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Offering Remote Work Options Creates a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace Environment

Allwork

Allwork.Space and Alliance Virtual Offices conducted a survey, and also analyzed third party research, to understand how remote work impacts individuals’ health and wellbeing. . In addition to a literature review, we also surveyed workers across Alliance Virtual Offices and Allwork.Space to see how our teams compared to a control group.

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How Designers Can Set The Stage For A Flexible Future

Allwork

The latest feedback loop is a staff survey deployed after an employee works on-site. The quick survey asks team members three questions: 1) Why were you in the office? These surveys give the firm real-time insights to shape future policy and space design. 2) What did you accomplish? 3) How did it go? A Little WFH Help.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

The women surveyed in Guidant’s “ 2023 Small Business Trends ” report were primarily motivated to become entrepreneurs due to being “ready to be their own boss” (28%) and “[dissatisfied] with corporate America” (23%), with only 13% seeking to pursue their passions. We’re in a transition,” Shah says.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. Who hires freelancers? That’s why we recommend an onboarding checklist. Her secret?

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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

The Small Business Blog

The average Indian factory worker was paid about 90 cents an hour in 2011, among the lowest rates in the world. Executives who participated in the survey, conducted by consultancy Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the U.S. percent between 2006 and 2011. My company, international trading website Alibaba.com, currently has 2.9

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Small Business Economy Still Struggling

Small Business Labs

a recent survey of economists by USA Today shows they still think the recovery is continuing and the U.S. economy will grow moderately in 2011.  .  Despite a series of strong shocks (oil prices, unrest in the middle east, rising commodity prices, etc.),   It appears they have good reasons.   

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Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth

Small Business Labs

  The chart below wasbuilt by Nielsen using regional economic forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Our survey research is showing a growing number of small businesses are exporting, but the overall numbers are still small.   This is 3x the growth rate of developed countries. 

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