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The United Nation Reports There are 4.9 Billion Internet Users

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The UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates that 4.9 billion people are using the Internet in 2021 , which is about 63% of the world's population. report estimates : " across the U.N.’s "; So we still have a long way to go before Internet usage is universal. .  

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We're Nearing Peak Fossil Fuel Demand

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McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2021 suggests the global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2027 and steadily fall afterwards.     A recent report by the International Energy Agency suggests oil supply and gasoline demand may have already peaked.  Other forecasts are even more aggressive. 

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Work Sabbaticals: The Latest Nonprofit Retention Strategy

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This became even more true during the pandemic: A 2021 national survey of more than 2,000 nonprofits by the Federal Reserve and the National Council of Nonprofits found that 75% of nonprofits “indicated that demand for their services had increased compared with pre-pandemic levels,” while 40% reported a decrease in staff.

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Is Earned Wage Access A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing?

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This service is provided internally or often by a third-party provider and functions by either integrating with the time clock the business is using or estimating the number of hours that you’d worked that week. Employees can use an EWA service to take a portion of their wages immediately, without waiting for regularly scheduled payday.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). The team has sold over $1 billion in 2021 in real estate sales.

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7 Strategies To Attract And Retain Top Talent

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That includes remote work: job postings for tech positions that specify remote work continue to rise with a year-to-date rate of 34% compared to 27% in 2021 and 22% in 2020. It uses internal company ratings to compare managers based on ratings by employees. Clearly, remote work seems here to stay. .

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The New Multinationals: Small, Micro and Solo Businesses Driving the Next Wave of Globalization

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Globalization and international trade was once driven almost exclusively by large multinational corporations. goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014. goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014. In fact, according to the U.S. SBA  small business goods exports have grown from 29% of total U.S.

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