Education and Career

How important is your business environment? The truth hurts: if you have a poor one, you have a poor company. Here’s how to improve it. Whether you’re starting from the ground up or have been working in the business world for quite a while, a key element for everyone to...

Which European educational institutions are doing the most to advance science and invent new technologies, which help drive an improved global economy? The most dynamic and innovative university in Europe? The world’s oldest Catholic university, Belgium’s KU Leuven has been ranked as the most innovative in Europe in the Reuters...

As CEO or as a high level executive, it is important to understand how changes in the business and political environment around you affect your enterprise.  This is especially true when large scale investments in infrastructure take place as these changes can directly or indirectly impact your business. Being prepared...

Have you grown tired of your current job? Do you feel like breaking out of the rut? If you want to make a career change, you need to figure out how to make your resume perfect. That’s because you have to work harder than the average job seeker to prove...

Career management is something that you absolutely must do if you want to get the maximum happiness and success from the hours that you are putting in at work. Let's face it; you're most probably going to home work for at least 40 hours every week With the guidance of...

We've discussed at length in the past the fact that most startups will fail in their first year. Those who are lucky enough to celebrate their first birthday are far from out of the woods - years three and four tend to be just as precarious. At year five, however,...

I believe that everyone has a super power. Mine is selling beverages. Over the last 20 years in the beverage industry, I have held every position from box cutter and shelf stocker to corporate executive and new category entrepreneur. Across these phases in my professional evolution, a few things have...

It is not easy for startups to compete with big businesses. Established enterprises have a lot of opportunities and large budgets to make their mark while small businesses have to compete with limited resources. For businesses, the recognizable brand name is the most-priced asset as it contributes to the success...

Interestingly, There are only six women venture capitalists on the 2017 Forbes Midas list, a catalog of the "best tech investors in the world." Despite global efforts to promote gender parity - the list, which totals at 100 venture capitalists in America, is 6% women. Mary Meeker, General Partner at...

Yes, with up to 80% or more travel time, management consultants made the top of the list of the 15 highest-paying jobs for people who love to travel in 2017. Management consultants earn an average annual salary $71,414 and travel up to 80% of the time and a freelance designer...