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How to Spot a Business Opportunity

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In the beginning, don’t worry about viability or cost; these are the training wheels for spotting business opportunities. Transport: Introduce a successful product into another region. You’re going to have a lot of bad ideas, and that’s expected. Next to your list of problems, throw out ideas for solving them.

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Is College Still Worth It?

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Yet the company—and consequently, the automotive industry at large—has had strong ties to students and institutions for decades. General Motors first reached out to Suffolk County Community College on Long Island, New York, in 1987, looking to house a technical training program. It’s a clear win-win. He says, ‘I’m from Tesla.

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How to navigate the seismic shifts in workplace rules and roles in 2024

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Work is assessed according to where the employee can work—either on site or anywhere, and the level of customer interaction—either standalone right up to fully hands-on: Highly hands-on, on-site workers include emergency services, early education, travel and hospitality, and transport roles that can only be performed in person.

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The dockworkers’ strike is suspended, but automation remains a sticking point for unions

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Government Accountability Office recently analyzed the adoption of automotive technologies in the country’s biggest ports and found that automation can improve worker safety by “separating humans from machines.” That has all kinds of effects on [politics], on the way that people train for new jobs, and on how they consider their careers.”

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The Best Cities to Launch and Grow Your Business

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NewTown Macon also distributes loans and provides entrepreneurial training to women and communities of color to start even more local ventures. This business-friendly college town in southeast Michigan is home to boundary-pushers who are innovating in a wide variety of industries, from biotechnology to automotives.