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Rig Up and the Growth of B2B Niche and Specialty Gig Talent Marketplaces

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Rig Up , an online talent marketplace that connects oilfield workers who are looking for a job with oil and gas companies, recently announced it had raised $60 million in VC funding.    The company was founded in 2014 and it pre-qualifies contract oilfield workers and helps them find gigs quickly and easily with energy firms. 

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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But the tickets never showed up. Technically, the legal term for what happened is called a “breach of contract.” Over the next five years, I found myself in a contentious legal battle to investigate the missing tickets. That $3 million? It wasn’t just my money, either. The journey back was hard and riddled with uncertainty.

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The Rise of Intermarriage and Cultural Fusion

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  This is up from just 3% in 1967. Supreme Court ruled that interracial marriages were legal.    And while we are on the topic of the changing racial and ethnic make-up of the U.S., By 2060 the minority population is projected to rise to 56 percent of the total, compared with 38 percent in 2014.

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How to Build a Sales Team

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Because of legal concerns or company policies, her past employer may not be able to give you anything other than dates of employment and eligibility for rehire, but her customers can say anything they want. Pay for professional training where and when you can, and then set up in-house training. Let’s look at the likely scenarios.

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

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We read up on attractions, look for deals, and seek out free walking tours. You witness firsthand new trends, or the way old trends have shown up in new places, or the way some trends seem nearly universal. In the fall of 2014, my not-yet-husband and I had been together a while and were starting to consider marriage.

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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

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Fox grew up in a loving, supportive family that settled in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby after his father retired. This never took up more space than it needed. I don’t presume to know what he goes through on a daily basis with this illness, but he’s been up to the task as the star of this show.” I just rested.

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18 Million Americans Work in Multi-Level Marketing

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The Economist article  Pharaonic creations covers the growing multi-level marketing industry and the various legal battles around whether or not they are illegal pyramid schemes.  According to the Direct Selling Association  (DSA), the industry's trade group, in 2014 these firms generated $34 billion in U.S.

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