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Women, Invest in Yourselves

Women on Business

housing finance system since it was created more than 40 years ago (More about Mary at the end of this post). For me, pursuing my career in financial services has always factored into my new year’s resolutions. To succeed in industries like finance, tech or law enforcement, women must have determination and perpetual motivation.

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Entrepreneurship Suffers When Well-Paid Jobs Are Plentiful

The Horizons Tracker

A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office is a good case in point, with the blame placed on access to finance and regulatory hurdles. Opportunity costs. The study found that the share of entrepreneurs fell by around half between 1985 and 2014, with just 4% of households containing an entrepreneur by the end of the study period.

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Know Your History, Purpose and Direction

CoachStation

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards. in 2010 and started full time work in the business in 2012.

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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

Women on Business

This is a change from the 2010 law which based taxation of inherited assets on their original cost basis, instead of their current fair market value. However, since the new tax changes are only in effect from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2012, we may face another estate tax controversy down the road. The Bush law did allow a $1.3

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New MBAs Should Start Their Careers in Frontier Markets

Harvard Business Review

Most Western executives have limited exposure to a frontier market until they are relatively senior in their careers. By then their worldviews are largely formed, and at best they graft frontier market experiences onto that mature-market base. Of course, it helps you understand those foreign markets.

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No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers

Harvard Business Review

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. ” The assumption is that massive finance salaries are luring graduates who would otherwise be making important scientific discoveries and leaving meaningful marks on society. And not just their parents.

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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally. Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012. Which of your activities are actually important to your career, and which merely provide the illusion of progress? What Venture Capital Can Learn from Emerging Markets. The Twelve Attributes of a Truly Great Place to Work.

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