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Winning the Future: What Businesses Must Do to Prepare for 2021
Businesses bolted into 2020 with firm plans and optimistic outlooks. All that evaporated by mid-March as the focus turned from thriving to surviving for most companies. Now, as this turbulent year enters its final stretch, a new question lies just over the horizon. What will 2021 bring and how can businesses be ready? The future […]
Is a Seasonal Business a Timely Fit for You?
An ever-changing economy creates new opportunities for entrepreneurs, even during these rocky times that COVID-19 has caused. Whether people are looking for a better work-life balance, a new job after having lost one, or an extra source of income, opening a seasonal business is one strategy that fits those goals. Many people are taking this route
Why Part-Time Freelancers Should Form an LLC
Americans are doing more freelance work than ever before. According to a recent survey from Upwork, 59 million Americans have done some freelance work during 2020 and COVID-19. Many of these part-time freelancers say that they want to keep doing freelance work or independent-contractor projects on the side into the future. The Upwork survey, called
CNY TWEETS — NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, employee benefits, HR, and leadership tips. NFIB @NFIB“This morning the @NFIB Business Optimism Index for October remained flat at 104 versus expectations for a decline to 102.2, remaining well above the long-term average of 98.4.” More from this month’s report:
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, leadership, and career tips. SBA @SBAgovTake out a #PaycheckProtection Program loan? Here are 4 steps to apply for forgiveness: Contact your lender & complete the correct form, compile documentation, submit the forgiveness form & documentation to your lender,
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Burns-Gerling uses network to build successful business
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The ABC’s of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is a labor of love for Karyn Burns-Gerling; a mother of three, incredibly hard working, and an inspiration to all who meet her. She began working on this business venture when she was expecting her children. Burns-Gerling would make posters called the ABC’s of wherever
VIEWPOINT: Media-Interview Tips in a Socially Distant Digital Age
Our routines were disrupted when the world as we know it paused earlier this year, but somehow, we have figured out how to traverse a new normal, balancing the demands of our “day” jobs with the 24/7 responsibilities that include life, home, families, and pets also require. Thanks to the magic of the internet and
VIEWPOINT: 5 Tips to Help Employees Make the Most of Health Benefits
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many companies in New York state and nationwide to operate differently, presenting new challenges and requiring some to respond to a newly at-home workforce. Whether employees are working remotely or in-person, this fall’s open-enrollment season for health benefits will likely be different than in the past. In fact, a recent
NO NONSENSE MARKETING: Checking out the CEO before taking a job
It’s all about the culture Arguably, the biggest mistake many job applicants make is focusing on possible advancement, benefits, working conditions, and pay. Obviously, each one plays a role in making a job decision. But taken together, they pale in comparison to scrutinizing the one person perched on the top rung of the ladder, the one
VIEWPOINT: 6 Signs Your Pandemic Fatigue is Sabotaging Your Executive-Job Search
How to fix it Looking for your next executive job? Today, so many are and oftentimes it just doesn’t seem to be working. It may be time to evaluate and see if perhaps you are not effective in your search because of something that you are doing or not doing. You might discover that your
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