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3 Signs You Possess a Skill Most Don't Have (and How to Capitalize On It)

When you recognize where your gifts are, you're one step closer to finding ways to leverage them in business.

There are many things that can give entrepreneurs an advantage over their competition. Unique life experiences. Strong leadership capabilities. Or even being able to assemble a high-performing, driven team.

But like so many other aspects of life, you are your most valuable asset. This is especially true when you bring unique skills to the table--abilities most people don't have.

The challenge, of course, is recognizing where your gifts lie and then finding ways to capitalize on them. Though this certainly isn't easy, here are three signs to look for to start the process.

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Retail
Starting small, going big: How the D2C model is helping MSMEs go global
As consumers have become attuned to the new norm of contactless shopping, the D2C model has managed to stand out for its customer-first approach and has enabled MSMEs to venture beyond the Indian markets.

Retail
DMart Q4 results: Profit soars 53% to Rs 414 crore; over 80% stores hit by Covid 2.0
DMart Q4 results: Profit soars 53% to Rs 414 crore; over 80% stores hit by Covid 2.0
Consolidated total revenue for the quarter rose to Rs 7,412 crore compared with Rs 6,256 crore in the year-ago quarter.

Retail
Reliance Industries may renegotiate Future group valuation: Bankers
Reliance Industries may renegotiate Future group valuation: Bankers
FRL sales to drop by 71% in FY21 owing to pandemic impact; sales in FY22 to remain about 30% lower than in FY20, according to Fitch

- India's second wave sees Covid drug FabiFlu sales jump 600% in April to rake in Rs 351 crore
- Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Retail second-fastest growing retailer in world
- Building a homegrown brand can create trust with consumers: VAHDAM India CEO Bala Sarda
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Finance
Future of Dealmaking: Decoding private equity in the age of coronavirus

As companies around the world reel from the unprecedented disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, private equity may emerge as a source of capital uniquely suited to help businesses weather the storm, while, in turn, putting money to work in transactions at favorable valuations. In the first episode of the second season of our series 'Future of Dealmaking : Capital Privado', we discuss if record levels of cash and a long-term investment horizon can make private equity a good candidate for assisting an economic recovery? Satish Chander, Partner, True North, a home-grown private equity firm with more than $2 billion in assets under management and Rohitashwa Prasad and Aarthi Sivanand, partners at law firm JSA weigh in to discuss dealmaking trends amid the crisis. Watch the interview for more.

Finance
Twenty Years for Uday Kotak as CEO, and the Tailor-Made Exceptions That Allowed It

The RBI’s decision on April 26, 2021 to curtail tenures of bank chief executive officers and executive directors may finally lead to Kotak relinquishing his post at the end of 2023.

- Max Bupa settles over Rs 150 cr Covid claims so far; closely watching impact on premium: Official
- Banks line up offers for buyers amid scramble for home loans
- Power consumption in India grows nearly 25% in first week of May
14 More Finance Stories



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Food/FMCG
GST exemption on domestic supplies, commercial imports of Covid drugs to make them costlier: FM

India Business News: "If full exemption from GST is given, vaccine manufacturers would not be able to offset their input taxes and would pass them on to the end consumer/c

Food/FMCG
Why everybody loves a good monsoon

It is the time of the year to start chasing dark clouds over the Arabian Sea. Normal rains will offset the demand recession induced by the pandemic and wash away a lot of the country’s woes.

Covid deaths: Cos go all out to aid families 8 More Food/FMCG Stories


Software
Top IT firms faced a drought of new clients in FY21

Trend reflects in revenue growth too

Software
Explained: Why a China rocket crashing in the Indian Ocean has drawn NASA flak

For days, there had been speculation on whether the Chinese rocket's debris would hit a populated area on the Earth's surface.

- Will double headcount; lot of headroom for growing user base: Koo
- String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers
- Tech giant IBM to start office in Kochi soon
- IIT Bombay Is India's #1 Institute; No Indian College In Top 170 List Of Best Colleges In World
- Unbelievable! THIS AI system can detect sarcasm in social media posts
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Ecommerce
Flipkart announces relief measures for sellers on platform

E-commerce major Flipkart has announced multiple measures, including waiver of various fees paid by sellers, to help SMBs during the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The etailer has exempted the storage fees to curb the impact that any seller may have on their inventory that is fulfilled through Flipkart's fulfilment centres, it said […]

Ecommerce
ByteDance that challenged Facebook with TikTok has a new target: ecommerce king Alibaba

Zhang Yiming built ByteDance Ltd into the world's most valuable private company via a string of blockbuster apps like TikTok that challenged Facebook and other incumbents on their own turf. His latest target: Alibaba.

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Digital
Thanks to crypto curbs, India missing out on multiple $50-100B listed firms, says Binance CEO

Changpeng Zhao says lack of understanding among Indian regulators causing banks to move against crypto cos

Digital
Explained: Why WhatsApp deferred deadline for users to accept new privacy policy

The Facebook-owned platform said that even those users who had not accepted the updated terms of services will not have their account deleted for now.

- Musk boosts his brand, and NBCUniversal's, on 'Saturday Night Live'
- Bank of England governor says cryptocurrency investors should 'be prepared to lose all their money'
- Four-day work week, three days of recovery: a glimpse at the future of work
- Here's how you can legally adopt a child in India, and it's not through WhatsApp or Twitter
- India wasted its early successes in managing Covid-19, PM Modi's actions 'inexcusable': Lancet
- 'Have Lost Courage': YouTuber Rahul Vohra Dies Hours After Predicting His Death On Facebook
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Franchise
Kamdhenu eyes Rs 1,000-cr revenue from paints section in next 5 years: CMD

Kamdhenu Group is looking at over Rs 1,000 crore revenue from its paints segment over the next five years, amid rising demand for the product in line with new housing projects

Franchise
MI's foreign recruits reached their destinations safely, says franchise

Mumbai Indians' foreign players and the support staff have reached their respective destinations "safe and sound", the franchise tweeted on Sunday.

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HR
Want a happy post-lockdown office? Listen to your workers

Experts say employers must make access to resources like online exercise classes and mental health programmes easy for employees

HR
Why are upskilling courses witnessing a big push in the Indian education sector?

Owing to the evolving industry dynamics and for career growth, working professionals are rushing to upgrade their skills by leveraging online courses, study groups and career fairs.

- As digital onboarding becomes an everyday thing, the 'welcome kit' photo has become de rigueur
- Did You Know These Famous Indian Personalities Were Once UPSC Aspirants?
- He quit Google to sell samosas
- Top American civil rights leader urges Biden to release 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine for India
- Blog: Supporting working moms through COVID-19 Here's how; People Matters
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Logistics
How corporate India is battling logistics to keep business going

As India grapples with a second surge, firms are scrambling to draw up business continuity plans.

Logistics
How splitting vaccines 50-50 has created new supply bottlenecks

The logistics prior to May 1 leveraged the state-owned universal immunisation programme (UIP) infrastructure, which had a solid network of around 29,000 cold chain points across the country to store the vaccines at recommended temperatures.

- Here's how drones can improve India's vaccine supply chains
- World's largest cargo plane, carrying Covid aid from UK, lands at IGI airport
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Construction
Infra projects in Delhi stare at delays amid labour shortage

Unlike last year, when lakhs of people walked back to their home towns during the nationwide lockdown, construction agencies say that workers have left in batches this time.

Construction
RERA provides relaxations in registering sale agreements

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Rajasthan has provided relaxations to execute registration of agreement sale till March 2022 which is li

Realty developer M3M opens COVID care centre in Gurgaon 10 More Construction Stories



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Marketing
Marketing and sales should dance together to be effective

Smaller companies do not have proper metrics in place to drive sales and marketing for them. Key thing to understand is a coordinated brand image has to be projected through e-mailers, materials given to customers, words spoken and actions taken

Marketing
The importance of giving: how to connect altruism, optimism and social impact
Why do people give generously? How can we amplify the spirit of giving and contribution, particularly during crises? This book explains the foundations of altruism.

Started as a B2B men's apparel brand, SNITCH went the D2C route amidst the pandemic 6 More Marketing Stories


Politics
"Can't Afford Leniency": Delhi To Have "Stricter Lockdown" This Week

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has extended the lockdown in the city by another week, making the restrictions stricter. Even the metro services have been suspended this time. The lockdown will be on till 5 am on May 17.

Politics
Sad To See Health Minister Occupy "Alternative Reality": Shashi Tharoor
Sad To See Health Minister Occupy
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor criticised Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and said it is sad to see the health minister occupy an "alternative reality while the nation gasps for breath".

- Woman's Body Taken For Cremation In Garbage Van In UP Amid Covid Fear
- Siberian Doctor Who Treated Kremlin Critic Goes Missing: Police
- Kerala Poet Alleges Facebook Account Suspended For "Satire" Over BJP Loss
- Chinese Rocket Segment Plunges Back To Earth, Crashes Near Maldives
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Sports
IPL 2021: Pay only for matches played so far, Star Sports tells worried sponsors and advertisers
IPL 2021: Pay only for matches played so far, Star Sports tells worried sponsors and advertisers
Star Sports has reportedly told advertisers who had bought airtime on the now-suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 to pay only for the matches that have been played. Star Sports has bagged the IPLs television and digital rights for 2018-2022 for Rs 16,348 crore, agreeing to pay about Rs 54.5 crore per game in a 60-match season.

Sports
Naomi Osaka named "Sportswoman of the Year" at Laureus World Sports Awards
Naomi Osaka named
World No. 2 tennis player Naomi Osaka has been named “Sportswoman of the Year” at the Laureus World Sports Awards for her achievements on and off the court, while tennis legend Billie Jean King was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Laureus Academy.

Maldives' sports minister alleges 'breach of Covid protocols' by Bengaluru FC; AFC Cup match in doubt 8 More Sports Stories


Entertainment
Restraint and hope: new tenets of storytelling on TV and OTT, amid a sad reality
Restraint and hope: new tenets of storytelling on TV and OTT, amid a sad reality
Should content reflect the devastation all around us or try to create cheer? Storytellers on TV and OTT discuss this puzzle.

Entertainment
Elon Musk Reveals He Has Asperger's on SNL and Also Introduces His Mom
Elon Musk Reveals He Has Asperger's on SNL and Also Introduces His Mom
Billionaire Elon Musk made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut after a great deal of controversy. Scroll to read about his performance.

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Work
What does it really take to be a unicorn founder?
What does it really take to be a unicorn founder?
Here's what percent of unicorns end up failing, according to DCVC Partner Ali Tamaseb

Work
A leaked Walmart memo highlights the daunting challenges facing the world's largest retailer
A leaked Walmart memo highlights the daunting challenges facing the world's largest retailer
The document makes blunt assessments about the uphill battle to overcome the likes of Amazon, Target, and Instacart.

- Why demand is surging beyond the U.S. in the multibillion-dollar armed drone market
- Shipping now faces the highest price on carbon for any global industry
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Life
Roger Federer on His New Gig: Swiss Tourism Spokesman
Roger Federer on His New Gig: Swiss Tourism Spokesman
In his new role, the tennis champion and avowed chocolate lover, shares favorite places to hike, play tennis and eat in his home country.

Life
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here's how they spent it.
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here's how they spent it.
The results show the power of cash transfers to reduce homelessness.

- Want to Party? You Might Need a Covid 'Vaccine Passport'
- Is The Variant From India The Most Contagious Coronavirus Mutant On The Planet?
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Telecom

Telecom
Hello, why are my calls dropping?

In any mobile network, this happens when the tower is unable to handle a surge

8 More Telecom Stories



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