Category: Learn

Here’s a quick primer for startups that want to learn the basics of accounting for their businesses.

Getting into a business venture is an idea that strikes individuals who find the regular jobs boring and growth prospects limited. There are examples of regular job holders and people with mediocre academic credentials making it big as entrepreneurs.

Blogging is fruitful. Blogging is fun. With quality content and a smart social strategy, you can do wonders with it to help you achieve your business goals.

Working from home obviously has a few perks. However, there’s also a pretty big drawback. Outside of the office environment, you might find it difficult to stay productive. A grid of cubicles and managers leaning over your shoulder can be very spurring. I’m sure you’ll agree that you won’t be the best worker you can be sitting at the coffee table in the lounge! To get the most from your work, you should have a properly equipped home office. Here are some of the features you should consider.

Game of Thrones, based on George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire book series, has captivated audiences for five seasons now, with 2 episodes of the 6th season down. The show might be set in a fantasy kingdom reminiscent of our own medieval period, but that doesn’t mean it can’t offer some invaluable lessons for designers.

Here are seven great things GoT can teach you about being a designer, including the business end of the design world.

Let me tell you from experience: working in retail is unlike any other job out there. You need to equip yourself with a particular set of skills. Unfortunately, a lot of them don’t transfer over from a traditional office-based environment. It’s going to be difficult if you’re new to the job and still learning the ropes. Here are a few things you’re going to need to know.

While fires at the workplace is a relatively rare phenomenon, if and when it does happen, it results in a massive loss of life, property and of business. While most good corporate offices are usually equipped to deal with a fire, a great many workplaces are not.

The key to a successful business is a happy and fun office environment. If you have this, then everyone will be working with a smile on their face. People will be happy to come to work and keen to get their tasks done.

If you’re after a more fun office environment, then here are five easy to implement, but strategically important ideas.

Workplace stress is real. It affects productivity, disrupts business and can have far reaching emotional and physical effects on the employees. Organizations would do well to recognise the causes and look to fix them.