Employee burnout is a major problem that is worsening labor shortages across North America, Helen Hayes says. In a typical year, the average American works 100 hours more than a Briton, 300 hours more than a French employee, and 400 more hours than a German.
“As an entrepreneur, I want to show a path for others, and that will be my success. My next dream is to build my own factory by recruiting 300-500 employees and delivering quality foods in Africa. This is just the beginning.”
Electrical contracting firm forges relational culture. Kansas Electric outgrew its downtown premises and moved to a new, much larger shop on the outskirts of town. The company eventually focused on industrial customers, working on grain elevators, manufacturing plants, and food processing facilities. Kansas Electric is one of the largest industrial electrical contractors in its region.
Unexpected events take Masts from employees to owners of Pennsylvania quilt shop
For more than a decade, Kevin Neufeldt has thought success was just around the corner for Extreme Modular Buildings. “We’ve been building these units for over 10 years,” said Neufeldt, who heads operations and engineering for the Lethbridge-based business. EMB is a division of Haul-All Equipment Systems.
Running a takeout restaurant during the pandemic sparked career highs and lows for Thompson Tran. “You know how glorious that (COVID) was for me? It reset the clock,” the Kitchener, Ontario entrepreneur recalls. His Wooden Boat Co. operation was the most profitable it had ever been.
After one store folds, Indiana group finds a way to build a thriving “community” venture.
While the MasterCard Africa Growth Fund is the largest impact investing program of its kind, it is only a start. MEDA will need many other initiatives to achieve its strategic goal of creating 500,000 decent work opportunities in the agri-food sector.
A $200 million US project funded by MasterCard Foundation will create 15,000 decent jobs in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years. New Mauritius Foundation represents evolution, is part of MEDA’s growth.
Encouragement from a friend and a visit from a leading politician has taken the Tanzanian entrepreneur on a seven-year business journey. That journey is improving the lives of many of her fellow citizens.
“We have to recognize Africa’s place in the global food system,” the Nigerian entrepreneur, author, public speaker, philanthropist, and consultant Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli said in a speech at MEDA’s annual convention in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A Manitoba manufacturer has successfully tackled a labor shortage by paying greater attention to an overlooked talent pool — women. Vidir vertical storage solutions plants are located outside of major urban centers. That means it has a smaller available workforce, Carissa Rempel said in a presentation at MEDA’s annual convention.
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