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Resilience is bouncing back from adversity; gameness is bouncing forward, says licensed counselor and family therapist David Dennis. He explores the four defining attributes in his book "Land on Your Feet, Not on Your Feelings." Loved the thought!

66% of small businesses gave larger than usual pay increases in the last twelve months. Unlikely that pay will continue to rise - three-quarters (75%) say they've “as far as we can go” and that “anything higher is currently unaffordable.” quickbooks.intuit.com/r/small-busine…

STAFFING AND WAGE ISSUES HOLD GREATER IMPORTANCE THAN SUPPLY CHAIN Going into the fall season executives said that they are most concerned with staffing and wage issues says David Harouche, CEO & CTO, Multimedia Plus.

73% of Americans surveyed experienced passive aggression at work. 52% admit to being passive-aggressive at work. 38% feel their workplace incentivizes such communications. Women (51%) were much more likely to quitthan men (42%). Preply preply.com/en/blog/most-p…

17% of this year's college grads currently run their own businesses, 43% have definite or potential plans to start a business post-graduation. Says ntelligent.com, a leading online higher education resource.

27% of SMBs recovered at this point. A decline of 2% from March and 16% from Dec. 2021. Even worse, 39% of SMBs report that they only have 1 month or less of cash reserves -- a 10% jump over last month. alignable.com/forum/alignabl…

Although 76% of people say they are happy with their employer-sponsored health plan, 17% who aren’t, here are pain points: Premiums (30%) Prescription drugs (28%) Deductibles (19%) Doctor visits (14%) Hospital visits (9%) insure.com/health-insuran…

The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage....in these times of strife....let us be happy for the many good things of life...Happy Thanksgiving!!!

To avoid disruptions, 44% of SMEs surveyed by DHL said they would listen to Jingle Bells on repeat to have a seamless, successful holiday season. 23% would sleep in the snow. 18% would take an eggnog bath. 16% would be Scrooge’s roommate. goglobal.dhl-usa.com/wp-content/upl…

With inventory shortages looming, 58% of retailers plan to raise prices; up to 40% or more. 53% of small business owners anticipate inventory shortages through the 2021 holiday shopping season. digital.com/global-supply-…

ResumeBuilder.com says current labor shortage creating new job opportunities: 20% of retirees say previous employer want them back. 34% of retirees considered going back to the workforce 40% of age 54+ employees think of switching jobs late in careers as new jobs appear.

During the Covid 19 pandemic 82% employers implemented virtual recruiting, and 93% plan to continue to do so in the future. Indeed

All: Check out our new YouTube Small Business Digest channel where we have some of the most intriguing guests. From the President of DHL to entrepreneurs who have started a business featuring True Naked Yoga. youtube.com/channel/UCdvvH…

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Of 5,000 polled, seven out of 10 small business owners say PRO Act would force them out of business or hire fewer workers. Most independent contractors anticipate losing 76% or more of their business 67% of women-owned businesses would lose most of their business. Says Alignable,

Hibob's survey finding more than half of employees want to work in an office environment again, but believe protocol will have to change. The same study revealed that 73% of workers are okay with temperature checks before entering the office.

68% of SMBs believing that they can recoup COVID-19 related losses and 46% believing that if conditions remain the same, they will be able to remain open for more than six months. verizon.com/about/news/sma…

The Connected Commerce Council (3C), in partnership with Google and conducted by LRWGreenberg, finds small businesses are optimistic about reopening their businesses, empowered and fortified by digital tools and services, and resilient in the face of the COVID-19 crisis

30% of millennials say they're being held back by an older colleague; 51% of boomers are worried that a younger colleague taking their job. 1 in 4 millennials have quit a job because of older colleague; 1 in 3 boomers have quit their job because of a younger worker.

Main Street America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, says 3.5 million businesses in danger the next five months because of the Covid-19 crisis. 35.7 million Americans employed by small businesses may face unemployment. higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NMSC/390e0055-…