The official blog of Stathis Kassios for Business, Media, Economics & Arts

Across the globe, taxes on corporations plummet The Hong Kong Government has announced that it is allocating US$6.5 billion in fostering Innovation and Technology development in Hong Kong. Mary Meeker’s 2018 internet trends report: All the slides, plus analysis Mobile money in Somaliland App Traps: How Cheap Smartphones Siphon User Data in Developing Countries The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies: Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles (Innovation and Technology in the World Economy) Major bank CEOs say blockchain will underpin the financial industry 'in five years' Google just gave a stunning demo of Assistant making an actual phone call Defining Digital Transformation New funding programs for Greek businesses Swedish startup KRY raises €53 million to expand to France and UK Moovit partners with TRAINOSE in Greece VR/AR Dreams? Prep Yourself Now Immigrants founded and co-founded half of all the billion-dollar startups in 2016, ...

It is this time of the year again to share my personal thoughts & predictions for how the world will change more in the new year with all the tech, business & economic developments taking place around the globe. Do you feel the world is a smaller place with all the direct global communications and consumption of media content? As we are bombarded daily with massive information through social media platforms, subconscious confusion is lurking in our rational thinking and we crush in  perception walls of not understanding the events or the international forces that affect and shape our lives as economic entities & citizens. These global powers are aggressively shaping urbanization and the future which is now. What a year for Bitcoin. There will be more excitement for cryptocurrencies as some financial institutions are starting to see opportunities where other bankers or governments see a growing threat for traditional currencies, trade and exchanges. History teache...

moovit newsletter January 2017: http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c24727311fc31f651cff01770&id=2decc8dda6 traders out, computer engineers in: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603431/as-goldman-embraces-automation-even-the-masters-of-the-universe-are-threatened/ innovires legal & consulting business office: https://www.facebook.com/innovires/ a nice interview with economist Gita Gopinath for world trade, currency wars, etc. https://www.mpls.frb.org/publications/the-region/interview-with-gita-gopinath 5 reasons why Greek businesses should move to a paperless – digital office: https://sevdesk.gr/blog/paperless-office-greece/ SaaS startup phenomenon globally: http://buff.ly/2hx5DT5 what is entrepreneurship?: http://www.domeniconicolo.it/2017/01/04/transforming-the-potential-value-of-goods-services-and-locations-real-value-added/ vc backed us companies: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210401845234556&set=a.2137724174767.2116328.1596004607&type=3

According to Forbes among the top 10 cities around the world to launch your startup business is Sofia, Bulgaria. Behind the blare of Berlin, Beijing, Moscow and London, the Bulgarian start-up scene is set to become a center for seed investment and start-ups in South East Europe. A Bulgarian limited liability company can be incorporated within one week, with a minimum of one shareholder and one director, who can be of any nationality and place of residence. Conveniently, the minimum paid up share capital is only €1 and there is an option for a Client not to travel to complete Bulgaria business setup. Registering a business in Bulgaria enables Clients to minimize tax because: 1. Bulgaria’s corporate tax rate is a flat 10% on global profits, the second lowest in the EU. See the global corporate tax page for more details on corporate tax rates in Europe. 2. Withholding tax on interest payments is low at i) 5% within the European Economic Area and ii) 10% to all other countries unless re...

The current problems of the Greek government are directly related to decreasing public expenditures through imposing more and more taxes upon its citizens and domestic economy. Under constant pressure from EU's bureaucrats in order for Greece to receive a new round of loans and re-capitalize its banks, the limited time left to find alternative sources for tax revenues, create a hostile environment for the private sector and the real economy.  Imbalances in the government's budget, negatively distort the real economy. Companies remain non-competitive because of the amount of taxes they have to pay and because they can not be financed in a healthy way anymore.  Even if a myopic political party achieves to present a significant decrease in the government's deficit, it can irreversibly hurt thousands of small and medium size businesses, further increase unemployment and establish a new problematic status quo for the employer (more taxes and insurance contributions) ...

We are very proud & honored to be acknowledged as ‪leaders‬ (@newZorbas on Twitter) with our startup Hellene.gr + global social media community Zorba The Entrepreneur , for Igniting ‪Hellenism‬! Follow the link below and share with friends or re-tweet! https://twitter.com/IgniteHellenism/status/494698539193073665

Eulen aus athen   promotes innovations from Greece to a global German speaking audience. Me and my business partner, Sheridan Tatsuno, are very honored to be hosted in Eulen aus Athen for our new ad-venture and transmedia project, Zorba The Entrepreneur + Hellene.gr . Link:  http://eulenausathen.com/2014/05/09/zorba-the-entrepreneur/ Google translate (english):   https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Feulenausathen.com%2F2014%2F05%2F09%2Fzorba-the-entrepreneur%2F&edit-text=&act=url Be sure to follow Eulen aus Athen and spread the word! SK

Alibaba Enters Messaging Market With $215 Million Investment in Tango -  http://mashable.com/2014/03/20/alibaba-tango-investment/ Tech Trends That Will Change How People Conduct Business in 2014 -  http://blogs.cisco.com/smallbusiness/tech-trends-that-will-change-how-people-conduct-business-in-2014/ Useful Google tools: 14 Google Tools You Didn’t Know Existed - http://mashable.com/2013/07/05/google-tools/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfYnBseDNqaDh4dzMzZmZzaCJ9 Intelligent Business Operations Bundle powered by SAP HANA(R) Helps Organizations Contextualize Big Data Insights into Processes - http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140319-903434.html?mod=wsj_share_facebook Hellenic Seaplanes Bets on Greek Airborne Island Hopping - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-06/hellenic-seaplanes-bets-on-greek-airborne-island-hopping.html Greece 2.0 by Marco Veremis, CEO of Upstream - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marco-veremis/greece-20_b_4921543.html This Insane New App Wi...

SK - Please introduce yourself and update us on your latest endeavors. YD - My name is Yiannis Deliyiannis, I am 42 years old and I hold a BA on Engineering & Management and an MBA. My professional career, focused mainly on business process consulting and Internal Audit, took a twist two years ago when I decided to embark on an entrepreneurship journey with tradeNOW – an online barter marketplace . Together with 3 friends, we decided to build an online marketplace where consumers and companies can trade goods, services and real-estate. www.tradenow.gr  was launched on 9 th of January 2013 and one year later has more than 17.000 members and 300 companies – mainly in Greece. We are currently raising funds to expand our operations into Europe. Meanwhile, on February we will attend a 3-week acceleration program in Silicon Valley, exploring the opportunity to establish a US – focused barter platform. SK - Your personal opinion about the Greek start-up ecosystem. W...

Please introduce yourself to the reader of this blog and update us on your latest endeavors. I started my company in social media when I was 24. I had then gone from studying entrepreneurship to working at the University in Kristiansand with Entrepreneurship that I thought it was time that I actually started a company myself. Having lived alone since I was 14 you could say that I in some ways always has been an entrepreneur but I hadn't yet formed a company. I could see the future of communication being social media. And this was at a time where companies would not have anything to do with Facebook or did not believe it would have anything to do with them at all. And of course they just thought I was stupid when I told them that it would be their prime communication tool with users. I started approaching companies with my new formed social media company and sold services that at that time made them stand very much out from the crowd in social media. I also did public speaking to...