Starting a Business Right After Graduation

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Starting a business is something that most people think comes later—after they’ve worked their way up a ladder, made some contacts, saved some money, spent a few years in the trenches…you get the idea. That doesn’t have to be your story. Starting your own business is one of the best things you can do and there’s no time like the present to do it. Here’s how to make it happen. Continue Reading

7 Things Not to Do After Graduation

If there’s one thing you can count on after college graduation it is that there will be a long line of people waiting to give you career advice. However, their advice usually revolves around what you should do after you graduate, but there’s plenty of advice on what not to do after school.

Some of us are better prepared for real life after college. Students who earn a professional degree (i.e. engineering, education, nursing, accounting, etc) or who get their first job through a college internship usually have an easier road to travel after they walk across the stage with their diploma. The rest of us, though, often need a little more time to get our careers off the ground.

This extra time can be both a blessing and a curse for recent grads. It is a blessing, because it’s an opportunity to find your best career route. It is a curse, because anxiety and fear about the future can lead to the following post-graduation no-no’s. Continue Reading

Graduation Doesn’t Mean Goodbye: 7 Tips for Staying Involved

As many students approach graduation, their minds are so busy preparing for the future that they lose sight of the past. Graduating from a college or university doesn’t have to mean cutting ties with the institution. Whether you’re graduating with an associate’s degree, a bachelor’s degree or a different form of credential, you should consider, as you prepare to leave, how you can stay involved and remain a part of the education community and, in doing so, give back to the institution that has likely given you so much. Continue Reading