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Meet Japan's First Self-Made Woman Billionaire

Four decades ago, Yoshiko Shinohara – armed with a high school degree and secretarial experience in two different continents – started a temp-staffing company in her one-bedroom Tokyo apartment. Now, at age 82, she’s become Japan’s first self-made woman billionaire

16 марта 2017 0 10783

Leave Your Wallet At Home. Just Bring Your Finger

The mobile phone has become more than a cool tool to stay connected with your friends or a way to get a daily chuckle over the next Presidential tweet. We talk, we record, we snap pictures, and yes, we shop via those devices

15 марта 2017 0 6300

25 High-Paying Jobs In America In 2017

It’s good to be in healthcare. It’s really good to work in the tech sector. Both career areas fared well in a recently released report on some of the best paying jobs in 2017

14 марта 2017 0 7731

Wanda's $1 Billion Acquisition Falls Through

China's richest man has been thwarted in his ambitions to buy his way into the U.S. television market

13 марта 2017 3 мин. 8030

The «Uber Of Homework», A New Business Infuriating Many In France

Many in France are wishing failure on Bonnenote.fr a recent start-up offering a tailor-made service of "homework help" in all subjects and to all French-language students from high school to university post-graduate. The service has triggered major controversy nationwide—as happens with everything modeled on Uber

11 марта 2017 0 6272

Food As Fuel: How Leaders Power Their Days

Leaders have learned that what they eat impacts their performance. We all know how great a healthy diet is for your body, but did you know that some foods can boost your productivity by nourishing your brain?

10 марта 2017 6 мин. 5698

The Happiest Place on Earth: Bhutan Belongs on Your Travel List Now

It's been decades since the fourth king of Bhutan came up with the notion of gross national happiness. But that’s still what comes to mind when most of us think of the country. Even though it’s sort of silly, it proved to be successful marketing, on top of the inherent mystique and allure of this Himalayan nation that was isolated from the wider world for much of the 20th century

09 марта 2017 7 мин. 6277

How This Founder Created A Tinder-Style App For Making Mommy Friends

If you see a lot of married moms swiping on their phones while their kids are playing on the swing set, it's likely that they are looking to match with another mom. Michelle Kennedy founded the Tinder-style app, Peanut after struggling to meet like-minded moms