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Uncorking the Dream: Founding Ampersand Estates in Australia’s Wine Country

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After expanding to offices in Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand, as well as Cape Town, South Africa, they sold the firm in 2019. It’s not something that we just endlessly do for fun and sink cash into.” “One of the fundamentals of running a business is that you have to have a great team,” Bell says. It has to be profitable.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

Truth be told, I had no intention when I first returned to the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom of working for the rest of my life or until heaven forbid, retirement. This is where the word “team” comes into play. Here are some of the areas of expertise to consider when putting together your team. Procurement and Legal.

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A Deep Dive Into the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gossip

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It’s also the amount of time the typical person spends per day gossiping in a 16-hour day, according to a May 2019 study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. Or perhaps another department’s long-time leader is retiring, and they’ve hired someone external to fill the role.

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The Recent Flurry of Gig Economy Studies

Small Business Labs

Want Your Business to Thrive - Cultivate Your External Talent : The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Success Factors teamed up for study, which surveyed independent workers, managers who hire independent works and HR employees.  Freelance Economic Impact Report : Fiverr and Rockbridge Associates teamed on this study.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. She’s passionate about enabling teams of creatives, technology leaders and innovators with the skills, mindset and network to tackle the complex and evolving challenges of tomorrow.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

The news stories focus on completely legitimate reasons for why this is happening, such as staff taking early retirement, fears about Covid and not wanting to return to the office, lack of childcare, and of course, the search for better jobs at higher compensation. Appreciation & Belonging as a valued member of the team.

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