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Are companies’ climate pledges for real — or just hot air? Here’s how you can tell

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A 2019 analysis by the non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) gave 23 of the leading 25 producers Grade C or lower for their progress towards Paris climate goals. If you really want to dig into the claims of a company you’re supporting, do a quick Google search to find out if they have a parent company and look into them too.

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Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT

The Small Business Blog

Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 17, 2010 As a small business owner, or entrepreneur, you have no doubt heard of a SWOT analysis. But with a heavy workload, is it really necessary for your small business to complete a SWOT analysis? Opportunities : external factors that will make success easier.

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Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Google Alerts are also a great source of information by providing email updates of the latest relevant Google results (news, web etc.) Competition analysis is not only important when you’re launching a business but it’s important not to become complacent and keep a watchful eye on the competition.

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Is Your Business Blogging?

The Small Business Blog

We offer a free SEO analysis tool that is simple to use. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Stefan Töpfer Said on June 10th, 2010 at 8:35 am Hi Mike, Thank you for your comment. Our responses were quite interesting. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Why educate women – isn't it a waste of resources? | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

After one of these conversations today, I was reminded of this professor and began wondering if he was right with his opinion in the final analysis? Trivially, his assertion that educating women is a waste, is completely nonsensical, but the final result to the economy seems to suggest his analysis could be right.

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Let Go A Little and Help Your Business

The Small Business Blog

The best way to work out the strengths and weaknesses within your business is to carry out a SWOT analysis (I talk more about the reasons for doing this here). My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Say something profound today. | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 If you can’t think of something to say, don’t worry – how about this: Based on structural considerations, our physical distribution strategy broaden our horizons tpwards our platform robustness – or this - In the final analysis, performance-based positioning energizes 24/7 architectures.

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