Ferhan Patel

Everyone falls into a rut at some point in their life. It’s easy when you follow the same routine — work, dinner, sleep, repeat. Yet, following the same pattern for too long without variation can cause a lack of motivation and inspiration. As entrepreneurs, we need these qualities every day to keep us striving to bring the world our product or service. We know we have the tools and process to make it happen, but we’re missing the drive. If you ever find yourself falling into this mindset, check out these three websites, which may bring you back to the driven, successful individual you know you are. TED TED Talks  have blown up in recent years and are a great way to hear about topics you’d never think to look into yourself. From humanitarian struggles to entrepreneurial successes and so much more, TED gives us presentations from people in dozens of sectors with a wide variety of experiences. There are categories in any field, so if you’re looking for a motivational speaker i...

Each season, people look for ways to save more money than they did the previous season. Luckily, there are tons of ways to avoid overspending and grow your savings account. Here are my top five ways to save this fall. Budget for the Holidays The last quarter of the year is often the time we spend the most money. There are numerous holidays that require us to spend exorbitant amounts of cash, so  budgeting  is huge. Create a list of people you need to buy gifts for, or for holiday meals and other activities. Then, figure out how much you’ll have to spend on everything. Once you have your grand total for the holidays, split it up based off of importance. Buying your mom a thoughtful gift is more important than buying your third cousin twice removed a gift card they may or may not use. Cut out any unnecessary expenses, and consider ways you can reduce gift costs (such as going in on gifts with other people). Then, stick to it. A budget is worthless if you don’t fol...

Amazon , once holding a monopoly over the online marketplace, is now slowly losing business in 2017 to a large gamut of companies following in their footsteps.  These companies now offer most of their products online, as well as in stores, for people to have more options.  What’s more is that brick and mortar stores can, at times, run out of products shoppers wish to obtain. One such company that is particularly making a name for itself is Walmart .  Business Insider noted that Walmart now seems to be Amazon’s number one competitor.  In the battle for stealing business from Amazon, Google and Walmart have partnered up . Walmart has a patent in for a floating distribution center . And, online buyers are taking notice, helping Walmart to be neck-in-neck with Amazon in the stock market . To take it to the next level, Walmart acquired Jet.com , exploding their reach and revenue. This massive move has helped Walmart increase the number of products shipped by 6...