Top 7 Trends for Entrepreneurs in 2017

Companies struggle to find motivated and productive skilled talent – and the unshakeable sway of gender, racial and class bias on recruiters isn’t doing businesses any favors. To resolve this problem, many startups are relying on ‘blind hiring’ to recruit the best talent. Using services like GapJumpers, companies assess candidates based on their skills and sample projects rather than their education, gender, ethnicity or nationality (which are not revealed in their application). Shortlisted candidates are interviewed anonymously using chat rooms or voice-masking technology!

Thanks to a huge increase in the sheer amount of information shared globally, and the development of new tools to analyze and store data, big data has become an incredibly exciting and relevant field for startups. Whether you’re looking to improve your customer service, automate and personalize your marketing and advertising to grow your e-commerce, or actually want to launch your very own algorithm app, 2017 will be the year you get to grips with big data and automation to cater to your customer needs.

There’s a growing need for entrepreneurs to come in and develop viable, sustainable food options to resolve supply shortage challenges and limit the environmental damage caused by the food industry. From indoor LED farms which reduce water waste to fish-farming tanks that recycle fish waste into fertilizer, new food tech startups promise to change the way we feed ourselves.

As investment in clean tech startups increases, with over US$2.1 billion already invested since 1999 in 215 projects, green entrepreneurs are getting ready to change the world – with solutions for energy storage, renewable energy, bio products and more. According to WWF, investment in clean tech will rise to up to US$500 billion by 2020. So, why not cut your teeth on ethical entrepreneurship and help combat climate change?

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