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Rethinking Work Perks: 5 Things Employees Want More Than ‘Fun’ At Work

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Benefits shouldn’t be just a tool for recruitment; they are a way to retain employees and increase the stability/health of an organization,” says Kate Lamb, an account executive for a public relations firm. With wellness being such a personalized experience, having a stipend opens up access to people who might not go to the gym.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/10

The Small Business Blog

Small Business Crunches Numbers : Small business has fought the health-care bill as too costly. One in Four Businesses Calls the Owner ‘Ma’am’ : More than a quarter of all businesses are women-owned, but a high proportion of those are one-woman shops. Organizations are working to help them size up. — ST.

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Q & A: What does “Fixed Costs” mean and why should they be as low.

The Small Business Blog

Should that not be the case, then you have “variable costs&# of $1 per call, which means you are out of the office, working or enjoying life while it is quiet, for example during holiday season. Rental equipment, software (via cloud computing), along with outsourcing of services are all good ways to spend less and make more.

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Would You Risk Your Life to Save a Stranger?

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Yet heroes like Meis undeniably walk among us every day, unnoticed and unheralded by special holidays, medals or sometimes even a nod from our fellow humans. Perhaps the situation was defused too quickly or the number of victims too low to catch the media’s sensationalized eye. In Minnesota, Ken Hawj jumped 30 feet from a cliff into the St.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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The captain didn’t hesitate, despite the small chance she could never fly again if having only one remaining kidney left her too weak to pass stringent pilot health standards. There’s really no question.” But she was in luck. In July of the same year, both women were back at work on a flight to Seward, Alaska. Sally Deneen. Silent Struggles.

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

Stephanie LH Calahan

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. Thanks to Diane Granic of Lifestyle Management 26. Grocery shopping? In the calendar.

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