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Lawsuits, Lost Expertise And Bad Morale: The Steep Risks Of Ignoring Older Employees

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Before the pandemic, an AARP survey showed 61% of people ages 40 to 65 had either seen or experienced ageism in the workplace. Before the pandemic, an AARP survey showed 61% of people ages 40 to 65 had either seen or experienced ageism in the workplace. In May of 2021 that number jumped to 78%. .

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The Societal and Small Business Impacts of Economic Uncertainty

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Another recent New York Times article, If Marriage Moves Beyond Our Means , reviews the book Marriage Markets. This book focuses on how marriage rates vary by income, a topic also covered in two interesting book we've reviewed - Is Marriage for White People and Coming Apart.

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Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project

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  Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews.   The first will survey coworking facility owners and identify key facility statistics such as size of the facility, number of desks and offices, services offered, number and type of members, etc.   We will be making our research findings public. 

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Interview with Doria Camaraza.

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This part of the interview includes information on how American Express decides to hire new employees versus promote them from within, more information on the compensation and motivation methods the company is using, how they use Net Promoter, information on the company’s “Relationship Care” program, and more.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Book Review: The Retail Doctor's.

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He begins his book asking the retailer to identify what type of business owner he might be, and breaks down the four personalities to: - Driver : Extroverted, egotistical, project driven, and makes decisions based on results. The book starts out like a regular retail sales training book, but highlights some great ideas.

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Poor Handwriting Skills a Problem

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Here goes: * When I was interviewing bosses for my book, "45 Things That Drive Your Boss Crazy.and How to Avoid Them," I was surprised by the vehemence some managers had for employees who could not write them a simple note. Whatever challenges older applicants face, demographics are increasingly on the side of retired workers.

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Is Corporate Social Media Sales Media?

Small Business Labs

  Recent survey results from the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index  also show this.  .  They simply aren't seeing the kind of results needed to justify their investments in time and money (mostly time).    19% believe they have lost money on social media and 53% said they broke even.