8 Things I Learned Starting A Cannabis Business As A Filipina Woman

Seven years ago, I migrated to Canada and started my career as a plant scientist developing organic fertilizers. With all the stress and pressure from work, I made the decision to turn to cannabis for health reasons, but coming from a religious and conservative Filipino family, I kept this as a secret out of fear of being judged by them. This made me realized how the stigma around cannabis is affecting everyone, especially women and women of color. I searched the CBD market, and I couldn’t find a product that’s highly formulated with CBD without any synthetic chemicals.

Seven years ago, I migrated to Canada and started my career as a plant scientist developing organic fertilizers. With all the stress and pressure from work, I made the decision to turn to cannabis for health reasons, but coming from a religious and conservative Filipino family, I kept this as a secret out of fear of being judged by them.

This made me realized how the stigma around cannabis is affecting everyone, especially women and women of color. Continue reading “8 Things I Learned Starting A Cannabis Business As A Filipina Woman”

Women Dominate US Law Schools But Still Lack In The Legal Profession

The face of the law in America – if you’re only looking at law school enrollment – is female. In 2018, for the third year in a row, women outnumbered men in law school classrooms across the country according to a recent report. It wasn’t long ago that women filled less than 10% of the seats in law school classrooms. But since 1972, the numbers have trended upwards, and in 2016, the number of female enrollees surpassed male enrollees for the first time (50.

The face of the law in America – if you’re only looking at law school enrollment – is female. In 2018, for the third year in a row, women outnumbered men in law school classrooms across the country according to a recent report.

It wasn’t long ago that women filled less than 10% of the seats in law school classrooms. Continue reading “Women Dominate US Law Schools But Still Lack In The Legal Profession”

Small Business Guide To Instagram Ads – Infographic

Did you know that over 200 million people visit at least one Instagram business account each day? Did you know that 72% of users have been influenced to make purchases based on content they saw on Instagram?In other words, consumers are actively using Instagram and they welcome useful business-related content there. That means your business needs to be there as well or you’re missing an opportunity that your competitors will be happy to steal from you. In a recent infographic published by Headway Capital (scroll to the end of this article to view the infographic), small businesses are given a concise guide to Instagram ads including an introduction to the seven types of ads currently available to promote your products and services to Instagram users along with pro tips to improve your results. For example, carousel ads include two or more images or videos that Instagram users can scroll through, which provide a great way to give consumers a step-by-step guide to use your content to solve their problems.

Did you know that over 200 million people visit at least one Instagram business account each day? Did you know that 72% of users have been influenced to make purchases based on content they saw on Instagram?

In other words, consumers are actively using Instagram and they welcome useful business-related content there. That means your business needs to be there as well or you’re missing an opportunity that your competitors will be happy to steal from you.

In a recent infographic published by Headway Capital (scroll to the end of this article to view the infographic), small businesses are given a concise guide to Instagram ads including an introduction to the seven types of ads currently available to promote your products and services to Instagram users along with pro tips to improve your results. Continue reading “Small Business Guide To Instagram Ads – Infographic”

How To Find Entry Level Proofreading Jobs Online

Work from home jobs and ways to make money online. Scam-free!By Anna J. I see it all the time: folks who have side hustles or passions who want to figure out how they can make a living working from home. My advice is always the same: find out a secondary talent, other than your primary passion, and get even better at it – even so that you can make an income from doing it.

Work from home jobs and ways to make money online. Scam-free!

By Anna J.

I see it all the time: folks who have side hustles or passions who want to figure out how they can make a living working from home. Continue reading “How To Find Entry Level Proofreading Jobs Online”

Top 5 Reasons You Should Hire Professional Cleaning Services For Your Office

A clean environment is not only necessary for a business to thrive; it’s also pivotal for employees to work together without having to worry about dust, germs, and allergies. If you’re too busy to clean your business regularly, hiring a professional office cleaning service is a viable option. Here are five reasons to hire a professional cleaning service that provide significant benefits to you, your staff, and your business. The crew of a professional office cleaning service is not only trained properly, but the team is also highly experienced and skilled in their jobs.

A clean environment is not only necessary for a business to thrive; it’s also pivotal for employees to work together without having to worry about dust, germs, and allergies.

If you’re too busy to clean your business regularly, hiring a professional office cleaning service is a viable option. Here are five reasons to hire a professional cleaning service that provide significant benefits to you, your staff, and your business. Continue reading “Top 5 Reasons You Should Hire Professional Cleaning Services For Your Office”

How To Turn Your Side Hustle Idea Into A Real Business

Do you dream of quitting your job and becoming your own boss? You’re not alone. According to a survey by YouGov and Volusion, more than half (52%) of Americans have spent time at work thinking or daydreaming about a job or career they would rather pursue; 84% of full-time workers would rather pursue a career tied to one of their passions than their current job. (In fact, 67% of Americans overall and 79% of millennials say that even after winning the lottery, they would still like to work—as long as it was something they’re passionate about. )There is a way to pursue your passion without quitting your job: Start a side hustle.

Do you dream of quitting your job and becoming your own boss? You’re not alone. According to a survey by YouGov and Volusion, more than half (52%) of Americans have spent time at work thinking or daydreaming about a job or career they would rather pursue; 84% of full-time workers would rather pursue a career tied to one of their passions than their current job. (In fact, 67% of Americans overall and 79% of millennials say that even after winning the lottery, they would still like to work—as long as it was something they’re passionate about. Continue reading “How To Turn Your Side Hustle Idea Into A Real Business”

Have Employees? Then You Need To Understand Employment Taxes

Mastering employment taxes can trip up many business owners, but failing to do so correctly can land you in hot water. Find out which taxes you must withhold, contribute, and pay when you have employees at your business. When you have employees, you need to deal with employment taxes. Employment taxes include income, FICA, and unemployment taxes.

Mastering employment taxes can trip up many business owners, but failing to do so correctly can land you in hot water. Find out which taxes you must withhold, contribute, and pay when you have employees at your business.

When you have employees, you need to deal with employment taxes. Continue reading “Have Employees? Then You Need To Understand Employment Taxes”

You Can Use Marie Kondo’s Decluttering Principles To ‘Tidy Up’ Your Business

Everyone is talking about Japanese organizing guru Marie Kondo and her “KonMari” home organizing method dedicated to the “life-changing magic of tidying up. ”Kondo has authored an international bestselling book of home organizing advice, and is also the star of a new Netflix show called Tidying Up With Marie Kondo.  Perhaps you’ve seen your own friends and relatives on social media sharing their latest photos from decluttering and tidying up their own homes, Kondo-style.  There’s something so refreshing and energizing about the idea of organizing your house, getting rid of unwanted clutter, and living a simpler existence; Marie Kondo has created a global sensation with her advice to only keep happiness-inducing items that “spark joy” for you, to carefully fold each item in your clothing drawers in a way that saves space and makes each item easy to find, and to “thank” the discarded items that you give away at the end.

Everyone is talking about Japanese organizing guru Marie Kondo and her “KonMari” home organizing method dedicated to the “life-changing magic of tidying up.”

Kondo has authored an international bestselling book of home organizing advice, and is also the star of a new Netflix show called Tidying Up With Marie Kondo. Perhaps you’ve seen your own friends and relatives on social media sharing their latest photos from decluttering and tidying up their own homes, Kondo-style. Continue reading “You Can Use Marie Kondo’s Decluttering Principles To ‘Tidy Up’ Your Business”