This is the list of the best small businesses opportunities for 2018, chosen from across a variety of industries.
Here are my picks for the best small business ideas based on current trends in business and demographics.
1. Virtual Reality
Virtual reality computing (VR) is a huge leap forward in immersing the user in a realistic sensory experience. Hardware and software vendors are working furiously to bring new VR products to the marketplace and the industry is growing at a parabolic rate - according to statista by 2020 the worldwide size of the VR market will be in excess of $40 billion.
The potential uses of virtual reality for business or pleasure are practically limitless, for example:
3D movies - watching a movie in 360 degree VR
Real estate marketing - imagine searching for a new home and being able to take an online VR walk through of an advertised house from the comfort of your desk chair
Gaming - VR is revolutionizing the gaming industry, with new VR titles being released on an almost weekly basis
2. Software Engineering and Development
Software engineers and developers create, test and maintain software on a variety of platforms, from mainframes to mobile devices. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for software developers is expected to increase by 17 percent each year through 2023, and the median pay in 2014 was slightly over $100,000 per year.
The nature of the software development industry makes it ideal for contract employment. Many software engineers start out as salaried employees and eventually become self-employed contractors. Cloud computing and ease of remote access make software development an ideal home-based business.
Here are my picks for the best small business ideas based on current trends in business and demographics.
1. Virtual Reality
Virtual reality computing (VR) is a huge leap forward in immersing the user in a realistic sensory experience. Hardware and software vendors are working furiously to bring new VR products to the marketplace and the industry is growing at a parabolic rate - according to statista by 2020 the worldwide size of the VR market will be in excess of $40 billion.
The potential uses of virtual reality for business or pleasure are practically limitless, for example:
3D movies - watching a movie in 360 degree VR
Real estate marketing - imagine searching for a new home and being able to take an online VR walk through of an advertised house from the comfort of your desk chair
Gaming - VR is revolutionizing the gaming industry, with new VR titles being released on an almost weekly basis
2. Software Engineering and Development
Software engineers and developers create, test and maintain software on a variety of platforms, from mainframes to mobile devices. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for software developers is expected to increase by 17 percent each year through 2023, and the median pay in 2014 was slightly over $100,000 per year.
The nature of the software development industry makes it ideal for contract employment. Many software engineers start out as salaried employees and eventually become self-employed contractors. Cloud computing and ease of remote access make software development an ideal home-based business.
Pemain Persija Jakarta Marko Simic mengangkat piala sebagai pemain terbaik dalam laga final Piala Presiden di Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Sabtu (17/2). (MI/RAMDANI)
Persija Jakarta akhirnya keluar sebagai pemenang di ajang Piala Presiden 2018. Prestasi itu mereka pastikan setelah menaklukkan Bali United dengan skor 3-0 pada laga final di Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno (SUGBK), Sabtu 17 Februari.
Meski Persija berhasil menjadi yang terbaik, namun terdapat pihak lain yang ikut membantu kesuksesan penyelenggaraan turnamen. Untuk itu, beragam penghargaan dan hadiah juga dipersembahkan kepada mereka.
Penghargaan pertama diberikan kepada para perangkat pertandingan yang mengawal fase final. Mulai dari Komisaris Pertandingan, Wasit Utama, serta dua orang Asisten Wasit mendapat penghargaan berupa medali karena telah menyelenggarakan final dengan baik.
Bali United tidak hanya dicap sebagai runner up. Pasalnya, mereka juga terpilih sebagai tim paling fair play. Meski tidak ada hadiah uang tunai yang diberikan, Pelatih Widodo C. Putro, tetap antusias menerima trofi penghargaan yang disiapkan panitia.
Striker Persija Jakarta menyabet hadiah uang paling banyak karena mendapat dua penghargaan pribadi, yakni pencetak gol terbanyak dan pemain terbaik. Gelar top skorer disematkan setelah Simic mengoleksi 11 gol, sedangkan penghargaan sebagai pemain terbaik didapat atas kontribusinya mengantarkan Persija menjadi juara.
Terhitung, ada Rp350 juta yang berhasil Simic kantongi setelah meraih dua penghargaan itu. Jumlahnya diyakini bakal bertambah karena biasanya Persija memberikan bonus bagi tiap pemain yang berkontribusi besar untuk tim. Dalam hal ini, Simic sukses menyumbang dua gol saat Persija memenangkan final.
Persija memang mendapat hadiah paling besar seusai menjadi juara, yakni Rp3,3 miliar. Namun, jumlah itu tentu harus dibagikan kepada seluruh skuat termasuk jajaran pelatih dan ofisial tim.
Berikut daftar lengkap peraih penghargaan Piala Presiden 2018:
Suporter Terbaik: Bobotoh Persib Bandung (Rp100 juta)
Wasit Terbaik: Oki Dwi Putra (Rp50 juta)
Pencetak gol terbanyak: Marco Simic (Rp150 juta)
Pemain Muda Terbaik: Rezaldi Hehanusa (Rp100 juta)
Pemain Terbaik: Marko Simic (Rp200 juta)
Juara Empat: PSMS Medan (Rp550 juta)
Juara Tiga: Sriwijaya FC (Rp1,1 miliar)
Juara Dua: Bali United (Rp2,2 miliar)
Juara Pertama: Persija Jakarta (Rp3,3 miliar)
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