Monthly Archives: March 2017

Beware the 'Nanny Tax'

by Mark J. Kohler • March 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

The IRS is cracking down on wage taxes for more than just nannies, and no one is immune.

Be Comfortable Taking Risks

by BizCast • March 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

Kristi Ross, co-CEO and president of tastytrade, says calculated risks are what make entrepreneurs succeed.

3 Ways Forward-Thinking Companies Are Engaging Millennials

by Ashish Gambhir • March 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

Sure, “Millennials don’t just work for a paycheck — they want a purpose,” but how does that translate into an actionable strategy?

The Co-Founder of Gilt on What Her First Job at Ebay Taught Her About Running a Company

by Nina Zipkin • March 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

Now the founder of Project September, Alexis Maybank explains why fortune favors the bold.

Entrepreneur Magazine's Top New Franchises of 2017

by Tracy Stapp Herold • March 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

New franchise owners have the chance to take advantage of the next big thing.

UK SMEs still do not educate their staff on the risk of cyber security

by Owen Gough • March 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

New research from specialist cyber insurance provider, CFC Underwriting reveals that more than a quarter of UK based SMEs (27 per cent) are still failing to educate and train their staff on the threat of a cyber-attack. A third (38 per cent) of CFC’s claims in 2016 were caused by phishing scams, meaning that they could arguably have
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Young professionals entering work better equipped than their predecessors

by Owen Gough • March 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

Things could be changing for the next generation of job hunters, as research from CV-Library reveals that 46 per cent of the Generation Z workforce were taught about interview process through education, compared with just 20.4 per cent of Millennials. The study, which surveyed 1,000 UK workers, explored how, and at what age, UK professionals learnt about
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Workers reveal inequality in opportunity to rise up the ranks

by Owen Gough • March 30, 2017 • 0 Comments

New research by Lee Hecht Harrison |Penna, the global people management business finds a fifth of UK employees (20 per cent) feel discriminated against in promotion decisions. The most common cause of this inequality is age (39 per cent) followed by gender (26 per cent) and employment status (22 per cent). While employers agree ageism is the most apparent at
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