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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

YoungUpstarts

Today, more than half of the US manufacturing sector has less than five hundred employees. The management team decided to ask the AJ Weller Corporation, a 25-year old company from Shreveport, Louisiana, for help because it had a developed a sterling reputation for solving apparently intractable wear problems.

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22 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2020

Hearpreneur

We were not forced to lay anyone off and actually added employees during the pandemic. Thanks to Steve Keighery, Home Buyer Louisiana ! #3- Thankfully our employees have been wonderful during these challenging times, but keeping morale and positive energy during these crazy times has also been challenging. 3- Pivoting.

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Mastering communication with your volunteer board members

Board Effect

Insecurity around confidential information Nonprofits face the same challenges corporations have in protecting payment, employee and other data, and their leaders need to have the same sensitive discussions — but data security, while obviously essential, can be low among budget priorities.

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

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. The Microfund For Women helped transform Nadya Felah from a janitor into a successful businesswoman. She is even mulling a run for office in the gas providers’ union.

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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

YoungUpstarts

Statutory workers’ compensation laws are particular to each state, but in general, businesses having employees that are not large enough to self-insure must carry workers’ comp insurance. The Number of Employees You Have Matters. In most states, if you have just one employee you must carry workers’ compensation insurance.

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How To Prepare Your Business For Black Friday

YoungUpstarts

In order for your Black Friday to be successful, you need to have adequate employee coverage. If not, the day will be highly stressful for you and your employees. To prevent this from happening, schedule the right number of employees, and make sure you have enough workers tending to the cash registers during peak time periods.

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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

It was this same high-minded collective action that created a network of publicly owned hospitals – controlled by cities, counties, districts, boroughs (in Alaska), parishes (in Louisiana), etc. Later stage Private Equity buyers rely more on existing hospital management and employees than in other industries.