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The Gig Economy Acts As A Stepping Stone Into Entrepreneurship

The Horizons Tracker

There is reasonable evidence to suggest that many “gig” workers are actually highly skilled individuals able to operate independently (and enjoy this freedom). There was also a significant growth in entrepreneurship in areas where there was significant variance in the credit ratings of people.

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How Can You Manage Your Small Business Finances More Effectively Using Loans?

Strategy Driven

Also like other types of loans, a business owner’s credit rating can be a deciding factor in whether a loan is approved or not, and it impacts the interest rate of any loan as well. Using Loans to Automate Systems Automating repetitive operations can be important for saving you both time and money.

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Secure leadership for an insecure economy

Chartered Management Institute

Roles are often offered and operated via apps. Workers on zero-hours contracts will almost certainly struggle to get a mortgage and solid credit rating. The human touch is rapidly disappearing from the world of insecure work. Many organisations use task management software to allocate and track jobs.

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The 5 Easiest Ways to Build Business Credit

Women on Business

However, if your company can build business credit, you will find yourself gaining more opportunities to access cash. Whatever you do, don’t operate your business on your personal credit. However, by getting a line of credit and paying it back promptly, you’ll skyrocket your business credit rating even more.

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7 Ways to Improve Operations Without Sacrificing Worker Safety

Harvard Business Review

These kinds of statements speak to a leader’s choice of values, and a failure to understand the relationships between a safe work environment and operational performance. The reality is that virtually all workplace injuries are preventable, and safety management and operational excellence are intimately linked. At Cummins, Inc.,

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How Share-Price Fixation Killed Enron

Harvard Business Review

It appears that Enron''s final fatal mistake was to try to support its stock price instead of living up to key contractual obligations required to maintain its credit rating. What caused Enron''s bankruptcy was, quite simply, the loss of its investment-grade credit rating. What caused Enron to go bankrupt?

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Badges? We Don’t Need No LinkedIn Badges

Harvard Business Review

These hacks are things like badges, diplomas, dress codes, and, as it happens, credit ratings. Sam introduced me to a useful way of thinking about these intermediaries, what he called social “hacks.” Workarounds. Approximations.