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What ‘Groundhog Day’ Can Teach Us About the Power of Personal Development

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He learns to play the piano and sculpt ice, he reads the great literary classics, he learns medical techniques to help a dying man, he becomes a captivating reporter who brings together a whole city—and he gets the girl. This article was published in February 2016 and has been updated.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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Function of Beauty Photo courtesy of Function of Beauty Who they are: Function of Beauty , a hair care and beauty brand launched in 2016, is best known for offering customized shampoo, conditioner and styling products based on a user’s hair type, styling goals and more. The company raised $150 million in private equity funding in 2020.

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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A 2023 report from Gitnux reveals that more than half of U.S. They also might be a key factor, the report shows, in retaining female employees, the demographic more likely to leave the workplace with caregiving obligations. In fact, in 2016 the Harvard Business Review compiled data from leading experts on the topic.

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The On-Demand Workforce Continues to Expand

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  This is part of the findings of the recently released Intuit 2016 Dispatch From the New Economy: The On-Workforce study.  On-Demand Work Fills Near-Term Financial Needs: Sixty-six percent of people working on-demand report having variable monthly income. 2016 Intuit On-Demand Economy Workforce study methodology.

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The Expanding High Skill Gig Economy

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Key quote: "Three-quarters of law firms with more than 250 lawyers use contract attorneys, says a 2016 report from legal consultancy Altman Weil." Doctor on Demand , for example, provides video medical consultation service.  We'll have more on this in the coming weeks after we release the study report.

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Lab rats – how the UK life sciences sector is struggling to find space to work

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According to a report earlier this year from property analyst Bidwells, there is pretty much no space left in Oxford or Cambridge for life science businesses to move into. What is striking is how weighted the country’s export figures are to the life sciences, medical and pharmaceutical industries craved by the UK.

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Obamacare's Impact on Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

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As the chart below shows, the percentage of full-time independent workers with health insurance has increased from 64% in 2013 to 83% in 2016. So the impact of Obamacare on the self-employed is even greater than reported in the Treasury study. This increase is clearly due to Obamacare, which took effect in 2014. This means about 3.3

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