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.

Get Your Free Training On Starting and Growing Your Business at ICE 2016

Realm of Glory Int'l Church presents Ideas, Connect & Empower (ICE 2016): Start and Grow Your Business.

Date: Monday 30th May, 2016 (Public Holiday)
Time: 10am prompt (No African Time)
Admission is FREE. Limited seats available, register via http://www.realmofglory.org/ice to reserve a seat.

Quote of the day...

Quote of the day...

United Cancels Nigeria Route, Ending Its Only Flight to Africa

According to bloomberg.com, United Airlines will stop flying to Nigeria next month, ending the carrier’s only route to Africa because of weakness in the energy sector and difficulties in collecting money from tickets sold in that country.

10 Lucrative Small Business Ideas That Will Make You The Next Millionaire

carrindian.com

Starting a small business is generally a tedious task for many new and existing entrepreneurs. With several business challenges to surmount like ensuring your target market will buy your proposed products or services, preparing a business plan for your small business idea, registering your small business, and trying to sell your products or services at the lowest cost possible, many entrepreneurs get frustrated and eventually shut down their businesses within the first three (3) years.

While many reasons can lead to the closure of a small business, the most common trend is the lack of real market demand for the products or services been offered. Selling something nobody wants would definitely put you out of business. The size of the startup capital you’ve invested doesn’t matter. If no one wants what you’re selling, your doors would get shut for good.


What small business ideas then generate high profits if handled right? What small business ideas did many of the world’s millionaires venture into? And how can one successfully start a small business that creates millionaires?


Here Are 10 Lucrative Small Business Ideas That Can Make You The Next Millionaire:

We can’t fund every project in 2016 budget – Adeosun

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, says that the Federal government will not be able to fund all projects in the 2016 budget due to the dwindling economy. According to Adeosun, projects will be done according to importance. Adeosun stated this while appearing before members of the House of Representatives yesterday May 26th.

18 things successful people do in their 20s

Your 20s are a time of major transitions.

The choices you make in this critical decade lay the foundation for your career, relationships, health, and well-being.


While nothing can replace learning through firsthand experience, you can save some stress by listening to those who have already been through it.


We've looked through our archives to collect some of the best advice we've found from our favorite writers and entrepreneurs and found recurring themes.


Here are 18 things that successful people do in their 20s:

Google wins court battle with Oracle

Google just won a major court battle with software giant Oracle over Google’s use of elements of Oracle’s Java programming language. If Google had lost, it could have held major ramifications for the ways in which almost all software is developed. Oh, and Google would have had to cough up $9 billion in damages.

For now, the fundamental principles of how coders create software will stay the same. That is, of course, unless Oracle wins an appeal. Let’s take a look at how we got here, and what exactly was at stake.

LAGOS STATE CANCELS THIS MONTH’S ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION – BABATUNDE ADEJARE

The government of Lagos state through the state commissioner for environment, Dr, Babatunde Adejare, has cancelled the monthly sanitation exercise for the month of May.

The reason for the cancellation is to facilitate ease of movement due to the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) Examination which is being held Nationwide.

3 Of The Best Entrepreneur Books You Should Read

Top author on personal and business success in the world today, Brian Tracy, shares with us his thoughts on the three best entrepreneur books which should be read for successful self/business development.

According to Brian Tracy in his words "One of the most important lessons that I’ve learned throughout my career is that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel…".

11 profound thoughts from successful people that will inspire your accomplishments

These profound thoughts from successful people will help you learn how to become even more successful in your life. “The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.” – Zig Ziglar

Lagos State Government signs Memorandum of Understanding on 4th Mainland Bridge.

The Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 4th Mainland Bridge. The 38km bridge and expressway will become the longest bridge and expressway anywhere when completed. 

Quote for the day...

The family of a baseball legend is suing 'Big Tobacco’ over his death from cancer. C'mon!!!

The news we hear everyday. Hmmm...

According to businessinsider.com, the family of Baseball Hall of Fame member Tony Gwynn filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against one of the world's largest tobacco corporations on Monday.

Gwynn died in 2014 at the age of 54 from salivary gland cancer, a disease he attributed to his 31-year habit of chewing smokeless tobacco.