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JAMES KING has been appointed as chief revenue provider for technology-services firm ICS and will be working from its headquarters based in Endicott. As the brand grows rapidly, providing service to the Syracuse, Binghamton, and Ithaca regions, King, an experienced information technology executive, returns to ICS to further the leadership team’s strategic decisions and goals. […]
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JAMES KING has been appointed as chief revenue provider for technology-services firm ICS and will be working from its headquarters based in Endicott. As the brand grows rapidly, providing service to the Syracuse, Binghamton, and Ithaca regions, King, an experienced information technology executive, returns to ICS to further the leadership team’s strategic decisions and goals. His career at ICS spans the past decade, joining the company in 2010 as virtual chief information officer & senior networking engineer. Since then, King’s work has merited a series of other promotions, including to VP of business development in 2012 and chief information officer/chief security officer in 2015. In 2018, King stepped away from ICS to start a sister company, 1nteger Security. Before ICS, he held various high-level IT positions, working in application development, system administration, and IT management.
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, leadership, and career tips. SCORE Mentors @SCOREMentors#BizTip: A positive #companyculture depends on a shared sense of ownership. Give your team more input and control over their work. SBA @SBAgovQuestion: Can sole proprietors and independent contractors apply for a
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SCORE Mentors @SCOREMentors
#BizTip: A positive #companyculture depends on a shared sense of ownership. Give your team more input and control over their work.
SBA @SBAgov
Question: Can sole proprietors and independent contractors apply for a #COVID19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan?
Answer: Yes! Small businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, sole proprietors, & independent contractors are eligible.
Learn more & apply: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/economic-injury-disaster-loans
NFIB @NFIB
The @NFIBResearch Sept. #jobs report today: America’s #smallbiz labor market continues to improve despite #COVID19 restrictions & regulations. Chief Economist: “We are starting to see a jobs recovery as #smallbiz continue to increase business operations.” — https://www.nfib.com/content/press-release/economy/small-business-economy-continues-to-rebound-in-september/
Bond, Schoeneck & King @BondLawFirm
Just posted: PPP Safe Harbor 1: An Outline of New York Executive Orders to Rely On for Your Forgiveness Application. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3csD9YQ.
Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley
A Boston Consulting survey of 12K workers in the US, Germany & India found that half of respondents who’d been working from home due to COVID admitted to a drop in #productivity in collaborative tasks. Atrophying relationships is a key reason.
Priyanka Veera @priyanka01514
A recent survey found that more than 90% [of business leaders] observed a link between wellness initiative and higher employee performance. The survey also found that investing in some of wellness program not only promotes a happier & more collaborative working culture.
Small Business Expo @SmallBizExpo
How Valuable Is High Emotional Intelligence? This Harvard Professor’s Explanation Will Blow Your Mind http://twib.in/l/K8K8j5r5xyEz
Lolly Daskal @LollyDaskal
Don’t count on someone coming to rescue you
Don’t count on someone to give you big breaks
Don’t count on someone standing up for you
You have to do these things for yourself
Matthew Coleman @MattColemanKF
Most people multitask because they want to get more done in the time they have. Your brain isn’t built to handle multiple complex tasks at once.
HalecroftRecruitment @HalecroftRec
The largest numbers of job postings were noted last month since the start of March. https://ecs.page.link/hEtQB
Mahin Ghadiri @GhadiriMahin
Working hard can lead to job burnout. These tips can help you avoid that. #careers #selfimprovement http://cpix.me/a/105453081
Hannah Morgan @careersherpa
Networking is asking for AIR (advice, information, recommendations) NOT asking for a job! #justsayin

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