The recent drop in mortgage rates may have you dreaming of buying a new home or refinancing your current house. You’re not alone. Housing sentiment has surged thanks to those low rates, according to government-sponsored mortgage giant Fannie Mae. Its monthly survey, released Monday, shows that positive sentiment in March jumped to […]
Over the last three weeks, Washington has seen a flurry of activity around federal higher education policy. Updates to the Negotiated Rulemaking schedule will extend the negotiations on higher education accreditation and innovation into early April. The House Committee on Education & Labor held their first hearing on college costs, with four more hearings […]
Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the economic growth and standard of living in the country. As a start-up founder or small business owner, you may think that you are working hard to build your own business and provide for yourself and your family. But you’re doing an entire heap […]
Forget data and AI: Marketers of the future are looking beyond the next few years and setting their sights firmly on the opportunities opened up by human DNA. ‘Genetic marketing’ is the next big thing, with marketers gaining access to DNA test results seen as the new frontier of targeting […]
In the words of a successful entrepreneur, profit may be optional, but cash is mandatory. All decisions regarding customers and contracts impact the amount of cash the business generates. SME owners dislike losing orders. The fear of losing the order occasionally clouds decisions about the order profitability or its capability to […]
What is better than learning ways to optimize the success of your small business? Doing it at a three-day event in Daytona Beach, Florida. Beachpreneurs Beach Camp 5 is an all women entrepreneur event designed to show you how you can create an income which is not 100% dependent on […]
The government shutdown may be over (for now), but the effects of the 35-day closure will be be felt for a long time, especially by the nation’s small businesses. In case you missed it, the Congressional Budget Office has announced the shutdown will cost the economy $11 billion. That only takes into […]
The effect of exercise on health is profound. It can protect you from a range of conditions, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers. But the type and amount of exercise you should do changes as you age. To ensure that you are doing the right type of exercise […]
It’s the age of post-modern marketing, when creativity and storytelling are combined with modern technology and a focus on human behaviour Picture: 123RF/rawpixel At a time when it’s a race to catch up with the changes brought about by technology, there is also a wealth of opportunities – a host […]
While some of us are setting big exercise goals at the start of the year, like preparing for a marathon, others are simply aiming to put in the bare minimum needed to stay fit and healthy. If your fitness goals for the year are simply to ward off ill health […]
