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Top 10 US Cities to Capture Small Business Recovery Act Dollars.

Women on Business

With the highest per capita spending across all industries, Washington, D.C. Detroit , MI With the auto industry and heavy manufacturing in decline, Detroit is using its stimulus dollars to combat soaring unemployment. Winning the funding game is a matter of finding the right combination of business plan and place.

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COVID Creates More Opportunities For Work Experience Placements

Strategy Driven

Founded by Robert Peston in 2010, the organisation has been matching eager young students with employers across the country to create the best experience possible for all involved. It isn’t just those who undertake work experience who lose out if they live in remote areas or aren’t able to access transport.

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What a Leader Can Learn From 20 Cents Postage Due

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What a Leader Can Learn From 20 Cents Postage Due by Kevin Eikenberry on December 3, 2010 in Collaboration , Innovation , Leadership , Video I received a package in the mail this week. With 20 cents postage due on the envelope.

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Dilbert Got it Wrong - The Truth about Empowerment

Building Personal Strength

Sunday, December 19, 2010 Dilbert Got it Wrong - The Truth about Empowerment My favorite comic strip is "Dilbert." In the Sunday paper recently, the pointy-haired manager tells his team, "I want all of you to feel empowered on this project." It caused managers to distrust the idea of empowerment. R-i-i-ight.

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Creating a $100B Gun Safety Industry

Harvard Business Review

Specifically, what if the government partnered with business to create a new category: a $100B gun safety and enjoyment industry? The automotive industry is a useful analogy, for both safety and enjoyment. It's still less than the estimated annual cost to the US of gun violence — which was $174 billion in 2010.

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What Harvey Is Teaching the Health Care Sector About Managing Disasters

Harvard Business Review

The other (Ranu) has been involved in responses to such public health disasters as the Ebola crisis in Africa, Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Baytown, Texas, solved this challenge by repurposing large dump trucks used for industrial projects to go out with paramedics and retrieve patients.

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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business Review

°F) since pre-industrial times, holding the world to 1.5°C ” We will need to cut CO2 emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, the report says, and get to no emissions by 2050. auto industry. This week, the report came back, and it’s not pretty. °C (1.8°F) °C (2.7°F) Getting to 1.5