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Networking with ACE Connects

Practically Perfect PA

Back in November I had the pleasure of speaking to 50 assistants who were attending a networking event organised by ACE (Assistant Community EMEA), an internal networking group set up by assistants at BlackRock. I was asked to speak about networking and how beneficial it is for assistants.

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Worsening Access To Finance For UK Small Business

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Worsening Access To Finance For UK Small Business by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 16, 2009 Following on from my interview on CNBC, I came under fire with some criticism for suggesting the banks and the government is failing small business with access to affordable finance. What is Small Business Infrastructure?

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To boost productivity in the UK, we need to think big and different

Workplace Insight

Plus, GIRI recently reported that when ‘unrecorded process waste, latent defects and indirect costs are included, estimates of the total cost is closer to £10-25 billion per annum across the sector.’ ’ Similarly in the oil and gas sector, it’s circa 15 percent of project value.

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

Ideas.Ted

The most direct way to assess a company’s climate pledges is to dig into its corporate social responsibility report; you can usually find a link to this somewhere on their website. . With no standardized or mandatory reporting system, comparing two companies’ ESG scores can be like comparing apples to oranges. Dive into the details .

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/17

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! As Jeff Glor reports, many small businesses aren’t offering paid sick days, so they must keep germs to a minimum. Restructuring – a word used by BIG Business to lower cost, fire employees and squeeze suppliers. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. — ST.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! RBI draws flank from panel : The carte blanche given to private and foreign banks by the Reserve Bank of India to charge interest rates on credit cards at their whims and fancy has come in for severe criticism by the parliamentary standing committee on finance. How to be successful and eco-friendly.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! One small business financing alternative is the private lender. Flaherty wants code of conduct for credit, debit cards : Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is proposing a voluntary code of conduct for credit- and debit-card companies that could mean savings for consumers and small businesses.

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