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Gig Workers Must Clear Hurdle to See Unemployment Benefits
In an effort to combat fraudulent unemployment insurance claims, which have been rampant in some states during the pandemic, gig workers and self-employed workers will be required to provide documentation of their earnings to get unemployment benefits under the new...
A Checklist for the Future of Work
In talking about the future of work what often gets lost in the conversation is that many times the future that one is discussing is happening in the now. As we’ve seen this past year companies large and small have had to restructure their business models quickly...
A Makeover for Your Small Business
Whether you've been operating 10 days, 10 months or 10 years, it’s time for a "makeover" for your small business. If you’re going to survive and thrive in the COVID-19-dominated economy, it’s time to think of your small business as a startup. Remember what it was...
Why Student Debt Is Crippling Entrepreneurship
In 2015, during her third year at Georgetown Law, she and classmate Jimmy McNamara founded ReferU, which added a social dimension to the referral of new tenants for apartment buildings. The partners made their way around a conference for the apartment-management...
4 Entrepreneurship Lessons That Will Help You Grow in 2021
New year and new learnings. The key for this 2021 will be to respond to what knowledge and capabilities did we acquire or develop during the past year that we can use to our advantage to continue operating? According to the study "Entrepreneurship ecosystems...
Some States Already Paying New $300 Unemployment Boost
Several states have already begun administering the latest $300 weekly enhancement to unemployment benefits, a week after President Donald Trump signed the Covid relief package to extend federal jobless aid during the coronavirus pandemic. The latest...
Prepping Gig Workers for Retirement
The “gig economy” may sound hip, but it’s really made up of those who are self employed and work as independent contractors. It’s a group of individuals whose numbers grew by 15% in the past decade, according the Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal...
Should You Go Freelance in 2021?
Many people have seen their job schedules become more flexible in 2020 as remote work has increasingly become the norm. Many companies are making plans to keep things that way even after the pandemic. But working remotely still means answering to a boss, being...
