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May 13, 2020 By Biz Tech

      Like most Jamaicans, I have memories of my father emptying his pockets and placing his coins in a pan at the end of a long day at work. These coins, which were commonly referred to back then as ‘red money’, consisted of one, five, ten, twenty and twenty-five cent coins.  After some time, the pan would be filled with coins, and he would give us the laborious task of counting them. The… Read more...

May 03, 2020 By Biz Tech

‘Keeping up with the Joneses’- Don’t follow the crowd! How often have you seen a home with well-manicured lawns, freshly painted exterior walls, automatic gate with several luxury cars parked in the driveway and wished you were as wealthy as the owners of the property? It’s natural to feel a desire to be successful as our neighbours, and we might even be tempted to dip into our savings in order to ensure that we keep… Read more...

December 01, 2019 By Biz Tech

  Peer-to-peer lending allows you to earn an income and make money by helping other individuals or businesses to acquire loans for various reasons such as to purchase raw materials, to fulfill contract orders or even expand their business/ services etc.   You open an online account with a peer-to-peer lending company such as “MY BUSINESS PEER TO PEER TO PEER LENDING TECHNOLOGY” (also known in the online space as “BizTech p2p” or “BizTechp2p.com”), and… Read more...

October 08, 2018 By Biz Tech

For many people, saving money means keeping them tucked away in a secure savings account. This strategy guarantees that their cash is safe.  However, it is stagnant. Many people fail to realize that there are plenty of ways to utilize their money to create more money. One example is by investing in the P2P market. To give you a backgrounder, investing in P2P loans would require you to get your money from the bank and then… Read more...

August 05, 2018 By Biz Tech

There is a lot you have to learn and get used to especially at your first job. Many of us mean well, but lack of know-how prevents us from moving our careers forward. Without further ado, here are five mistakes young professionals make at their first job: 1. You didn’t negotiate your salary. Often times, recent graduates feel they cannot negotiate their first salary. They think because they are a freshly minted college graduate, they… Read more...