Tihar – The Festival of Lights

By Anu Tandukar Among all other festivals in Nepal, Tihar, also known as Deepawali, is one of my favorites. It is a five-day long festival observed by both Hindus and Buddhists. All ethnic groups celebrate this festival. The festival of Tihar is considered as one of...

Constraints of Nepalese Entrepreneurs

By Jashmin Tandukar Entrepreneurs are the people who have passion and energy towards the creation and implementation of new ideas and creative solutions. They are willing to take calculated risks in terms of time, money, career, and more. Entrepreneurship can be...

BAO App for Business Professionals

By Jami Gibson Last week, Whittaker Associates and the Pro Learning Lab hosted our monthly webinar. Our speaker, Dusty Duistermars with Qube Global Software, presented the best mobile apps for business, giving us practical knowledge for using apps to get ourselves,...

The Future of Work and the Jobs It Creates

By Dean Whittaker While preparing to teach at the Economic Development Institute next week, I came across three very interesting TED and TEDx talks. The first TED talk I want to recommend is by an MIT economist, Andrew McAfee. He succinctly describes our current...