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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

With a passion for “building the green, clean, knowledge-rich future,” she founded her company, Ethical Markets Media LLC , in 2004, when she was 72. “I Being a parent benefits women in business Raising a family is a long-term goal for many women , including Sarah Lacy, the founder and CEO of ChairmanMe.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

Fewer toxins in the environment mean healthier human populations across the board — including, more than likely, fewer sick days taken by employees. manufacturing plants haven’t sent any waste to landfills since May 2004 — a mission that began with a good-faith accounting of the company’s waste stream. Healthier World. Subaru’s U.S.

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Discover the Formula for Happy Employees

Success

Regardless of the type of business, the process to creating a happy work environment starts with some fundamentals: Make wise choices in hiring. Clearly communicate your company’s reason for being and its cultural goals. Baby boomers, Gen Xers and millennials may have very different ways of looking at work and goals, Nelson says.

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Can Virtual Assistants provide social networking support?

Loosely Speaking

I’ve let her know what my specific goals are, and we work together to come up with ways to use social media to accomplish those goals. Or, for that matter, working with ANYone in a team environment. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. I don’t know where I would be without her! Loose Ends.

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The Magic of Intrapreneurship Within Organizations

Success

Company goals are no longer just about meeting revenue targets. In a letter to would-be shareholders in 2004, the co-founders noted that the habit “empowers [employees] to be more creative and innovative,” and that many significant advances happened during that allocated time. Those advances include AdSense, Google News and Gmail.

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Insurer Puts Integrity in its Name and Appreciation at its Core

Energage

In 2006, company President and CEO Bob Ritchie created American Integrity Insurance after the 2004 multiple hurricane season significantly reduced the number of sound homeowners insurance options in Florida. It also offers an employee-centric workplace environment that not only wins awards, but fuels recruiting, retention, and revenue growth.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

Success

The term “apprentice” might conjure up images of blacksmiths training young teens in the “olden days,” or maybe former President Donald Trump on the 2004 premiere of the show by the same name. He also says apprenticeships have “revolutionized my firm’s operations by creating a collaborative environment and promoting continuous learning.”

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