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Jun

06

2019

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Rebranding Your Business: 5 Things to Know Before Taking the Leap

The experience of owning a business can often be described as a roller coaster ride. One minute you’re on a high and the next, you’re going straight down into the trenches to battle it out against sales numbers, complicated business tasks (like incorporating and taxes!), marketing, and more.

Jun

06

2019

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5 Skills You Can Add to Your Company by Hiring Military Spouses

Military-connected community members, specifically military spouses, are all over the world. In 2017, a Department of Defense study showed that there are over 640,000 spouses of active military members. Of these military spouses, 88% of those who participated in the study had at least some post-high school education. Regardless of their qualifications for the job, Read more…

May

05

2019

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The Fab 7: Military Spouse Bloggers Share about Instant Teams

You probably know by now that we’re not much for keeping secrets around here. So, in honor of May being Military Spouse Appreciation Month, we’re excited to announce that we’ve banded together with some rockstar milspouse bloggers to bring you some fun, new content!

Jan

01

2019

Sep

09

2018

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Reframing Remote Work and Moving the Needle

Check out this dynamic feature about Instant Teams (previously known as MadSkills) and our founding team as lawyer, veteran, and accomplished writer, Anna Blanche Rabe, researches companies with social impact: https://annablanch.net/blog/madskills/

Aug

08

2018

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Fueling the future of work with remote teams

Join ModernMogul HQ founder, Marlyne P., as she asks Liza about the ins and outs of Instant Teams (previously known as MadSkills) and a modern workforce. On this episode, they dive into:

Jun

06

2018

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Digital Portfolios for a Remote Career

Who’s Anne? Well, she is pretty much the bees knees around here at Instant Teams. She is an Army Veteran, military spouse, and the Instant Teams Director of People Operations. Her passion for learning, automation, and all things tech make her an expert in many ways and we are so happy to get to share her Read more…

May

05

2018

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3 Tip to Help You Find Remote Work.

Blue Star Families and Instant Teams (previously known as MadSkills) recently chatted about remote work and navigating the space. Instant Teams founder, Erica McMannes, popped into Networks Live! to share her experience as a work-from-home employee and now a biz owner who staffs and manages virtual teams. Here we share her tips for finding remote work:

Apr

04

2018

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My Success on a Remote Team:  Anne’s Story

“For those spouses who want to utilize those advanced skills that they worked so hard to obtain, Instant Teams is providing great opportunities.”