In the current economic situation that Americans are experiencing, do it yourself has become an everyday word for most people. Just ask any homeowner and they’ll tell you they spend most of their weekends at Lowe’s or Home Depot trying to figure out some project they can do on their […]
A few weeks ago, I took my 17-year-old daughter, Ariana, an accomplished viola player, to the East Coast to audition at top-tier music conservatories. Auditions are, of course, important: which college you go to affects your whole life. At the first audition, waiting for her turn, I asked Ariana if […]
The ASVAB exam is made up of ten subtests that rate your skills in arithmetic reasoning, general science, electronics, mechanics, auto shop, as well as paragraph comprehension and reading. The exam brings together each of the scores for these subjects. The test then consolidates the scores, which in turn will […]
Long before I was building an internet marketing business, even as long as I can remember, as young as nine or ten years old, I was an avid book reader. We read in school, of course, but even outside of school I read voraciously. Back then it was mostly fiction […]
Purchasing commercial real estate can be a complex and tedious process, and can require a significant amount of your time. When you add to that the stress of setting up a new business or moving an existing corporation to a less familiar location, disaster could be in the offing. The […]
Test preparation companies and the LSAC (Law School Admissions Council) point to a remarkable statistic when people question the effectiveness of the LSAT. That stat? High performance on the LSAT correlates strongly with success in the first year (Year 1L) of law school. Of course, as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli […]
Joan de Venecia majored in Legal Administration at the Ateneo de Manila University, graduating with honors in 2001. She then went on to study law at the University of the Philippines School of Law. She also graduated as valedictorian of her class with a cum laude distinction. During her time […]
Entrepreneurship has played a critical role in the economic development of countries like the United States, where 60% of new job opportunities are created by small business enterprises. In Nigeria, it is becoming difficult for college graduates to get employment opportunities. Recent figures from the Ministry of Education showed that […]
A recent study from the University of Washington indicated that many of the household products we use today, including air fresheners and anything with fragrances, contain dangerous chemicals and toxins. Why are none of the consumers aware of this? Because federal law does not require cleaning product manufacturers to report […]
There has been a trend in recent years for companies to treat workers as independent contractors to avoid administrative responsibilities and additional costs applicable to employees (payroll taxes, workers’ compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, payment of overtime and various employee benefits). In response, both the Internal Revenue Service and state agencies […]
