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

Women on Business

If your small business plan can move the nation forward, you’re a step closer to winning Uncle Sam’s financing and support. Jersey City , NJ New Jersey is putting its money on the state’s public infrastructure, leading the nation in per-capita funding for transportation. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa.

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3 Ways to Motivate Employees During Times of Change :: Women on.

Women on Business

We had our own boom and bust cycle of people seeking rooms for the event, along with constant speculation about the number of people involved, and how the city’s transportation and services would hold up. Leadership and Change It was a planned change. Leave a comment and share your ideas. Nothing like changes that occur.

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Author Chris Brady's Leadership Blog: The Camel's Nose Under the.

Chris Brady

Nobody, no matter how dependent upon his camel for survival and transportation, would choose to lodge alongside his camel within the warmth and comfort of his tent. Even children are not very receptive to instruction. The camels, however, resisted this fact.

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How to Prepare Yourself for the Executive Chair

Strategy Driven

If you don’t understand finance and accounting, enroll in a course immediately. Read your leading-edge industry publications, Forbes , other finance journals, and popular business books. If you don’t hold a finance or operations position, consider cross training. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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Rascals

Chris Brady

"   It would necessitate the involvement of hundreds ofclandestine volunteers risking their lives to transport escapees across threenational borders, all the way south through Europe, across the Pyrenees, andfinally to Gibraltar. One lingering work is the yet-to-be-completed RASCAL book, dedicated to rebels with a cause.

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Stop Saying Big Companies Can’t Innovate

Harvard Business Review

Pure Internet-plays Betterment and FutureAdvisor launched in 2010 and Wealthfront in 2011. The company’s 136-year journey has taken it from power through transportation, appliances, health care, finance, media, and industry leaps. GE is another firm that has committed its size and deep pockets to innovation.

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Why Not Take a Year Off to Work in Government?

Harvard Business Review

The program pairs start-ups with government workers to improve government services in areas including transportation, energy, data services, and the environment. When we asked our fellows, here are the reasons they shared with us: The opportunity to explore something new and find new paths to leadership. At over $140 billion, the U.S.