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We're Nearing Peak Fossil Fuel Demand

Small Business Labs

.   As McKinsey's report chart below shows (click to enlarge), global coal demand peaked in 2014 and they are projecting oil demand to peak in 2029, and natural gas demand peaking in 2037.   A recent report by the International Energy Agency suggests oil supply and gasoline demand may have already peaked. 

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

Success

When Logan Shinholser, owner and CEO of the Contractor Growth Network in Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from college in 2014, he started providing marketing services for his father’s pond construction, repair and cleaning business in Maryland. “I You need to know what your costs will be and whether your business is scalable.”

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Don’t Be Adidas: Making Better Decisions Fast Is Important For Business Leadership

Allwork

Even Ye’s own talent agency dropped him before Adidas. Adidas’ denialism likely stems from the cognitive bias known as the sunk costs fallacy. That includes Palmer Luckey, the founder of VR headset startup Oculus, which Meta acquired in 2014 for $2 billion. Similarly, you’ll see sunken costs in major relationships.

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The 2023 Motherhood Penalty: The Sorry State Of Affairs For Working Women Continues

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The high cost of childcare, inadequate paternity leave policies, and flawed perceptions about the role of women perpetuate the penalization of women who wish to work and have children. has fallen five places since 2014 (it currently occupies 14th place in the OECD’s rankings). What keeps this disparity in check? in 2017/18 to 12.2%

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Poor air quality affects chess players, and it might be affecting you too

Workplace Insight

This carries implications for anyone who makes decisions under pressure in polluted areas and may increase the global economic cost associated with air pollution. The World Bank estimates this cost to be US$8.1 But the recent research implies that poor air quality may be linked to a reduction in cognitive functioning. trillion (£6.7

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Obamacare, Job Lock and Freelancers

Small Business Labs

 But it may also change in 2014 as the Obamacare mandated insurance exchanges begin operation.   Based on our interviews and focus groups, the main reasons most freelancers do not have health insurance - and there are no surprises here - are cost and availability.   This, obviously, is not good.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

Ten years ago, Ford founded and operationalized a boutique integrated marketing agency, BRND Marketing Group LLC, the lead agency of record for Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD), a nonprofit that is building a comprehensive cultural and arts district in historic Lincoln Park, Newark, New Jersey.

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