In recent years African states have begun a concerted pivot toward agriculture and renewed interest in farming and aggro-processing. Undoubtedly, the ability for African nations to produce and process its own food—ready for consumption and export would create new opportunities, but also guard against unforeseen humanitarian disasters like Covid-19. For African states, its greatest hit…
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Globalization and Labor: Gigs Grow As Stability Falters
In 2017, there were nearly 600 million entrepreneurs recorded, according to figures from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). There are an estimated 27 million in the United States alone, 0.05 percent of that giant worldwide figure. While the signs of growing entrepreneurship seem encouraging, are they indicative of a much larger issue throughout the world? …
Raising the Future of Work: Youth Employment
Between April and July youth employment rises throughout the United States. These changes most notably due to summer break and academic schedules which allow for more youth to become a part of the employed population. While youth employment numbers have fluctuated very little in recent times, however, according the the Bureau of Labor Statistics for…
Finding Purpose in Work
There is a huge myth out there that one should find meaning in the work that s/he does. While I agree that enjoying work is important I think we have forgotten that for many years people did pretty ordinary things like farm land, cut down trees, build houses and dig wells. In fact, I believe…
New Horizons: Career and Employee Opportunities that Grow Business
There’s been a ton of studies done on employees and employers. Everyone is trying to find that magic sweet spot. This can be especially difficult for small businesses who really don’t have to time and resources to make meaningful employee searches. Many businesses, large and small fall into the dreaded category of hiring people on…
Lela Winston 