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3 reasons to have a side hustle

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

We are so busy at work that it can be difficult to believe that adding something would actually make work easier. Yet, the benefits of engaging in side projects outside the office are numerous. Whether it is a scrapbooking business or trying to write a play, here are three reasons to keep pursuing that dream and invest in your side hustle.

How to pick the best trade show booth location: Part 2

Wendy Parsley Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Trade shows can be an expensive endeavor for any marketing budget. Whether you are exhibiting at a small industry event or a massive convention, you may have a bit of sticker shock once you add up the cost of the exhibit space, booth structure and signage, marketing materials, and everything else associated with your participation. We’ve put together a list of tips that will help you de-mystify the exhibit floor plan and locate the best location for your exhibit space.

3 signs you might be an entrepreneur

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Thanks to Silicon Valley, we all have an idea of what an entrepreneur looks like: supersmart geeks who write code. But that image of entrepreneurs is narrow, uninspiring and unrelatable for most of us. From scrappy go-getters to natural networkers, the entrepreneurs among us are as diverse as the businesses they have started. Suspend the belief that all entrepreneurs are in tech and check for these the signs you might be one yourself.

Leading and leaving an inclusion legacy in 6 steps

Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Everyone’s success in your organization is predicated on how you include employees in the mission of the organization, and how you instill the mindset that their work makes a difference. This is important, as you hire new people in your organization that may be different than the majority of your employees in some way; culture, race, age, gender, etc. Hiring a visibly diverse workforce is not enough.

New report calls for reboot on immigration policy

Seth Sandronsky Civil & Government

A new report on immigration policy, a politically fraught issue of the day, calls for publicly funded universal legal representation for low-income immigrants held in detention in New Jersey. In this way, the Garden State would join the state of New York and other U.S. municipalities, such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago and Denver, paving a path forward that helps immigrants and strengthens economic and fiscal stability, according to Erika J. Nava, a policy analyst with New Jersey Policy Perspective.

Help your employees meet their deadlines more easily

Lisa Mulcahy Business Management, Services & Risk Management

You know the drill: the minutes are counting down until a big, officewide project needs to be completed, and your staff members are frantically working to finish what they should have started days — no, weeks — ago. If this kind of situation frequently happens in your organization, it may be time to rethink your procedure for setting, monitoring and completing deadlines. Try these smart, simple strategies to revamp your system to get excellent results immediately.

6 myths preventing you from achieving maximum online privacy

Harold Kilpatrick Science & Technology

Data plays a significant role in our everyday lives, something that has been made all too clear over the last few years. The enormous amount of false and misleading information about online privacy that’s floating around isn't helping the situation, either. With so much conflicting advice out there, it can be hard to know what the best practices for maintaining online privacy are. Correcting the following common myths is the first step towards living a more private online life.

Ideas for brands on IGTV

Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

When a new social network like IGTV hits the scene, it’s best to try it out early. That way, you’ll beat most of the competition, and your content will stand alone, beckoning viewers to click play! Plus, you’ll gather data early on that will signal if you should ramp up production or take it slow. Of course, if your Instagram Stories already perform well, you’re going to want to run to IGTV. Read on to gain inspiration before making your brand’s first IGTV episode.

Employers add 213,000 jobs in June; unemployment rises to 4 percent

Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Nonfarm payroll jobs rose 213,000 in June vs. 223,000 in May, as the unemployment rate climbed to 4 percent from 3.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment growth rose in professional and business services, manufacturing, and healthcare, but jobs in retail trade declined. "Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs increased by 211,000 in June to 3.1 million," the BLS reported, and the number of re-entrants to the labor force rose by 204,000 to 2.1 million.

Insights into the future of associations

Robert C. Harris Association Management

There is no crystal ball to predict the future of associations. Abraham Lincoln described it this way, "The best way to predict the future is to create it." An elective at the Institute for Organization Management is "Associations of the Future." The program is sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. A group of executives shared their perspectives and innovative practices to remain relevant.

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