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Other than an intro to information technology class that I had taken this past semester at Babson, I have not otherwise received any further experience that would enhance my knowledge of the IT industry. That is why I chose to utilize this assignment and reach out to Mary Dolan, the Regional Director of Information Services…
As described in my past entries, I’m currently working on the launch of the Pay-as-you-go pilot. In a nutshell, people from communities will be able to purchase the use of the solar systems installed at their homes for a week, month, or day, (depending on their purchasing capabilities). A local store owner will act as…
The phrase, “communication is key,” is repeated so often in business courses that it loses its power. In reality, this phrase actually encompasses the most important lesson people must learn in order to run a successful business. The key to growing this success is choosing the right method of communicating. During my time at the…
Hello beautifuls!! It’s been a little while since our last correspondence. The past few weeks on the finca have been very exciting and a bit challenging, teaching me a lot of hands-on as well as interpersonal skills. I spent some time working in the gardens, digging up, re-designing, and replanting our garden beds with Douwe,…
In the previous post, I gave you an introduction to where I will be working (Erwin Penland) and why I am excited about it. As promised in Part 1, this post will be all about how I got this internship. Full disclosure, some of this will be from a popular post on my own personal…
Communication Pays Off It has almost been the second week of my internship and I have found the power of communicating, really pays off. ..Literally! During my internship with the finance team, I found out recently that the CFO works right next to me, just a table away. Occasionally he would give me a few…
