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Uber Enters the Staffing Business

Small Business Labs

Uber betting that their technology will provide value to workers, the companies that employ them and the staffing agencies that place them.   According to the Staffing Industry Analysts, the global staffing industry generated $490 billion in revenue in 2018.  But the market is also huge. According  

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A Millennial’s Guide to Finances: 5 Things to Start Before You Turn 30

Success

However, important skills like when and how to manage your finances don’t come naturally to many. This article was published in November 2018 and has been updated. Somehow as we age, #adulting is just supposed to be intuitive. So get comfortable and pour a generous glass of your beverage of choice; it’s time to talk money.

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Major built environment institutes renew joint pledge to tackle global instability as cities boom 

Workplace Insight

In a Memorandum of Understanding , the group say they have agreed to continue to make their joint expertise accessible to the governments, humanitarian agencies and development partners at the sharp end of delivering sustainable urbanisation.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

She’s passionate about enabling teams of creatives, technology leaders and innovators with the skills, mindset and network to tackle the complex and evolving challenges of tomorrow. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018).

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018. At Copenhagen-based software and design agency Abtion, employees had learned how to redesign working hours, meeting schedules and adopt new technologies when they chose to adopt a 4-day week.

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Her Boston Marathon 2018 running experience is also captured in the Boston Buddies book alongside many incredible stories from that day. And then when I was at Morrison, Knutson, I had a placement agency call me in there, like, there’s probably after two years, I was there. Based on their skill set and their level?

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The Secrets Behind Portugal’s Booming Coworking Industry

Allwork

The most rapid expansion in the number of coworking spaces occurred mainly in 2018/2019 (and at the start of the pandemic). Simone Franke (Founder & CEO, Pappus Agency): Portuguese coworking is developing in a unique direction. I needed more diverse people with a variety of different skills around me. .