Sat.Jul 02, 2011 - Fri.Jul 08, 2011

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Retain Talent Through a Concrete Corporate Culture

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By Barbara T. Armstrong. Who says corporate culture isn’t concrete? Not America’s best workplaces. . After three years of a frosty economy , the war for talent is heating back up. According to a recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics , the employment outlook by companies in the United States has soared to a 12-year high. .

Armstrong 108
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Back to the Future: Sputnik to Today

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Sputnik 1 was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, and was the first in a series of satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program. Here in the United States during this "Cold War" period, there was great concern that the Russians would dominate outer space and that strategic military position could become deadly to the American population.

Class 99
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Is Your Business Saleable?

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There are many reasons for wanting to build a saleable business, including structuring a comfortable retirement. Yet, most small business owners discover that it's impossible to sell their business when they want to. Why? According the author Joh Warrillow, it's the fault of the owners themselves. They dominate their business so completely that, no matter how big or profitable, their company is essentially worthless without them.