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Are you working more, enjoying it less? Take some time to explore your current career choice and consider all of the other options life has to offer. You spend a substantial portion of your life at work. Why not make that time as professionally and personally rewarding and fulfilling as possible?

You have nothing to lose, and potentially a great deal to gain, by spending time exploring your interests, values, and options. If you want to love your work, you need to select the career you've dreamed of having. Some helpful tips include; spend some thinking time to know yourself and your interests; read career books and do the exercises; take career assessments; talk to a career professional.
 
 
SMART LIVING
Keeping fit — body and mind

Nowadays stress is inevitable. It has made home in almost all aspects of our lives be it at workplace, home and in other circles. Though it is an essential component that brings out the lively and innovative aspect of our lives, if not maintained at its productive level, it often spills off, leading to severe depression and a hub for cardio-respiratory diseases.
 
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Are you cut out for PR?

Described simply, Public Relations is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organisation and its publics. One, therefore requires, a lot of professionalism and skill to be a practitioner.

Contrary to the believe of many, Public Relations is not all about beauty and dressing. Our writer and PR expert, Margaret Waithaka gives you 10 key qualities without which you can't make it in this image-matters industry.
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SMART ENTERPRISE
A design for big business in interior décor

New in the market, but Elle Interior Designers is sure of a cake in the interior decor business. Its founder Daphine Mwanza cut her teeth as a marketer.
 
 
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Nixon Ooko (right) Fly540 Operations Director congratulates Samiha Mane (left) for completing a training course in Cabin Safety and Emergency Procedures. The airline has recruited additional cabin crew members who will be deployed on flights to Entebbe, Uganda; as well as other Kenyan towns like Mombasa, Malindi, Lamu, Kisumu and Eldoret.
Photo / Bob Dewar Publicity
 
SMART MONEY
Raising Financially Fit Employees

 

When an organisation invests in improving the personal financial skills and knowledge of its staff, this eventually translates to better bottom lines. Think of it; who does not want to have employees who are focused at their jobs and not running around looking for money to make ends meet?
Rising energy to keep cost of living high

Analysts at AIG say that the prolonged economic slow down, which has been witnessed across the globe could hurt sub-Saharan economies despite the fact that the banking sector reported strong earnings during this period. 
 
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LG gets hip with mobile handsets

LG Electronics has unveiled its third Black Label Series handset, the LG Secret (KF750), for the Middle East and Africa regions. Following the success of its predecessors, LG Chocolate and LG Shine, the third model from the LG Black Label Series boasts a more stylish design and enriched technological features, including a slim 5 mega-pixel camera among other features
 
 
BUSINESS CLINIC

10 hiring tips for SMEs

 

As a successful small business owner, you are accustomed to long hours; non-existent holidays and weekends spent working. Whether your goal is to find more time for family or personal enrichment you will want to consider bringing on some help. Here are tips to get yout started.
 
 
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