What Does an Accountant Do?
Accounting is well-known to be a lucrative profession, but for those interested in business, it can be unclear what the role actually entails. Broadly speaking, an accountant helps ensure that…
How to Create Effective Focus Group Questions
Focus groups are an important part of understanding how to make your product appeal to potential customers and how to communicate its appeal to them. A focus group is a…
Construction Robotics: How It’s Changing the Industry
The construction industry is booming. For example, in the construction of apartments alone, the number of projects increases every year. In 2017, around 560,000 units are under construction, up from…
How to Become a Construction Manager
Construction projects require the coordination of a vast number of people, materials and logistics. Behind every successful construction project is a construction manager: that is, a person who coordinates and…
The LEED Exam: A Study Guide
As sustainable housing becomes more popular, getting the right certification becomes increasingly important for construction managers. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification is recognized as an industry-wide standard…
Sustainable Home Design Basics
As the United States seeks to rely less on finite energy sources, sustainability is becoming more important. According to a McGraw Hill report, an estimated 40 percent of the housing…
How to Become a Mental Health Counselor
In the United States, approximately 18 percent of the adult population has some kind of mental illness, such as depression or anxiety. While there are a number of treatment models…
Mobile Moguls: What the Web’s Most Successful Apps Get Right
The number of mobile applications on the market has been steadily on the rise for the past decade, with growth expected to continue. More businesses are recognizing the value of…
What Makes a Good Manager?
Good management is one of those things that can be hard to define, but you know it when you see it. And part of why it is so important to…
4 Discoveries From Big Data Insights
Big data is becoming increasingly important to business and will impact every business in the near future. At its core, big data collects information relevant to your business, examines trends…
Creating a Successful Brand Ambassador Program
Word-of-mouth marketing remains one of the most effective tools at a company’s disposal; 74 percent of consumers identify word of mouth as one of their top points of influence. Rather…
5 Types of Corporate Culture
Millennials, according to Pew Research Center, make up more of the workforce than any other age group. What’s more, 60 percent of newly graduated millennials value corporate culture above pay,…