YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 3, 2012
In two years she has hired eight full-time employees, secured lucrative government contracts, and is able to support seven households besides her own in Amman. Likelesh Gebru, Ethiopia. The Microfund For Women helped transform Nadya Felah from a janitor into a successful businesswoman.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Many business leaders view their corporate culture as so important that they make it a point to hire people who are a good fit for that culture – and jettison any employees who aren’t. Make sure employees know they are respected and valued. Employees should also know it’s all right to speak up if they see something problematic.
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Board Effect
APRIL 18, 2022
What changes are employees still looking for in their careers, and how can employers respond to their expectations to attract and retain top talent? United States employers in these industries struggle to pay higher wages to retain their current employees. Are there forces that will continue to drive workers to quit their jobs?
Hunter Walker
MAY 4, 2016
It’s still early days, but we launched a program called “ Pipeline ” and have now deployed 1,000 remote sensors in Ethiopia which are giving us not only functionality reports, but telling us exactly how many liters of clean water are flowing every day. Imagine installing them on every single well in Ethiopia. Or Uganda for example.
Hunter Walker
MAY 4, 2016
It’s still early days, but we launched a program called “ Pipeline ” and have now deployed 1,000 remote sensors in Ethiopia which are giving us not only functionality reports, but telling us exactly how many liters of clean water are flowing every day. Imagine installing them on every single well in Ethiopia. Or Uganda for example.
Hearpreneur
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
From employees to customers to investors, and entrepreneur has countless stakeholders depending on them at all times. For example, when I was volunteering in Ethiopia I realized one of the biggest problems was a lack of job for women. In my transition from employee to entrepreneur, I had to learn what fulfills me (e.g.,
Eric Friedman
JUNE 25, 2024
A coffee break in the United States and elsewhere is a short mid-morning rest period granted to employees in business and industry. Couple on a coffee break Coffee, regarded as a Muslim drink, was prohibited by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians until as late as 1889; it is now considered a national drink of Ethiopia for people of all faiths.
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