Business and Financial News : NPR

There are no educational requirements to freelance writing, but you do need strong writing skills. While a certification may beneficial, getting practice and writing every day is more important. To help with this, test your messaging on friends and family who don’t have a firm understanding of the work you do. If they’re able to summarize what you do, your messaging is likely effective among people outside of your industry.

• If you dream of building your own fashion empire, why not start with a local boutique?
• Action is needed now to better align education, training and workforce readiness programs to the jobs of today and careers of the future.
• If you like working outdoors and creating elegant landscapes, this could be the business for you.
• If your business goes bankrupt, your personal holdings won’t be affected.
• Although your specific business journey will be unique