First it was the “Great Resignation.” Then it was “nobody wants to work anymore.” Now it’s “quiet quitting.”

Yet it seems like no one wants to talk about what I see as the root cause of America’s economic malaise – work under contemporary capitalism is fundamentally flawed.

Brick N’ Mortar is launching a 10-week online program in January. Besides the program educating entrepreneurs on ways to turn an idea into a brick-and-mortar business, it aims at helping small business owners run profitable and sustainable long term businesses.

Nontraditional workers—often referred to as contingent, gig, alternative, or independent workers—generally do not have access to employer-provided benefits such as a retirement plan or health insurance. Workers without retirement savings plans risk entering retirement without adequate savings.

Simply believing you have a diverse workforce isn’t enough for businesses today; there needs to be conversations about color. The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce’s conference on opportunity, diversity, and equity discussed this year how implementing this in businesses is crucial to the effectiveness of a company.