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Examining The Global Impact Of The Gig Economy Explosion

Allwork

For example, in world regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, job postings for gig workers on the world’s largest digital platform grew exponentially by 130% from 2016-2020. In comparison, North America’s postings only grew by 14%.

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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

Success

The nation’s 73 million baby boomers (according to data estimates from the 2020 census ) are just starting to reach retirement age, yet they’re realizing that they can’t afford to retire. The major investment in most self-owned businesses is the investment of one’s self in the form of time, focus and persistence.

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Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement

Small Business Labs

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? But the point they make - many Americans are not saving enough for retirement - is a good one. 

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What Being Pregnant During the Pandemic Taught Me About Cultivating Contentment

Success

His mouth is blocked by a powder-blue medical face mask, but I can see a smile forming in his eyes. So far, 2020 has been ravaged by a pandemic that has taken over 100,000 American lives. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Paint peels from the walls.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

BMT Office Administration

In particular, traditional business financing options like bank loans have been declining since 2020 — where they fell 6% from 2019 (43% to 37%, respectively). In fact, ROBS is currently the most popular form of business financing in 2023. They also work for individuals that don’t qualify for other forms of financing.

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Every workplace innovation contains the seeds of its opposite

Workplace Insight

In small cities — those with populations under 300,000 — the share of paid, full days worked from home dropped to 27 percent this spring from around 42 percent in October 2020. The Great Retirement and The Great Unretirement. In the 10 largest U.S. We watched as each development preceded its backlash, all couched in the same terms.

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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

BMT Office Administration

Forms such as IRS Form W-2 and IRS Form 1099 need to be sent out by the end of January. Both forms provide end-of-year compensation information that employees and contractors need for tax purposes. A W-2 is a tax form that businesses send to their employees as well as the government. What is a W-2? What is a 1099?

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