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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Christie Pitts, Backstage Capital’s general partner, talks about the early days of the Los Angeles-based company and how she got involved: Working in the music industry, Hamilton learned about startups and networked with investors and entrepreneurs. A few years later, the need to develop hardware and software led her to Backstage Capital.

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5 reasons to learn a foreign language to further your career

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A 2013 study by the Cardiff Business School estimated that not having a multilingual workforce could be costing the British economy £48 billion each year. It will also open up international travel and networking opportunities. With more overseas trade comes a greater need for foreign language speakers. per year for you.

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What can assistants expect in 2014?

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I know I always say I can’t believe how the time flies but I seriously can’t believe how quickly 2013 past us by! I think assistants will have an interesting 2014, particularly as it is the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant with lots planned for our professional development. PA Networking.

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Small Business Labs: Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends.

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by 2013, more than 25 percent of the content that workers see in a day will be dominated by pictures, video or audio. Companies should bring together their social CRM, internal communications and collaboration, and public social site initiatives into a coordinated strategy. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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25 Personal and Professional Development Influencers to Follow

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followers) YouTube: @RichardBranson (126K subscribers) Richard Branson, who founded Virgin Group in the 1970s, is a fun-loving, tie-loathing adventurer and entrepreneur who keeps his followers in the loop about topics including his work, his travels (including his space travels), his company’s employees and what he’s reading.

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These 8 cities around the world are putting their focus on biking and walking — not cars

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According to C40 , a global network of cities committed to addressing climate change, it starts with prioritizing “the movement of people rather than cars.”. TransMilenio — an impressive network of rapid-transit bus routes — opened in 2000. Montréal, Canada’s active transportation network.

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