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At one point it was truly challenging for any inventor or creative person to get a project off the ground. First, one had to convince a corporate entity that an idea was worth the investment, then have a prototype made in cooperation with that company. Inventors simply couldn’t go it alone because of the manufacturing component. But now there is 100kGarages, a community of fabricators around the world that work to empower individual inventors.

100kGarages is comprised of workshops and artisans who have the know-how to create any invention to exact specifications, and they don’t require corporate sponsorship or large batches. They work directly with designers and inventors to turn ideas into actual products. In so doing, they help to create new careers in business and retail where entrepreneurs can sell items made of steel, plastic, wood, or any other modern material, and without a middle man. If your interest is in business, but from the creative inventor’s point of view, 100kGarages could be just the support team you have been looking for.

Students who enjoy creative pursuits, but wish to become successful and wealthy, know that the road to riches does not lie in a starving artist’s garret. These individuals can be happy in the long run by pursuing a business career with a creative side to it. Some creative business careers include:

• Graphic design
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Music management
• Television producer

These careers all have a creative side to them. This means that as a business person in these fields, you won’t just be making management decisions, you will be creating lasting pieces of art. Whether that art is a stunning television commercial, a magazine layout, a successful album, or a situation comedy, you will have a hand in its production.

Typically, in the business world, the art that is created is done by committee. There are those who design the look, the sound, the writing, and the marketing of each product. This is a unique and rewarding way of looking at the creative process and one that any artist can come to love. It enables more art to be made for the specific uses for which it is intended. So if you love art and creative pursuits, but want to become a successful, wealthy individual, there are many business careers for you to choose from. All you have to do is find the right field for your talents.

If you are just getting out of school and eager to begin your business career, why not consider one that appeals to your natural interests? A music management career is one that attracts a lot of young (and not so young!) business majors who enjoy spending evenings out on the town, listening to great bands, and taking in “the scene.” Would you like to be the next music industry pro to discover a hot band? Then the music business might be a great match for you. If you are interested in this challenging but fascinating career field, take a few tips from experts and get off on the good foot:

• Try to select a niche. If you concentrate on “discovering” bands that fit into certain under-developed niches, you could really blaze a trail in that area. Although you may like rock and roll yourself, have you ever considered discovering up-and-coming talent in the field of children’s music? How about religious music? World music? You get the picture! There are so many under-explored fields within music that offer great opportunities to get started.

• Work with musicians that have vision. You may hear a great band, but if their interpersonal dynamics show that they are not businesslike, then don’t work with these folks. As a music manager you want to work with bands that view themselves as businesses and act professionally.

• Solicit demo tapes. Do listen to the demo recordings that are sent to you, but don’t listen to them twice unless you really so the talent. While you must not waste your time on all the wanna-be bands out there, one of them could be the next hit, so invite all comers while only giving each one limited time to impress you.

If you are interested in building a career in business and see yourself as the managerial type, there are a lot of opportunities for you out there. But what type of management will you pursue? This is an important question to ask yourself, as management is an umbrella term that covers a diverse array of positions. One type of business management career that you may find interesting is one in brand management. Brand management is the method of separating each type of brand name or product owned by a certain company and managing them all separately. This way, each product is essentially its own business. A brand manager can gain a great deal of satisfaction from seeing his or her product flourish in the market!

If you are competitive and aggressive, this business career could really allow you to thrive. Brand managers plan, develop, and direct all aspects of the marketing of a product or brand. They coordinate the efforts and responsibilities of the creatives, the accountants, the publicists, the researchers, and all other team members involved in the marketing projects. If you pursue a career in brand management, you will need to be a quick thinker who is able to learn information rapidly and process it equally rapidly. You will need to be adept at delegating responsibility as well as analyzing information that comes in from all sides. So if you are a real go-getter, brand management could be a great business career move for you!

If you are looking for a career in the business field, you have made a great decision that could lead to lasting success and happiness. But what field will you choose? There are so many aspects of every business, and each requires specialized knowledge in the field. If you are numbers oriented, you may want to look into accounting and auditing as career paths in the business sector. These positions are ideal for those who enjoy calculations and want less of a human-interaction component in their work-a-day life. Let’s look at some of the basic qualifications and industry specifics involved with the accounting and auditing field.

The minimum prerequisite for an accountant will be a bachelor’s degree. For those graduates interested in the field, there is good news. These days, more and more companies are seeing their finances carefully audited and closely inspected, so that means a lot of emerging jobs for accountants. It also means hard work! This is a position where people will be heavily relying on your calculations. Mistakes can be costly and can cost you your job, so you must ensure that you are a detail oriented person. A perfectionist.

Your primary position, if you choose the career of an accountant in a business firm, will be to ensure that the business maximizes its production, pays taxes correctly, and keeps public records as needed. You will review, draft, and authenticate documents continaing financial information for clients as well. If this type of work appeals to you, you may be an ideal candidate for accounting. But whatever career you choose in business, just make sure that it suits your temperament and personality. If you do, you can’t go wrong!

The key to success in business, no matter what  your career, is always communication. Effectively utilizing all the tools at your disposal for excellent communication will ensure that managers and co-workers enjoy working with you and find the experience productive and satisfying. Here are three tips to improve your communication skills in any business or social setting:

1. Surround yourself with people you do not already know. That’s right! Many people enjoy fitting into environments where there are no unknowns, but the act of always putting yourself into the unknown—and the slightly scary—world of new people will enable you to make new contacts quickly and hone your business social skills to improve your career.
2. Individually introduce yourself to everyone in a group. Shake the hand of each person in a group and give them the individual attention they deserve. As often as you can, find something to say to each person, whether it be a comment on their physical presentation (love your handbag!), a reference to their name (that’s my niece’s name!), or a comment on their career or professional business (I hear you published a book on the latest research, tell me about it!).
3. Always introduce yourself by stating your first and last name clearly, along with your company title, if in a business environment. People hate to be embarrassed, and there is nothing more embarrassing than forgetting someone’s name or their rank in the company. Help prevent this by giving others every opportunity to know who you are, so that they may freely approach you again.

Communication is so important in any career, and business success depends so much on networking and meeting new people, that little things like these can mean a lot while you are climbing that ladder to success!