What are some different business degrees, you ask?
I received my undergrad business degree from a state university, and it’s served me well so far. Of course, I’m an entrepreneur, and that’s just not for everyone. Regardless, going to business school opens doors, both for networking (it’s not what you know, it’s who you know, right?) and for the education itself. It also leads to a bigger pay check if you’re interested in sticking it out in the corporate world. Here’s a few concentrations you could think of checking out.
Undergraduate Business Majors
Accounting
It’s one of the best jobs in North America in terms of stress level (low), compensation (high) and career placement after graduation (fast). It’s a system by which economic information is identified, recorded, summarized and reported for the use of decision makers.
If you are considering a career in accounting, you should have an aptitude for mathematics and be able to analyze, compare, and interpret facts and figures quickly. You must then be able to clearly communicate your results to clients and managers. The two newest study areas in accounting degrees are ethics and computer science. High standards of integrity are important in accounting.
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Dec
14
Posted by nate within Business, Entrepreneurship
Recession? What recession?
In the fifteen years I’ve been developing web sites and applications I’ve never seen more business than in 2009. It’s been a banner year for my businesses (probably because the recession has created thousands, if not millions of new entrepreneurs with nothing to lose now), and I know I’m not the only [...]
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I’ve realized that most of what I create on the web is about 2 years ahead of it’s time. And as much as I can both pat myself on the back and at the same time get depressed about the fact I didn’t make billions off of my ideas, there are many more people who [...]
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“Honestly,” she says to me, “there is absolutely no market for stated income loans anymore.”
These were the words I was afraid of, was warned about, and didn’t believe. I wasn’t easily turned away.
“Why? What’s the difference between a stated income loan and a full doc loan… is that right? Is it called [...]
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Matt Langdon is the founder, creator, and visionary of the Hero Workshop, a fascinating project-turned-organization who’s aim is “to show young people that by doing the little things every day they can become heroes. Far from having to perform miraculous deeds, they are provided with an attainable goal.”
I’ve asked Matt to write a post for [...]
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May
15
Posted by nate within Business, Entrepreneurship
There’s a right way to evolve your business model, and a wrong way. Every business changes throughout the company or project’s time line – especially those small ones who are still trying to find themselves and the money. But, there are a few things that in today’s culture and marketplace which have the [...]
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May
07
Posted by nate within Entrepreneurship
In the name of getting the word out for microfinance, here’s a few great media pieces on the San Diego Microfinance Summit 2009:
KUSI TV’s Good Morning San Diego
KPBS Radio’s feature
If you know of other publications that covered the summit, let me know in the comments and I’ll move them up to the post.
Thanks.
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May
07
Posted by nate within Entrepreneurship
Here’s the 30 minute keynote speech by Lynn McMullen, the Managing Director of the newly launched Global Democratic Citizens Union (GDCU), educating Americans on the impact of our economic and political policies on the rest of the world by taking people to bear witness to poverty, AIDS, international debt and war, the “spiral of despair” [...]
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