The primary goals of a real estate investor are to generate a steady cash flow and make a profit. In other words, you need to make a return on your investment, which means the investor buys the property at a realistic price then rents it or sells it at a profit. If you want to be the best in real estate investing, here are the top five things you should understand and take into … [Read more...]
Why Smart Female Business Owners are Hitting Social Media Harder than Ever in 2018
The online business market has never been so full or fierce as it is now, and business owners are always on the lookout for ways to get to the heart of their consumers. This season, all the smart female business owners and digital marketers are turning their attention to a much-needed social media-based service that could change the game for a lot of companies: social media … [Read more...]
7 Digital Ideas that Were Panned at the Start but Changed the Way We Work
The digital revolution is changing everything — from the way we communicate, to the way we eat. But one of the greatest transformations brought by our digital age has been in the way we work and the jobs available to the next generations. From Uber driver to App Developer and Social Media Manager, there has been a considerable rise in online job roles in recent years, many … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Starting a Business Overseas
Dreaming of starting a business overseas? It doesn't have to be a far-off fantasy. For many top US firms, going global is not a passing trend. According to CNBC, the US corporate tax rate--35%--is the world's highest, and that's why many of the Fortune 500 companies are offshoring. Google and Apple both get more than half their revenue overseas, according to the Harvard … [Read more...]
Not Getting What You Want out of Your Instagram? Here’s What to Do
So, your Instagram isn’t working as you want it to. Perhaps your account isn’t growing at the rate you want it to. Or maybe your audience has stopped engaging with you. Or maybe you’re just out of ideas for content – and all your images and videos become interchangeable. If that’s the case, there’s no need to panic – it happens; growth stagnates, there aren’t as many people … [Read more...]
How to Disrupt the Gender Inequality Discussion in 3 Steps
Though I consider myself an eternal optimist, the current research into gender inequality in the workplace is disconcerting, with the gender gap not expected to close until 2186. Still — and here's the optimist in me — this lag actually reveals opportunity. Discussions around addressing this gender gap are louder than ever, and it seems obstacles to it are more structural … [Read more...]
New Study Shows Workplace Equality is Still a Thing of the Future: What Working Moms Need to Know
In the market research industry, our daily jobs usually entail project work, tight deadlines, and demanding clients. This fast-paced environment is great for women: we are scientifically proven to be better at multi-tasking, are more detail-oriented, and are better communicators than our male counterparts. But the same thing that makes our field a great fit for us works against … [Read more...]
3 Accounting Tools Every Mompreneur Needs to Know
As a mompreneur, your time is scarce. Between establishing sales, feeding hungry children, creating new products, and convincing your kids to do their homework, accounting is probably the farthest thing from your mind. The last thing you want to do is spend hours of your day hunched over a cluttered, Cheerios-littered desk balancing the books, right? Or maybe you think … [Read more...]
10 Qualities of a Successful Female Entrepreneur
A couple of years ago, I quit my 13 year career with a FTSE30 company to set up my own online business. The driving force behind my decision was the fact that I have two young sons, and I was sick of not being there for them. I felt like I was in a permanent state of compromise. If one of my boys was ill or had a school play or concert, I had to choose; miss the event and … [Read more...]
How to Run a Great Team Offsite Meeting
A team offsite meeting is a time to bring people together to make important decisions in a fresh environment. When handled correctly, they can be very effective from a company culture perspective. In fact, all kinds of businesses can benefit from the collaborative nature of a team offsite meeting, whether you’re part of a big multinational or a small ecommerce company just … [Read more...]