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How The First Black-owned Dog Food Delivery Beat The Odds
When Renaldo Webb launched his dog food company PetPlate seven years ago, the odds were stacked against him as a Black man entering a market with little to no Black representation. Armed with knowledge, tenacity, and a genuinely good product, he’s managed to...
I’m Retired But Want To Work — What Are My Options?
Retired people need to stay busy and it never hurts to make extra cash, especially when you’re on a fixed income. If you’re thinking of working while retired, let’s go over some of the best part-time jobs for retirees. Here are our nine picks that can offer you the...
Pentagon To Let Cyber Sleuths Work From Home
The dimly lit basement haunted by a black-hoodie hacker is the popular image of a dangerous cyberattacker’s habitat, and the Pentagon looks comfortable with that environment for its digital defenders too. The Defense Department is eyeing remote work options...
What Is A Human’s Place In The AI Future Of Work?
The earliest artificial intelligence program was written way back in 1951. But outside of science fiction, AI didn’t enter the mainstream conversation until decades later. At Fast Company, we’ve been covering AI tech for many years, but nothing has compared to...
When Your Career And Retirement Are Family Business
Succession plans, or the lack thereof, can hinder the transition to a new generation — and affect how loved ones fund their later years. Most workers strive to keep their personal and professional lives separate. But for people who start or inherit a family business,...
5 Things I Learned As CEO Of A Fully Remote Company
More companies are embracing the fully distributed workplace model to exploit the operational, performance and cost benefits. While remote work was a growing trend before 2019, the pandemic accelerated the adoption of hybrid and fully distributed...
Most Bosses Say They Spy On Remote Workers
Most remote workers may not have as much privacy as they might think while doing their jobs from home. At the start of the pandemic, when virtually all white-collar professionals were sent home from corporate offices, many employers — leery of workers'...
Remote Job Options Are Dwindling
A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics analyzes the state of telework in 2022. The data finds that the percentage of businesses with little to no telework skyrocketed last year. That comes as companies tighten their purse strings and try to claw back power...
