Finding the right team is the first and the most important step towards building a strong and successful company. Your success or failure does not depend on your business idea, product or service – it is your team that will propel your company forward. Your products and services will evolve with time, but what remains…
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The Average Cost of an Education
In considering the total cost of an education, we have to factor in not only the fees for tuition but also the various other unavoidable costs that come with student life. Accommodation and living expenses add to the cost of tuition and, depending upon which area of the UK you choose to study in, these…
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Should Investors Consider Gold and Gold ETFs in 2018?
Bitcoin rivalled gold in price over the past few years, before surpassing it in value. This has led to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies stealing the limelight as alternative investments. Should investors consider gold and gold ETFs in 2018? Let’s look at your options when in investing in gold, as well as the pros and cons of…
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How the Scarcity of Electricity Affects Families and Children Around the World
Will it ever be possible for the entire population to have access to reliable and sustainable energy? Whilst we may all have some concerns about the sustainability of our energy sources now and for the future, a large percentage of the population is still struggling without access to any reliable energy sources at all. Healthcare…
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Investment Guide: Cryptocurrencies
Since May of 2017, there has been a sustained surge in the price of Bitcoin, and correspondingly, there is more interest than ever before from investors looking to capitalise on blockchain technologies by investing in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is perhaps the best known of the cryptocurrencies currently available. It is the most frequent target of investments…
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5 Notable Recipients of Scholarships
University can be a hard goal to aim for. There are many stresses involved, included moving away from home, getting the right grades, and the ridiculous price of tuition and whether you’ll ever get the funding – or pay off the debt afterwards. If you’ll have no trouble living alone and getting the appropriate grades…
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How the Scarcity of Water Affects Families and Children Around the World
Water is vital to life, as it is used for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and farming. Although the scarcity of water can affect developed countries, the ones who suffer the most are the families living in under-developed countries and in poverty. Lack of access to clean water affects billions of people around the world, causing illness…
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Where Your Intellect and Ego Cross Is The Point At Which You Excel In Whatever You Do
It takes more than just knowledge to make it in business. At school, we take many different subjects and we have the option to choose any number of careers. What is it then that makes us want to be businessmen, entrepreneurs, and CEO’s? After all, it would be much easier to walk into a job…
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What’s in it for me?
Have you ever been in a meeting with a client or a stakeholder while they explain their next big project? They tell you about all the amazing new technology they’ll be using and how it’s going to revolutionise their industry and you think “that’s great – but what’s in it for me?” I know I…
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Successful entrepreneurs don’t just solve problems, they redefine them
In business, we all run into problems. Sometimes the problems we run into are like brick walls – there’s seemingly no way to get around them. It could be lack of interest in your product. It could be a bigger competitor taking all your business. It could be regulations stopping growth. For some businesses, they…