Practical Career Advice You Can Actually Follow

What does it take to get rich? Assuming you haven't taken the two easiest routes — having wealthy parents or marrying into money — getting rich tends to require hard work, skill, and luck. And it doesn't hurt to be in the right place at the ...

It’s no secret the country is still emerging from the 2007-2009 recession. But some cities are adding jobs at a much faster pace than others. If you’re a young professional looking for a place with great job prospects, or a small business that ...

Just over 60% of respondents use social networking at work, according to a recent CreditDonkey.com survey, but they might not be getting any work done. Only 2% of the respondents who use social networking said they are on the sites solely for ...

Barriers to entry are an important consideration for entrepreneurs entering a market. Among the most significant challenges for a new business are startup costs, government red tape, challenges around hiring employees, and competition from more ...

If you're a young professional, chances are your career is one of the most important parts of your life, and you need a place to develop it. One way to decide where to get your start is to find a city that has a mix of opportunities for career ...

Many people assume that the growing workforce of freelance workers is primarily made up of stay-at-home moms who are either trying to maintain their professional skills or supplement their growing family's income. We think of a young woman ...

Nearly 70 percent of freelancers claim to have the financial expertise needed to successfully run a business, according to a recent poll by credit-card comparison site CreditDonkey.com. However, their responses to several key questions seem to ...

Freelancing to earn income is a way of life and work that has many pros and cons. If you are contemplating a move to become self-employed and risk the ups and downs of self-employment, consider the experiences of current freelancers. Chief among ...

Whether or not one makes enough money depends on how much money is enough. 57.7% of freelancer respondents to a recent CreditDonkey.com survey said they are not making enough money to sustain the type of life they want to live.