10 Keys to a successful business from SIXT business

Establishing and running a successful business, is no easy matter in today’s time. If done wrong, it can be a time and resource-consuming project. But with these Tips from SIXT business, you can achieve your goals of running a successful and growing business. Only half of all business startups survive the first 5 years, says Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School Professor. Eisenmann states that the business Keys to success are not only good planning and organisation but as well analytic thinking, awareness of the competition, preparedness for sacrifices and being ready for the tasks ahead. Keys to success 1. Analyse the competition As the quote goes Your enemy can be your best teacher, this saying goes as well for businesses. If you look into the work of your competitors, learn from their projects, work and failures. You don’t have to copy their enterprise that will only hurt your own business and reputation. But learning from your competition, and how they resolved issues and made their business flourish can be business Keys to success. Depending on the type of bus...
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Secure bookings with Two-Factor Authentication—Directive (EU) 2015/2366 PSD2

Driving your new business car should be secure from the moment you get behind the wheel. So should managing your SIXT account. With Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/2366 PSD2, we make sure all your bookings and payments are as safe as possible. What is the Payment Services Directive2? Directive (EU) 2015/2366 PSD2 (short: PSD2) is a convoluted way of saying: Let’s make your payments and bookings as safe as possible by ensuring nobody can book a shiny new business car in your name and drive off while you’re stuck with a headache and lots of paperwork. On 14/09/2019 the European Union issued a new directive for online payments that requires Two-Factor Authentication every time you want to make a purchase on the internet. If you’ve ever bought something online over the last 2 years, you’ll already be familiar with 2FA. It might sound complicated, but it really is just a couple extra clicks before hitting ‚Buy'. Since certain kinds of online bookings, especially of big-ticket items such as a car, pose a potential risk for fraud, both banks and the EU decided that one single password isn’t enough protection for your accounts. Instead, according to Directive (EU) 2015/2366 PSD2 you need two different types of authentication from different categories in order to determine your identity. The categories are Knowledge (password, PIN,...
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