scholarly journals Bioplastics for packaging in cosmetic sector towards a circular bioeconomy model

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 419-438
Author(s):  
Agata Matarazzo ◽  
Ludovica Vizzini ◽  
Sergio Arfo' ◽  
Edoardo Pulvirenti
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Generic Product ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Point Of Sale ◽  
Average Consumer ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Cosmetic Industry ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Constant Growth

    What do you want to do ? New mailCopy The Italian cosmetic industry is experiencing a period of constant growth.    The materials used for industrial packaging are often produced in compliance with the hygiene standards imposed by the rules of the sector but without looking at the environmental aspect, how they are produced and how these packaging will be disposed of.  In recent years, consumers' environmental awareness has increased thanks to fast and accessible media, like the internet, and to a greater consciousness of the institutions. The average consumer is no longer satisfied with the generic product found at the point of sale, but he informs himself, evaluates, and relies on companies that embrace the culture of sustainability. The aim of this paper is the analysis of the technological and environmental advantages coming from the benefit of Bio-based polymers applied to the sector of cosmetic packaging, through a project of a new start up based on production of bioplastics for that sector.                        

scholarly journals Technology Adoption and Consumer Payments: Evidence from Survey Data

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumiko Hayashi ◽  
Elizabeth Klee
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electronic Payment ◽  
Point Of Sale ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Transaction Value ◽  
Debit Cards

Consumers pay for hundreds of goods and services each year, but across households and across goods, consumers do not choose to pay the same way. This paper posits that payment choices depend in part on consumers' propensity to adopt new technologies and in part on the nature of the transaction. To test this hypothesis, this paper analyzes consumer's payment instrument use at the point of sale and for bill payment. The sample includes consumers surveyed in 2001, who are primarily users of the Internet. The results indicate that consumers who use new technology or computers are more likely to use electronic forms of payment, such as debit cards and electronic bill payments. Particularly, the use of direct deposit is a significant predictor of electronic payment use. Furthermore, the results indicate that payment choice depends on the characteristics of the transaction, such as the transaction value, the physical characteristics of the point of sale, and a bill's frequency and value variability.

An exploratory study of Israeli start-up entrepreneur usage of the internet

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snunith Shoham ◽  
Shifra Baruchson-Arbib ◽  
Osnat Gouri-Oren
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Start Up

scholarly journals Business ideas in start-ups

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 01063
Author(s):  
Štefan Slávik
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Start Ups

Start-up is a modern entrepreneurship form designed to realize original business ideas, mostly based on new technologies and the Internet. It evolves in the development cycle, which is determined by the business idea development cycle and the financing cycle. The purpose of the paper is to describe and analyse the business idea. The business idea is characterized by its content, circumstances of its origin, degree of originality and evidence of this originality. Start-ups are dominated by business ideas based on the application of information and communication technologies, the business idea is most often created by combining professional and business experience, but its originality is from the international point of view only average and the level of legal protection is quite rare.

scholarly journals MANAGEMENT OF BIO TECHNOLOGIES FOR WINE TOURISM

2018 ◽  
pp. 252-254
Author(s):  
DAVID LOLUA ◽  
MANANA ALADASHVILI
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Physiological Data ◽  
Simple Type ◽  
Wine Quality ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
Made In

Offering of new ecologically clean thermodynamic buildings (thermos) for the fresh start-up wine producers is highly relevant in the development of wine quality and wine tourism. Hereby we are presenting alternatives, traditional and modern technologies and building materials that can be applied in wine tourism – these are the houses made of renewable non-traditional materials (nails, clay). They are compared with materials that are used in the construction of tourist infrastructures today. We have studied ecologically clean, harmless, cheap, energy efficient, economically efficient products - taking into consideration their sustainability, comfort, physical data and energy efficiency. Eco-homes, which can be used in wine tourism, are also attractive due to the fact that the thermal physiological data of renewable materials used in eco-shops (reduction of energy losses) make daily costs cheaper. Construction of such ecosystems will help the creation of a road network for camps and mortar network in Georgia, where wine tasting would be possible. Also, by using the panels, it would be possible to arrange a simple type of portable tents and bungalows according to seasons. All this will improve servicing in wine tourism. In the regions rich in wine traditions and vine culture, such as Kakheti – it is important to focus on the healing properties of Georgian wines in the process of wine tourism development, wines which will be made in the ecologically safe environment that will help attracting more tourists, development of Georgian winemaking and viticulture and stimulation of internal tourism as well as creation of jobs in the region, popularization of healing tourism and touristic image of the country.

scholarly journals Legal Status of Overseas Marriage Registration in the Perspective of Indonesian Marriage Law

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 260-265
Author(s):  
Muhammad Romli ◽  
Thohir Luth ◽  
Rachmi Sulistyarini ◽  
Siti Hamidah
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Public Order ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
Marriage Law ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
One Year

This study aims to analyze the legal status of overseas marriage registration from the perspective of Indonesian marriage law. Law Number 16 of 2019, amendments to Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage, states that marriages conducted by Indonesian citizens outside Indonesia are legal if carried out according to law. which applies in the country where the marriage is taking place and for Indonesian citizens does not violate the provisions of the Marriage Law. Furthermore, within 1 (one) year after the husband and wife return to the territory of Indonesia, proof of their marriage must be registered at the marriage registration office where they live. There is still a problematic status of the registration law, whether it makes the validity of the marriage or is it only limited to the administrative order. This research uses a conceptual approach, a statutory approach, a historical approach and a philosophical approach. Legal materials used in this study consist of primary legal materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal materials which are normative in nature by searching, collecting and studying literature and documents, both conventionally and via the internet. The results of this study are the legal status of marriage registration abroad in the perspective of Indonesian marriage law, precisely in Article 56 of Law no. 16 of 2019 amendments to Law no. 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage, it can be concluded in general that the legal status of overseas marriage registration still does not provide legal certainty regarding the validity of marriage except for the extent of an administrative order. And there are three legal principles in Article 56 of the Marriage Law, namely: the lex patriae principle, the lex loci celebration principle and the principle of public order.  

scholarly journals Cardmobili

2012 ◽  
pp. 213-226
Author(s):  
Cândida Silva ◽  
Isabel Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Mobile Communication ◽  
New World ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Global Network ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Start Up

The developments of the internet, the proliferation of the use of Web 2.0 tools, and of the technology in general, are leveraging new ways of people to communicate, collaborate, and interact. This new world and new markets, in a daily change, are enabling the emergence of new innovative enterprises and services, taking advantage of the new technologies and of the global network. Cardmobili is a Portuguese start-up company working in the area of mobile services. This company provides a mobile service to manage rewards and membership cards, enabling users to store them in the cloud, while using mobile applications to present them in store, collecting and using the rewards, sharing cards and information with other users and friends in social networks. Cardmobili is linked to merchants’ loyalty management systems, enabling users to access exclusive offers, delivered to their mobile application and web account. The company provides complete services to make any loyalty or membership program mobile: branding, new customer registration, integration of customer account balance, mobile vouchers, coupons and offers, and mobile communication.

E-Readiness of SMEs

2010 ◽  
pp. 111-128
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Mutula
Keyword(s):  
Capital Intensity ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Global Cost ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
New Business ◽  
Electronic Networking

Increasingly, SMEs are achieving and sustaining competitive advantages using ICT that are propelling and accelerating the globalization of businesses. The growth of the Internet has created a global, cost-effective platform for businesses to communicate and conduct commerce. The Internet is making it possible for SMEs to enjoy the benefits that were once only afforded to larger businesses. A study by Ramayah et al. (2003) in Malaysia revealed that most SMEs in that country are increasingly embracing e-commerce and spending increasing amounts of money on information technology, with subsequent higher revenues. SMEs in the digital economy have significant advantages over larger competitors (Dejonckheere et al., 2003) arising out of: Increased outsourcing of information activities, resulting in • new business opportunities The low degree of capital intensity of many e-businesses, which has resulted in relatively low start-up and exploitation costs; Enhanced speed of decision-making and innovativeness; Electronic networking and clustering, which allow SMEs to combine the advantages of being small-sized with the various benefits of large scaleBenterprises.

Web Portal Gateways

2011 ◽  
pp. 1217-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Tatnall
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Base Site ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
E Mail ◽  
The Web

The term Web portal is overused and takes on a different meaning depending on the view of the author. This article will investigate the concept of a portal, the various types of portal, and how portals are currently being used. A Yahoo search of the Web in February 2004 revealed 85 million entries for the word portal, and even allowing for a considerable degree of overuse and overlap, portals are seen everywhere and span a bewildering range of topics and interest areas. It would be difficult to make any use of the Web without encountering one. In general terms, unrelated to the World Wide Web, the Macquarie Dictionary defines a portal as “a door, gate or entrance” (Macquarie Library, 1981, p. 1346). More specifically, a Web portal is seen as a special Internet (or intranet) site designed to act as a gateway to give access to other sites (Tatnall 2005a). A portal aggregates information from multiple sources and makes that information available to various users. In other words a portal is an all-in-one Web site whose prime purpose is to find, and to gain access to other sites, but also one that provides the services of a guide that can help to protect the user from the chaos of the Internet and direct them towards an eventual goal. More generally, however, a portal should be seen as providing a gateway, not just to sites on the Web, but to all network-accessible resources, whether involving intranets, extranets, or the Internet. In other words a portal offers centralised access to all relevant content and applications (Tatnall 2005b). Historically, the Web-portal concept probably developed out of search engine sites such as Yahoo!, Excite, and Lycos, which can now be classified as first-generation portals. These sites, however, quickly evolved into sites providing additional services such as e-mail, stock quotes, news, and community building rather than just search capabilities (Rao 2001). Eckerson (1999) outlines four generations of portals whose focus, in each case, is: generic, personalised, application, and role. The success of a portal depends on its ability to provide a base-site that users will keep returning to after accessing other related sites. As an entranceway onto the Web (or an intranet) it should be a preferred starting point for many of the things that a particular user wants to do there. A useful goal for those setting up a portal is to have it designated by many users as their browser start-up page.

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