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Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Solutions to Fill the Talent Void

The Startup Magazine

It is also vital to avoid bias while hiring and ensure diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. This ensures that while hiring and also when on the floor, talented individuals stay engaged and motivated toward what they do. With high engagement, employees are likely to perform better.

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Female Founder Interview – Olga Camargo Leads Latinas Fintech Advisory

The Startup Magazine

University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Business Administration Alumni Leadership Academy Inductee. Northeastern Illinois University Foundation Board. These were primarily attended by Latina employees. Chicago’s 1871 Chicago’s Technology and IHCC’s LatinX Incubator Selection. Finding capital?

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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

2004-07-08 15:59:32 Hazards of Hiring. Summary : Eric offers guidelines for handling tough hiring decisions in a small ISV. In the many e-mails I received about that column, one of the most common questions was why didnt I list any hiring mistakes. Ill start with four general guidelines for how to proceed with a hiring decision.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 75th Session Spotlights The Midwest

ReadWriteStart

First up, Priyanshu Harshavat, from Evanston, Illinois, presented Socioclean , a service for cleaning up your reputation on social networks. In addition, Priyanshu is also considering an enterprise solution with the notion of cleaning up the profiles of employees (based on social media policies) of objectionable material.

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Twitter Link Roundup #240 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Benchmarking SaaS Startup Efficiency with Revenue per Employee Metrics | by @ttunguz – crowdspring.co/1sRVdjm. C’mon Illinois … Interactive Map: Where The Venture Capital Dollars Are Going | WSJ – crowdspring.co/1wpmKKa. Hire the Right Type of VP Marketing ?Or Candid & raw. 1vOh10w.

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What to Know About Navigating Workers Comp in Chicago

The Startup Magazine

One policy all business owners with employees are required to include is workers compensation. This insurance helps protect both employers and employees in the event of an accident at work that leads to an injury. Once the employee is adequately cared for and the site of the accident is secured, the paperwork begins.

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Workplace Flexibility Boosts Remote Teams’ Loyalty

Transformify

We found an extreme talent in Adeel Ahmad who worked between Lahore, Pakistan and Chicago, Illinois at the time. Remote work is a great opportunity to run a business regardless of the location but are remote workers as loyal as in-office employees? This increases connection and improves communication.

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