Not A Priority For Business Travellers

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Last year only 1% of workers in the UK cut back on business travel to satisfy their company’s environmental policy, according to a study revealed today.
The Barclaycard Business Travel Survey – which canvassed more than 3,000 business travellers – also found that only 1% said they were personally concerned about the environment.
More than three quarters [...]

Business Travellers Ignoring Environmental Policies

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A mere one per cent of business travellers adhered to their company environmental policy and reduced the amount they travelled in 2007.
A further one per cent (1%) made the same decision due to personal concerns for the environment.
The findings come from the 12th annual  Barclaycard Business Travel Survey of more than 3,000 UK business travellers.
A [...]

Non Profit Sector Feels The Pressure

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Working for a common good with a low or slow cash flow is the defining challenge for the non-profit sector. But pressure points are building in other areas as well according to a recent state of the sector survey.
Money is a constant concern for most not-for-profit groups. Many subsist on a lean diet of government [...]

Tourism Companies Discover The Benefits Of Viral Video Marketing

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Given that tour operators and accommodations market an intangible experience it is important to bring their holidays alive in people�s imagination. Tourism companies are increasingly using video to promote their holidays and report a significant increase in leads and booking conversion.
Melbourne,Australia, April 1,2008 — %26quot;We are having our best season yet. I know definitely [...]

Many graduates fly back to family nest

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Percentage of prospective graduates who expect to “boomerang” and spend at least some time living with their parents, according to a survey conducted by MonsterTrak: 48
Percentage of 2007 graduates who are still living with their parents: 43
Of this group, percentage who say [...]

There may be trouble ahead Many people expect a life of pension poverty in retirement Fairinvestme

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A large portion of people are expecting to find themselves below the poverty line when they retire, according to new research from Fairinvestment.co.uk.
A large portion of people are expecting to find themselves below the poverty line when they retire, according to new research from Fairinvestment.co.uk. When asked what they expect from their retirement, [...]

Pulling the Plug on Facebook

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As the co-founder of Ascentive, a Philadelphia-based software firm that solves workplace Internet problems, Adam Schran figured managing his own staff’s Web use was pretty well covered.That was before Facebook came along. Like countless other small-business owners, Schran suddenly found himself worrying about lost productivity as more and more of his 30 employees began logging [...]

KLAS Delivers Report on Labor and Delivery IT Solutions

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KLAS� Labor and Delivery report investigates L%26amp;D vendor solutions; which vendors are making the most progress toward integration, what functionality is most important to providers, and how satisfied providers are with current vendor offerings?
JCAHO�s Sentinel Event Alert, issued in July 2004, suggested that improved patient outcomes and reduced risk in labor and delivery [...]

Monday Monday #151; cant trust that workday

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Pssst. Lean closer. I want to tell you a secret about the newspaper business.
If you’re scheduling an event, and you want good coverage, avoid Mondays.
I don’t know what it’s like at other newspapers, but here at the Deseret Morning News, we operate with something of [...]

new poll suggests Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty Business Finance

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OTTAWA%26ndash;A new poll suggests Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has a lot of public support in his continuing feud with federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey looked at the war of words between the two politicians, in which McGuinty [...]

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