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Has the time come for you to start a blog? There’s no barrier to entry. And everyone has stories that are worth telling, which includes you.

You’ll have to make a decision early on about whether you want to activate your blog for primarily personal or professional reasons, but after that choice, the path you select as far as framework goes will be all about how hard you work to get to the goal you set for yourself. (more…)

There’s a lot that goes into wedding planning, but few things are as important as choosing the right band. Select the wrong one and your guests won’t so much as stand. Choose the right one and your dance floor will quickly become a hit.

Here’s How to Nab the Perfect Band

“Having a live band at your party is the best way to show your party goers the best time possible and insures that a great time will be had by all, provided you hire the right band,” The Grooves, an Austin, Texas-based wedding band, point out. “It’s not as easy as just finding a group of talented musicians that sound great together.” (more…)

Around the world, an increasing number of consumers and business owners are engaging with fintech. In the United States, by 2015, nearly a fifth of people had adopted and were actively using at least two components of the fintech ecosystem regularly, and that share is only continuing to grow every month. Where fintech truly has the opportunity to revolutionize, however, is in the word of business lending where companies are opening up sustainable, easy and fast funding to a whole new crop of business owners. (more…)

Weight-loss trends come and go almost as swiftly as fashion trends. Those who seek a thinner figure and improved health will try almost anything to see the pounds disappear.

So 2016 has seen a variety of weight-loss strategies top the horizon. Here are a few of the most popular.

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Summer is flying by and it’s time to start searching for fall attire. It’s been a record year, as far as the heat, so you’ll probably still have a lot of sandals in your wardrobe. However, you’ll want to consider a few different items for the evenings, when temperatures get cooler.

Here are some of the hottest fall 2016 runway styles coming your way.

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