to spread joy and happiness to the world by empowering small businesses and people to succeed and live extraordinary lives,” he said.

You can help lift people’s spirits in the community by doing a positive social media post and use the hashtag #promotehappiness.

“If we had more happiness in the world, we’d be kinder, there would be a lot less depression, anxiety and violence,” he said.

“People would be more loving and there would be less corruption. The world would shift, grow and move towards a brighter future.”

Mr Cominos is hosting The 10th Successful Entrepreneur - An Evening With… Brisbane voice coach Elisa James, now online due to the COVID-19 lockdown on April 21. To join is free. For the link, go to Andrew Cominos- Surge Solutions page on Facebook.

To contact Andrew, visit www.surgesolutions.com.au

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Fort Worth, Texas- March 23, 2020-Being eco-conscious is perhaps the best thing we, as a whole, can do for our environment. While dental hygiene seems like an unlikely place to include eco-friendly practices, it is another excellent area to focus on. H. Peter Ku, D.D.S., PA, is proud to offer a few tips to ensure not only good oral care habits but also lessening the impact on the environment.

One of the easiest changes a person can make is switching their choice in toothbrushes. While plastic is undeniably the most commonly found, bamboo is the eco-friendly choice. Plastic toothbrushes aren’t biodegradable. They will sit in the landfill for over 400 years, versus all-natural bamboo.

Most floss and those floss products with plastic handles aren’t biodegradable. The best option here is to pick up a reusable floss handle to limit the amount of waste and solve the problem of plastic handles. The more a person can do to stop unnecessary items from going to the landfill, especially plastics that are unable to break down.

Water conservation is essential to our planet too. For those that leave the water on while brushing their teeth, simply turn off the tap. This can save hundreds of gallons of water annually per person. This practice is something everyone can be doing and requires no additional purchases to reduce the carbon footprint.

H. Peter Ku, D.D.S., PA, is a number one rated dental office located at 3045 Hamilton Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107. The practice believes in doing whatever possible to minimize their carbon footprint. The dental office has made considerable strides in using eco-friendly products to help reduce waste in the landfill and provide safe dental care to patients.

When choosing an eco-friendly dental office, look for items like Zero-VOC paints used in the office, dry vacuum pump,chlorine-free recycled paper, and reusable autoclave wraps. These are all excellent alternatives that reduce energy usage and waste. Dr. Ku has said,” Our office is committed to patient care, as well as offering eco-friendly practices.” on their dental practices and doing their part to be conscious of their eco-imprint.

For more information on H. Peter Ku, D.D.S., PA please visit https://fortworthtexasdentist.com/. For questions, please call (817) 870-0556.

Wayanad Kerala: LanternStay Forest Resort Wayanad has announced summer offer 2020 and online booking has started. According to their offer, the visitor can avail 10% discount on all your online bookings. LanternStay provides suites, treehouses, wooden cottage, villa and honeymoon packages. They provide high-class facilities and amenities inside each category of accommodations. 

LanternStay is the best place for birding in Wayanad. You can spot over 350 varieties of birds here. As a result, you will get a mysterious and exciting feeling when you hear the chirping of the birds. Lanternstay is situated in the deep forest of Wayanad, Kerala’s green land. They allow travelers to enjoy the serene beauty of the green forest at its best view. It is the best place for honeymoon packages too. Along with the room and bathroom facilities, they also provide an open shower and open pool. Small tents are also available here with excellent room services. 

As the firefly season is starting in April, it will give additional beauty to the place. In order to avail of the offer, you have to enter the email id on the website offer page. This offer is valid until the end of summer. Booking has been opened.

For more details click here

Singapore, Mar 23, 2020 -- Community-driven exchange BiKi.com is pleased to announce that it has listed DAI, a stablecoin on the protocol MakerDAO. Known as the largest decentralized stablecoin, it is also the second largest stablecoin overall in terms of collateral value.

“BiKi is pleased to have many of the top 100 coins listed with us over the last month, and now DAI has joined too,” said Ethan Ng, Southeast Asia CEO of BiKi.com. “We are honored that such a popular project has placed their trust in us to provide exceptional listing services as we stay true to our promise of helping projects grow in top crypto markets like China, South Korea and Vietnam, through continuous branding exposure. Already a well-known project, I have no doubt in DAI’s potential to thrive and play a part in the flourishing of the DeFi ecosystem.”

This listing sees BiKi.com offering DAI trading as well as Dai Savings Rate (DSR) to its platform users. A variable rate of accrual earned by locking DAI in the DSR smart contract, DSR allows DAI holders to earn savings automatically and natively while retaining control of their DAI. With no withdrawal limits, deposit limits or liquidity constraints, users can freely enter in and out of the DSR, only needing to pay the ETH fee.

The DSR is also a monetary policy tool used as a global parameter that can be raised or lowered by Maker (MKR) on-chain governance to influence demand for the DAI token. When DSR is raised it incentivizes users to hold more DAI, creating more demand, while the opposite effect occurs when DSR is lowered. The decentralized community of MKR token holders govern the MKR Protocol, the smart contracts that power DAI.

“The inherent efficiency of the Maker Protocol and, by extension, the DeFi ecosystem, are what allow the DSR to provide great savings opportunities for people everywhere,” said Rune Christensen, CEO of MakerDAO.

“The most amazing aspects of the DSR are that it has no counterparty credit risks and it can be implemented on the backend of any DeFi product that uses Dai,” he added.

“We are excited to see BiKi Exchange offer DAI trading and DSR,” said Doo Wan Nam, MakerDAO Business Development. “We hope the integration of Dai and DSR will increase Dai use cases and awareness. Ranging from loans to games to remittance, Dai hedges users from volatility while providing financial freedom. The world’s first unbiased currency.”

Unlike most stablecoins that are fiat-backed and centralized, DAI is crypto-based and decentralized. It is also widely used and recognized, having over 550 live Dai integrations, such as that with UNICEF, and the numbers are growing. Derived from the Chinese character 貸, meaning to lend or provide capital for a loan, the original Dai (now Sai) Stablecoin System was launched in December 2017. Then in November 2019, the current Dai system was launched. The new Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD) upgrades the Single-Collateral Dai (Sai) and includes the DSR feature, allowing DAI holders everywhere to better power their journeys to financial inclusion.

Currently over USD 714 million worth of assets is locked in the system including around USD 66.5 million locked for DSR which is over 55% of total DAI. MakerDAO has received investments from top funds such as Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain and Dragonfly Capital.

MakerDAO joins the ranks of other projects like Dash, Electroneum and Matic, who were listed on the BiKi platform over the past month. Increasingly gaining the attention of popular tokens in the industry, BiKi’s listing services include continuous branding exposure, community building with key influencers as well as joint campaigns. These attractive benefits will continue to attract premium projects for listing on the community-driven exchange.

About BiKi.com:
Headquartered in Singapore, BiKi.com is a global cryptocurrency exchange ranked Top 20 on CoinMarketCap. BiKi.com provides a digital assets platform for trading more than 150 cryptocurrencies and 280 trading pairs. BiKi.com is focused on providing the safest, most stable and most effective cryptocurrency trading platform. 100% of the transaction fees are used in buyback and burning of platform token, BIKI. Since its official opening in August 2018, BiKi.com is considered one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchanges in the world with an accumulated 2 million registered users, 200,000 daily active users, over 2,000 community partners and 200,000 community members. BiKi.com has received investments from Huobi co-founder Du Jun, Genesis Capital Zhu Huai Yang, FBG Capital, ChainUP and others totaling approximately 10 million USD.

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