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Apple, Google, and Netflix don't require employees to have 4-year degrees

"Our company, as you know, was founded by a college drop-out" -Tim Cook, CEO Apple Inc. Many of the nation's most popular companies to work for don't require a college degree, and certain jobs are more likely to be filled with non-college graduates than others, LinkedIn found. Students assume getting a four-year degree and taking on the thousands of students   loans debt that comes along with it is the only way to get your foot in the door at top companies like Apple, Google, and Netflix. Prominent business leaders like Siemens USA CEO Barbara Humpton and Apple CEO Tim Cook are already questioning the need for four-year degrees altogether. Cook recently revealed that about half of Apple's US employment last year included people who did not have a four-year degree. Cook reasoned many colleges do not teach the skills business leaders need most in their workforce, such as coding. Humpton, too, dismissed the idea that a four-year degree guarantees career-r...

Ginger & Poultry investment

CROWDYVEST is the sister company of Farmcrowdy, Nigeria's first digital agriculture platform that empowers rural farmers & provides investment opportunities for anyone to invest directly in the agriculture sector from the comfort of your home. They launched in 2016, with the Vice President Prof. yemi Osinbanjo paying a personal visit to the company. Crowdyvest is basically a crowdfunding platform. Farmcrowdy philosophy is "farming without a farm." Money is pooled from investors to help fund a farm project, while farmers are enabled to farm and increase productivity, investors get to share from the profit as ROI. All farms are insured by Leadway insurance so you 100% guaranteed of your principal & ROI irrespective of any unfortunate incident that may occur in a farm you sponsor. This is a way better option than bank savings especially if you wish to lock your money somewhere for a while and get paid for it. This also helps improve food productivity and security in...