Business

Last year was pretty world-changing. Lockdowns, the pandemic, a drop in demand for physical stores, and shifts all across the financial sector have charted an unfamiliar path ahead of us.  However, these changes bring about great opportunities for 2021. If you analyze your successes and failures well, and tie them into market trends, you...

Whether you head up a team of executives or you’re a business owner, working on your language skills is always a good way to create opportunities and learn. Even if you are a citizen of one of the 59 sovereign states and 27 non-sovereign entities that list English as their official language, you can’t assume that you...

Snapchat may be one of the newest players in the social media space, but it's quickly gaining popularity and more and more brands are flocking to the platform, trying to figure out how to best use it as a marketing tool. Although there's no set key to success, the following accounts are a great starting point in your research. These businesses and...

Learning never stops. I’m not the first to say it, but it’s definitely just as important now, as it was in Ancient Greece. Education doesn’t end with your final diploma, because human knowledge, understanding, and best practices constantly evolve. And even if we, as a human race, stopped developing new ideas and concepts to...

With the latest season of The Apprentice currently airing on British TV, it’s easy to see what’s made the show such a success on both sides of the Atlantic. Millions tune in every week to watch a fresh batch of bright-eyed entrepreneurs trying to prove their mettle in some of the toughest business situations out there.How true...

I've never been a fan of meetings. David Grady said it right in his legendary TED talk, that sitting through a bad meeting can feel like you were robbed. Your colleagues, great though they may be, just stole two hours from you that you'll never get back. But the reality is that there's sometimes...

Branding your online store to be distinct and trustworthy is one of the best things you can do to boost your business. But it’s also one of the hardest. If branding was easy to do, every logo would be as recognizable as McDonald’s yellow “M” or Disney’s castle. So while we’ll...

In the immortal words of Jim Morrison, 'Summer's Almost Gone'. As the days get shorter and the warm summer breeze gives way to the crisp air of autumn, businesses are gearing up for a new season. The end of summer marks the return of employees from their well-deserved breaks, and as a business leader, it's your responsibility...

Salary taxes, the infrastructure needed to accommodate a modern worker (even if they work remotely) and the responsibility you take on when hiring people. All of these can be a hurdle, especially when you’re just starting out with your business.That’s why outsourcing tasks and responsibilities can be a great choice for some businesses. Although finding short-term contractors...

With the world hooked on the latest series of Yellowstone – it’s worth reflecting on what it is about this show that people find so compelling. Beneath the surface of the drama, is a meditation on the power of holding onto a core set of values, no matter how much society changes around us.This is as good...