Maarten leyts

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Talking about presenting your business gives businessmen and marketers, strikingly those who are just starting out, the feeling about having butterfly in their stomach in there with matching knees shaking. Presentations and talking to an audience are one aspect in business marketing where many people find myself full of anxious concern and anxiety. But presentations and converse by means of potential clients are inevitable task in promoting your business especially on behalf of Multi Level Hard sell businesses where these people are their blood pressure. Just think of an online business without a good marketing strategy, how when will power people let hit it off pertaining to your products and services? Worst is, they dont even know your custom exist. It is for a fact that if it want to induce a successful online business griffin any business for that matter, you need for to have a good racket guidebook. An effective online marketing plan is all-inclusive that has...

Majority of the business involves 5 stages of growth. Below we have discussed the basic features of each of these 5 stages. Stage 1: Conceiving an idea: You cannot get involved in any venture without conceiving an idea. An idea can be described as a seed, which is the reason why the tree of business starts developing. The better will be the quality of seeds i.e. ideas the more flourishing will be your business. While conceiving a business idea a number of factors are considered which include the industry to which the business idea is rooted, accessibility of resources, the competition level, customers, market conditions etc. Financial estimations are also prepared for having an idea about the degree of investments needed to start the business, the earnings one can expect from the business and the ratio between the two. Stage 2: Materializing the concept: This can also be described as the start-up phase. In stage 2, necessary measures are taken to bring the idea conceived into existenc...

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that he will be taking a few months off to take care of his soon to be born baby girl. For Millennial parents, parental leave is a logical desicion. So why does the rest of the world react so surprised? “This is a very personal decision, and I’ve decided to take 2 months of paternity leave when our daughter arrives. Studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families. At Facebook we offer our US employees up to 4 months of paid maternity or paternity leave which they can take throughout the year. Every day things are getting a little more real for us, and we’re excited to start this next stage in our lives.” said Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post . Up untill now, childcare is a women thing (in a heterosexual relationship, that is). One of the critical factors for this situation is the existing inequality between maternity and paternity leave. In most Europe...

Blockchain is claimed to be the transparent system that will gain back Millennials’ trust in finance. Blockchain is the means to an end, gaining trust has everything to do with giving back control to the consumer. Do banks dare?   Blockchain is most known as the technology underlying Bitcoin. What makes it special is that it uses a public and fully distributed network of nodes and users to move any digitalized asset from peer to peer, that anyone can access the ledger and see the transactions which are validated without any intermediary. The transparency of the process even extends to the name itself: transactions are recorded in blocks which are cryptographically secured and sequentially chained together from the oldest to the newest, offering a non-refutable and unbreakable record of data . Big banks are now seeing its massive potential to make the existing financial system more efficient , and find cost savings in a landscape that is coming under i...

Fintech is about more than convenience. The sector has the opportunity to create social value, and that’s exactly what resonates with Millennials. Fintech is about more than convenience Aaah, Fintech. Making our Western-daily-lives even more easy and more efficient. We don’t need to go to our bank branch around to corner to pay our bills, and why bother leaving your house for some shopping when everything can be ordered and paid for online? Thank God, we’ve got Fintech. But Fintech is about much more than convenience and first world problems . The Indian government has used Fintech on a massive scale to make financial services available for the previously unbanked. Platforms and technology such as Aadhaar (digital identification), Jan Dhan Yojana (payment banks which hold money but don’t do lending) and India Stack (store and share personal data online) allow citizens to open bank accounts, transfer money instantly and lend wisely. By mid 2016, 27...

We all meaning, happiness, and want to live a fulfilling life. But to be honest … it’s not easy! Search our passions define our goal, and a full and rich life balance in many aspects of things … it takes work! In this course, university-level job and 2 decades product of thousands of lives, we are going to give you strategies, tools, and frameworks to create a meaningful life of your dreams . Fortunately, powerful, you can to discover the purpose of your life and achieve your dreams hands-on exercises It is not at all enthusiastic about the inspiration gun. It is a step-by-step action plan to help you …     Build the foundation of a happy and meaningful life     understand the science of happiness and how to implement it     The purpose of your life and discover missions – and chased them!     creating wellness and balance in all of the basic elements of life 8     Strategies for your true self knowledge a...

Fintech is about more than convenience. The sector has the opportunity to create social value, and that’s exactly what resonates with Millennials. Part I: Fintech is about more than convenience Aaah, Fintech. Making our Western-daily-lives even more easy and more efficient. We don’t need to go to our bank branch around to corner to pay our bills, and why bother leaving your house for some shopping when everything can be ordered and paid for online? Thank God, we’ve got Fintech. But Fintech is about much more than convenience and first world problems . The Indian government has used Fintech on a massive scale to make financial services available for the previously unbanked. Platforms and technology such as Aadhaar (digital identification), Jan Dhan Yojana (payment banks which hold money but don’t do lending) and India Stack (store and share personal data online) allow citizens to open bank accounts, transfer money instantly and lend wisely. By mid 2016, 270 m...

They’re worried about their finances, they crave control, they’re used to quantify their lives, and they love to learn. Add up these four elements, and you’ll understand why financial education for Millennials is a thing. One third (34%) of Millennials, queried by Bank of America last year, graded their overall understanding of personal finances a C, D or F, and 41% of Millennials confess they are “chronically stressed” about money.   Much of the stress has to do with the friction between wanting to become and stay financially healthy, and not knowing how to get there. Millennials have seen how their parents struggled when the economy went sour, and very much want to avoid that. Lots of youngsters refrain from credit cards , for instance, because they don’t want to endebt themselves. According to Bank of America, Millennials prioritize saving for the future over having enough money to live comfortably today (71% vs. 60%). But most Millennials simply ...

Human beings are like computers. We have our body, which is the hardware.We have our brain, which is the CPU, where all the action happens. We have our thoughts, which are our source code, the programming. We have our life experiences that are dictated by our source code, our thoughts. Let�s take this analogy one step further.  If you are on your computer looking at a web page and you see a typographical error, you can make a change on your screen and feel better instantly. This is a temporary change, however. As soon as you pull something else up on your screen, those changes disappear. When you return to that web page, you see the edits did not occur.  The real, permanent change comes when you go back to the source, the source code that creates what you see externally. Our lives are like the web page. It�s what we see and what others see.  Our lives are the reflection of our thoughts.  Thoughts become our reality. When someone says thoughts are things, that...

De Kanselarij van de Eerste Minister is de federale overheidsdienst die afhangt van de eerste minister. De dienst ondersteunt de eerste minister bij de coördinatie van het regeringswerk. Hij bereidt de reglementaire bevoegdheid van de eerste minister voor en voert ze uit, meer bepaald op het gebied van de overheidsopdrachten. Daarnaast ondersteunt hij de eerste minister op logistiek vlak en vervult meer en meer de rol van verkeersknooppunt tussen de federale staat en de deelstaten enerzijds, en de Europese Unie anderzijds. De Kanselarij informeert over de beleidsbeslissingen van de regering en promoot het imago van België in de wereld.

Wij, West-Vlamingen, niet verstaanbaar? Grapjes dat we de 'g' en de 'h' niet uit elkaar kunnen houden? Opmerkingen dat we onze woorden inslikken? Goedkope kritiek lijkt ons, want toppolitici en -bedrijven smeken om West-Vlaamse woordvoerders. En dat is niet toevallig, zeggen ze.  Barend Leyts is mogelijk de belangrijkste woordvoerder van het land. Immers, de gewezen journalist is de Nederlandstalige spreekbuis van premier Charles Michel, die zelf aandrong op de komst van de Pannenaar. "West-Vlamingen kijken met een open blik naar de wereld, gebruiken hun gezond verstand en staan met beide voeten op de grond. Dit zijn belangrijke troeven voor een woordvoerder", zegt Barend Leyts. "West-Vlaams is trouwens een goede basis om je standaardtaal te verbeteren. Dat weet ik als germanist. Het is een zeer homogeen dialect: je kan het spreken van De Panne tot Knokke-Heist, van Roeselare tot Kortrijk. Dat zorgt voor een sterk gemeenschapsgevoel.

A good keynote speech should inspire and unify an audience with a common purpose. He or she should also provide direction for the conference purposes and goals. This sets the tone for the event; which can launch a conference with clarity or, at its worst, move it forward with non-existent or muddled ideas.

Some say it is the port to Asia, but last week Singapore was definitely the port to the Future as LaFutura hosted their annual trend event in the vibrant city. While the first participants flew in over the weekend, to discover the city and their co-participants, the real party started first on Monday afternoon. A bus full of enthusiastic future addicts , that could not wait to get their forthcoming journey going. That is how we kicked off LaFutura in Singapore, a trend journey hosted by TrendONE & Klubhaus , mainly organized by Brian Tiong  from B-side . What a journey it was, from a lecture regarding smart cities and smart resource systems at the Future Cities Laboratory – Create Centre , to meeting human robot Nadine at the Nanyang Institute for media Innovation , it was a day full of highs that is for sure. Talking about highs, before a lovely traditional Singapore diner, the journey led us all up into the sky with the famous Singapore Flyer, the second highest...

If you want to start a  consulting business , it's best to start planning a year or two ahead if you can. Build relationships with your current work environment with colleagues, suppliers, competitors—anyone who will be a good contact for you when you head out on your own. Below are six steps to take before starting a consulting business of your own. Build up Your Rolodex Use professional networking websites like  LinkedIn  to connect with others in your industry. It can be a great way to stay in touch with key people and seek introductions. The best rule is—if you meet—connect. You never know who you may want to reach out to later, and online tools make it easy to find people from many years prior. Find Your Niche What service needs are missing in your industry? Where do people struggle the most? It is where your biggest opportunities can be found. List your strengths and areas of specialty. Who can benefit the most from this knowl...

Meetings are as diverse in their purpose and structure as the speakers who are on the platform at these meetings. They can be international, national, or regional. They can be internal meetings, external meetings, sales meetings, client conferences, annual conferences or leadership retreats. Once you have determined the purpose, theme, and structure of your meeting, then comes selecting and hiring the perfect speakers for your event. There are two types of speakers you may want to hire and retain for your event. There are keynote speakers and plenary speakers. Both add value to your meeting, but for different reasons. Read on to learn about the difference between these two types of speakers. What is a Keynote Speaker? A Keynote Speaker ’s main purpose is to reiterate and drive home the meeting’s main idea or theme. In public speaking, the word keynote refers to the principal and underlying theme of a larger idea hence why a Keynote Speaker addresses usually re...

What is MyData ? MyData refers to human-centric ways of organizing personal data. MyData is not a business or a product; it’s a conceptual framework. Data has become increasingly valued as a business resource. Meanwhile concern over privacy raises questions and the fragmentation of data poses challenges for its effective utilization. MyData tackles these challenges by putting the individual in control of his or her own data. In this model, organizations grant individuals access to their own data in a machine-readable form. This allows the individuals to utilize their personal data as they see fit. This data can be shared, exchanged or perhaps even sold to other services by the individual or with his permission . Thus the MyData-model could enable the creation of entirely new business models. To understand what MyData is we have to understand the present situation. Currently a large number of different organizations collect data from us. These include social media p...