Going it alone straight out of university – whether you plan to start your own a business or set up shop as a self-employed freelancer – has risks and rewards. Sophie Phillipson, founder of student and graduate support site HelloGrads.com, has put together a list of things to think about before taking the plunge into
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Global Intellect Service Celebrates Opening Of Its Corporate University
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Global Intellect Service creates innovative products for business and life. Our brand is built on 3 pillars which are another advertisement, supply & demand, marketing mix.
The CEO of Global Intellect Service Viacheslav Ushenin pays special attention to professional and creative development of his team.
Following the experience of the world leading companies GIS has founded the Corporate University called GIS Camp. The Opening ceremony has been held on 31 October 2017.
The main function of the university is strategic, and its core activity is aimed at solving the business tasks of each participant. Thus, the GIS Camp has become an important link in the chain of the company’s development processes.
The GIS Camp has set itself ambitious goals to be reached. Here are some of them:
to systematize and implement the best practices of the partners;
to contribute to achieving higher results.
Thus, the team of personal business coaches has been established to meet these tasks.
The company was forced to create its own university by many factors such as strengthening of its market position, increasing the sales volume, developing a strong partnership network etc. And of course, it was always willing to satisfy the needs of the most demanding customers.
The first stage of the training session
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Does university really prepare graduates for the world of work?
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More than half (52 per cent) of UK employers believe university prepares graduates for the world of work, according to new research commissioned by The TEFL Academy. The international education specialists polled 1,824 UK employers to discover their attitudes on what makes an impressive CV, and discovered that much more than just a degree is
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Amway – Not A Feasible Option For Students
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The Gateway is the Online magazine of Nebraska’s university (USA) and has published the next controversial article about Amway:
“It seems like more and more these days our Facebook feeds are filled with multilevel marketing. Your high school acquaintance is selling Mary Kay. Your friend’s mom is selling Avon and Plexus. But the granddaddy of all multilevel marketing schemes?
Amway was founded in 1959 in part by Richard DeVos. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he is the father-in-law of current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
Last week on Sept. 5, the Daily Nebraskan published an article in their news section that may have misled students into believing that Amway is a great way for college students to make money.
In the article, the support for Amway was expressed more than the drawbacks to the company.
Although the comments directly on the article were mostly positive for Amway, the commenters on Facebook took great exception to the tone of the article, to say the least.
“How much did Amway pay you to publish this sponsored advertisement posing as journalism The Daily Nebraskan?” Facebook user Daniel Baer wrote.
While Amway was cleared of being an official illegal “pyramid scheme” by the Federal Trade Commission in 1979, their recruitment and
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How your business can thrive in a university city
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If you run a business based in a university city, you’ve got a great opportunity right on your doorstep. While they might not have much disposable income now, if you can build up brand loyalty with students, they can go on to become lifelong customers. Because they often move away from the area after their
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Tiens Founder To Set Up University In China
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Li Jinyuan, President of the Tiens Group in China, which was recently in the news for taking 6400 distributors on an all expenses paid vacation to France, is planning to establish a University in China.
The future university, located in Tianjin, the largest port in northern China, about 150 kilometers from Beijing, will start operating in 2018. The university is reportedly funded by an investment of approximately $1530 million by Li Jinyuan.
The projected Tiens University will be spread over 3.2 square kilometers, with 210 hectares construction area and is designed to accommodate 30,000 students.
The Malo Clinic group from Portugal has been invited to help set up the Faculty of Dentistry at the Tiens University, according to the Paulo Malo, the Group President.
In addition to dentistry, the university will have courses in Traditional Chinese