According to Frost and Sullivan, B2B e-commerce will hit $12 trillion by 2020. While some of the same principles of B2C apply to B2B, the business systems that support the latter differ in scope, complexity, and scale. It is therefore important to employ the correct systems for your customers. This article will take you through everything […]
Anger over excessive pay for CEOs is not expected to be as pronounced this year, but it is still on the agenda. Photograph: PeopleImages/Getty Images Among shareholders’ concerns this year are fossil fuel policies and gender diversity Companies flaunting fat cat pay deals, all-male boards, and giant pension pots for senior executives will be in […]
When I graduated from college with an English major, I was always asked the same question: “Are you going to teach?” When I answered that, actually, I planned to start a business, I was met with blank stares. “But you majored in English,” came the reply. As if an English major were a creature from outer space, unable […]
When I was starting out in my career, I had all the determination, motivation, and confidence. I graduated early from Washington University in St. Louis with a computer science degree, and soon after began my first position as a warehouse engineer for General Mills. I was the most junior engineer at the time, but it […]
Starting your own business is an extremely intimidating task, but hopefully these tips will give you an idea of how to get started! Corporate America is definitely not for everyone. Poor job security, long hours, unsatisfactory pay and working for someone else isn’t how a lot of people want to spend their lives. However, […]
