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Be school smart, office smart and street smart   If you need to survive in the money industry, you have to be smart. No one needs to tell you how important it is to be smart. It makes more sense when you're school smart, office smart and street smart at the same time.   School Smart This explains how smart you can/should be in an academic setting or environment. It answers questions like, "How do you read/study? How well do you plan your time? How do you answer test and exam questions? How do you cope with extra-curricular activities?" and the likes.   It is not just about reading, reading, reading, or books, books, books. Of course, reading and books pay a lot, except if you're smart about it. It is not how much you read, but how smart you read. I am a student, and I believe a good number of my readers are students.   Being school smart is beyond the books, classes and academic related activities. The school environment has opportunities for explor...

In this digital and information era, the relevance of technology in the money industry (Accounting, Business, Finance, and the likes) cannot be overemphasised. Systems are being updated every day; things are improved on, on a daily basis; technology is taking steps into the future. Technology proves relevant in financial reporting, using accounting packages (Peachtree, sage 50, and the likes). It is also relevant in areas of performance management/measurement in manufacturing industries. Technology is used to create systems of controls to monitor inventory and other forms of working capital. One of the demands of every employer from personnel in the money industry is ICT skills , proficiency in using Office packages (MS word, Excel, PowerPoint…). Of course, we cannot but say, it is a must-learn, even when the educational system does not implement it thoroughly. The educational sector may try its bits, but it’s never enough to meet the demands of the labour market. It is however ...

Some weeks ago, I was going through some old newspapers; they are about 7 years old. I was looking for essays, articles and treasures lying in those papers - The information there could still be useful today, I thought. While browsing through the papers, the course of my search changed and I started looking for one type of information. Guess what? Employment/job opportunities and vacancies. Well, I was not looking for opportunities to work, but the criteria the employers used to employ people, their requirements and all. As I browsed through each vacancy and job opportunity, I could sense some similarity in what employers needed and required from their potential employees. I was able to come up with some of the skills required of job seekers. Some of them included, Of course, school degrees and certifications, language proficiency, team work, ICT skills, leadership qualities, analytical and problem solving skills, proficiency in the use of software packages, and many more. I tho...

© THE MONEY CORNER 2020 45 Fully-funded Global Opportunities - with deadlines in January 2020! The new year is upon us, how exciting! We are back with our mega list of global opportunities you should bookmark and apply to this January. Some deadlines are closer, so hurry! Click on the links below to get more information about deadline, eligibility and how to apply. 1. Rice Business Plan Competition 2020 for Student Startups (Up to $1.5 Million in prizes) Details:  http://bit.ly/2SAzG2i 2. One Young World Lead2030 Challenge ($500k in funding plus mentorship) Details:  http://bit.ly/33LPG4x 3. Google for Startups Sustainable Development Goals Accelerator 2020 Details:  http://bit.ly/2Q8ioqF 4. Dalai Lama Fellows Program for Emerging Leaders 2020 Details:  http://bit.ly/32zvtgR 5. Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program 2020 (Fully-funded to London and $100,000 seed funding) Details:  http://bit.ly/37C9k4z 6. SDGs & Her Competition 2020 ...

It has been a long year and a long decade in general. We all have plans for the new year, the new decade. Where you hear people say, “VISION 2020, MAFO”, “2020 na my year”, “I go humble die for 2020”, a lot of funny resolutions. You know, all these cannot come to life, without taking actions. From that video, a lot of people sought to purchase the popularly expensive benz, but many or most of the seekers were unable to achieve that goal. 2019 has come to an end, new year resolutions coming up, new seasons, new years, new developments and many more. 2019 being a very long year, made a lot of positions and taught a lot of lessons for the years ahead. A lot of unaccomplished goals, a lot of unsettled debt, a lot of stones unturned, due to laziness and procrastination. Global relevance in your career We need to stand out as people, as persons, as managers, as accountants, as lawyers, as engineers, as wealth controllers, as whatever you are. Giving yourself GLOBAL RELEVANCE i...

Happy new year friend! 💃🏾🕺🏽Year 20:20 has come. It's gonna be great! I wish you the best of the new year. You are welcome to "THE MONEY CORNER". A platform set to give you insights as to your money affairs and issues, giving you the best in the new decade. Alot of people have this quest for money - Some students, some grown-ups;  Some, the enthusiasm or know-what of their field; Some ways to manage or survive in the finance world; Others could be more daunting - like The role of technology in finance and money world and it's contribution to Economic advancement. Let it be my pleasure, to inform you, that you can get all these on one platform, A platform set to give you what you want and also answer your questions on money! 😀 We therefore present to you:  "THE MONEY CORNER". www.mformoneyschool.blogspot.com THE MONEY CORNER as earlier stated,  Is a Platform for you to get your questions answered on money. Questions of Accounting, Bus...

Brittney Biggs is a non-traditional accounting student who currently lives in Bowling Green with her husband Davis and their two dogs. Brittney was working full-time when her boss noticed her acumen with numbers and her organizational skills and encouraged her to go back to school. She earned her associate’s degree from a Tennessee community college but felt there was more that she could pursue. She found the Gordon Ford College of Business through research and enrolled here in the fall of 2017. She pursued a number of internships that would give her the much-needed accounting experiences she desired. She worked for both Constellium and the Tennessee Department of Treasury, where she will return in January as a full-time employee. Brittney tirelessly advocates the virtues of internships to all of her fellow classmates. “Internships give you the experiences you need and make you stand out.” Almost 150 students will participate in Commencement exercises this Saturday, December 1...

Accounting occupies a special place in the annals of history. Whether  it's from the Sumeria cataloguing goods involved in transactions, the development of abacus counting systems to calculate large sums, introducing double-entry bookkeeping, the rapid advancement of computers enabling accounting software and cloud services or the progression of artificial intelligence and machine learning, humankind understands the value of information. We're living in a time of accelerating change where innovation has necessitated swift development and full-scale service integration. Competition has spurred action resulting in a bevy of consumer choice. In three to four years, companies can achieve billion dollar valuations. In today's market, that's the strength of great ideas. It’s not enough to be a reactive and transactional firm, your ACCOUNTANT needs to be proactive, offer diversified service streams and demonstrate value. Clients need a team of advisors who recognise the...