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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]
In brief (This Week Hilliard)
To help farmers meet growing demand for organic products, the Ohio State University Organic Food and Farming Education and Research Program and the Clintonville-based Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association are organizing a training seminar for Wednesday, March 24.
Growth Central Offers the Anger Management Specialist-I Certification (Professional) Seminar, Ann Arbor, MI May 13 ... (PR.com)
This seminar fulfills all requirements for Anger Management Specialist-I Certification and is an approved certification training by the National Anger Management Assoc. (NAMA). Open to those with a background in mental health, education, substance abuse, domestic violence, corrections, law enforcement, human resources, and students in these areas. 12 CEUs are approved by NASW, NBCC and NAADAC ...
Nigeria : Aderinokun At 70 - Living in Forest of Books (AllAfrica.com)
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Nepal: ADRA Seeks to Provide Emotional Healing to Children of Recent Civil War (AlertNet)
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International SILVER SPRING, Md.--In Nepal, where thousands of children are struggling with the psychological wounds they sustained during that country's violent 10-year civil war, the Adventist Development and ...
‘Friends’ given sneak peek of new library (Fort Frances Times)
With the new Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre slated to open June 21, local “Friends of the Library” members got a chance to see how the facility is shaping up during a tour Friday afternoon—and the verdict was an overwhelming “thumbs up.” “Everybody’s going to be delighted,” Jean Boileau said as she looked around the facility. “It’s just beautiful.” read more
Rio Rancho Currents (The Observer)
Bald for a good cause From noon to 4 p.m. today at O’Hare’s Grille and Pub, 4100 Southern Blvd., personnel from several different fire department and law enforcement agencies will raise money for cancer research by shaving their heads.
In brief (This Week New Albany)
German genealogy will be the focus of a spring genealogy seminar, planned for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Ave.
Va. Tech sponsors autism conference for families, educators (The Staunton News Leader)
ABINGDON — Strategies and resources for ensuring the success of students with autism will be explored during the Community Autism Awareness Evening on March 24 and the seventh annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference on March 25 at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon.
Community Notes (Greene County Daily World)
Shakamak Elementary School will conduct kindergarten round-up April 8 from 9 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., and 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Children who are 5 years old on or before Aug. 1 are eligible for enrollment. Kindergarten packets are available in the elementary office.
A 'title' wave of red ink rushing at libraries (Staten Island Advance)
Draconian budget would force half-week closings and cost 1,300 jobs
