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FOUR20 Academy to Offer Cannabis Worker Training
Four20 Academy is taking pre-registration for training offered to workers in the cannabis industry, as well as custom training and certification for Cannabis companies. Initial programs will cover training for individuals working or seeking work at medical marijuana...
Uber Drivers Protest Urging CEO to Stop Funding Anti-worker Effort
A caravan of around 50 Uber and Lyft drivers cruised down a quiet street in San Francisco's ritzy Pacific Heights' neighborhood and parked in front of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's home. One white van with a "Black Lives Matter" sign draped over the roof blasted Dolly...
Prepping for Future of Work
We are now months into the Covid-19 pandemic, and it has become clear that the virus has unquestionably impacted how people all over the world are living and doing business. Companies continue to actively take precautions, even as businesses begin to open their doors....
Five Keys to Kickstarting Your Full Entrepreneur Potential
As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I'm always surprised by the fact that some never seem to be able to that first startup going, while many others never seem to stop, starting their second or third initiative before the first one is fully hatched. I'm now...
Gig Workers to Companies after BLM statements: ‘Prove it’
Black gig workers are calling out the empty gestures of solidarity and support from the companies they drive, deliver, and work for as so-called independent contractors as the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum across the U.S. Black workers affiliated with the...
Avoiding Scammers Posting as Freelancers
Small businesses looking to hire a freelancer online, beware. Scammers are creating fake accounts on platforms like Upwork. They use photos and resumes of real professionals and entice businesses with low rates. How the scam works You are looking to hire a freelancer,...
LinkedIn Survey: 1 in 3 Millennials in India Prefer Remote Work
While 38 per cent of Gen X and 29 per cent of baby boomers are willing to return to the workplace as soon as they can, nearly one in three Gen Z and millennials would want to continue working remotely until they feel safer about being around each other amid the...
Remote Work Productivity Tips
Remote working can be a lonely enterprise in this era of social distancing, but it doesn't have to be. For those who thought working from home was temporary, who didn't set clear boundaries and who didn't establish an organized work station, distractions can...
