Why do employees leave your company? It's probably not for the reasons you think. Bolt Insurance put together the infographic below to identify the biggest reasons why employees leave their jobs and companies using information about the biggest stress inducers identified through research by the American Psychological Association and information about reasons employees leave … [Read more...]
Is Entrepreneurship Worth the Risk? [Infographic]
A new year is just a couple of days away and with the start of a new year comes reflection and resolutions. If you've been thinking about entrepreneurship as your next career step but you're not sure if it's worth the risk, then the infographic below that made the rounds online a couple of months ago might help you make your decision. The infographic comes from Dun and … [Read more...]
2013 Independent Workforce Predictions [Infographic]
In a new infographic, MBO Partners shares five predictions for the independent workforce in 2013. There are 17 million independent workers in the workforce today, and that number is certain to increase in 2013 and beyond. The predictions from MBO Partners hit on a number of important factors, including government scrutiny of companies' activities in working with independent … [Read more...]
Women CEOs and the State of Female Executives [Infographic]
What's really happening to women executives in the business world? According to Catalyst, women held just 2% of Fortune 500 CEO positions in 2011. Jump ahead to 2012 and women held a record 20 Fortune 500 CEO positions. That means only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are currently women. Motif Investing put together an infographic that visually explains the stage of female executive. … [Read more...]
How Wasted Time Affects Workplace Productivity [Infographic]
Americans work some of the longest hours and get some of the fewest vacation days in the world, but a new infographic shows that a lack of worker productivity still exists in the United States. The annual payroll loss from employees spending time on tasks that are not work-related is $134 billion. 39% of employees spend less than one hour per week on non-work tasks while 3% … [Read more...]
Statistics and Sound Bites from Women Business Leaders [Infographic]
Women make up 46.9% of the U.S. workforce, but 40% of of large public companies worldwide have no women on their board of directors. It's not surprising that women are starting their own businesses at 1.5 times the national average. According to a new infographic from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (shown below), 187 million women are currently starting or running their … [Read more...]
The Benefits of CMS for SMBs [Infographic]
Guest Post By Haseeb Warsi of ReadyPortal (Learn more about Haseeb at the end of this post) It’s no surprise that our world is becoming increasingly digital. The ubiquity of new devices has led to an explosion in the number of people connected to the Internet. All the statistics point to a growing, vibrant community on the Internet (Google has entered our vocabulary as a … [Read more...]
Gender Gap in 2012 Election Coverage Is Huge [Infographic]
A new infographic from 4th Estate shows that the vast majority of 2012 election coverage by the media is guilty of leaving women out of the conversation about women's issues. Check out the infographic below where you'll see that on issues related directly to women like birth control and women's rights, print media quotes women far less frequently than men. Unfortunately, it … [Read more...]
How Solopreneurs Market Online [Infographic]
How do solopreneurs market their businesses, products, and services online? What's working and what's not? A new infographic created from data found in a 2012 study of solopreneurs in the United States is shown below. Based on this research, solopreneurs are happy with email marketing and content marketing, but there is a lot of room for improvement in web design. However, … [Read more...]
Growth and Struggles of Women-Owned Businesses [Infographic]
American Express released its second annual State of Women-Owned Businesses report that provides insights into the state of women-owned businesses in the United States. The study shows that the growth of women-owned businesses has exceeded any other group over the past 15 years -- 1.5 times greater than any other business counterpart. The growth rates are impressive. As … [Read more...]