Plan, Give Back, & Don’t Let It Consume You – Managing Your Money

Plan, Give Back, & Don’t Let It Consume You – Managing Your Money

7 Tips to Mastering Money and Managing your Finances Money, money, money…it’s a vital part of our human existence. No matter who you are or what you do…money affects you. It is the means by which our world operates, whether we like it or not. It’s funny, as an accountant who is so on top…

It’s Not All Rah-Rah and Coffee Shops: Keeping it Real When Starting Your Own Business

It’s Not All Rah-Rah and Coffee Shops: Keeping it Real When Starting Your Own Business

For as long as I can remember, I have been dreaming of starting my own business. My BFF and I used to make plans during school breaks of what we’ll do and what we’ll sell. I spent most of my life dreaming and dreaming. What this symbolised for me was being my own boss, deciding…

Clinical Pharmacist Maiya Ahmed on Reframing Disasters and Learning on the Job

Clinical Pharmacist Maiya Ahmed on Reframing Disasters and Learning on the Job

“I just have so many ideas for what I want to do. It’s hard to contain myself and just focus on one at a time” Maiya Ahmed lights up when she talks about her business. Global Allied Solutions offers consulting and training in clinical pharmacy but her plans for the future don’t stop there. “I…

Design Thinking vs Lean Startup; If You Build it, Will They Come?

Design Thinking vs Lean Startup; If You Build it, Will They Come?

Traditionally, a business would build a product and hope to find customers who want to buy it. Aggressive marketing tactics would hook consumers who, faced with few other choices, would respond accordingly. The company would corner the market and move on to building the next product. While many organisations built their reputations in this way,…