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Friends Provident financial education and support service helps employees understand how to manage their money effectively

Friends Provident has launched a new financial education and support service aimed at helping employees understand how to manage their money effectively. The new FRIENDS my money and me TM service - available through the work place - will complement the existing educational tools offered by Friends Provident and provide a series of new independent and impartial modules designed specifically to increase financial awareness for the UK workforce. ... [more]

Dragons or Angels exposes the real-life world of business dragons

The world of investment is far from clear cut. Where does an entrepreneur find an investor in the first place? What should they expect during the pitch process? How do those looking to invest identify promising businesses and ensure a good return on their investment? The popular TV series Dragons’ Den makes the process of business investment seem simple. If an entrepreneur can tame dragons, such as Deborah Meadon and Peter Jones, with a confi... [more]

VAT surcharge to create resources (Express India)

The Haryana Budget for 2010-11 presented on Wednesday increased the total Plan outlay marginally by Rs 100 crore to Rs 10,500 crore and proposed to impose a surcharge on value-added tax to generate additional resources for local bodies, including panchayats.

First Monday: New in business TV, movies, books, magazines (USA Today)

Here's what's new in business TV, movies, books and magazines for March.

Community Calendar (Skokie Review)

Based upon space availability, The Review prints calendar announcements and items for columns, including campus news, newsmakers and others for local organizations and individuals. The deadline is 14 days before the desired publication date, however there is no guarantee for publication. Send releases and items of local interest to: Skokie Review or Lincolnwood Review, 3701 W. Lake Ave ...

Well-Being Calendar: 03/11/2010 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)

Area blood drives; Events; Meetings; and more

Calendar (Edison-Norwood Times Review)

The Edison-Norwood Times Review welcomes items for our Community Calendar. Items must be received a minimum of two weeks prior to publication, but earlier is better. Items are printed as space allows, and publication is not guaranteed. E-mail items to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (847) 486-7495; or mail to: Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026.

What Would You Ask Nature? Submit to the Biomimicry Institute/Designers Accord Challenge! (Fast Company Magazine)

Thanks to a smart TED talk by biologist Janine Beynus that made the rounds a few years ago, books like Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature , and new online resources like AskNature.org , more and more designers are realizing a simple truth when trying to find responsible, ecological solutions: If we're trying to do it, chances are, nature already did it better. Biomimicry is quickly ...

New Distributor Partnership Offers an International Valuable Resource of Book Titles (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

IT Governance, the one-stop-shop for all IT Governance, risk management, compliance and information security resources, is delighted to announce a new distribution partnership with Bernan.

Jonetta Rose Barras: A Jobsmobile in D.C.? (The Washington DC Examiner)

As a young girl, I remember each week during the summer the huge van parked at the end of the block where my grandparents lived. When I first entered it, I was awestruck by the rows of books. The bookmobile developed and satisfied my voracious appetite for literature.

'Culturally specific' training seeks an open conversation about sex (MinnPost)

'Culturally specific' training seeks an open conversation about sex CORBIS/George Logan By Cynthia Boyd | Monday, March 8, 2010 Teen birth rates in communities of color in this state are among the country's highest, which helps explain why a Minnesota organization has started offering what it calls "culturally specific" trainings to encourage open conversations about sex and other topics.

Safari Books Online Enhances Collection of Short Cuts with Addition of Elements and Shorts -- Bite-Sized Digital ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

SEBASTOPOL, Calif.----Safari® Books Online , the leading on-demand digital library for technology, digital media, and business professionals, announced today that in 2010 it is adding over 700 titles to its Short Cuts category, which is aimed at providing concentrated information that allows professionals to find new ways to solve daily problems in seconds.