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Road to Hire to Bring Paid Tech Training and Job Access to Under-Resourced Young Adults (18–25) in…

Austin Startup

with full benefits and an average starting salary of $55,000 or more. Vanessa Baker, an August 2020 Road to Hire graduate, who is now a successful software engineer at Bank of America in Charlotte, said, “The power of Road to Hire to invest in and build the next generation of tech professionals cannot be quantified. “Now,

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Champing At The Bit: Can You Pay Your Workers In Bitcoin?

YoungUpstarts

Announcing that you pay workers in bitcoin might signal to the community that you are a cutting-edge business on the forefront of modern strategies. First and foremost, federal and state law may not allow employers to use bitcoin to pay employees’ salaries. Adam Bridgers is an associate in Fisher Phillips’ Charlotte, N.C.

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Kevin Durant Could Teach Businesses a Thing or Two

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But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth. Charlotte wasn’t big enough for Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson.