This All-Female HBS Team Just Launched a Line of Luxury Skincare Products

Take a peek in your bathroom and count how many products you use for grooming. Now, how many of those products have ingredients that you can list off the top of your head? I honestly couldn’t think of one if you paid me. We know so little about what we use to keep ourselves looking spiffy. Jessica Assaf, an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School, picked up on that...

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Despite What Sheryl Sandberg Says, MBAs Still Matter

Facebook’s COO and, ironically enough, Harvard Business School alumna - has also voiced that MBAs are superfluous in tech. In a post on Quora last December, Sandberg had apparently written, “While I got great value from my experience, MBAs are not necessary at Facebook and I don’t believe they are important for working in the tech industry." As these high-profile entrepreneurs...

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Business Loans

Since the global economic crash in 2008, lending standards have come under scrutiny as our government sought to make lenders more responsible. Until late 2013 this was making it hard for businesses (particularly small and medium sized businesses) to find a business loan. However things are much easier now and there are lenders out there that will lend money to eligible businesses. Who...

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Debt Management

What is debt management? Debt management is all about proactively managing the debt you have. If your debt has gotten a little out of hand, you will want to start managing your debt before your lenders call in debt collectors. What steps should I take to manage my debt? You can choose two different paths. You can choose to manage the debt yourself by talking to all...

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Personal Loans

A personal loan is a loan that a financial institution (usually a bank) will make to you for a fixed period of time. The loan can be secured or unsecured. Why take a loan and not use a credit card? To protect your credit score you should not use more than 30% of your available balance on your credit cards and some experts even recommend using no more than 10%. With...

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Reevaluating your small business’ group life insurance plan

Better rates are generally given to larger employers because of the amount they collect in premium, versus that of smaller employers who don’t collect as much. Tiered life insurance policies also typically remain with larger employees, due to the fact that they are better able to afford them. Regardless of the size of your company, it is important to reevaluate your group...

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The Different Types of Business Insurance That Are Available

If you’re a small business owner, one of the most important considerations that you have to make will deal with the type of insurance that you offer to your employees. Not only will there be situations where you cannot or should not offer coverage, but it’s also important to keep in mind that you cannot reimburse for individual health plans. There are a number of different...

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