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Best Tools For Newbie Freelancers
If you're not a freelancer already, there are many reasons why you might want to consider becoming one: You can set your own hours, work from home, and get paid very well for your time. However, one of the challenges freelance beginners face is...
Younger Women’s Experiences Show Gender Equity At Work Isn’t Inevitable
Last year, for the first time in two decades, the gender wage gap widened, with men’s median earnings rising 3% while women’s grew only 1.5%. This backsliding surprised some, in part because it defies widely held beliefs in the U.S. that social progress...
Gen Z Voters Say They Care Most About The Economy On Election Day
More than half of Gen Z voters worry that they will never be able to afford to buy a house, according to a recent survey, and nearly a third of “zoomers” said the issue that matters most to them is the economy according to an NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z poll powered by...
I’ve Been An Angel Investor For Nearly 25 Year: Here Is What I Look For
In the early 2000s, I loaned a university friend some money and from there, began making more investments. I had some connections with people I'd done a graduate program with at McKinsey who had investment opportunities. Roughly four years after my first...
Millennials Are Almost 50% Less Productive At Work Due To Common Mental Health Issue
Burnout is one of the biggest reasons employees perform poorly at work, which cause major loss to the business. Although work from home has several benefits, including the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world, it has its drawbacks too. A survey conducted...
Keys To Building A Corporate Culture In A Hybrid Work World
Many years ago when they were still viable businesses because consumers still answered their landline phones, I ran an outbound call center for the major American automobile manufacturers. The center made millions of calls each year to collect and measure customer...
Mentoring Neurodivergent Minds With Confidence
Many individuals in midlife find themselves drawn to mentoring. According to Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, this is developmentally fitting, as they are in the generative stage, characterized by a desire to guide and support the next generation...
The Changing Landscape Of Remote Work And Company Culture
The rapid shift to remote work has transformed the workplace forever. We’re now in workplace 4.0. While this new way of working was already on the rise before the pandemic, I think COVID-19 accelerated the shift by at least five to seven years, leaving many businesses...
Make Money via PayPal, Venmo or Cash App — The IRS Will Know
Did you work a side hustle or freelance gig this year and get paid through PayPal, Venmo, Cash App or another third-party payment app? If so, you may have new rules to follow when filing your tax return next year. You'll receive tax form...
Road Safety And The Gig Economy
Over the last 10 years, drivers and riders working for gig economy digital platforms have become an increasing presence on our roads, particularly in urban areas. Gig workers provide a wide range of services including taxis, hot food, grocery and parcel deliveries,...
