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Tori Dunlap, Founder of Her First 100K is on a Mission to Close the Gender Pay Gap

Success

I was on the receiving end of sexist, negative comments from male supervisors, and I learned that the majority of women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. Although everyone’s personal finance journey is exactly that, there are certain steps we all can take as we pursue financial feminism and literacy.

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Coworking In A War Zone: Four Ukrainian Workspace Operators Reveal Their Experiences, And How You Can Help

Allwork

My day is primarily full of phone calls with Ukrainian and foreign media and organizations because I’m helping local initiatives sound loud worldwide… I’m also looking for different military equipment suppliers, such as vests and gas masks abroad, negotiating the lowest prices, and (connecting) them with our local volunteers.” .

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. Those in an office manager role need to know how to manage processes, procedures, documentation, project management and communications. Low-cost training courses are available online.

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Getting More Finance Administration Tasks Done in Less Time

Small Business CEO

If your small or medium-sized business has only one finance manager or at least a smaller group of finance managers, chances are, handling every record of your company’s day-to-day expenses (on top of all their other duties) might get overwhelming from time to time, especially during earnings reports season. Managing invoices.

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To boost productivity in the UK, we need to think big and different

Workplace Insight

The direct cost of avoidable error in the construction industry, for example, is around 5 percent of project value according to international studies highlighted by construction industry experts GIRI (Get It Right Initiative). ’ Similarly in the oil and gas sector, it’s circa 15 percent of project value.

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Are companies’ climate pledges for real — or just hot air? Here’s how you can tell

Ideas.Ted

Learn to recognize the 3 types of greenwashing. Rather than reducing their emissions, companies use carbon offsets — paying someone else to make greenhouse gas cuts, or funding sequestration projects elsewhere — to effectively buy themselves a permit to continue with business as usual. . Take car manufacturers.

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Networking with ACE Connects

Practically Perfect PA

As assistants we don’t need to reinvent the wheel – if we have a great network of other assistants we can ask others how they have done things, if they can suggest the right supplier or put you in contact with a great hotel. Being able to pick the brains of other assistants in a similar situation is so incredibly helpful.