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Hello Alice Co-founders Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore Are Fueling the Small Business Ecosystem

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That’s why Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore drew inspiration from the classic book when launching Hello Alice, a small business platform that connects entrepreneurs with financing opportunities and facilitates a supportive, like-minded community. Still, like any adventure, there have been surprises along the way.

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How to Stay Motivated While Job Hunting During the Holidays This Year

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For example, a degree in accounting (aka your “financial acumen”) makes you a valuable asset to any company’s finance department. Also, take note of the skills you’ve learned while operating remotely and highlight them if the opportunity arises. You’ll always need to be updating your résumé and scanning your network for opportunities.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports.

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Are Productivity Paranoia And Lack Of Trust The Real Obstacles To Hybrid And Remote Work?

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Stanford University researchers doing a longitudinal study comparing productivity at different time periods found that remote workers were 5% more efficient than office-based ones in the summer of 2020. Because all of us learned how to be better at remote work. . But this number improved to 9% by summer 2022. .

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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How they innovate: Group Black partners with media companies using Uplift, which helps match Black creators with 200 brands in their network. The company raised $150 million in private equity funding in 2020. Financials: According to ZoomInfo, total revenue is $1.2 states, to help set up all students for success.

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20 Inspirational Books by Black Authors You Need to Read

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Straight Up: Honest, Unfiltered, As-Real-As-I-Can-Put-It Advice for Life’s Biggest Challenges by Trent Shelton Alongside anecdotes and lessons learned from his own experiences, Trent Shelton shares tips for working through personal and professional challenges, including your relationship with your friends, your family, your career and yourself.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

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For the past decade, BELAY has been witnessing this phenomenon firsthand through its network of contractors who supply virtual support as assistants, bookkeepers, web maintenance professionals and social media strategists. There are so many moving parts: the finances, the sales, the marketing, the billing.

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