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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” Additionally, the report found that women-owned businesses “employed 10.8

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Adventure Climber Mo Beck Doesn’t Believe in Excuses

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When she climbed off of that pitch one glorious Monday morning in July, Beck, one of the 2019 National Geographic “ Adventurers of the Year ,” was glowing with excitement. In rock climbing, a sport sometimes defined by ambition driving out fear, Beck is always looking to finish the next pitch, add the next skill, conquer the next challenge.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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An online survey conducted by Forrester Consulting in 2019 found that 49% of respondents saw revenue boosted by partnerships and 77% of respondents saw “partnership development as central to their 2019 sales and marketing strategy.” . Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships.

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For Mi Golondrina, Hispanic Heritage Is More Than a Month

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She really is one of those people who’s known, and she’s a skilled artist. Mi Golondrina began to take shape in 2012 on a trip Lynch took to Oaxaca, where she met artist Roberta Ángeles Ojeda. Her 2019 wedding was rich with culture. She has little details in each flower, and it just really stood out to me,” Lynch says.

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Freelancers Increasing Their Use of Online Marketplaces to Find Work

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As the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), in 2012 only 3 percent of full-time independent workers reported having used an online marketplace to find work in the prior 12 months. Independent workers use them to fill in gaps in their work schedules, explore new markets, find new clients and learn new skills

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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These students can choose between courses that teach both core soft skills, such as “ communications ” or “community and culture,” and hard technical skills. They yearned for more and they knew they had the skill set to accomplish more. Despite their expertise in technology, employment options were limited.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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A 2012 study conducted by Yale researchers revealed that even science professors—male and female—evaluate the information on a résumé more harshly when the applicant is a woman. Reach out to groups that cater to Black engineers, LGBTQ professionals, Hispanic programmers—whatever skill set you might need. As of 2019 , U.S.

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