With advancements in technology constantly in the pipeline, the world has come a long way in the last few years. Gone are the days of vinyl, film photography, tape decks, CD, VHS, polaroid cameras, DVD and board games…. or are they? While we have music streaming websites such as Spotify dominating...

While appearance isn't everything, making a good initial impact is very important. There are a number of beneficial reasons for dressing up smart for your career and a number of mental changes that come with looking sharp, for both the observer and yourself . Dressing smart makes us feel powerful...

"Fair Trade” is a label that we see every day in supermarkets, cafes, supermarkets and shops. It is a social movement who's goal is to help producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions. It is also set up in support sustainable business. There is a level of concern over how muc...

It is very easy to fall into the mindset that the only time that matters for our careers is the time spent in the office. As it turns out, our spare time and taking time away from our work is just as important towards our trajectory and productivity. Not only can working too many hours have negativ...

Certain professions require staff to work during antisocial hours, which comes with some obvious disadvantages, but also some hidden advantages. The obvious problem is the effect on your personal body clock. As humans we are used to sleeping during the night and being active during the day, but to...

More people are opting to start up their own business, and with the changes in consumer activity with the new millennial generation, it is a good time to open a small business to support your local economy and to make a living on your own terms. Diving into this water is no easy feat, and there are...

The world is changing with new inventions, and at a time when almost everything can be achieved by the black mirror in your hands, it is important to know the effects that technology has on our lives and how best to optimise it. As humans we have always been a curious species, which has led us to ex...

Here are a few interesting facts about businesses and the economy in the US. All information has been gathered from Forbes, Fox Business, Business Insider and the MBDA websites. There are just under 28 million small businesses in the US, and 22 million self employed with no additional employees. O...

By increasing international sales of US products, the US economy is able to life minimum wages and provide better benefits for employees working in the system. 95% of the world's population lives outside of the US, and so the potential is massive. More than 41 million US jobs rely on the trading ind...

In 1929 the US Stock Market suffered the biggest blow it has ever seen. It was the beginning of the great depression, and it wasn't until 2954 that the price of stocks had regained the same value as before. On what has become known as “Black Tuesday”, 13 million shares were traded, wiping out thousa...

With an increasing trend in ethical and environmentally conscious investment and the knowledge of both the decreasing supply of fossil fuels and the pollution they exert, the pressure is on and constantly augmenting for greener energy sources. One of the fastest growing energy sources in the world i...

Although “The Big Short” was released in American cinemas in 2016, its relevance as a film will endure for generations. Beautifully shot and ingeniously written, the movie recounts the extraordinary tale of a handful of financial investors and businessman who foresaw the stock market crash of 2008...

The cultural intersection between LGBT rights and small business in America bears an extensive and complicated history. Although some people might be hasten to draw conclusions as to whether or not the rights of small businesses are compatible with those of LGBT communities in America, the reality i...

Marketing and popularizing what is commonly referred to as a “retro” (a shorthand slang term for “retrograde,” or backward-moving) aesthetic, the company Urban Outfitters is responsible, more than almost any other clothing brand, for the tremendous revitalization of hipster and indie style in Americ...

In recent years, the notion of thrift shopping as both a financially and fashionably sensible strategy has re-entered American culture a spectacular way. Filtering from a variety of counterculture influences, and popularized in the late 2000s in a lurid, self-referential, hilariously absurd manner b...

Few fields in the west are as gendered, or as prominent in our collective cultural consciousness, as that of finance. Of course, the American art of professionalism is deeply rooted in sociability and collaboration; it is unsurprising, then, that a vast nexus of performative and psychological gender...