The business case for hiring opportunity youth is compelling, with retention differences ranging from 20-plus percent to three times higher in the companies we studied. Retention alone provides a significant ROI.
See how new employees at Fedex, one of over 50 employers working with the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, are doing at their new jobs, and how Fedex is supporting their career development.
FSG, a nonprofit, mission-driven consulting firm, recently conducted a short research scan of employer practices that lead to improved retention of entry-level employees, particularly opportunity youth. This research sought to…
Scott and Ally Svenson weren’t planning to become entrepreneurs again.
The husband-and-wife team had already created two food empires: Seattle Coffee Company, which they sold to Starbucks (SBUX), and Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s. They thought they were done.