An article from CNN Business discusses Pixel Academy, “an extracurricular tech wonderland for kids in Brooklyn, NY”. At Pixel Academy, kids learn code, how to make special effects, and use 3-D printers. Mike Fischthal, started Pixel this year and has… Read More
“From the ashes of a start-up, Amazon builds a grocery business”
An article that can be found at NBC news, talks about a business, called Webvan that failed as a dot-com online grocery store in 2001. This online grocery store was recently bought by Amazon.com and was redesigned and renamed to… Read More
Financial security: Down $100k to start
In an article published by CNN, Jerry Nevins explains how he opened his own frozen cocktails bar, Snow & Co. He explains that him and his three partners thought of the idea, but were having trouble with the initial investment.… Read More
“Save the Children CEO: ‘Wanting to do good is not enough'”
Jasmine Whitbread, the head of the charity “Save the Children International” preaches the idea that “wanting to do good” is not enough. She goes on to describe that for the business to be successful, they must be efficient and cannot… Read More
“Germany Employment Plan to the Rescue?”
In this article from CNN, German Labor Minister, Ursula von der Leyen, speaks about Germany’s recovery from youth unemployment crisis and how the rest of Europe can follow suit. She explains the need for capital for jobs within small and… Read More
“France celebrates first gay marriage amid tight security”
This article is about the legalization of same sex marriage and gay adoption in France. Last week, the first gay marriage was performed in France between the two grooms, Boileau and Autin. The article says that, “the marriage marked a… Read More
“OECD: End nears for Japan’s deflationary spiral”
Japan has been in a 14 year long deflationary cycle and depression, but so far this year they have had an economic turnaround. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), consumer prices will raise and improve from… Read More
“Chelsea Fearce, the homeless student who graduated with the best grades in his school.”
This article talks about a homeless student, Chelsea Fearce, that was able to overcome the hardship of not having a home, in order to graduate high school. She not only graduated from Charles Drew High School, but was also valedictorian… Read More