Start up life in Ghana has the hard work and long hours, but unfortunately not as many perks as start up life in the West. Still, there are benefits to working for a company building from the ground up; just be sure to know what you’re getting into!

Standard Chartered promises to open a new world of privileges for its clients with the credit cards. The two credit cards – Visa Infinite and Visa Platinum Card – definitely match global credit card standards. They are secure, globally accepted, and promise to offer attractive shopping and travel rewards. If Standard Chartered can truly deliver on its #RewardsForLife credit card promise, I’ll be first in line for one!

Ever said yes when you really wanted to say no? Unfortunately, many of us, including myself, fall victim to this.
The real question here though is, how do you say “no” without offending the other party or in the worst case losing your job?

Let’s be honest, speaking about salaries is not a comfortable subject for most of us but it’s something we cannot avoid because salaries have to be negotiated sooner or later. Here are 7 tips to help you negotiate a better salary before you start your new job or when you request a raise.

There’s quite a disconnect between the preparation we receive in school for life after school. If ultimately the purpose of school is to prepare you for the job market, it shouldn’t just prepare you to work but also prepare you to navigate the politics of it. We should learn skills such as salary negotiation, what to expect for an entry level job for your field, and everything else. However, this is most often not the case and so we have no choice but to roll with the tides.