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Unpaid Internships Remain An Issue

The Horizons Tracker

Calls for stricter government action against the unlawful use of unpaid internships are growing, particularly in light of the ongoing cost of living crisis. “We urge those sectors who are least represented such as, Technology, the Creative Industries and Engineering to start taking action,” the researchers conclude.

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Stefania Mallett, Founder of ezCater Creates a $1B Unicorn

N2Growth Blog

Confident in her idea, she piloted her plan in two markets—her hometown of Boston and Greensboro, North Carolina. Each market did reasonably well. But as COVID-19 reared its ugly head in March 2020, she needed every bit of her brain and a healthy dose of resilience to survive the crisis. Her investors stood by her.

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The “Golden ISA” of Post-Pandemic Business Presence

Strategy Driven

Your audience has learned new behaviors during the health crisis. As the leading search engine platform, your Google presence needs to be part of your strategy. Indeed, Google is the holy grail of marketing and customer acquisition for small businesses. The post-pandemic business world focuses on digital strategies.

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Innovate Forward

Leading Blog

The current crisis requires us all to think and act differently. It will transform how we develop, market, sell, distribute, support, and monetize products and services. Steve holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in Micro-Electronic Systems Engineering from Manchester University. and became a U.S.

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Managing Insecurity Report – The role of good management

Chartered Management Institute

million workers are economically inactive due to long-term illness and the cost-of-living crisis has made workers poorer. Jennifer, 45-year-old educator, from the North West My manager helped me to decide a path for my career and that's why I'm doing engineering college. Read the full report Nearly 2.6

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Protecting Your Employees (and Yourself) from the Stress-Connection Gap

Michael Lee Stallard

These and other factors have squeezed out time for face-to-face human connection, which has contributed to a public health crisis that is even more deadly than the crisis from rising obesity. People in task-oriented jobs, including physicians, lawyers and engineers, are vulnerable to loneliness. Consider the following data.

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Tips On Honing A Culture Of Winning Through Focus by Martin Zwilling

In the CEO Afterlife

Intuitively, many entrepreneurs and businesses believe that the key to faster growth and success is more products, features, and markets. Good examples of startup focus before success include Google with their search engine, Facebook with friends networking, and Apple with personal computers. Don’t wait for a crisis.

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