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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

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According to a September 2021 Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) by the U.S. of small businesses surveyed reported the pandemic had a large or moderately negative effect on their business. And thus in 2014, mumi was formed. Census, 67.5% Photo courtesy of Richer Poorer. Richer Poorer. Photo courtesy of Lasso.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Women of color-owned firms saw a growth of 43% between 2014 and 2019, while firms owned by African American women saw both the highest growth rate (50%) and the highest number of “net new women-owned businesses” (42%). And the pool of millennial small-business owners is growing—just last year, they made up only 7% of the survey sample.

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Sources of Contingent Talent Shifting

Small Business Labs

The Ardent Partners chart below from the article shows survey data on this shift. In 2014, companies looking to find contractors that specialize in fields and industries or for specific projects or tasks are using freelance networks and online marketplaces more often. This leads us to have greater confidence in both sets of forecasts.

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What can assistants expect in 2015?

Practically Perfect PA

I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. The situation has improved over the last few years and we have seen record numbers attend events in 2014 but it will continue to be a struggle in 2015. Recognition.

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Feeling unappreciated?

Practically Perfect PA

Skip forward to summer 2014 and the voices in my head were pretty vocal about running some sort of event. but then I put the Practically Perfect PA survey out there. I wanted to share some of the survey responses with you today. To power them to have the confidence to seek more recognition and rewards.

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Reward and Recognition within the Assistant Industry

Practically Perfect PA

We conducted a survey last year and one of the questions asked what session would the readers like to see at a conference. So out of that survey this session was born. It’s not just me saying this either – in a survey conducted back 2013 in by the Office Team in the States. 44% said they felt slightly underpaid.

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Is Job Hopping Losing Its Stigma?

Office Dynamics

18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Job hopping may be losing its bad reputation, at least among the youngest generation of U.S. workers, a new Accountemps survey suggests. ” Survey respondents cited the following five greatest benefits of job hopping. MENLO PARK, Calif., Considerations. Experiencing a new corporate culture.

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