Saturday, 11 June 2016

Richard Branson caught an employee sleeping at the Virgin Australia office and snapped a hilarious photo


If you've ever freaked out because the boss walked by just as you were updating your OKCupid profile, consider yourself lucky.

Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin group, recently visited the Virgin Australia offices and found one employee napping on the couch. See below:


Boredpanda originally spotted the photo, and Branson tells the storyon his blog over at Virgin.com:

The rise of the middle-aged intern

Erin Gibson Allen (left) got work experience with Judge Lisa Lenihan
When Erin Gibson Allen decided to return to the legal profession after a 10-year absence to raise her children, she knew she would have to get creative.

She took unpaid work experience in the chambers of a federal judge in the US city of Pittsburgh.

"Part of me thought 'what have I done?'," says Ms Allen, 46, who worked for the judge for nine months.

"But the other part of me believed very strongly in experience and networking."

Nigeria dollar squeeze hits global airlines



Foreign airlines are halting flights to Nigeria, where a foreign exchange crisis has led the government to limit access to dollars.

US carrier United Airlines has said it will end daily flights between Houston, Texas and Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, on 30 June.

It follows Spanish airline Iberia's decision to pull out in May.

South African mobile-phone giant MTN has agreed to pay $1.7bn (£1.1bn) to Nigerian Government


MTN Group has agreed to pay a reduced fine of 330 billion naira ($1.67 billion) in a settlement with the Nigerian government, it said on Friday, sending shares in the South African telecoms provider soaring.


How to start a business with little or no funding





So you tried everything and asked everyone, but nobody offered you a loan? Well, do not despair; others have started businesses in similar circumstances. Starting a business without outside funding is known as bootstrapping. In bootstrapping, the entrepreneur uses his or her personal savings, overdraft, or bond on their home.

7 Ways to Re-Motivate Yourself at Work




When you work for yourself, it can be difficult to remain motivated every hour of every working day. Especially when you don’t have someone hovering over you. After all, you are the boss.