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The Predictions for Small Business Saturday 2023 Are In—Here’s How to Optimize Them for Your Business

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Consider looking to contractors, temps or other nontraditional employees to ensure you can optimize the day’s profit potential. Don’t panic and rush with AI Sure, ChatGPT is tempting if you are scrambling to finalize SBS offers or content. If staffing is too tight, ensure you are creating an easy-to-use online sales process.

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22 Self-Improvement Gift Ideas for Personal Development Junkies

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True Temp weighted blanket For someone who likes the feeling of being hugged ever so gently while sleeping, this is the blanket. Sleep Number’s True Temp weighted blanket ($199) enhances the sleep experience by incorporating the relaxing effects of deep pressure stimulation for reduced stress and anxiety. TheraBox is no exception.

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The GAO Finds Twice as Many Self-Employed as the BLS

Small Business Labs

The GAO includes the following in their definition: Agency temps: (1.3%). Lexology - New GAO Report Shows 85% of Independent Contractors are Content With Their Employment Type. .  The GAO's definition of contingent covers the broad category of workers who aren't full-time, permanent employees. Government.  

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Book Review: Raw Deal - How the Uber Economy is Screwing American Workers

Small Business Labs

Because of this dark side, we need better laws and protections for temps, contract workers and others being unfairly exploited or in need of more economic security.  Despite the book's hyperbole, vitriol and one-sided point of view, I genuinely enjoyed it.   And Raw Deal does a great job describing the dark side. 

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Outsourcing - Good or Bad?

Professional Assistant Blog

We hired a temp to do some simple clerical work for us, but realized once she left, that the work was inadequate and there were spelling mistakes along with the mail merge list not being correct, that we supplied to her. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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A business case outline for an internal PA network

Practically Perfect PA

By providing us with a voice there will be a significant boost in morale, motivation and confidence and a happy and content workforce will equate to increased productivity and ROI. PA retention rates will be at an all time high and this will remove company expenditure on temps.

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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Virtual workers can be from a “Temp-Agency&# or a from contracting firms. Both of these relationships are good for your cost-planning because they are not fixed, permanent costs, they are variable cost, meaning, when the project is finished the contract for your temp-workers, contractors finishes too.

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