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3 Money Management Tips Every New Business Owner Needs To Know

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There are plenty of challenges facing any new business owner. No matter how well-prepared you are, the odds will always be stacked against you as a new entrepreneur - most businesses fail within the first few years. If you want your business to defy the odds and survive and thrive, here are three money management tips that you need to know. Always Budget In business, it always pays to have a solid plan . Improvising will only get you so far, if you don’t ever make solid plans then you will find yourself running into problems more often than you need to. Nowhere is this more apparent than with your budgeting. Businesses that fail to set themselves proper budgets and just try and wing it are setting themselves up for failure. Setting a formal budget is not just about establishing exactly how much money you will spend, it also forces you to think about exactly how your money is being spent, how much money you have available, and how you can put that money to the best use. ...

Producer Gabriela Andrade Gorab

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Gabriela is a producer at an independent film and television company with film productions on 4 continents; Her creative skills make her a contributor to various written media where she writes about Art, Culture and Innovation. Gabriela is a member of various non-profit organizations related to arts and culture such as Amigos MAP, Amigos del MAM, Patronage Ruta de la Amistad and Home Storytellers. She works sporadically in corporations on issues related to innovation and mindfulness for employees. Countries in which she has lived, worked, and / or studied include Mexico, Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Photo: Guillermo Kahlo What is your academic background? How does it impact you as who you are today? I am knowledge lover. I have a degree in Arts with a mayor in Communication and Advertising and a minor in Film and TV from Bond University, Australia. I have studies in Humanities and Art fields from Harvard, and (currently) ...

Studio XS - interview with founder Cesare Perniola

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Cesare Perniola, founder of Studio XS, was born in Carrara (Tuscany, Italy) in 1977. Fond of technology and music, he started dealing with 3D programming learning essential and basic notions and then continued as a self-taught. Thanks to a versatile and multifaceted background, he creates something new with a different point of view, dealing with web design, illustration, lighting and photography, video and 3D motion. Cesare Perniola What kind of 3D visualization design work are you specialize in? For which industries will be useful especially now preparing for post-COVID19 restart? Considering the variety of my work as a graphic designer, I am mainly focused on 3D render and motion design, product visualization, digital covers and illustrations using lighting, texturing and realistic materials creation, sometimes matched with photogrammetry, colour grading and composing. I also deal with concept art, as I like to recreate what I imagine or feel trying to make it visible a...

Visual artist Lucila Masciorini

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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 26, 1987, Lucila Masciorini is a Miami-based visual artist that uses photography as her medium. Her interest in photography began when she found her father's old camera in a dusty box, where it had been stored for years. Fortunately, the camera was still functional, and so she began experimenting with it. Shortly after, Lucila decided to attend the Andy Goldstein Creative School, where she studied photography. Although best known for her surrealist compositions -which feature select body parts placed in unconventional settings- she is particularly interested in the use of the camera as a way of immortalizing her own interpretation of moments that are worthy of being seen again. The essence of her work lies not in what people see, but what people don't see conveying a sense of mystery that forces the viewer to engage intellectually. Coral Contemporary Gallery has included her work in numerous collective exhibitions, and currently disp...

Social Problems Affecting Students and Schools

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As John Dewey says – Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. The classroom can feel like a battlefield for many students and rightly so because it sets as up to a lifelong learning. If you’re looking to enroll your kid to a new school or transferring him to a new one, you may be looking at different resources like this to equip yourself and your kid with the knowledge of what to expect when school starts. Students are taught languages, science, mathematics, history, and other subjects. They participate in sports activities, socialize, and learn to adapt to different social situations. However, social issues oftentimes plague our education system, especially in public schools. In this article, we will discuss the social problems affecting students and schools. Ethnic Issues. Many children belonging to certain ethnic groups are reportedly being wrongly judged as being slower learners compared to other races. This cannot be further from the truth...

Italian DJ and producer Zutex on his music

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Zutex is a DJ / producer from Vicenza (Italy) born on January 24, 1992. From the early years he attended several piano courses and at the age of 16 he studied at the Vicenza Conservatory. At the age of 23, he enrolled for the first time in an electronic music academy (Audioacademy) and then at the Istituto Musicale Veneto to perfect his Ableton Live studio. The Zutex genre ranges from Hardstyle to Raw with currently 4 fully self-produced active productions. As a DJ / producer, what's the biggest challenge? How are you getting over it? Certainly one of the biggest challenges of today is to be able to emerge among the many DJs and producers who every day, thanks also to social media and new technological equipment on the market, are born on the web. My advice to overcome this big problem is to try more and more in new production styles and above all personal looking for complex and exclusive sounds. What is your musical background? If you are given another chan...

4 Easy Ways to Personalize Your Wedding

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Spring is here, and that means that soon it will be the wedding season. Most people have at least one if not five weddings on their docket this spring, so how do you keep yours fresh and unique? All it takes is a few simple twists to create a wedding that stands out from the crowd. Sure, you will probably be walking down the aisle in white like all the other brides, but that doesn't have to mean you blend in with them either. Here are four quick and easy ways to add a personal touch to your wedding this year. Choose Your Own Music Most weddings feature DJs these days instead of bands, but that doesn't mean that you need to lose your own personal tastes. There is no reason that the DJ has to play the top ten music the entire time. Instead, give the DJ a list of music that you and your significant other love. Whether that is jazz, the Beatles, country, or random indie music it's your day so let your own personal taste in music shine. Your guests will love that yo...

Documentary photographer Aga Szydlik

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Aga is a documentary photographer based in the USA and her work focuses mainly on documentary photography, conservation, exploration of heritage sites, indigenous tribes and their rituals. She actively supports human rights and conservation efforts. Aga’s assignments involve both freelance work and collaborations with various NGOs. We have conducted an interview with her. What motivates you to focus your photography on conservation, exploration of heritage sites, indigenous tribes and their rituals? Photography is a medium I use to communicate with a wider audience as it enables me to share my experiences and the beauty and struggles of various cultures from across our world. I'm a very curious and inquisitive person, I love the sense of adventure, exploration of the great unknown, hence venturing out into remote corners of the world feels very natural to me. Growing up, I was always reading books about expeditions and adventures in exotic places, as I grew up and be...

Why Bedroom Colors Have A Psychological Effect On Us

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Most people won't need a lot of persuasion to be convinced that the colors of their bedrooms have a effect on their mental state. And if you are not a believer yet, just paint your bedroom jet black and you should be able to experience the negative effects it would have on your mood within a week of sleeping in it.  There are basically two categories of colors that interior designers classify into when selecting colors for a room.  Warm and cool colors.  Warm colors stilmulate the mind and are most appropriate for places where people often gather for activities. This is why they are great for common spaces such as the living room.  It is also why we often see event spaces where people rent for parties painted with colors like bright yellow or orange. These warm colors help to keep the energy vibrant. Enticing people to get into the mood of taking part in activities.  Cool colors help to relax the mind and are suitable for bedrooms ...

Abstract artist Stephanie Williams

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Stephanie is an artist and writer from Delaware. Her abstract art aims to capture the more imaginary and unknown aspects of life and its surroundings. Inspired largely by surrealistic images and paintings, she aims to create a world that is entirely her own. Some of her more spiritual experiences as a Christian and reiki practitioner have also largely influenced her ability to create with depth and originality. Her writings have also profoundly influenced her art, and vice versa. The depth of meaning that she gathers from them enables her to become creative through a variety of mediums, and music also remains a large source of inspiration for her. She is largely self-taught, and started her work a few years ago when she reached a period of enlightenment regarding her purpose and place in life. What inspires you? I find inspiration through anything, really. Sometimes it’s just a matter of gathering what is inside of you and projecting that onto paper. I believe tha...