While larger corporations drive our economy forwards, smaller companies tend to develop the local community more. When you buy from a local company, more money will stay within the local community, in fact about twice as much as buying from larger corporations. In order for local communities to surv...

In a time when almost anything and everything can be delivered to your door at the push of a button, it is getting more and more difficult for businesses to sustain themselves up against the Internet. The internet, on the most part, provides a product with a price. The reason that websites are so s...

Initially, Dubai's economy was built on the revenues it received from the oil and natural gas industries, although currently this surprisingly accounts for less than 20% of it's economic activity. As time goes by and more people are attracted to this metropolis in the desert, the tourism industry is...

When you follow the guidelines of your airline, you turn up for your flight 2 - 3 hours before your flight is due to depart, supposedly to have sufficient time to get check in, drop off your luggage, complete security checks and to find your gate, but what happens is then is that you tend to find yo...

Google is one of the largest companies in the world as we know it. It's hard to find somebody who doesn't use it as their default search engine, and many people have it as their home page. It has become so popular that the phrase “to google” has become a commonly heard combination of words all over...

A quarter of all diseases such as Cancer, cardiovascular related illnesses and diabetes effect people under the age of 60, thus taking them out of work in their most productive years. Living a healthy lifestyle is both vital for living into your retirement years and for maintaining productivity in t...

Millions of people use Instagram as a media and social platform every day, in fact, over 400 million daily and over 600 million monthly according to Instagram. It uses a very simple, effective and accessible format which allows users to seamlessly scroll through a timeline of photographs and images...

It goes without saying that knowledge of a second languages can have serious benefits on your career prospects and your chances of getting hired. The USA is a country built on immigration and there is a large percentage of the population who speak English as a second language. The most popular langu...

In today's digital age, almost anything and everything can be delivered to your front door after pushing a few buttons on your computer, potentially even less with options such as amazon.com's buy with one click option. Because of this, consumers are leaving their houses less and therefore gaining l...

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment is when a person decides with whom they should invest with beyond monetary benefits, mainly based upon social, environmental and ethical reasons. There are two different types of ESG investors; active and passive. An active ESG investor is someb...

Product placement is when a company uses subtlety to promote their product through non traditional advertising. This is usually achieved by paying for their product to be featured in television shows or other forms of media. With the decreasing interest in standard advertisements and the increase in...

As the world we live in constantly develops and changes, some industries are emerging as more essential to the current consumer market. Here are a few industries that seem to be on the rise. Electronics - The demand for electronics is constantly increasing as more people rely on smart phones and co...

It has been predicted that in the next 30 years, many roles in the work force will be replaceable by automated devices. As the world of technology is evolving, our dependency on human actions is decreasing. Moley Robotics has invented a completely automated intelligent robot that has the ability to...

It's a delicate situation. The person in charge of your pay checks and any potential promotions has invited you after work for a couple of casual pints, and of course you have to say yes because he's your boss, and you want to be appealing and liked by him as he is the person who will be able to pus...

Almost everybody owns a smart phone which connects to the internet these days. Whereas before, online data could only be accessed through a computer terminal, now emails and communications are available 24/7 at the touch of a button. These advancements in technology have had several effects on busin...

In an age where the internet dominates our lives and people spend the vast majority of their time scrolling through a news feed, advertising has had to adapt to capture attention even quicker than before. The use of visuals in advertising have become even more important as often a potential consumer...

After water, coffee is the most consumed drink in the world. From your humble cup of nescafe gold instant all the way to a single origin dark roast barista crafted flat white in a modern independent cafe, with so many formats enjoyed by a bullion people worldwide there is something to satisfy every...

There's that old saying “you gotta go when you gotta go”, but just how much is your bathroom break actually costing your company? The average size of a bathroom is 40 square feet. The average rent of an office is $23.23 per a square meter every month. The average time spent on the toilet, as a mean...