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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is currently developing the James Webb Space Telescope, a piece of equipment with over 400 technical requirements. The intended mission of the telescope is to circle the earth more than 1 million miles away and record facts about the expanding universe. Completing this surreal task requires [...]
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March 20th, 2009
Management analysts, or management consultants, are expected to see more than a 27% increase in job openings through the year 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of 2004, there were already 605,000 workers in the management analyst field. Enrolling in a campus or online management degree program is a promising [...]
March 17th, 2009
In recent years, management consulting has become a popular tool among companies around the world. Growing profits of management consulting companies have risen over the past decades. BBC News reported that Anderson Consulting watched profits soar from $1 billion in 1989 to $6 billion in 1997. McKinsey and [...]
March 16th, 2009
New businesses have about a 50/50 chance of surviving over the course of 5 years, says Brian Head, economist with the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy. According to BusinessKnow-How.com, poor management ranks second on a list of top 7 reasons why new businesses fail. Professionals who are serious [...]
March 12th, 2009
What makes people like Bill Gates, Donald Trump, and Martha Stewart successful beyond their wildest dreams? In reality, there is no black and white instruction manual for creating a successful business empire. However, many aspiring entrepreneurs are heading back to the classroom for one of these 5 business degrees to [...]
March 12th, 2009
International business professionals and researchers have formed a research project to understand economic competition and advancement of countries around the world. The Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE) conducts research, works with international business leaders, and produces influential publications about the international economy. BRIE and other think [...]
March 11th, 2009
In 2005, experts predicted the apparel industry in Macedonia to be nonexistent over the course of 5 years. As one of the most prominent industries of the country, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) stepped in to implement an e-Biz Project that ultimately revived the industry and saved thousands of jobs. Exciting [...] Global and digital are words that characterize the current economy, says the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE), a Berkeley-based think tank organization. The world of business has entered a new economic era. Students in bachelor business degree online programs are now studying how international dynamics are changing [...]
March 1st, 2009
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, more education leads to more money and lower rates of unemployment for life. A worker who has earned a bachelor’s degree makes $900 each week, whereas the high school graduate makes only an average of $554 each week. During the 2003 – 2004 academic year, a [...]
February 24th, 2009
A certificate in business is an introductory program to the world of business, an educational option that can be invaluable to those of us who need a change – midstream or otherwise. It is an opening gambit for people who recognize the value of graduate work in business and who would [...]
February 23rd, 2009
In recent years, management consulting has become a popular tool among companies around the world. Profits for management consulting companies have skyrocketed in recent decades. BBC news reported that Anderson Consulting watched profits soar from $1 billion in 1989 to $6 billion in 1997. McKinsey and Company expanded from its original U.S. [...]
February 22nd, 2009
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a large number of top company executives have a bachelor of science in business administration or a graduate degree in a related discipline. Although there is no concrete path towards becoming the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of an organization, a bachelor of science [...]
February 20th, 2009
Working in nonprofit organization jobs is a way many people choose to infuse their careers with a fulfilling purpose. Although nonprofit agencies make no financial profits, paying positions exist within many of the companies in order to carry out the necessary functions of running an organization. One of those [...]
February 16th, 2009
Current regulations allow nurses to work with a hospital diploma, an associate’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree in nursing. As of 1980, nearly 55% of registered nurses had earned a hospital diploma as their highest level of education. By the year 2000, that number dropped to just 22. % of [...]
February 14th, 2009
Today, working as an administrative assistant in a business environment comes with a different set of responsibilities than as in the past. Many of the typical clerical duties of the past have now been automated, thanks to new technology. Administrative assistants today are performing tasks that were previously reserved [...] 
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