When you’re setting up a business, you don’t know how long it’s going to last. You can plan as much as you can, but every new business is taking a gamble that you’re right about knowing what people want and how to get it to them. If you’re wrong, your business isn’t going to fizzle […]
Restarting Your Life Post- Bankruptcy
You have lived through bankruptcy- that’s ok. There are plenty of people like you out there: people whose business didn’t go as well as planned, those who had lost their jobs and couldn’t sustain their quality of life anymore, those experiencing illness, or those who simply didn’t have access to financial knowledge when making important […]
The A to Z of Fine Time Pieces
For a while, it looked like the wrist watch was going the way of the 8track cassette. With so many digital devices displaying the time, (including the cable box that flashed 12:00 o’clock for months at my Nana’s house) it seemed that everywhere you looked, the time stood out, eager to let you know just […]
Bitcoin and the Next Stage of Blockchain Growth
Bitcoin might be coming back down to earth, but that might just mean that it is becoming more and more accessible to regular investors. It is certainly a great time to get to know everything out there about blockchain technology so you can become well versed in the next stages of the internet boom. While […]
What is the difference between Forex trading and stock trading?
Mark Chaplin, a senior financial analyst at Wilkins Finance was quoted to saying, “It does not matter whether you’re trading forex or trading stock, as long as you do it correctly and know the basic differences between the two ways of trading.” A few see the foreign trade or forex market the same as other […]
New Year, New House
January is a time for change. People look for new jobs, relationships get reassessed (and sometimes ended), and people begin to look for a new home. Even if you’ve been wanting to find somewhere new to live for some time, late in the year in a bad time to look: preparations for Christmas are disruptive […]
What You Need in a CEO
One of the responsibilities of a board of Executives, or a founder is to recognise when the time is right to hire a CEO (Chief Executive Officer) from outside the company. After a successful start-up enjoys an initial burst of growth, the founder members often need to take a step back and see the need […]
Fundraising for Beginners
Running a fundraiser is a big challenge. The risk of it not reaching its targets, not generating enough interest or simply falling flat on the night is high, and a reasonable thing to worry about. If you’ve invested a lot of your social capital (not money, but influence: your standing among your peers) to get […]
The Challenges Facing Day Traders
Day traders are a hardy bunch. They take the risks to make money on volatile stocks and small, daily trades that the big investors won’t touch. They rely on their wits and their education. While institutional investors rely on big, fancy computer programs and lots of money and traders, day traders have just themselves and […]
Managing Your Company’s Legal Needs
Not every company has the opportunity to have a corporate legal department on staff, especially when it would cost a not so small fortune. Many small and medium-sized businesses don’t even have the need for a dedicated legal team because there wouldn’t be enough to keep them busy. The needs of a small or medium-sized […]