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Markets are trading higher, taking their lead from asia. And i sit down with the man who makes hollywood blockbusters without the hollywood budget. Jason blum tells Me Why Making Movies On The Cheap gives him more freedom to make betterfilms. And as the boss of] crew says he underestimated how technology would revolutionise retail. We want to know how has it tech changed the way you shop . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Do get in touch about you...

Scared about the future. they have been doing one thing really well and guess what the world has really changed and now they have to rethink their entire business. >> the world is changing so fast. >> so fast. >> when we think of our business and then we think of how our business works with technology, lets talk about consumer facing businesses for a second, how do you think about transforming your business to a digital experience? >> the first place is think about the users. if you can solve th...

Point. that was a unique sell. it worked really well because we had the infrastructure to support. >> i have seen both of your companies evolve so much over the past many years. it has been incredible to see. thanks for coming on. >> thanks. this weeks your biz selfie comes from emerald bilbrew, emerald uniforms in lillington, north carolina. they are both nurses. they decided to open their own store when they had difficulty finding the right sized scrubs. take a selfie of you and your busines...

Communicate through voice like everyone uses an app. ai, its a fancy way to say that the computers can learn from the data that you have to provide better and better services. for example, under armour has a fitness app and it learns about the data and information that you have and that it recommends the perfect gear to improve your athletic performance. every business can use machine learning to create the personalized services. >> just taking the data, and then creating experiences or whatever...

>> this model also gives some flexibility. if urgent requests come in, the staff can handle them. >> when ive got 20 orders in the shop and somebody comes in with a unique need they have to have it by 3:00, i can button line it and it doesnt hurt anything because it only 20 minutes. >> jock like many customers also sought chips advice for ways to grow his company. >> im not a marketing person. im not an advertising guy. i need someone to help us design the products and thats where theyre great. ...

>> but in the end its worth the hassle. chip says these small orders have meant big business for now and the future. >> instead of trying to reinvent who you are, figure out who you are and tell the world about it and we didnt change what we do. we just changed how we do it, changed our message and it was really fun. to future proof your business you have to be focused on technology even if you dont think of yourself as a tech company. a lot of people are scared thinking how am i going to surv...

She can do search optization, reminders its your six month check in. if my mom can do it, anyone can be successful. >> you have to think of yourself as a tech company, even if you think youre doing nothing with technology. >> thats right. like it or not, amazon and google are your biggest friends and enemies. you have to organize your business that way, it means thinking about everything through a digital first technology. if your internet is not front and center with your business you need to b...

Off. work stress can lead to burnout and bring out the worst in everyone so make sure that people not only have time off, but actually take it. when we come back, your company is growing fast. so how do you maintain its culture? do not sink your business. dave kohler on why design, trust and opportunity will keep your business above water. sponsored by american express open, helping you turn your ideas into reality with money and know how so you can get business done. for purchas? purchase...

It was a muslim with an ak-47 in a crowded shopping area. of course it was terrorism. after eight years of obama saying isis is not islamic and we cant know the motive, that is a sign that our president, our commander in chief takes this seriously, knows who the enemy is and will take the fight to them. i am pretty pleased with that. >> taking to twitter to elaborate writing the president called this terrorism as soon as he and all of us are it was terrorism. hashtag it is the jihadi, stupid. ge...

>> even with the taxpayers paying for it? >> no matter who pays for it? i dont think so. >> absolutely. >> but thats the biggest problem. hes not the president of the republican base. hes the president of the united states of america. and if were going to talk about the fact -- its really an incorrect headline to say that congress is going to pay for the wall because congress is not going to pay for the wall. the five of us here talking today and all the taxpayers watching are going to pay for t...