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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

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survey of over 600 employees from 20 industries found that, “on average, employees have 17.7 survey found that “for companies of 100 people, cutting unnecessary meetings would save nearly $2.5 Hitting those goals will set the tone for future meetings. “If This article was published in April 2014 and has been updated.

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Offering Remote Work Options Creates a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace Environment

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Allwork.Space and Alliance Virtual Offices conducted a survey, and also analyzed third party research, to understand how remote work impacts individuals’ health and wellbeing. . In addition to a literature review, we also surveyed workers across Alliance Virtual Offices and Allwork.Space to see how our teams compared to a control group.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

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According to November 2023 data from ApprenticeshipUSA , apprenticeships have seen a 103% growth from 2014. Employers can facilitate these conversations with business goals in mind and develop training programs responsive to the company’s current needs,” she says. And it’s not just a post-pandemic or recent trend.

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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

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According to a September 2021 Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) by the U.S. of small businesses surveyed reported the pandemic had a large or moderately negative effect on their business. And thus in 2014, mumi was formed. Census, 67.5% Photo by @maximova.ta/Twenty20.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Women of color-owned firms saw a growth of 43% between 2014 and 2019, while firms owned by African American women saw both the highest growth rate (50%) and the highest number of “net new women-owned businesses” (42%). And the pool of millennial small-business owners is growing—just last year, they made up only 7% of the survey sample.

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Encore Career Study Findings - More Encore Small Businesses

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Their primary target market is aging baby boomers and their goal is help this group transition to social service work as they enter the traditional retirement years.   - The average age the survey respondents plan to retire is close to 70. .    - The average age the survey respondents plan to retire is close to 70.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

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According to November 2023 data from ApprenticeshipUSA , apprenticeships have seen a 103% growth from 2014. Employers can facilitate these conversations with business goals in mind and develop training programs responsive to the company’s current needs,” she says. And it’s not just a post-pandemic or recent trend.

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