Education and Career

If you have been keeping up with news on the highest paid CEOs in the world, you probably have come across a number of controversies regarding the high pay. There are so many issues out there that range from CEOs getting more than their company is worth to CEOs getting...

Only 50% of businesses survive their first 4-5 years, while 96% of businesses fail in 10 years.  According to a report by the USA Census Bureau back in 2016, there are 400,000 new businesses being launched every year. But the sad truth is many of them never thrive – or...

For the 3rd consecutive year, Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne was ranked No. 1 in the world among universities founded less than 50 years ago, according to the just-released Times Higher Education (THE) list of the world's most prestigious young universities for 2017. The Hong Kong University of Science...

Fortunately, there are hundreds of really great books out there that are aimed at helping startup investors, but there are a few in particular that we highly recommend for angel investors and venture capitalists. But before we start, here's a piece explaining the difference between angel investment and venture capital....

Establishing a company culture is an inescapable aspect of building a business — a culture will develop regardless of whether you intend it to. Your company culture affects both employees and customers, and exactly how it affects them will be determined by how much you pursue culture, how you engage...

If you are running a small-scale business and don’t have adequate resources to fund the marketing of your products, you are probably worried about growing your sales without spending more than your pocket can afford. Or even if you have a thriving business that operates on a very large scale...

Spain has been named the world's friendliest country for tourists, France came in 2nd place, followed by Germany, Japan, and the U.K., according to a new study by the World Economic Forum, which looked at 136 countries in all. Surprised? If a nation is a brand, it looks like the...

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”  ― Lao Tzu True, then why we are talking about some destinations to be visited in current year? Because apart from your unplanned good trips, there are some destinations you shouldn’t miss in 2017, in order to...

Every organization must adopt a comparable mind-set and look at your competitors to observe what you can learn from them about business and consequently growing your own. To help you do that, here are ten things you can look at your competitors to see what your own business is missing...

When Rex Tillerson resigned his position as CEO of ExxonMobil in December to begin the vetting process as Secretary of State in the new Trump Administration, the change highlighted a busy year of CEO turnover. FTI Consulting has determined that in the 12-month period ending in December 2016, 11% of...