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Thinking Outside the Box: How Entrepreneur Danny Taing Is Bringing Japan to Your Door

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If a drone flew over that room in 2015, you’d see bags of snacks scattered across tables and tumbling from three giant suitcases he brought back from Japan. since many reporters call from the United States—just a few hours before he has to catch a flight for a business meeting.

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Money Remains a Top Stressor for U.S. Adults—Here Are Some Tips to Better Manage Stress (and Finances)

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The survey, released in October 2021, reported that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impede decision-making ability, which includes financial decisions. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that roughly two-thirds of our economy is fueled by consumer spending, much of it in the form of credit card debt. And he’s fine with that.

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Working Remotely? Here’s How to Do It Right

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Some employees report feelings of isolation and uncertainty in their careers, such as the following: If I don’t go into the office, how am I supposed to have valuable face time with my supervisor? Email is probably the easiest form of communication between team members; it’s also easily misinterpreted. The post Working Remotely?

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Is Flex The Future?

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This could be in the many forms the most common are loneliness, depression, addiction or anxiety. Also from our research in 2015 with Steve King of Emergent Research: 89% of coworkers reported being happier. That crisis is a mental health crisis. 85% turn to other members for guidance or support. It’s that simple.

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The Top 15 Cities for Specialized Freelancers

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  As the report chart below shows, there are about 2.5 The data comes from tax records (forms 1120, 1065, or Schedule C).   The most recent non-employer data is from 2015 and it showed were are about 24.3 million "specialized freelancers" in the U.S.  million U.S. non-employer businesses at that time.

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The Return of Guilds

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.  We first got interested in guilds way back in 2007 when we were doing research for the Intuit 2020 New Artisan Economy report. And the growing interest in co-ops  and other forms of collective ownership is clearly leading to increasing numbers of guild-like organizations, with Prime Produce being a good example.

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The Quest for My Best Sales Month Ever

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The other offers me an unsolicited assignment to write about the relationships that formed after a retired soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder sent his Purple Heart to a NASCAR driver. The most lucrative month of my solopreneur career was September 2015. The two emails come before noon on a Monday. I made $14,772.

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