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Highly Skilled Self-Employed Driving the Growth of the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

think tank, released a study showing that 60 per cent of the growth in self-employment in Great Britain since 2009 has been in what they call the "privileged" sector. By "privileged" they mean self-employed workers who are relatively highly skilled and well paid. The Resolution Trust, a left leaning U.K.

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Purpose Over Paychecks: Patrice Washington’s Advice for Building Wealth Organically

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It was 2009, and she had just lost everything in the Great Recession: her real estate business, a spacious house in California and all of her belongings. After losing everything in the recession, Washington felt obligated to help people struggling with their finances. Some finance gurus preach entrepreneurship and nothing else.

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This 3-Question Self-Assessment Can Help You Reprioritize Your Life

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Our goals are more specific in our careers and finances than they are in our families and marriages. The second step is to improve your relationship and life-balancing skills. This article was published in August 2009 and has been updated. We don’t have MBAs for parenting. Seek out relationship training.

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Tips for Being a Good Boss | Online Executive and Admin Assistant.

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Tensions sometimes run high in both the finance and advertising worlds where we both work, but in general, these three characteristics that our bosses possess go a long way to creating a strong working relationship. Home Blog About Us Who we are About the Program Program Specifics Execs, HR Depts. And the best part?

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Your career and pizza - Part 2

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. & Office Managers E-Learning Modules Outline E-Learning Modules: Part 1 Contact Us Enrollment Login All Posts, Tales from the Trenches, (0) Comments Your career and pizza - Part 2 Submitted by Ethan on December 02, 2009 at 04:10 PM Yesterday, in part 1 of this 2 part blog series, I described the philosophy behind and why we created ProAssisting.

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How to Prepare for a Recession

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If you lived through the Great Recession (2007-2009), you might be experiencing some uncertainty right now as you wonder what the future will hold. Develop your skills and education. Consider the changes you would need to make and any skills that would make finding a new job easier.

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Patrice Washington Is Redefining Wealth By Scaling Joy

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I went in excited and, as I was listening to the opportunity, it didn’t sound like it had anything to do with personal finance education, which is what I really felt led and called to do,” Washington says. In the years that followed, Washington built a booming seven-figure real estate and mortgage brokerage. And it was gone overnight.

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