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5 Tips for Successful Online Networking

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Since starting my own company in 2014, networking has been the lifeblood of my new business development , and online networking has been a huge component. Now, to some extent, networking of any kind has a numbers component—you meet and talk to many more people than actually become valuable contacts or clients. Start local.

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10 reasons to attend Assist 2016

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few months I have been busy behind the scenes working on the programme for Assist 2016. They will provide fantastic examples and advice for any assistant who would like to get more out of social media and integrate it in to their role. Our social media gurus are real examples of how online networking benefits assistants.

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5 Ways Women Can Support Each Other at Work

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More than having a system in place for when things go bad—like ‘filing with HR and hiring a lawyer’ bad—women’s networks also know things, such as how best to navigate your workplace as a woman. For example, how have people at your office dealt with maternity leave? Network up, down and sideways. Signal boosting.

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32 Million Americans Say They Will Start a Business in 2019. Most Won't.

Small Business Labs

According to a recent Job Creators Network Foundation survey , "Sixteen-percent of Americans say they are likely to start a new business in 2019." This is an example of the false positive problem with survey data.  car and light truck sales year was 2016 when 17.6 car and light truck sales year was 2016 when 17.6

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Some Gen Zers Are Including Their Social Media on Resumes—Should You?

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This is an increase from the 2016 list, where only 20% reported being active on these platforms. McCann Flynn finds scrolling through candidates’ social media to be a “waste of time” compared to targeted questions on competencies and goals, with examples and storytelling.

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More on the Changing Nature of Retirement

Small Business Labs

An examples is Harvard Business Review's When No One Retires. Boomers who run out of funds towards the end of life will either fall back on children, who by then will be in their 50s and 60s, or the social safety network,” said Jialu Streeter, a research scientist at Stanford.

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The Staffing Industry Analyst's Human Cloud Framework and Taxonomy

Small Business Labs

Key quote from the report on the size of the "human cloud": "SIA estimates that total human cloud spending reached between $47 and $51 billion globally in 2016. SIA does not include job boards or social networks in their definition because they don't enable or support work arrangements through to their completion.

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