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The 7 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 50s

Success

A 2019 study from the Center for Financial Services Innovation, funded by the AARP Foundation, indicated that just 17% of adults 50 and older in the low-to-moderate income range are “ financially healthy.” Guessing at your budget isn’t going to cut it when you approach retirement,” she says. “A A lot of people guess at their budget.

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Uncorking the Dream: Founding Ampersand Estates in Australia’s Wine Country

Success

After expanding to offices in Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand, as well as Cape Town, South Africa, they sold the firm in 2019. We went out to find the best winemaker in Western Australia,” she says, adopting that same mantra for their hotel manager and viticulturist. It has to be profitable. I’m 100% an entrepreneur at heart.”

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Joining the Family Business—Without the Drama of HBO’s ‘Succession’

Success

Have a conversation about joining the family business first According to The New York Times , “calculations by management professors at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Kennesaw State University, in collaboration with the research and advocacy group Family Enterprise USA…. They really have to map it out and make a game plan.”

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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The Recent Flurry of Gig Economy Studies

Small Business Labs

Want Your Business to Thrive - Cultivate Your External Talent : The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Success Factors teamed up for study, which surveyed independent workers, managers who hire independent works and HR employees.  How Well Are Independent Workers Prepared for Retirement?:    2.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

BMT Office Administration

In particular, traditional business financing options like bank loans have been declining since 2020 — where they fell 6% from 2019 (43% to 37%, respectively). While this may seem complicated at first glance, it becomes easier to grasp when you understand a few key concepts about financial management. Why is that? What is a ROB?

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Office Dynamics

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