Month: June 2018

The Changing Face of Business: Good or Bad?

In today’s business world, things are changing at an alarmingly fast pace: how we do business, where we do business, and who we can do business with has drastically changed over the last 20 years, even 10 years.  Technology has been a major factor in a lot of the changes in business, in some ways making it easier while at the same time bringing new challenges to the forefront. The role that men and women play in business has also dramatically changed as well.  As far as we have come on these changes, we are also being held back the very things that we as women want to move us forward. The other major change is literally the youth that is found in business these days. Business are being started by people who are younger and younger each and every day, which challenges a lot of the norms. Technology changing the face of business August 5th of this year will mark 20 years since Amazon announced that it would move beyond just selling books.  Almost 20 years ago, amazon only sold books, but now you can buy just about anything on Amazon, some items with same-day delivery or the option to pick up at a specific location.  That one business has leveraged technology and has changed the way we shop online and through apps. One would say that change...

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Building A Successful Business from The Ground Up –   With Chris Christofi

A few questions that will most certainly go through anyone’s mind before starting a business, but the most important thing to remember is – if you never try, you will never succeed. Many entrepreneurs around the world are constantly looking for new and different ways to make money. A great way to do that is through investing. There are hundreds of ways to invest, but the most important part is finding the right investments and what will work best for you. As we all know, to invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the...

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Ketogenic Diet – Fad or Fiction?

Recently, ketogenic diets are becoming more popular amongst people, but the biggest questions that most people are asking, is does it really work and is it better for me? Despite the recent keto hype, it actually has been around for almost 100 years. Originally it was used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy. In the 1970s, Dr. Atkins created his well-known low carb diet for weight loss, and that in fact starts with a 2-week ketogenic phase.   What is a ketogenic diet? In essence, a keto diet causes the body to release ketones into the bloodstream. Our bodies turn carbohydrates...

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Apple Watch Vs. LG Smartwatch

The Android vs Apple feud is an ongoing battle, constantly one-upping each other with new features and slimmer devices. Smart watches have become very popular especially for businessmen and women, but the common question still stands: which watch is actually better? Apple or Android?   APPLE WATCH   Apple’s Series 3 watch is said to have up to 18 hours of battery life, which is impressive compared to most smart watches out there, but connection to cellular network substantially reduces this time. Some reviewers have said that they struggled to get through an entire day on a single charge...

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