Category Business

March 02, 2016Having you own business is what most people wish for at some point in their lives. It does sound a lot easier to do than it really is but with our guide you would at least know where to start! Image Source: University of Salford Press Office 1. Choose an idea you loveThe whole point of having your own business is to love it and enjoy working for yourself.

A 9-year-old Austin, Texas girl has created a lemonade empire all focused around her original recipe and saving the honey bees.March 28, 2016If you& 39;ve been feeling bad about how lazy you& 39;re getting lately, this news story is not going to help. A 9-year-old girl from Austin, Texas just landed a US$1 million dollar contract with Whole Food& 39;s grocery stores across the U.

March 01, 2016No doubt, we are now living in the most technologically-advanced state the world has ever experienced. Everything is becoming digital and online but sometimes you don’t necessarily know how to use certain software, apps and programs and let us tell you something – it is okay! You don’t have to know everything but you could try and do the following courses to improve your digital skills!

April 03, 2016Facebook seems like a perfect place to work at, especially judging by the net worth of Mark Zuckerberg. Let’s see how much you can expect to get if you work for him. Image Source: Robert Scoble Engineering manager - $166,561Engineering managers are team leaders and manage a specific group of people working on one product.

April 14, 2016Whether you are only a start-up or a big successful company, the following are amazing ways that can help your business get some extra money, and extra money never hurts! Image Source: Jon Ross Rent rooms/conference hallsIf you have a large office or even a whole building consider renting out a few rooms for conferences, talks and shows (business-wise of course!

April 21, 2016It is not a secret that science and engineering professions are occupied mainly by men with only about 20 taken by females. The number of women on executive boards is also extremely low. In order to succeed, both female and male minds are needed for any kind of jobs, especially in science-related industries.

Image Source: Modified Unsplash The proverb goes hindsight is 20/20, which essentially means you can make better decisions later on when you have become more knowledgeable about the world. But wouldn& 39;t it be nice to be able to make good decisions from the outset when you& 39;re still young? The following tips were compiled for young engineers and interestingly, most of these suggestions revolve around lifelong learning.

April 26, 2016Doing an apprenticeship is a great way of having real-life work experience and getting a feel of what it’s like to actually work in the industry. It is also one of the ways to avoid going to university but still getting a career you desire. If this is something you’d be interested in, continue reading!

May 17, 2016 Image Source: Interesting Engineering IE& 39;s Facebook Page is Live and Working Once Again, Follow us here!About 2 weeks ago, Interesting Engineering received emails from Facebook stating that our page& 39;s ability to publish content would be restricted for the next month (30 days). This was said to be due to a series of copyright infringement complaints that Facebook believed were justified.

May 22, 2016 Image Source:Engineering For Kids South Kansas City Facebook Page We all know there exists a great void in the public educational system when it comes to exposure to STEM courses. One educator named Dori Roberts decided to do something to change this system. Ms. Roberts taught high school engineering for 11 years and noticed there was a real void in quality STEM education at all levels of the public educational system.

June 21, 2016 Image Source: Interesting Engineering Snapchat is taking the social media world by storm. There are millions of users, but how do you know who to follow if you don& 39;t have any connections? If you are looking for some technology and engineering pages to follow, we have assembled the best Snapchat accounts just for that purpose!

August 03, 2016Modern technology is great, but I am sure that most of us miss the amazing operating system that is Windows 95. An artist recently took some 8-bit inspiration from the now ancient OS and recreated Instagram if it were to run in Windows 95. The result was an amazing clash of retro programming and modern social media.

August 31, 2016When you are working on your resume, you likely only list the good aspects of your work history, but what about adding the failures? That& 39;s exactly what one Princeton University professor did, and his CV of failures has gone viral. Instead of listing all of his accomplishments, he detailed all of the failures and rejections he has received over the years.

August 30, 2016Following a 3-year investigation into Apple’s tax pact with the Irish government, the European Union’s anti-trust body has slapped Apple with a fine up to $14.5 billion (€13 billion) plus interest. Apple and Ireland are likely to appeal against the decision.CEO of Apple Tim Cook responded to the decision by writing: “This claim has no basis in fact or in law.

August 29, 2016The world& 39;s largest internet retailer is changing their working structure around to give some part-time workers 30 hour work weeks with the same benefits. The effort comes in the form of a pilot programmed aimed at how the company may be able to incorporate 30-hour work weeks into their infrastructure.