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• Study: Number of adults seeking additional education surges

  Sheilamary Koch Education

  Interest in pursuing additional education is greater now than prior to the pandemic, according to results of a recent poll. This trend foresees an exciting year ahead for the savvy education marketer, teacher or even prospective student. In a study of more than 1,200 adults by the higher education marketing and research firm SimpsonScarborough in conjunction with LinkedIn, 47% said their interest in furthering their education has increased since the onset of COVID-19 while 67% said they currently are actively researching education options and 53% plan to enroll within the next 6 months.

• Making the most out of a virtual wellness retreat: Tips to stay present…

  Gaurav Goomer Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  You have been working hard in both your professional and your personal life. Each year, you plan and look forward to some type of unique wellness retreat, but this year COVID-19 hit, preventing you from traveling to enjoy this sacred time for yourself. So, you found a virtual retreat that looks like it would be a great fit. However, when you travel, you escape the noise and business of home. Virtual retreats are different. It’s not as easy to put aside your home affairs or the distractions that take you away from rest and restoration. To garner the most out of your virtual wellness retreat from home, we have put together the following tips to consider.

• Why the federal ban on diversity and inclusion training is bad for business

  Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  A September executive order by the White House bans diversity and inclusion training for the federal government as well as for contractors and anyone who does business with the federal government. The letter that accompanied the order calling for a halt to any scheduled diversity training described it as divisive, propaganda and unpatriotic. We live in a diverse society, our workplaces continue to be more diverse, and business continues to be global. In order to do business on a global level and provide the best products and services to a diverse customer base, organizations need to help their employees learn the right skills.

• How AI is transforming the agricultural sector

  Joseph Zulick Science & Technology

  There are many executives, experts, and analysts that fully believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will forever change that human beings interact with each other, and how businesses operate. Agriculture is extremely important to the global economy. For those that are unaware, it is estimated that the food and agriculture sector is worth about $5 trillion globally, and it’s hard to downplay those kinds of numbers. The agricultural sector is also utilizing and implementing AI in many different ways. Here are some examples of how AI is already transforming the agricultural sector.

• Where inequality goes, so goes health

  Keith Carlson Medical & Allied Healthcare

  A robust body of literature supports the thesis that inequality and health are inextricably entwined. The fight against deepening inequality in the United States and around the world is one which simply cannot be ignored in the 21st century. It is, in fact, our moral and ethical duty to address these issues and steel ourselves to resolve them, especially in this time of a historic and deadly pandemic.

• How Nosler’s Trophy Grade ammo will help you hunt game this season

  John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

  As ethical hunters we owe it to our quarry to do everything in our power to quickly and cleanly kill the game we’re pursuing. For this reason, it’s important to select the appropriate bullet for the task at hand. Fortunately, the vast majority of hunters do not require extremely specialized ammunition unless they’re looking for optimum performance at extended range or hunting thick-skinned dangerous game. So, you have lots of options if you’re among the many hunters who do not fall into either of those categories. Nosler’s Trophy Grade line of ammo is one of the many good options that’s well suited for those hunters.

• Coffee or no coffee? An exploration of America’s morning beverage

  Victoria Fann Food & Beverage

  In the United States, over 150 million people drink coffee every day with the average consumption being three cups per day. That’s approximately 450 million cups per day! We love our coffee. In fact, it is rare to go anywhere these days — even in the smallest towns — without running into some kind of coffee shop, many of them serving freshly ground coffee and espresso. With that level of popularity, it’s a given that coffee is embedded into our lives. But, is this a good thing?

• The 2020 hospitality and tourism trends that will likely stay for 2021…

  Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  At the end of 2019, I predicted a few 2020 trends in hospitality, retail, and tourism businesses. For example, I recommended that we should pay special attention to areas like food delivery, sustainable food, and facial recognition. Certainly, the global pandemic was not anything I could predict back in 2019, but COVID-19 might have just accelerated many of the foreseeable changes we expected for the future. Moreover, many of the changes we observed in 2020 will very likely stay in 2021 and beyond, including the following.

• Infographic: The psychology behind naming your business

  Demetrius Harrison Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  A business isn't complete without a fitting name. Luckily, achieving a strong business name is only a few steps away. First, take the opportunity to mention any keywords and phrases in your brand's name. If you need help with this, think about how you do business, and who you do business for. Continuing on, consider how you will brand your business name, and check whether or not it's available on social media platforms. Find out more of the best steps to take with this infographic.

• 7 church administration areas to refresh with a new year

  Deborah Ike Religious Community

  As we begin to wrap up 2020 (and there was much rejoicing), it’s time to consider how we can start the new year off right. For church administrators, there are a handful of areas to review and address to set our churches up for a great year of ministry. Here are several ideas for making the administrative aspect of your church run even more effectively in the upcoming year.

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