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Social Network Support Helps Turn Knitting Hobbyists into Hobbypreneurs

Small Business Labs

She found that even on one of the Internet’s great niche social networks, offline encouragement and feedback helped most talented hobbyists recognize their ability and take the first steps toward monetizing it. See the 2009 Inuit research brief Today's Hobbyists are Tomorrow's Hobbypreneurs for more on this topic.

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Landmark Space rolls-out essensys technology across 400,000 sq. ft. of London flexible workspace

Allwork

essensys’ software provides valuable data and insights on occupancy and network usage, helping drive more informed decision making in today’s world of hybrid work. essensys has been Landmark Space’s strategic technology partner across its whole portfolio since they first started working together in 2009.

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Remote Work Has Greatly Benefitted Disabled Workers

Allwork

After becoming paralyzed in 2009, Beka Anardi never thought about working again…until the pandemic started in 2020. She sent her resumé to a few people in her network, and she was employed within a matter of weeks. As remote work became the norm, Anardi realized she could continue working as a recruiter.

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Networking best practices for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Networking is really important. We are behind the scenes specialists, we are not encouraged to put ourselves out there and even if we did want to get involved in a networking event we are often too busy to leave the office. The problem is networking is really important. Which networking events to attend.

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Is Your Networking Fishy Enough?

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? by adrianswinscoe on Jul 02, 2010 Networking is an essential growth strategy for any small (even large) business. However, there is an essential difference between having a strategy and how you implement it and many small businesses try networking with little success.

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The Personal and Professional Benefits of Being an Involved Alumni

Success

She began volunteering for the sorority in 2009, three years after finishing undergrad. “I’ve The networking possibilities are limitless “I got my first job as a result of having my sorority involvement on my resume,” O’Sullivan says. “I We attended different colleges and had no mutual friends, even on Facebook!”

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Networking While in Transition is the Key to Success

Job Advice Blog

There could be many reasons: feeling uncomfortable with the networking process, not knowing the process, being shy by nature, or never having needed to network in the past. The purpose of job-search networking is to cultivate relationships to lean on for getting advice, information, and–it is hoped–referrals.