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Freelance Business Week Starts in Buffalo
With speeches talking about all aspects of business, freelancers are coming together to share advice, ideas, and information. Buffalo is joining other cities like Austin, Texas, Miami, Florida, and Tampa, Florida to host speakers and workshops for people looking to...
Keys to a Successful Side Hustle
Deciding to join the leagues of entrepreneurs launching a part-time small business can be a major personal and professional step. It’s a way to stretch your creative muscles, build new skills, earn extra income from home and potentially unlock additional possibilities...
Truths about Starting a Business
After graduating from college, I’d wake up at six in the morning with one question in mind: Should I go all-in and focus exclusively on entrepreneurship — consequences be damned? Or look for a full-time job that gave me a sense of stability (and allowed...
US Layoffs Remain High as 884,000 Seek Aid
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral pandemic flattened the economy. The latest figure released by the Labor...
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Remote Work
Freelancing is set to become the dominant career path in the world, according to a study by Upwork, and 36% of the workforce is already freelancing. Between gig economy companies, people opting for freelancing over jobs with no security, or people losing their jobs...
How to Create a Successful Remote Work Culture in Times of Crisis
While we’ve all happily waved goodbye to our daily commutes, many are missing the office coffee chats, the ease of popping over to a co-worker’s desk for a quick question, or the reassurance of a nod from your boss after making a suggestion during a meeting. Covid-19...
Remote Work Doesn’t Have to Mean All-Day Video Calls
The Covid-19 crisis has distanced people from the workplace, and employers have generally, if sometimes reluctantly, accepted that people can work effectively from home. As if to compensate for this distancing and keep the workplace alive in a virtual sense, employers...
Gig Workers Face Cruel Re-Classification
From single moms juggling life’s challenges for herself and her kids, to retired veterans seeking extra money or social interaction a few hours per week, or recent college graduates with daytime desk jobs hoping to save for a first home, flexibility, autonomy and...
