By Jessica Boone | Nov 29, 2017 at 11:30 am
Being in the know about what your competition is doing to get ahead is part of the entrepreneurial game. You probably have a team developing spreadsheets galore with prediction models analyzing the market, sales forecasts, customer acquisition, and more. But do you really know...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 22, 2017 at 9:20 am
In a recent international survey of 25,000 workers, 32 percent said they regularly work remotely. And with the gig economy showing no signs of slowing down, more tools to support remote work will need to be implemented. If you already remote work during the week...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 17, 2017 at 9:20 am
Streamlining your information can be a true nightmare if you don’t have the right tools to do it. We’ve all heard about Microsoft Excel, it has been around since 1985 and is a known staple for everyone from business owners to finances gurus to...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 15, 2017 at 2:30 pm
By now you’ve seen early Black Friday sales for everything from TVs and washers to mattresses and drones. I mean, the holiday lights went up in Target not even 24 hours after Halloween. Some may say it’s obnoxious, some may love getting in the...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 13, 2017 at 1:30 pm
At this point, there is no excuse for not learning to code. There are so many accessible online and affordable courses that can help you build a foundation and work on your timeline. You might think you must go through an online college program...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 10, 2017 at 11:30 am
Keeping important photos, documents and files in the Cloud is pretty much the norm these days, but keeping all that content organized is no easy task. Instead of spending hours trying to find a certain piece of information, there are tools to simplify this...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 8, 2017 at 12:20 pm
Each year the world produces over 300 million tons of paper. And the average U.S. worker continues to use 10,000 sheets of copy paper each year, according to The Paperless Project. If you are looking to reduce your carbon footprint and lower paper usages,...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 6, 2017 at 11:30 am
According to a variety of job reports, digital design was listed as one of the top jobs that pay well in the tech field. Graphic design can not only provide a solid base career wise (and you can do from home), but can take you...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 3, 2017 at 12:20 pm
With the rise of data science-driven business strategies the need for talent is increasing. Data scientists become masters at accessing, cleaning, organizing, structuring and presenting data that help business owners make important decisions to get ahead of competition. This ...
By Jessica Boone | Nov 1, 2017 at 2:30 pm
It’s rare to find early-stage founders that knows how to properly put together a business plan for an investor. Sure, mentors can help, but in the end, the founders need to figure it out and tackling it all at once can be overwhelming. Instead...
By Jessica Boone | Oct 30, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Are you a whole word or skimmer reader? The average reader can consume 300 words per minute, and if you are skimming, it can go up to 700 words per minute. With how much information you take in during the day, wouldn’t it be...
By Jessica Boone | Oct 27, 2017 at 12:20 pm
Think of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) like Excel on steroids. By gaining knowledge of VBA you’ll be able to streamline tasks in Excel and turbocharge your data handling capabilities. If you are a spreadsheet ninja or aspire to be, then the Microsoft VBA Bundle is...
By Jessica Boone | Oct 13, 2017 at 11:30 am
Internet privacy is something that’s on a lot of people’s minds these days, as they are rightly concerned about how to protect themselves and their data while browsing the web. There are plenty of VPNs on the market, but not all security solutions are...
By Jessica Boone | Oct 25, 2017 at 1:30 pm
You’ve probably been hearing about Bitcoin awhile now, but what is this Ethereum? This digital currency was developed by Moscow-native, 23-year-old Vitalik Buterin, who set out to design a platform for smart contracts. Today, it’s a contender to be bigger than Bitcoin. Most ...
By Jessica Boone | Oct 20, 2017 at 11:30 am
Revenues for big data and business analytics is expected to be more than $203 billion by 2020 according to IDC – and this means more jobs in these areas. Large corporations such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and more, are investing heavily in acquiring...