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EVOKE: Creativity shows education & creative expression
MARCELLUS — In late November 2020 Chelsea Lembo, a former public elementary-school teacher and certified educator with a specialty in arts-integrated learning, was organized and ready to make an impact. She had already established an entity (LLC) for her startup and had a space secured in Marcellus where she could provide students with creative workshops.
CEO FOCUS: Small Businesses Prioritized with Recent PPP Changes
Since the beginning of the pandemic, our team has actively worked with local, state, and federal leaders to advocate for the resources that will have the most impact on the ability of the business community to successfully recover. We know that small businesses are among the hardest hit by the economic crisis. They are also employers of
VIEWPOINT: Nearly Half the Workforce is Exhausted From Meeting on Camera
As employees continue to be forced home during the pandemic, nearly half of them are reporting high levels of exhaustion, a new study has found. The study was conducted by Virtira Consulting and reveals that 49 percent of employees experience a high degree of exhaustion from being required or pressured to be on camera during online meetings.
VIEWPOINT: Is Your Company Secure on the Cloud?
5 Must-Knows to Manage Risks Cybersecurity breaches have become all too common, putting public health, individuals’ private information, and companies in jeopardy. With cloud computing prevalent in business as a way to store and share data, workloads, and software, a greater amount of sensitive material is potentially at risk. Therefore, company leaders need to prioritize cloud security
VIEWPOINT: 5 Insights to Help You Start a Real-Estate Business
A real-estate career, over the long term, can be a lucrative small business. Let’s take a look at five steps you should take to start a real-estate business (this is a condensed version of How to Start a Real Estate Business: The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide): 1. Develop and refine your idea. How do your natural strengths differentiate
NO NONSENSE MARKETING: Will Employers or Workers Have the Upper Hand After the Pandemic?
It’s been a year now since we came under the relentless domination of the coronavirus. After all this time, the picture isn’t pleasant. The end is uncertain and the implications for the future are far from clear. McKinsey reports that “75 percent of employees in the United States and close to a third in the Asia–Pacific region
VIEWPOINT: What Employers Should Know About Minority Unions
Lessons from Google It is no secret that private-sector union membership has dramatically decreased over the past several decades. This reality has forced labor organizers to get creative with their efforts. Perhaps this is one reason why stories of a union presence at tech industry giant, Google, have recently gained so much attention. Reports of a “minority
VIEWPOINT: 3 ways today’s health-care CFO is no longer a traditional CFO
Though health-care chief financial officers (CFOs) still occupy a traditional role in many organizations, the role has significantly expanded in recent years. No longer can a CFO of a major health-care system simply focus on cash flow, financial planning, and balancing the books. Today, the role must be more strategic and visible — both inside and outside
VIEWPOINT: What’s Next for Qualified Opportunity Zones?
During these times of unprecedented uncertainty, many Americans believe that President Joe Biden’s administration will introduce sweeping changes to our country’s tax code. After all, every president since Bill Clinton has signed into law a new tax bill within 12 months of the beginning of their first term. One area that many taxpayers and practitioners alike are
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