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by Steven Lord, director and founder of BE Project business networking I live in the Czech Republic and recently discovered that I belong to the 5th most populous nation on Earth. Czechia (the official  English name for the country) is  an ordered and tranquil parliamentary democracy at the centre of Europe with a population of around 10 million souls, so clearly this cannot be the polity conferring this status. In fact the 5th most populous ‘nation’ – 220 million people – is made up of those who belong to the global diaspora of those living outside of the country they were assigned at birth. In other words expatriates, refugees and migrants. I am a late arrival to this great floatingRead more.

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by Steven Lord, director and founder of BE Project business networking Making a living is a challenging human endeavor. Organizing your own independent revenue-yielding business activity is one of the most problematic occupations a human being can undertake, it’s no wonder most would prefer the relative ease and security of having a job with a monthly salary. But markets are changing, with fewer good jobs leading to meaningful long term employment. Increasingly, career options are diminishing, opportunities becoming more scarce, benefits eroded and contracts shorter term. Many are now having to re-frame life-styles and revise long-held aspirations in responding to theses market changes by adopting freelancing ways and developing strategies for financial self sufficiency. In this ‘gig-economy’ dynamic the definitionRead more.