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These Top 10 Celebrity Franchise Owners Are Winning Outside the Limelight, Too

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Mahomes not only holds the NFL’s largest-ever contract (a $450 million extension in 2020), but he also owns a stake in the Texas-based Whataburger franchise. In 2020, Mahomes also bought a minority stake in the Kansas City Royals sports franchise. The franchise, which averages an estimated $3.2 With over 700 U.S.

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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

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The nation’s 73 million baby boomers (according to data estimates from the 2020 census ) are just starting to reach retirement age, yet they’re realizing that they can’t afford to retire. “To be my own boss,” closely followed by “[to] pursue an idea I am passionate about” at 60%. A second career. What’s more, they don’t want to.

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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Only 12% of Black and Latino business owners who said they applied for federal loans in the spring of 2020 received aid. Forty-five percent of Black and Latinx small-business owners who were still in business in May 2020 reported they would have to close by the end of the year, if not sooner.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job. You cannot tell a 2-year-old you’re going to fire him if he doesn’t get potty trained.” Women of all ages are launching businesses. Motherhood has a potential effect as well—both as a leader and a colleague.

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Sophia Bush and Nia Batts are Used to Being Underestimated

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Here are some more statistics, in case you’re not feeling as fired up as Batts quite yet: In 2020, Black and Latino founders received just 2.6% Mueller, board director, president and CEO at the Executives’ Club of Chicago; and Angela Miller-May chief investment officer of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.

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Declining Workforce Participation Rates Complicate U.S. Labor Market, With 8.5 Million Job Vacancies

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This wide discrepancy sheds light on a deeper issue within the labor market — attributed to several factors including early retirements, an aging workforce, and evolving job seeker expectations. in February 2020. Adding to the employment challenge are decreasing labor participation rates in the workforce. According to the U.S.

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Forecasts: 2017 the Year Corporations Embrace the Gig Economy

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. Forward-looking HR leaders should take action now to plan for a blended workforce and address issues such as; how do you on-board and integrate gig workers or what types of training can gig workers have access to? I agree that we’ll see some massive movement in 2017.

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