The rise of the citizen developer is helping many businesses launch digital services. According to analyst firm App Annie, the global mobile app economy will be worth $6.3 trillion by 2021, a 380% jump from the $1.3 trillion app market in 2016. During this same time frame, the user base...

A successful entrepreneurship revolves around ideas and connections. A lot depends on how you innovate your ideas, utilize your available resources, and connect with people. While a large number of people across the world are embarking in entrepreneurship, the percentage of success is tiny. In fact, 2 out of 3...

For most managers and executives in today’s business world, the day-to-day emphasis is on motivating their team, hitting targets and ensuring profitability. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with this approach – running a business in the modern economic climate is not easy, and if you oversee a motivated and profitable...

You may have heard about it on the news, seen articles about it on social media, or simply read about it while surfing the net. Trading really is a hot topic at the moment, and it’s all over the news. With this potentially lucrative career offering loads of benefits, including...

Shanghai JiaoTong University’s Antai College of Economics & Management came in at No. 1 globally on the FT's ranking of the best MBA programs for women in 2018. The top-ranked MBA programs for women ranking tells us at which business schools women perform the best, and where there seems to...

Most companies are in pursuit of growth, as they assume growth means success — but that’s not always the case. How do companies determine whether they are succeeding as they continue to scale?   When the Kauffman Foundation checked up on the 5,000 companies that made Inc. Magazine's fastest-growing list, it discovered...

Safety and home security are some of the main concerns for every homeowner. There are many dangers that can affect people`s homes, so investing in good home security system is a valuable investment to make. That is because burglars and thieves usually avoid targeting homes that have some kind of...

It’s a brave new world these days: new markets are opening up and e-commerce has made it possible to be in DesMoines while buying Costa Rican coffee beans or designer handbags from Paris. The consumer is one winner in this new world because they can shop wherever and whenever they...

To modernize its armed forces, China plans to boost its military spending by 8.1 percent in 2018 (amounting to a whopping $175 billion), up from last year's 7%. Beijing’s defense budget now stands at more than three times that of India’s. China’s President Xi has also pledged to modernize the...