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This Woman Created an App to Help Entrepreneurs Impacted by COVID-19
Founder Danielle McGee wanted to create a black business that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to tap into the commerce with her new app, Black Business Boom, a digital marketplace for black businesses to expand into a digital storefront. The service usually...
Apps Every Freelancer Needs
Life as a freelancer comes with many freedoms but also a significant amount of responsibility. You're in charge of setting your own hours, negotiating your own contracts, making sure you get paid, managing your expenses and taxes, and everything else your business...
GreenPath & iPSE-U.S. Partner to Offer Financial Wellness and Benefits Programs
GreenPath Financial Wellness, a national nonprofit that provides financial counseling and debt management services, is partnering with not-for-profit iPSE-U.S., the Association of Independent Workers, to offer financial counseling, debt management, financial...
Keep Your Ducks in a Row to Make Your Small Business Swim Faster!
In business, life is much easier when you have all your ducks in a row but every now and then a duck might astray from the path. Many small businesses have challenges and it can be easy to feel nervous during this difficult economic crisis we’re all currently facing...
Build IT Group on a Gig Platform
Companies laid off many IT professionals during the COVID-19 crisis, so there is now a surplus of IT workers available. However, they lack key critical skills for new cloud-enabled technologies. Furthermore, third-party service providers struggle with the same issues....
Four Productivity Tips: Keep You at the Top of Your Game
Approximately two months ago, Western countries shut down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and most employers asked their employees to work from home. For those not used to working remotely full-time, doing so proved to be an understandably challenging time:...
How To Prepare For A Post-Coronavirus Job Market
Whether the economic impact of the coronavirus caused you to be furloughed or limited your income, you might wonder what you can do now to prepare for a post-coronavirus job market. Global pandemic aside and regardless of a recession, it’s always a good idea to build...
Stressed Home Workers & Mental Health
Stressed home workers are struggling to switch off during COVID-19 lockdown and it’s impacting their mental health, according to the findings of a new study by cloud communications platform provider, 8×8. Almost half (42%) feel more stressed and...
