Education and Career

She thought of her children and started to cry. Her oncologist told her she had stage 4 cancer. Yet more horrifying than the diagnosis was the thought of her children's future. That thought eclipsed everything else the doctor said. The doctor created a care plan that would have her stay...

According to a major study by the World Health Organisation shows, for every 100,000 live births in Burundi in 2015, 7012 women died due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. Sierra Leone came in 2nd on the list with an estimated 1360 deaths per 100,000 live births. Sub-Saharan Africa has extremely...

Astonishingly, Bosnia and Herzegovina emerges on top of the list of countries with the highest tax on cigarettes in the world in 2014, with 86 percent of the total price of cigarettes made up of tax. Israel isn’t too far behind, smokers in Israel pay 75 percent tax on their...

First impressions are critical. Companies often utilize event marketing to make big splashes in their target markets when they roll out new products. In order to pull off these campaigns in an efficient and timely fashion, they’ll hire a group of remote brand ambassadors to represent the brand, engage with...

The first time you sat on a two-wheel bicycle with the training wheels off, you didn’t know how to ride it. You’d seen plenty of people riding bikes, and you probably had someone there to help you, but to learn how to ride that bike, you had to pretend that...

Digital distribution is making waves across all industries. In an increasingly digitized world, consumers have come to expect instant access to products and services. As consumers demand swift, effortless access to goods, businesses are finding new ways to meet their customers’ diverse needs. While some players are slow to adapt,...

Intellectual property is a tricky business. Companies and individuals spend many years and great amounts of money creating and developing new products which are in many instances incredibly valuable. Yet, if a company takes these products public without a patent, another business can simply take these innovations and market them...

It's no surprise, France has been ranked No. 1 among the most visited countries by foreign tourists in the world in 2015. More than 86.3 million foreign tourists visited France last year. Attracting an impressive 77.9 million international tourists in the space of a year, the United States ranked No....

It shouldn't come as surprise that top chief executive officers (CEOs) and business leaders at the world’s biggest companies are using Twitter more than ever.  Fortunately, there a number of prominent CEOs and business leaders, who have made Twitter part of their daily routine and share compelling content from their...

Wayne Rooney has been named the richest sportsman in the United Kingdom, equal to or below the age of 30, a full £24 million ahead of 2nd placed duo Andy Murray as his brother Jamie Murray. Wayne Rooney is the highest-paid player in the Premier League for football and earns...