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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

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In Texas, workers’ compensation insurance is optional unless the business is a construction company on contract for the government. The Number of Employees You Have Matters. In most states, if you have just one employee you must carry workers’ compensation insurance. The Size of Your Business Might Matter.

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Out of the Crisis #11: Jeremy Howard on the power of masks, health policy, and data science in medicine

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An article he wrote for the Washington Post , published on March 28th, when America was still reeling from the exponential growth and the CDC was telling the public not to wear masks, was the first real call to arms for masks. And so I.For my Washington Post story, I really wanted to anchor it with a specific example of this.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

Many universities ( University of Washington , NYU , etc.) Political science, government service, and law — Yale has the #1 rated law school in the US and a long history of alumni serving in government. As President Salovey said , “The [new] Schwarzman Center will build on … the communities ?within

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

He asked tough questions about why the government not private capital should be doing this. He issued this press release asking Congress to fully fund the Innovation Corps when he came back to Washington. government, American researchers in academia and risk capital can do together. Photocatalysts for water remediation.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment.

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How Women Can Achieve Success In Male Dominated Professions

YoungUpstarts

My first job after passing the CPA exam was with one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Washington D.C. However, once I got married, my career path changed, as my husband’s job was transferred back up to Connecticut (where I’m originally from). My career started out just like everyone else in this profession. And I was right.