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Small Business Closure Scenarios

Small Business Labs

   On average about 8% of small businesses closed each year between 1990 and 2015 and 10% closed at the height of the Great Recession in 2009. 3) Closures include any reason a small business ceases to exist (financial failure, business is sold, owner retires and closes the business, etc.),

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Wellbeing and organisational agility will dominate workplace conversations in 2023

Workplace Insight

They suggest that while many of these stressors are outside of an employer’s control, leaders and people managers can make meaningful impact within the employee experience and life-work journey by: Providing basic employee needs such as a liveable wage, affordable healthcare, and retirement and pensions support.

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Tiny Changes

The Marq

I came across a great WSJ article, Tiny Changes Can Help You Achieve Savings Goals for Retirement, that speaks to this idea so well. Copyright(c) 2009-2020 TheMarq.com. Then I go after the goal for the month, and reassess at the end of each month, whether that means adjusting down or, if I nailed it, adjusting up for the next cycle.

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Has the U.S. Reached Peak Car?

Small Business Labs

The large cohort of aging baby boomers are driving less due to the lifestage shift to retirement.  An interesting study from the Frontier Group found that between 2001 and 2009 the average yearly number of miles driven by 16-34 year olds had fallen 23%.   trends'

2004 100
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What can we learn from watching the Crystal Ball?

Job Advice Blog

The long term prediction is that a decade from now the retirement of the baby boomers could cause labor shortages which again lead to opportunities. The article is predicting that as soon as the economy will show signs of improvement the better employees will jump ship to a company that pays better.

Learning 100
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What to Do When You've Run Off Into a Career Ditch

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, September 17, 2009 What to Do When Youve Run Off Into a Career Ditch If I could leave you with one thought today, it would be this: You are a work in progress. Thanks for your comments.

2009 100
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Johnny Bench's Vowels of Success

Make or Break Moments

He’s still a legend and his message is as inspiring today as it was when he played for the Reds. Everyone knows their vowels and now we can remember Johnny’s success message as we strive to do our best for our business, our customers and our associates.