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UV Coating Market Projected To Be Worth USD 6,890.6 Million By 2028

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UV Coating Market Projected To Be Worth USD 6,890.6 Million By 2028

Global UV Coating Market Projected to be worth USD 6,890.6 million by 2028, as Applications in Telecom and Renewable Energy Sector Offer Opportunities. Key Players BASF SE, Akzo Nobel N.V., Arkema Group, PPG Industries Inc., Axalta Coating System LLC., The Valspar Corporation, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Croda International Plc., Watson Coatings,

Pune, India, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global UV Coating Market is likely to touch a valuation of USD 6,890.6 million by the end of 2028 from USD 4,037.8 million in 2020. The market will register at a healthy CAGR of 6.9% throughout the forecast period, anticipates the report. Increasing application of UV coatings technology in the photovoltaic film is projected to fuel the market growth of UV coatings. Also, the growth of the renewable energy and telecommunications sector is also expected to offer significant growth opportunities for the UV coatings market over the forecast timeframe. Hence, the rising application of UV coatings across various applications is expected to propel the market growth. The research analyst at QMI have recently published a new report, which studies the market size, along with analyzing various trends and opportunities of the global UV Coating market.

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Growing electronics industry and increasing environmental awareness is predicted to drive the global UV coatings market over the forecast period. Electronic components require corrosion resistant coating to function in harsh conditions. Another advantage offered by UV coatings is the low operational cost, which is expected to positively impact the overall market growth. High demand for coating in industrial applications is anticipated to surge the growth of the global UV coatings market.

Wider and greener UV coatings applications with newer low capacity markets offer promising opportunities to the vendors over the forecast period. Intensified efforts promoting environmental friendly products have resulted in increased innovations and are expected to open ample opportunities for market development. R&D and innovations such as bio-based U.V. coatings is expected to open new avenues for the global UV coatings market applications.

Resistance to Heat and Abrasion to Propel the Adoption of Water-based Coatings

Based on base type, UV Coatings market segmented into water-based and solvent based coating. Among this water-based coating segment is expected to account for 60.9%, the largest share of the global UV Coatings in 2020. This market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 7.2% during the forecast period. The rising trend of using waterborne coatings over solvent-based coatings in various industries is the primary reason associated with the dominance and growth of this market segment.

Superior Quality of UV Coating to Spike the Demand for Industrial Coatings

Based on end use, UV Coatings market segmented into wood & furniture, electronics, automotive, paper & packing, industrial coatings, and buildings & construction. Industrial Coatings is expected to account for the largest share of 24.3% in the global UV coatings in 2020. This market is estimated grow at a CAGR of 6.4% during the forecast.

However, wood & furniture is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR of 7.6% during the forecast period.

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Burgeoning Industrial and Automotive Sector in Asia Pacific to Drive Market Growth

Asia Pacific is the largest UV Coating regional segment accounting for over 35% of the global market. This market is poised to grow at a CAGR of 9.0% during the forecast period. This regional segment is projected to account for a significant market share during the forecast period on account of the ascending demand for protective coatings from end users, such as automotive, industrial, wood and furniture, paper and packing and others. Asia Pacific is also projected to be the fastest growing UV Coating market Factors such as the presence of numerous end users, close proximity to raw material suppliers, and rapid industrialization and urbanization, especially in India and China are anticipated to boost the regional product demand.

Competitive Market Scenario of Key Companies Operating in the Global UV Coating Market

  1. In January 2020, Axalta Coating Systems announced partnership with JC Licht, a premier paint retailer with nearly 40 locations in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
  2. In November 2019, BASF introduced innovative leveling agents Efka FL 3750 and Efka FL 3755 for solvent-borne and solvent-free coatings. These agents are an ideal choice for use in automotive OEM and refinish coatings, wood coatings and industrial coatings. Their application area can also be extended to UV curing formulations and powder coatings, as well as ambient curing and baking curing systems.
  3. In July 2019, Arkema acquired a company specializing in photoinitiators for curing, Lambson, to fulfill the demands of markets such as high performance coatings, 3D printing, electronics, digital ink, and composites.

BASF SE, Akzo Nobel N.V., Arkema Group, PPG Industries Inc., Axalta Coating System LLC., The Valspar Corporation, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Croda International Plc., Watson Coatings, Inc., Allnex Belgium SA/NV, Sokan New Materials, and Dymax Corporation are the major eight players that are operating in the global UV Coating market.

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The market study report is issued by the name of, “UV Coating Market, By Base Type (Solvent-Based and Water-Based), By Composition (Photo-Initiator, Monomer Oligomer, Epoxy Resins, Additives), By End Use (Wood And Furniture, Industrial Coatings, Automotive, Electronics, Buildings And Construction, Paper & Packing), By Region (Western Europe, North America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific, Rest of the World) – Market Estimate & Forecasting (2016-2028).”

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Global Anti-Corrosion Coatings Market, By Coating Type (Epoxy, Polyurethane, Acrylic, Alkyd, Zinc, Chlorinated Rubber), By Coating Technology (Solvent-Borne, Water-Borne, Powder-Based), By End-Use Industry (Marine, Oil & Gas, Industrial, Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Power, Automotive & Transportation), By Region (North America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Rest of the World) – Market Size & Forecasting (2016-2028)

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Global Industrial Coatings Market, by Resin Type (Alkyd, Acrylic, Polyurethane, Epoxy, Polyester), by Technology (Water-Based Coatings, Solvent-Based Coatings, Radiation Cured Coatings, Powder Coatings) by End-Use Industry (Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Industrial & Machinery and Others), by Region (North America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Rest of the World) – Market Size & Forecasting (2016-2028)

https://www.quincemarketinsights.com/industry-analysis/global-industrial-coatings-market/2105

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Essential Oils Market to reach US $15 billion by 2025 – Global Insights on Trends, Value Chain Analysis, Growth Drivers, Strategic Initiatives, and Future Prospect: Adroit Market Research

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Essential Oils Market to reach US $15 billion by 2025 – Global Insights on Trends, Value Chain Analysis, Growth Drivers, Strategic Initiatives, and Future Prospect: Adroit Market Research

Rising demand for natural ingredients along with the growing adoption across developing countries will proliferate the global Essential Oils industry

Dallas, Texas, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Essential Oils Market by Product Type (Lemon Oil, Orange Oil, Peppermint Oil, Lime Oil, Citronella Oil, Cornmint Oil, Spearmint Oil, Cloveleaf Oil, Geranium Oil, Jasmine Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Rosemary Oil, Lavender Oil, Tea Tree Oil, and Others), Method of Extraction (Distillation, Cold Press Extraction, Carbon Dioxide Extraction, Solvent Extraction, and Others), End Use (Food & Beverages, Aromatherapy, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Healthcare, Homecare, and Others) and by Region, Global Forecasts 2018 to 2025” study provides an elaborative view of historic, present and forecasted market estimates.

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The global Essential Oils market size is anticipated to reach over USD 15 billion by 2025. Essential oils are hydrophobic solutions, which contain volatile aroma compounds. These oils are extracted from plants, herbs, flowers that are amalgamated with the carrier oil to obtain the end product. The oil is used across multiple industries including food & beverages, healthcare, cosmetics and other consumer goods industry. The ongoing surge in demand for these products from developing as well as developed countries is escalating the industry growth.

Shifting focus toward healthcare and hygiene, along with improving living standard and disposable income is positively impacting the business landscape. Surge in number of depression and anxiety disorder cases which are healed through aromatherapy is further boosting the product demand. In addition, ongoing innovation activities to improve the extraction process and develop a high capability end product is expected to provide impetus to the industry outlook.

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The report also throws light on various aspects of the global Essential Oils industry by assessing the market using value chain analysis. The report covers several qualitative aspects of the Essential Oils industry in market drivers, market restraints and key industry trends. Furthermore, the report provides an in-depth assessment of the market competition with company profiles of global as well as local vendors.

The global Essential Oils market holds a strong competition among the well-established and new emerging players. These market players target to gain a competitive advantage over the other players by participating in partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions and expanding their businesses.

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Essential Oils market, the market is categorized into food & beverages, aromatherapy, cosmetics & toiletries, healthcare, homecare, and others on the basis of end use. The healthcare segment is analyzed to grow at a CAGR of over 8% over the forecast timeframe. The growth of this segment is primarily contributed to rising focus on health and hygiene awareness is poised to catapult the segment growth.

Asia Pacific is analyzed to witness highest growth rate over the forecast timeline owing to the rising adoption of the product. Positive economic outlook along with increasing middle class income across the emerging economies including China and India is proliferating the industry growth. Rising inclination toward aromatic consumer goods coupled with rising demand for packaged food and home care is expected to supplement the business outlook in the coming years.

The leading players operating across the global Essential Oils market include Biolandes SAS, Essential Oils of New Zealand, Falcon Essential Oils, doTerra, Farotti Srl, India Essential Oils, and H. Reynaud & Fils, including others. The industry for Essential Oils constitutes established global players along with growing rising presence of emerging companies. In addition, the companies are focusing toward expanding their market penetration through adoption of inorganic growth strategies.

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Zoom Expands India Presence into Bangalore

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Technology Center in Bangalore Advances Zoom’s Commitment to Invest in India

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced that it will expand its presence in India by opening a new technology center in Bangalore, where it will hire key talent over the next few years. This commitment represents a growing strategic investment in the country, where Zoom already has one office in Mumbai (which is expected to triple in size) and two data centers in Mumbai and Hyderabad. This growing presence is in direct response to Zoom’s increased level of adoption by users across India. From January to April 2020, Zoom has seen 6700% growth in free user sign ups in India.

This expansion into Bangalore will supplement Zoom’s existing R&D centers and support Zoom’s engineering leadership, which is based at its San Jose, California headquarters. Zoom selected Bangalore for its exceptional engineering and IT talent. The company will immediately begin recruiting DevOps engineers, IT, Security, and Business Operations headcount in the area. Employees will work from home until the pandemic-related remote work has subsided.

“India is a strategically important country for Zoom and we expect to see continued growth and investment here. We are proud to provide our services for free to over 2,300 educational institutions in India during the COVID-19 pandemic and look forward to continuing to work with the people and government of India hand-in-hand,” said Eric S. Yuan, CEO of Zoom. “We plan to hire key employees for the technology center over the next few years, pulling from India’s highly-educated engineering talent pool. This facility will play a critical role in Zoom’s continued growth.”

“Zoom is focused on providing the best unified communications experience in the world and we are thrilled to open a technology center in Bangalore, which will be an innovation hub for our communications platform,” said Velchamy Sankarlingam, President of Product and Engineering for Zoom. “The talent in India is truly exceptional and we are looking forward to expanding our DevOps, IT, Security, and Business Operations teams here as we scale our operations.”

The launch of a technology center in Bangalore represents Zoom’s strategy of developing its cutting-edge communications technology in multiple locations globally. The center will play a vital role as a source of innovation for Zoom, leveraging some of India’s most talented professionals. Zoom commits to these efforts in India with the goal of providing better service to individuals and organizations around the globe, empowering them to accomplish more with video-first unified communications. The launch will also open opportunities for local talent to do meaningful work and contribute to an organization whose core value is to care for our communities, customers, company, teammates, and selves.

To explore open roles at Zoom, visit our careers page.

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Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) brings teams together to get more done in a frictionless and secure video environment. Our easy, reliable, and innovative video-first unified communications platform provides video meetings, voice, webinars, and chat across desktops, phones, mobile devices, and conference room systems. Zoom helps enterprises create elevated experiences with leading business app integrations and developer tools to create customized workflows. Founded in 2011, Zoom is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices around the world. Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom_us.

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“There is No Cash Flow in Raw Land”

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Family with Longtime Landholding 1031 Exchanges $2.5 Million of Equity into Potentially Income Producing DSTs

LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

Kay Properties investors, a family who inherited land on the outskirts of a city, tried for years to sell the land all the while learning about 1031 DST offerings as a possible option for their investment. When the property finally sold, the family wanted to lower their risk potential and so they invested the entire $2.5 million into all-cash, debt-free DST properties.

Betty Friant, Senior Vice President of Kay Properties and Investments (www.kpi1031.com), explained, “The family had tried renting out a few of the small houses on the land in the past with very mixed results. They were tired of the active management of the tenants, toilets and trash and so they let the homes remain vacant instead of dealing with the hassles of management. The family ultimately invested in nine different DST properties for sale that represented multiple asset classes including medical, industrial, retail, net-lease pharmacy, self-storage and even a debt-free multifamily DST in various regions of the country with various DST sponsor companies and DST asset managers.”

Friant continued, “The clients were able to move from a negative cash flow scenario of paying the annual taxes and upkeep on land and the rundown buildings to a lifestyle change with potential monthly income and no active management while avoiding the significant tax consequences that would have happened if they hadn’t done a 1031 exchange. The Delaware Statutory Trusts were a great fit for this particular family to potentially accomplish their goals and objectives.”

About Kay Properties and www.kpi1031.com

Kay Properties and Investments is a national Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) investment firm. The www.kpi1031.com platform provides access to the marketplace of DSTs from over 25 different sponsor companies, custom DSTs only available to Kay clients, independent advice on DST sponsor companies, full due diligence and vetting on each DST (typically 20-40 DSTs) and an active DST secondary market. Kay Properties team members collectively have over 115 years of real estate experience, are licensed in all 50 states, and have participated in over $15 billion of DST 1031 investments.

This material does not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Such offers can be made only by the confidential Private Placement Memorandum (the “Memorandum”). Please read the entire Memorandum paying special attention to the risk section prior to investing. IRC Section 1031, IRC Section 1033 and IRC Section 721 are complex tax codes therefore you should consult your tax or legal professional for details regarding your situation. There are material risks associated with investing in real estate securities including illiquidity, vacancies, general market conditions and competition, lack of operating history, interest rate risks, general risks of owning/operating commercial and multifamily properties, financing risks, potential adverse tax consequences, general economic risks, development risks and long hold periods. There is a risk of loss of the entire investment principal. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Potential cash flow, potential returns and potential appreciation are not guaranteed.

Securities offered through WealthForge Securities, LLC. Member FINRA / SIPC. Kay Properties and Investments, LLC and WealthForge Securities, LLC are separate entities.

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Two factors may be driving the stock market’s double-digit gains this week

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These two factors may be driving the stock market’s double-digit gains this week, says JP Morgan strategist

Rebalancing activities could drive $800 to $900 billion of net inflows into U.S. stocks in the coming weeks and months

Investors have thanked the imminent passage of a $2 trillion fiscal stimulus bill for driving the U.S. stock-market’s double-digit percentage gains this week, but one strategist at JP Morgan says the rally’s underpinnings are less driven by economic and political fundamentals than market pundits would allow.

“The initial stage of the rally is driven by short-covering and rebalancing,” said Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, a global market strategist at JP Morgan JPM, +6.96% , in an interview.

The analyst said the stock-market’s recovery from the damage done by the coronavirus pandemic will be first driven by market participants who have to buy equities regardless of what they envision for the U.S. economy’s path.

Pension funds and so-called balanced mutual funds need to start re-jigging their portfolios in favor of stocks as the selloff in equities and rally in government bonds has driven down the value of their equity relative to their bond positions. Commodity trading advisors and long-short equity hedge funds have also had to cover their short bets on stocks.

“The investment community and several types of investors have got to very low level of equity positioning in recent weeks,” said Panigirtzoglou.

Pension funds like Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, the largest in the world, have more discretion when they rebalance their assets and can wait as long as six months, but could move earlier. Balanced mutual funds like so-called 60/40 funds, which divvy up 60% of their assets to stocks and 40% of their funds to bonds, tend to rebalance every month or two.

This rebalancing dynamic as investors sell their inflated bondholdings and shift the funds into equities could drive as much as $800 to $900 billion of inflows in the coming weeks and months, he said.

“It looks like some of this is happening as we speak,” said Panigirtzoglou.

The S&P 500 SPX, +6.24% is up 12% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +6.37% is set to gain 15.6% week-to-date, FactSet data show. Still, both equity benchmarks still down more than 20% this year.

The abysmal overall return in equities this year has helped to push down yields for government paper as investors took shelter in haven assets. The 10-year Treasury note rate TMUBMUSD10Y, 0.794% stood at around 0.80% on Thursday, around a 110 basis points lower than at the start of 2020.

Long-short equity hedge funds and risk-sensitive investors such as commodity trading advisors have also been buying stocks to cover their short positions.

Some needed to snap up equities as many had leveraged up their short bets to take advantage of the incessant selling in equities over the past few weeks. By Panigirtzoglou’s estimation, short positions betting on a decline in equities stood at around $450 billion, representing additional ammunition for stock-market gains.

When on March 17 the Cboe Volatility Index VIX, -4.61% , or VIX, topped its previous high seen in 2008, many of so-called risk-parity funds were forced to start liquidating their positions as they are designed to curtail the size of their investments when volatility surges.

Beyond these technical drivers of market activity, longer-term investors are likely to pay more attention to a third widely cited factor that could unlock the second leg of a more sustained rally in equities.

If money managers see some stabilization in the infection rate of the coronavirus pandemic and the prospect of a global economic recovery, Panigirtzoglou estimated investors could plough $3.3 trillion of funds into equities by the end of 2020, including the $800 to $900 billion of rebalancing inflows.

U.S. stocks rose for a third straight day on Thursday, after posting back-to-back daily gains Wednesday for the first time since February 12. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +6.37% was up 817 points, or 3.9%, Thursday afternoon.

Stocks sink again as coronavirus sell-off reaches a new low

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Stocks tumbled again Wednesday, closing at a new coronavirus crisis low as investors worried about the economic damage from the pandemic.

The Dow dropped 1,338 points, or 6.3%, to close below 20,000 for the first time since February 2017. It was down more than 2,300 points earlier. The S&P 500 was down 5.2% and closed nearly 30% below a record set last month. The broad index also dipped below 2,351, its closing low during the Christmas 2018 sell-off. The Nasdaq slid 4.7%.

Virtually no market was safe from the selling wave, with U.S. crude prices having their third-worst decline on record.

Stocks came off their lows in the final minutes of trading after the Senate obtained the votes to pass a coronavirus relief plan to expand paid leave.

Echoing concerns of the about the economic impact of the virus, billionaire investor Bill Ackman said the best remedy for the market downturn and the outbreak in the U.S. is for President Donald Trump to shut down the country.

“We need to shut it down now. . . . This is the only answer,” Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, told CNBC’s “Halftime Report” on Wednesday. “America will end as we know it. I’m sorry to say so, unless we take this option.”

“Hell is coming,” Ackman said. “Capitalism does not work in an 18-month shutdown. Capitalism can work in a 30-day shutdown.”

Trading was briefly suspended after a circuit breaker was tripped up. A circuit breaker halts trading across the U.S. stock exchanges for 15 minutes and is meant to ensure orderly market behavior. Wednesday market the fourth time in a week that a circuit breaker was triggered.

Details of a potential fiscal stimulus package were not enough to curb the selling pressures in the market.

Dow Jones reported on Wednesday the Treasury Department is proposing two rounds of direct payments to citizens, which total $250 billion. Those payments, according to the report, would begin April 6. Treasury is also asking permission to backstop money markets, according to the report. A source familiar with the matter told CNBC on Tuesday the administration is seeking a stimulus package worth between $850 billion and more than $1 trillion.

The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases has jumped to more than 6,400, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, while the death count has broken above 100.

Wall Street has been on an unprecedented roller-coaster ride amid the coronavirus turmoil, with the S&P 500 swinging 4% or more in either direction for a record eight consecutive sessions. This tops the previous record of six days from November 1929, according to LPL Financial.

“Volatility is not over yet,” said Tom Essaye, founder of The Sevens Report, in a note. He pointed out the administration’s stimulus packages need congressional approval. “We also need to see more progress on the pharma side of things, and above all else we need the growth rate of the virus to peak in the coming weeks.”

A violent reversal in Treasury yields in response to a potential $1 trillion stimulus package helped to unnerve investors.

The 10-year Treasury yield jumped to 1.21% Wednesday after trading around 0.77% midday Tuesday before details of the potential stimulus emerged. It began the week at around 0.65%. It wasn’t the outright rate level that caused uneasiness among traders, but the rapid nature of the move overnight.

“When you decimate the restaurant industry, the travel industry, the hotel industry, the airline industry .. the cruise line industry, obviously you’re going to take a huge divot out of economic activity,” DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said on a webcast Tuesday after the bell. Gundlach put the odds of a recession at 90% and said it was “ludicrous” to think otherwise. He added he believes the stimulus will end up being even bigger than $1 trillion.

Gundlach also commented on the reversal higher in Treasury yields, noting it could put the U.S. in the uncomfortable position of having both a weak economy and rising rates, as new debt issuance to pay for the stimulus floods the bond market.

But despite the relentless selling pressures in the market, legendary investor Bill Miller thinks this is an “exceptional buying opportunity.”

“There have been four great buying opportunities in my adult lifetime,” Miller told CNBC’s Kelly Evans on “The Exchange.” “The first was in 1973 and ’74, the second was in 1982, the third was in 1987 and the fourth was in 2008 and 2009. And this is the fifth one.”

Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples

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March 18, 2020
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Amazon reduces shipping non essentials

Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples to its warehouses amid coronavirus crisis — read the memo it just sent sellers

 

  • Amazon told sellers and vendors on Tuesday that it was suspending shipments of all nonessential products to its warehouses to deal with the increased workloads following the coronavirus outbreak.
  • Amazon is now prioritizing medical supplies, household staples, and other high-demand products to its warehouses until April 5.
  • The change only affects shipments to Amazon’s warehouses, not the last-mile deliveries to consumers.
  • “We are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers,” the message read.

Amazon is blocking all shipments of nonessential products to its warehouses in response to the significant increase in orders it’s seeing as the novel coronavirus spreads across the US.

Amazon Prioritizing Shipments

Amazon said in an email to sellers that it was now prioritizing shipment in the following six categories: baby product; health and household (including personal-care appliances); beauty and personal care; grocery; industrial and scientific; pet supplies.

“We are seeing increased online shopping, and as a result some products such as household staples and medical supplies are out of stock,” the email obtained by Business Insider said. “With this in mind, we are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers.”

The move follows huge increases in orders of certain products on Amazon, like face masks and toilet paper, as more shoppers flocked to e-commerce sites like Amazon for their shopping. That’s put huge strains on Amazon’s supply chain, resulting in shipment delays, technical glitches, and labor shortages.

“Amazon is taking drastic measures to address logistical challenges faced amid the coronavirus pandemic,” Steven Yates, CEO of Prime Guidance, an agency that helps Amazon sellers, said. “Amazon has struggled to keep up with demand on essential items, so this move will allow them to focus more available resources to meet this increased demand.”

Amazon Vendors reduced purchase orders

For the vendors, Amazon said they would see “reduced purchase orders” as it “temporarily paused” orders for all non-essential products until April 5. It also extended the delivery windows for existing orders, giving vendors more time to deliver those products to Amazon.

“We understand this is a change to your business, and we did not take this decision lightly,” Amazon wrote in the note. “We appreciate your understanding as we prioritize the above products for our customers.”

A group of vendors told Business Insider earlier this week that some changes were expected, as Amazon stopped placing purchase orders that it normally does on Mondays. They suspected Amazon was only placing orders in high demand because it ran out of stock for household staples over the weekend.

“We would like to notify you, due to the current health concerns, we are taking actions to prevent more health issues. We will share more information in the upcoming days,” Amazon wrote to one of the vendors who asked about the order change on Monday.

Yates said sellers of nonessential goods have seen their sales drop by 40% to 60% on Amazon lately, as shoppers significantly cut back on discretionary spending during the coronavirus outbreak. While many of the sellers have 30 to 60 days’ worth of inventory in stock, Yates said they are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the changing shopping behavior.

Other sellers are now storing and shipping their products on their own, instead of using Amazon’s fulfillment service, according to Will Tjernlund, the CMO of Goat Consulting, an agency that helps Amazon sellers. For example, they are now fulfilling their products out of their own warehouses, using services like Amazon’s Seller Fulfilled Prime, which still gives their products Prime eligibility and better exposure on the site, even if they don’t ship them to Amazon’s warehouses.

“It may be difficult for some sellers to ship every item themselves, but if they want to have their products for sale on Amazon, they have no other choice until April 5,” Tjernlund told Business Insider.

On Monday, Amazon also announced that it was hiring an additional 100,000 employees in its warehouse and delivery networks. It also said that it would raise their pay by $2 per hour through April, as the coronavirus causes an “unprecedented” increase in demand for this time of year.

Here’s the full message from Amazon regarding new Shipping policies:

Hello from Fulfillment by Amazon,

We are closely monitoring the developments of COVID-19 and its impact on our customers, selling partners, and employees.

We are seeing increased online shopping, and as a result some products such as household staples and medical supplies are out of stock. With this in mind, we are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers.

For products other than these, we have temporarily disabled shipment creation. We are taking a similar approach with retail vendors.

This will be in effect today through April 5, 2020, and we will let you know once we resume regular operations. Shipments created before today will be received at fulfillment centers.

You can learn more about this on this Help page. Please note that Selling Partner Support does not have further guidance.

We understand this is a change to your business, and we did not take this decision lightly. We are working around the clock to increase capacity and yesterday announced that we are opening 100,000 new full- and part-time positions in our fulfillment centers across the US.

We appreciate your understanding as we prioritize the above products for our customers.

Thank you for your patience, and for participating in FBA.

Correction: The original headline on this article has been updated to clarify that Amazon is prioritizing essential shipments to its warehouses and is not suspending nonessential shipments to consumers.

On Tuesday the company told sellers and vendors that it would accept only shipments of “household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products” to its warehouse until April 5 to deal with the high demand of those products amid the coronavirus crisis.

That means sellers who use Amazon’s storage and delivery network for a fixed fee, through a program called Fulfillment by Amazon, will no longer be able to ship nonessential products to Amazon. The same restrictions apply to vendors who wholesale their products to Amazon, who then resells them at a markup.

It doesn’t affect last-mile shipments of those products to consumers.

Real Estate Investor Leads are not all the same

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March 7, 2020
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Real Estate Investors are not all the same.

Real Estate Investors and real estate investing have very different motivations and resources. Know which targeted real estate investor leads you need is very important.

There are 3 main types of real estate investor; Commercial Real Estate Investors, Residential real estate investors and Land real estate investors.

Commercial Real Estate Investor category has subgroups:

  • Retail
  • Office
  • Industrial
  • Multi-Family

Residential Real Estate Investor includes these subgroups:

  • Single Family Rental Property
  • Section 8 Rentals
  • Vacation Rentals
  • Small Multi-Family
  • Fix and Flip

Land Real Estate investors include these subgroups

  • Land for Commercial development
  • Land for Residential development
  • Land for farming
  • Land for mining

Real estate investing is like dating – there are more options than there are time and money to pursue. Stay in your league, and you’ll likely have a steady, predictable, and productive result.  Get distracted with flash, and you can wind up penniless and alone.

Marketing to the wrong type of real estate investor can be very expensive.

Creating a marketing campaign that targets the exact type of investor with the right pocketbooks is essential.

Many real estate investors are accredited investors who need to be treated as such. Wasting time and effort on the wrong type of real estate investor for your project is not just annoying, it is a waste of valuable opportunities elsewhere.

Definition of Commercial Real Estate Investment: 

Commercial Real Estate is a broad term used to describe the ownership of buildings used to conduct business or generate cash flow, or the acquisition of land for a long term return on investment.

  1. It could be a building bought for the purpose of conducting one’s own business.
  2. It can be a building an investor purchases to generate leasing income from someone else’s use.
  3. It can be a parcel of land acquired to develop the above.

Below is a deeper dive into the types and subtypes of commercial real estate investment, and a brief description of the risks and rewards associated.

Retail – Categories of Commercial Investment for investors

Type Example Tenants Size Typical Investor Risk
Regional Mall Major Mall Development NationalRegional and local tenants 190k – 400k sqft REITS Online Shopping
Community Center Developments that include a Walmart or similar, usually have 3 major boxes NationalRegional

Tenants

125k-190k sqft REITs,Private

Equity

Demographic shifts and online
Strip Center Typical neighborhood center housing a ups, hair salon, restaurant etc. Local, mom and pops, Franchise operators 2,000-15,000 sqft PrivateInvestors,

Funds

Road Construction, Demographic shifts,
Stand Alone Gas station, bank, or single big box National Tenants, Local Brands 1500 –25,000 sqft Private Investors, Funds Rental income dependant on the health of a single tenant

Office – Categories of Commercial Investment

  • Class A –  Very high-end finish levels, usually in the tech and finance areas of a city. Rents are above average for the area as these buildings have an element of prestige associated with occupancy.
  • Class B – Most common level of finish in good and stable areas. Have the highest level of demand in most market places. Class A properties are not considered competition for Class B properties.
  • Class C – Projects that are typically in older areas of town. The buildings have become dated both in terms of form and function. Rents are below market rate, and tenants can be hard to find and retain.
  • Medical Office is also a specialized subcategory. This is space specifically designed for tenants in the medical field, and are often part of a development that attracts a variety of medical professionals.

 

Industrial Real Estate Investors

  • Heavy manufacturing: These facilities are designed for major production of products and need to be equipped with industrial-sized tools like cranes, specialized welding equipment, chemical processing, and painting areas. They are heavily customized for the individual users needs.
  • Light assembly: These facilities don’t make components, but rather assemble and package them for shipping/storage. The zoning process for these are usually less restrictive than for heavy industrial and can be found in a broader area of a city.
  • Warehouse: These projects are commonly proximal to major transportation corridors and are designed for the storage of product. They include shipping docs for semi-truck access, have high ceilings, concrete floors, and consist of mostly open space. They may include refrigeration for cold storage.
  • Flex Industrial: This product is as described. It customarily offers a combination of warehouse-style space with office frontage. It is generally smaller – from 1,500-6,000sqft;  20’ roll-up doors in the rear and 8’ drop ceilings in the front office are typical features.

Multi-Family

  • High-rise: A building commonly consisting of more than 9 stories. Built exclusively in major metropolitan areas.
  • Mid-rise: A multi-story building typically 5-9 stories accessible by elevator.  These projects are high density and normally built in urban areas.
  • Garden-style: These are ordinary apartment style projects found in suburban and urban areas. Usually do not exceed 3 stories and are built with green belt areas in the center of the complex.
  • Walk-up: These buildings are mostly smaller and have fewer amenities than Garden-style projects. They are usually 1-2 stories with stairs accessing top floor.  4plex concepts are often called walk-ups.
  • Manufactured housing community:  Also called mobile home communities.  Residents in these projects, generally rent either just space, or both the space and the manufactured home.
  • Specific-purpose/project housing: A wide variety of housing for families and individuals including: student, government-subsidized, retirement, recovery, and special needs.

real estate investor leads

Residential Real Estate Investment

  • Single-Family Rentals: Can be one owner condominiums, townhomes, or typical single-family detached homes. Single-family rental homes are the most common form of real estate investment. They can be either self-managed or professionally managed by a property management company. The lease terms are commonly a minimum of 12 months.
  • Section 8 Rentals:  These properties are typical to single-family rentals with one exception. The owner has specifically applied and received special designation as an approved Section 8 home. The tenants are low to no income and the government pays either all or part of the monthly rent. This can be a guaranteed form of income, but can also come with its own unique set of challenges.
  • Vacation Rentals:  Can be any single-family home, but comes fully furnished and is available for short term rentals. These types of projects work best in highly desirable areas like near beaches, lakes, or major entertainment districts. Most often these units require professional property management companies.
  • Small Multi-Family:  These properties are also called small apartment or walk up complexes; they are configured as a duplex, 3 plex, or Quad. These units often provide a strong cap rate and return if properly managed. However, this type of product is often found in older less desirable areas, where tenant issues are more prevalent. Month-to-month leases are common, so turn-over is higher than with single family
  • Fix and Flip: The subject of a million TV series that make this form of investment seem rewarding, simple, and profitable. The concept is simple, but the reality is far more complicated. You just need to buy a property under its actual value, add additional value through upgrades and repairs, and sell the property for a profit within a short period of time. The risks are unexpected repair costs, misunderstanding the post-rehab value, or having a rapid and unexpected change in the overall health of the market.

Land Real Estate Investment

  • Land for Commercial development:  Land that is acquired for the purpose of developing a commercial center.  This usually involves working with architects to design plans, and local governments to ensure the appropriate zoning is in place.
  • Land for Residential development:  Very similar in process to commercial but with a residential end-user in mind.  Residential development is common in in-fill areas or made possible by the conversion and rezoning of large tracts of farmland or other undeveloped lands.
  • Land for farming:  Purchasing farmland is often a great way to buy large tracts of land while receiving some income in form of land rent from the farmer and huge tax breaks from the government based on agriculture use. It is typical for developers to buy farmland, rent it back to the farmer until it receives the zoning approvals it needs to move the project forward, or until the market makes development financially viable.
  • Land for mining:  Leasing the mineral rights to a property can provide exceptional cash flow on a long term hold depending on the nature of the minerals available.  Often this is a great multi-generational play, that allows for cash flow, appreciation, and when the minerals run out.

Conclusion

Each type of real estate investor is different and each real estate investment has its own benefits and challenges. When marketing to real estate investors it is essential that you understand who you are marketing to and why. Finding in-market targeted real estate investors to match your offering is a laborious and time-consuming process. Investor leads can help by targeting only the specific real estate investors that suit your offering. Furthermore,  your marketing budget won’t be wasted on the wrong kind of real estate investor

SEC to Raise Reg CF to $5 Million, Reg A+ to $75 Million

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March 7, 2020
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Issuers rejoice as the SEC Raises Reg CF to $5 million and Reg A+ to $75 million.

The Securities and Exchange Commission delivered new proposals to change the limits issuers can raise through Reg CF and Reg A+. The new changes will dramatically change and impact platforms that offer online securities and increase the benefits for smaller issuer companies looking to raise capital.

The new changes the SEC suggests is to increase Reg CF offerings from its current $1.07 million cap to $5 million. Reg A+ (Tier 2) will increase to $75 million. Rule 504 of Reg D will also get increased to $10 million.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton issued the following statement on the news:

“Emerging companies, from early-stage start-ups seeking seed capital to companies that are on a path to become a public reporting company, use the exempt offering rules to access critical capital needed to create jobs and scale their businesses. The complexity of the current framework is confusing for many involved in the process, particularly for those smaller companies whose limited resources spent on navigating our overly complex rules are diverted from direct investments in the companies’ growth.  These proposals are intended to create a more rational framework that better allows entrepreneurs to access capital while preserving and enhancing important investor protections.”

These new updated regulations are part of broader initiatives by the SEC in an ongoing “concept release” in an attempt to make a cohesive regulatory environment for private securities and eliminate some of the challenges that are currently encountered by smaller issuer companies looking to raise capital.

The Commission’s proposals have received broad support from the public.  Indeed, many industry participants were seeking higher funding caps – especially with Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) a securities exemption that has suffered under unwieldy rules that have undermined capital formation for the very firms it was created to help.

The SEC said the proposed rule changes were in line with its stated mission of assessing the capital raising framework as a whole and improving it for the benefit of investors, entrepreneurs, and more seasoned issuers.

Doug Ellenoff, the Managing Partner at the law firm of Ellenoff, Grossman and Schole and Counsel to the Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP), shared the following comment:

“I am very encouraged by the SEC’s efforts and initiatives to simplify the ever complex exempt offering exemptions and examine and make recommendations on how to streamline what amounts to a confusing series of rules enacted over decades,” stated Ellenoff. “In particular, I am extremely pleased that the SEC is seeking to increase the caps on both Regulation CF and Regulation A+. This recommendation validates all of the hard work and effort of so many people that have been tirelessly implementing the provisions of the JOBS Act to make it into a viable industry.”

 

The JOBS Act was the law that legalized online capital formation or equity crowdfunding.

 

Youngro Lee, the Chairman of AOIP and CEO of NextSeed – a securities crowdfunding platform, lauded the proposed rule change:

“These proposals to improve the exempt offering framework will be extremely helpful to main street entrepreneurs and investors.  Over the past several years the SEC has worked very hard to understand the rapidly changing dynamics of private capital markets, and these proposals clearly reflect a genuine effort to guide our capital markets in a positive direction for all participants.

 

A Fact Sheet is republished below along with the amendments.

Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment Opportunities by Streamlining Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

March 4, 2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a set of amendments to the exemptive framework under the Securities Act of 1933 that would simplify, harmonize, and improve certain aspects of the framework to promote capital formation while preserving or enhancing important investor protections.

THE NEW PROPOSED SEC AMENDMENTS WOULD:

    • address, in one broadly applicable rule, the ability of issuers to move from one exemption to another, and ultimately to a registered offering, providing more certainty to issuers raising capital;
    • increase the offering limits for Regulation A, Regulation Crowdfunding, and Reg D Rule 504 offerings, and revise certain individual investment limits based on the Commission’s experience with the rules, marketplace practices, capital raising trends, and comments received;
    • provide greater certainty to issuers and protection to investors by setting clear and consistent rules governing offering communications between investors and issuers, including permitting certain “demo day” activity without running afoul of the prohibition on general solicitation; and
    • harmonize certain disclosure and eligibility requirements and bad actor disqualification provisions to reduce differences between exemptions, while preserving or enhancing investor protections.

An updated summary chart of the offering exemptions is included at the end of this fact sheet for reference.

BACKGROUND

A majority of entrepreneurs and emerging businesses raise capital using the exempt offering framework under the Securities Act, from raising seed capital for new business to funding growth on the path to an initial public offering.  The scope of exempt offerings has evolved over time through legislative changes and Commission rules, resulting in a current offering framework that is complex and made up of differing requirements and conditions for exemption, which may be confusing and difficult for issuers to navigate.  In June 2019, the Commission issued a concept release that solicited public comment on possible ways to simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework under the Securities Act.  Informed by the comments received, as well as other feedback including recommendations of the Commission’s advisory committees, the SEC’s Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, direct outreach to, and engagement with, investors and entrepreneurs, and Congressional feedback, the Commission’s proposed amendments are intended to reduce potential friction points to make the capital raising process more effective and efficient to meet evolving market needs.

HIGHLIGHTS

Offering and Investment Limits.  The Commission proposed revisions to the current offering and investment limits for certain exemptions.

FOR REGULATION A: 

    • raise the maximum offering amount under Tier 2 of Regulation A from $50 million to $75 million; and
    • raise the maximum offering amount for secondary sales under Tier 2 of Regulation A from $15 million to $22.5 million.

FOR REGULATION CROWDFUNDING: 

    • raise the offering limit in Regulation Crowdfunding from $1.07 million to $5 million;
    • amend the investment limits for investors in Regulation Crowdfunding offerings by:
      • not applying any investment limits to accredited investors; and
      • revising the calculation method for investment limits for non-accredited investors to allow them to rely on the greater of their annual income or net worth when calculating the limit on how much they can invest.

FOR RULE 504 OF REGULATION D: 

    • raise the maximum offering amount from $5 million to $10 million.

“Test-the-Waters” and “Demo Day” Communications.  The Commission proposed several amendments relating to offering communications, including:

    • a proposed new rule that would permit an issuer to use generic solicitation of interest materials to “test-the-waters” for an exempt offer of securities prior to determining which exemption it will use for the sale of the securities;
    • a proposed rule amendment that would permit Regulation Crowdfunding issuers to “test-the-waters” prior to filing an offering document with the Commission in a manner similar to current Regulation A; and
    • a proposed new rule that would provide that certain “demo day” communications would not be deemed general solicitation or general advertising.

Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding Eligibility. The proposal includes amendments to the eligibility restrictions in Regulation Crowdfunding and Regulation A.  These proposed rules would permit the use of certain special purpose vehicles to facilitate investing in Regulation Crowdfunding issuers, and would limit the types of securities that may be offered and sold in reliance on Regulation Crowdfunding.

Integration Framework.  The current Securities Act integration framework for registered and exempt offerings consists of a mixture of rules and Commission guidance for determining whether multiple securities transactions should be considered part of the same offering.

The Commission proposed changes to the framework to better facilitate this determination by providing a general principle of integration that looks to the particular facts and circumstances of the offering, and focuses the analysis on whether the issuer can establish that each offering either complies with the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or that an exemption from registration is available for the particular offering.

The Commission also proposed four non-exclusive safe harbors from integration:

Safe Harbor 1 Any offering made more than 30 calendar days before the commencement of any other offering, or more than 30 calendar days after the termination or completion of any other offering, would not be integrated with another offering; provided that, for an exempt offering for which general solicitation is not permitted, the purchasers either were not solicited through the use of general solicitation, or established a substantive relationship with the issuer prior to the commencement of the offering for which general solicitation is not permitted.
Safe Harbor 2 Offers and sales made in compliance with Rule 701, pursuant to an employee benefit plan, or in compliance with Regulation S would not be integrated with other offerings.
Safe Harbor 3 An offering for which a Securities Act registration statement has been filed would not be integrated with another offering if made subsequent to: (i) a terminated or completed offering for which general solicitation is not permitted; (ii) a terminated or completed offering for which general solicitation is permitted and made only to qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors; or (iii) an offering that terminated or completed more than 30 calendar days prior to the commencement of the registered offering.
Safe Harbor 4 Offers and sales made in reliance on an exemption for which general solicitation is permitted would not be integrated with another offering if made subsequent to any prior terminated or completed offering.

Other Improvements to Specific Exemptions.  The amendments also would:

    • change the financial information that must be provided to non-accredited investors in Rule 506(b) private placements to align with the financial information that issuers must provide to investors in Regulation A offerings; add a new item to the non-exclusive list of verification methods in Rule 506(c);
    • simplify certain requirements for Regulation A offerings and establish greater consistency between Regulation A and registered offerings; and
    • harmonize the bad actor disqualification provisions in Regulation D, Regulation A, and Regulation Crowdfunding.

The Gig Economy is Over, Uber takes the beating

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January 10, 2020
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Uber, Postmates, Lyft have an uphill battle in trying to keep their business model sustainable thanks to new California worker law.

Uber and Lyft are now essentially taxi services.

Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday informed its California customers that it would switch to providing estimates as opposed to fixed prices for its rides in response to a new law that makes it harder to qualify its drivers as contractors.

In an email sent out to riders the company said the final price would now be calculated at the end of a trip, “based on the actual time and distance traveled.”

Uber and Postmates fought against the California worker law

“Due to a new state law, we are making some changes to help ensure that Uber remains a dependable source of flexible work for California drivers,” the company said in the email.

Uber in a blog post on Wednesday said the step was the result of changes to its fare structure, with drivers still getting paid per mile and minute, but the company now taking a fixed 25% cut from drivers. That service fee previously fluctuated.

Uber discontinues rider reward benefits

Uber on Wednesday also told customers it discontinued some of its reward benefits for frequent riders.

The company hopes the changes will bolster its argument that Uber is merely a technology platform connecting riders with drivers, not a transportation company.

The California law strikes at the heart of the “gig economy” business model by making it harder for companies to qualify their workers as contractors rather than employees. The measure went into effect on Jan 1.

By classifying contractors as employees, technology companies like Uber, Lyft Inc, DoorDash and Postmates Inc would be subject to labor laws that require higher pay and other benefits, such as medical insurance.

Uber and Postmates, a courier services provider, in a lawsuit in late December asked a U.S. court to block the law.

Uber has been the leader of the tech disruption since its start in 2009 by Travis Kalanick. Once the highest valuation of any Unicorn, the company has been hit by setbacks. Lawsuits and claims of sexual harassment at a corporate level hurt the image of the company.

When Uber was led by Travis Kalanick, the company took an aggressive strategy in dealing with obstacles, including regulators. In 2014, Kalanick said “You have to have what I call principled confrontation.” Uber’s strategy was generally to commence operations in a city, then, if it faced regulatory opposition, Uber mobilized public support for its service and mounted a political campaign, supported by lobbyists, to change regulations.

Uber has a list of complaints against it

In 2017, lawyers for drivers filed a class action lawsuit that alleged that Uber did not provide drivers with the 80% of collections they were entitled to.

Uber issued an apology on January 24, 2014, after documents were leaked to Valleywag and TechCrunch saying that, earlier in the month, Uber employees in New York City deliberately ordered rides from Gett, a competitor, only to cancel them later. The purpose of the fake orders was two-fold: wasting drivers’ time to obstruct legitimate customers from securing a car, and offering drivers incentives—including cash—to join Uber

In May 2019, the Uber IPO was as hyped and disappointing as the Y2K bug. Uber has a reputation for skirting laws, deceptive practices that helped it grow against its competitors and lawsuits from passengers.

The Gig economy is dead

This is not a good thing but, in light of the many issues with hiring contractors and then not stating behind those who are creating revenue, this disruptive industry has now hit the wall.

California may be the first state to initiate these worker laws aimed at fair treatment and fair salaries for employees.

This will have a far-reaching impact over the next 2 years as companies who built their growth model and revenue model on Gig work will need to pivot to a more “fair” compensation solution.

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