Education and Career

It’s a dream all too familiar to anyone in the tech sector. For many startups, the road to success begins when IPO rumors bubble on industry blogs, citing a mysterious Twitter source, and fueling speculation that the company will finally rise from the dime-a-dozen herd of Silicon Valley startups to...

For the 4th year in a row, Scotland's biggest dance export Calvin Harris is once again the world’s highest earning EDM artists, pulling in $63 million pretax, according to Forbes magazine's list for the top ten highest earning DJs of 2016. Coming in second as a list mainstay is Dutch...

According to a study which ranks how countries are perceived and respected worldwide, Sweden is the "most admired" country with the "best reputation" in the world, for 2016. In 2nd place this year is Canada, followed by Switzerland, Australia, and Norway. Interestingly, Europe leads the world in reputation, boasting 16...

If you want to launch a startup but don't know where, be sure to check out the CNBC's first-ever report on the best cities in the United States to start a business in for 2016. Austin, Texas, ranks number 1 on the list of best U.S. cities to start a...

Switzerland has been named the world's most innovative economy in a new survey by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Of the top 25 countries on the list, 15 of the economies hail from Europe. Switzerland retains the top spot for the 6th consecutive year. Sweden...

German chemical company BASF ranked number one among the world's top 50 chemical companies, according to Chemical & Engineering News. The world’s 50 largest chemical companies combined for $775.2 billion in sales for 2015, fell 10.8 percent from a year earlier. With $48.8 billion in sales for 2015, Dow Chemical...

A total of 15 American universities placed in the top 20 elite educational research institutions ranking 2016, making US the highest ranking country, Harvard, Stanford, and California Berkeley universities gained the top 3 spots for being the best in the world at research. It is worth noting that 8 of...

What is a network? Think of your network as a web. Each new contact is a strand which links you, in the middle, to a new spot, a new opportunity. If you start to lose touch with your contacts, these strands break and a tasty fly (or business opportunity) might...

Job interviews can be nerve-wracking experiences, but some employers known for providing job seekers with a welcoming, transparent, and efficient interview experience. Which employers are the best places to interview for a job, according to candidates who interviewed at these US-based companies? A list of the 50 best companies to...

Even the most experienced CEO will find merging workforces from different organisations, which may have dissimilar goals, cultures and products a challenge. Law firm Allen & Overy recently highlighted that in spite of the planning that goes into preparing an M&A transaction, as few as 20% of deals achieve the...