Microloans, which are small loans made to entrepreneurs and small business owners to help them establish or grow their enterprises, began as an emancipation and business movement in Bangladesh in 1976. An economics professor became frustrated with the cycle of poverty in his native country, leading him to launch a bank project to study the viability of offering banking services to poor entrepreneurs being exploited by local money lenders. Read more...

Columbus, Ohio attorney Joe Dreitler, who has been practicing Copyright and Trademark law for 36 years, says he is often asked the same question by various clients, no matter the size of their business. The inquiry? Who owns the copyright of work product, the boss or the employee? Read more...

According to a recent article in Nerd Wallet, today’s college graduates won’t be able to retire until the age of 75. Variables such as rising rent costs and overwhelming student loan debt are two major factors contributing to that startling statistic. That’s all the more sobering since Geoba reports the average life expectancy in the United States is 78.8 years old. For the longest life expectancy, it might be wise to move to Monaco, where Geoba says the average person will live 89.52 years. Read more...