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9 creative and cost-effective employee training and development ideas

Insperity

Unfortunately, many small business owners don’t have the budget for big-ticket seminars or workshops, so they assume all company-sponsored professional development is simply out of reach. Sadly, this is often to the detriment of their business, and their bottom line. They’re also a great way to boost employee retention.

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6 myth-busting facts about entrepreneurship and poverty

Work Life

For example, in some high-poverty sub-Saharan African countries, as many as two out of three adults operate or are in the process of starting their own business. Such small businesses are arguably the backbone of many developing economies, where over 50% of the population can be in poverty. Read the original article.

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Worker shortage explained: what 2021’s workforce issues mean for your business

Ruby

The shortage includes a dearth of candidates for highly technical positions in the fields of operations/logistics and manufacturing/production as well as countless unfilled roles that emphasize communication—jobs in areas such as customer service, office administration, and sales/marketing.

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Business Unusual: Manage Remote Teams with Jehan Noon

Ruby

So there’s just, when you have this kind of scrambling just to get things done, having the right team members is key and being very creative on finding solutions. And so we’ve built-in trivia nights and just gabbing sessions were especially for us as a creative team to get together and just generate ideas. Jill McKenna: I love it.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Executive Retreats

Attendance Bot

If the theme is Creativity, maybe an art gallery can be the venue where participants can imbibe artworks by local artists. Keep logistics in mind The venue is just one aspect of planning an executive retreat; there are many other details to consider. Is the space available for everyone? Will food and drinks be provided?

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my boss threatened to sue me when I quit, Netflix on work laptops, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s a small business where the owner is very involved in the day to day business, so I see him regularly. It’s a small change but it leaves out the “I had an opportunity to take some time off” and just frames it as dealing with normal life/move logistics. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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How to Support Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

Success

However, many entrepreneurs with disabilities and experts in the field say finding resources to support their small business dreams is challenging. People with disabilities start businesses at a higher rate than the general population; 9.5% of Americans without disabilities, according to the Small Business Administration.