On Thursday, September 9, 2021, the Biden administration issued new Executive Orders to create a path out of the pandemic. One of the Orders requires COVID-19 vaccines for certain workers such as “federal contractors” and private employers with more than 100 employees. This Executive Order addresses many of the accessibility issues workers face when seeking the vaccine or … [More]
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What Small Businesses Need to Know about the New Executive Order Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines for Workers
by Edgar R. Olivo
The Mind-Body Connection: Bringing Behavioral Health into the Spotlight
by Dr. Sandra Zebrowski
Behavioral health has always been as important as physical health, and the COVID-19 pandemic brought it out of the shadows and into the spotlight. The tight relationship between behavioral and physical health has never been as evident as during the past 18 months of the pandemic. We have collectively experienced the toll that social distancing, isolation, loss, and major … [More]
Cooling Or Collapsing? Key Factors to Consider About the Housing Market
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The question: With the mortgage forbearance program winding down and housing inventory hitting a 40-year low, where is the housing market headed amid dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic? Shades of 2008? When the U.S. housing market collapsed in the Great Recession in 2008, Congress created the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to regulate the mortgage industry. The FHFA … [More]
Remote Work Will Fuel Housing Demand for Years to Come
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As employers make — or delay — plans to reopen workplaces this fall, new Zillow research1 finds that nearly 40% of U.S. workers (39%) still don't know if or how often they'll be working in person. More than one-third of those workers (35%) say that uncertainty is impacting their ability to make decisions about their lives, such as the decision to move. Remote work is … [More]
EN NEGOCIOS: 5 pasos para dejar su trabajo de la manera correcta para comenzar su negocio
por Edgar R. Olivo
¿Has oído hablar de La gran resignación? Este concepto comenzó alrededor de marzo de 2021 cuando Microsoft publicó su informe Work Trend Index y un profesor asociado de la Universidad Texas A&M acuñó la frase en una entrevista viral de Bloomberg. El informe indicó que es probable que el 41 por ciento de la fuerza laboral mundial considere dejar su lugar de trabajo actual … [More]
5 Steps to Quit Your Job the Right Way to Start Your Business
by Edgar R. Olivo
Have you heard of The Great Resignation? This concept began around March 2021 when Microsoft released its Work Trend Index report and an associate professor at Texas A&M University coined the phrase in a viral Bloomberg interview. The report stated that 41% of the global workforce is likely to consider leaving their current place of employment within the next year. Later, … [More]
Minority-Owned Businesses Are Rising Out of the Pandemic
by Ed Aaronson
According to the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, minority-owned businesses are unique in that 56 percent are family-owned seeing an average revenue of $110,000 compared to non-minority-owned businesses that generate $500,000 on average per year. The stakes are higher for minority-owned businesses in Arizona because the success of the family is directly tied to the … [More]
Beyond Mentoring: The 3 C’s – Coaches, Champions & Cardinals
by Jill J. Johnson, MBA
People who achieve career success often talk about having had a mentor who guided their career. Whether the mentoring relationship evolves naturally or is a planned relationship, it provides a sustained link between the two individuals. Everyone needs help learning new skills and imagining things they could have never conceived of on their own. Yet there are three other types … [More]
The Wild Start-Up Ride: How Entrepreneurs Can Stay Up through the Downs
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The COVID-19 pandemic shut down brick-and-mortar businesses all across America through parts of 2020, but surprisingly, it blew the doors wide open for start-ups. Americans filed paperwork to start 4.3 million businesses last year, the most since the United States Census Bureau began tracking new business creation in 2004, and the momentum continued through the first half of … [More]
An Entrepreneur’s Journey of Risk, Resilience and Rewards
by James Webb
My big career change came at the height of my former career. I had a calling, one that arose from my belief in opportunity and an innate trust in my gut instinct when it came to life-altering decisions. I was 38 and chief operating officer/president of a medical imaging company in South Florida. A physician friend asked me if I thought our company would want to be one of the … [More]
Are You Behind in Saving for Retirement? Tips to Get Each Generation on Track
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The data: A survey shows nearly six in 10 workers save less than 10% of their income, and most over age 40 aren’t putting enough money away to build sufficient retirement savings. The question: What are some dynamics about saving that different age groups should think about when putting aside money for retirement? Expert’s take: “People should start saving for retirement … [More]
5 Lessons in Leadership from Simone Biles’ Olympic Decision
by Jeanet Wade
I want to start this discussion by saying I have no idea what really happened at the Olympics. Most of us probably don’t know what was said or done and fewer will ever know what was happening for the human beings who were part of the decisions, actions and events around Simone Biles’ withdrawal from the women’s gymnastics all-around final competition. What I do want to … [More]
Your Business Can Thrive, But You Can’t Do It Alone
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Entrepreneurs and business leaders often have such traits as being motivated, creative, visionary, and highly driven. While those qualities are great and necessary in the business world, they can also be dangerous. This is because entrepreneurs are often so driven that they want to do everything on their own. It’s important for them to remember that they can help their business … [More]
Entrepreneurs: Failure Happens, But Don’t Let It Stop You!
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New businesses fail by the thousands. They open to great fanfare in a strip shopping center, on a downtown street corner, or perhaps in someone’s garage. Then quietly they vanish, victim to a weak economy, poor planning, limited resources or simply because the entrepreneur’s vision was a bad idea right from the get-go. Yet, despite the potential woes involved in launching … [More]
Help for the Horrible Hybrid Meeting: Five Ailments and Remedies
by Kate Zabriskie
Some people are in the office, some are home, others are on the road, and they’re all part of the same meeting. Who is looking forward to this hybrid get-together? Nobody, absolutely no one. What makes these blended meetings so bad? A lot of the same factors that cause in-person confabs to go south plus some new complications brought to us courtesy of the virtual world. What … [More]
Can Gig Apps Help Reduce Labor Shortages?
by Wayne Goshkarian
The pandemic devastated businesses in all industries last year, leaving many unemployed. In fact, at the height of the pandemic more than 1.6 million Arizonans were collecting unemployment in June 2020. Now more than a year later, many businesses are fully open but are struggling to hire new employees despite companies offering incentives like sign-on bonuses and improved pay. … [More]
Is Your Company In Culture Shock? How Leaders Can Practice What They Preach
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As many workers flee their current jobs, burnout and lack of growth opportunities are being cited as two of the biggest reasons. These changing work dynamics and employee perspectives, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, are highlighting the importance of having a strong work culture that’s sustainable, says David Friedman, author of Culture by Design: How to Build a … [More]
Counterfeit Money: How to Spot Fake Bills
ZenBusiness
When retailers accept fake bills, they bear the entire burden of the loss. And although money printing techniques are improving, the bad bills can be detected. Here’s how to spot counterfeit money and protect your business from related losses. Unfortunately for businesses, not all counterfeit bills are found and seized before getting into distribution. And when a business … [More]
