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National Bereaved Parent, Sibling Organization Recognizes 81 Compassionate Employers.
March 1, 2007... Byline: The Compassionate Friends OAKBROOK, Il., March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Eighty-one employers, representing 33 states, are being recognized by the Board of Directors of The Compassionate Friends for showing extra sensitivity to...

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 'Women and Entrepreneurship' Study Released.
March 2, 2007... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women entrepreneurs worldwide - in high- and low-income countries and with varied levels of education - are more than likely employed in a second wage-earning job. Dual...

Business and Faith: Unique Partnership Inspires Future Business Leaders; Vanderbilt Business and Divinity Students Travel to India to Fight Poverty.
March 6, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- What do you get when you put a group of creative and inspired Vanderbilt business students in with equally determined students from Vanderbilt's divinity school?...

UK Entrepreneurs Are Robust Against Global Decline; 2006 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Shows UK Entrepreneurs Battling Trend of Decline to Remain Steady; Training and Support Key in Overcoming Fear of Failure.
March 6, 2007... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The largest annual survey of entrepreneurial activity in the United Kingdom shows the UK is bucking the worldwide trend of decline in entrepreneurship. Whilst...

'Nexus of Change' Event Slated March 22-23 at Bowling Green State University.
March 6, 2007... Byline: Bowling Green State University BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- While many people say they want change, they often don't know where to begin. Recognizing that fact, Bowling Green State University will host a...

Guide to Computing Careers Helps Students Develop Right Skills; ACM Brochure Details Expanding Job Opportunities for Students With Computing Degrees.
March 7, 2007... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has produced a guide to prepare students for careers in computing, one of the fastest growing sectors of the...

Thunderbird School of Global Management Showcases Best Practices in Sustainable Innovation; Summit Combines Innovation with Corporate Social Responsibility.
March 8, 2007... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Business experts, thought leaders and business school students from around the world will gather at Thunderbird School of...

Has The Promise of Blended Education Been Realized? Joint Babson/Sloan/Eduventures Report Provides Comprehensive Insights.
March 12, 2007... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- In one of the most comprehensive reports on academic and consumer preferences for blended learning in the post secondary market, the Babson Survey Research Group and...

National Airline Quality Rating to Be Announced April 2.
March 13, 2007... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wichita State University today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: 17th annual national Airline Quality Rating news conference WHEN:...

Columbia Business School's Eighth Annual Outrageous Business Plan Competition Set for March 16.
March 13, 2007... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School's Eighth Annual A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition is scheduled for Friday, March 16. This competition, organized by the...

Fighting the War on Terror with Aging Airplanes.
March 13, 2007... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Air Force is battling more than soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is battling another enemy -- age. The average age of military aircraft during the...

Business for Diplomatic Action Taps Thunderbird Professor's Expertise; Javidan Helps Group Design Executive Workshop for Cross-Cultural Understanding.
March 13, 2007... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Business for Diplomatic Action, an influential nonprofit group whose mission is to improve the standing of America in the...

Progressive Groups Unveil 'Democracy Protection Act'.
March 13, 2007... Byline: New Democracy Project NEW YORK, March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The New Democracy Project today released the following media advisory. - - - - Mark Green, Miles Rapoport, Katrina vanden Heuvel and Michael Waldman to hold...

UC Berkeley Energy Symposium Showcases Cutting-Edge Research on Sustainable Energy.
March 15, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: The...

Four Components Needed to Support Health Insurance for the Uninsured, Urban Institute Researcher Tells Hill Panel.
March 15, 2007... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four elements are needed if federal and state lawmakers are to develop meaningful universal health insurance coverage within a private insurance system, Urban Institute...

Entrepreneurship Conference: Guy Kawasaki, Alan Webber Headline April 13 Event at Bowling Green State University.
March 15, 2007... Byline: Bowling Green State University BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- How entrepreneurial thinking drives business growth and contributes to economic vitality is the theme for the fourth annual Sebo Series in...

Phenomenal Women's Conference Aims at Shaping Legacy of Leadership for Women.
March 16, 2007... Byline: Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character will host its 7th annual Phenomenal Women's Conference March 30-31. Held at the Kennesaw State...

Stanford Business School Research Examines Linkage Between Return on Investment and the Economic Rate of Return.
March 16, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- For years, return on investment (ROI) and related financial accounting ratios have been widely used as key measures of business profitability. But...

Cool Products Expo 2007 at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
March 19, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., March 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Stanford Graduate School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: Cool Products Expo 2007 at Stanford...

Newly Launched RefundsForGood.org Website Makes it Easy for Taxpayers to Donate Their One-Time Phone Excise Tax Refund to Solar Electric Light Fund and Other Causes.
March 19, 2007... Byline: Solar Electric Light Fund WASHINGTON, March 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- U.S. taxpayers - individuals and businesses - have a one-time chance to donate, collectively, up to $20 billion dollars to worthwhile causes without opening their...

Columbia Business School Announces Winners of Eighth Annual Outrageous Business Plan Competition.
March 20, 2007... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School today announced the winners of the $14,000 A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition. The title of Most Outrageous Business Venture...

Women's World Banking Launches New Website.
March 20, 2007... Byline: Women's World Banking NEW YORK, March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women's World Banking (WWB), one of the leading microfinance organizations globally, has launched its new website at http://www.womensworldbanking.org. The website will...

David Hofmann Named MBA Program Associate Dean at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
March 20, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- David A. Hofmann has been selected to become the next associate dean for the top-ranked MBA Program at the University of North...

Investors Lose When They Choose Mutual Funds Based on Ads.
March 22, 2007... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Investors put more money into mutual funds that advertise, but in the end these customers pay a high price. A new study in Sweden found that mutual funds that...

Scholarship Funds Awarded to Celebrate One Millionth Student Enrollment on Xap Corporation's Test Prep Site; Internet's Most Popular Source for SAT, ACT and GRE Test Preparation Had More Than 185,000 Students Using the Site in 2006.
March 22, 2007... Byline: Xap Corporation CULVER CITY, Calif., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Xap Corporation announced the award of $8,000 in scholarships as part of the Company's campaign to celebrate the establishment of the one-millionth account on its...

Nevada Gov. Gibbons to Talk to 'Green' Entrepreneurs at University of California, Davis Event at Lake Tahoe.
March 23, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons will speak to about 50 researchers from 14 states as they learn how to take their environmental solutions from the lab to the...

Instituto de Empresa Team Wins Top Prize at Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit Challenge.
March 27, 2007... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of MBA students from Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain, took the top prize of $20,000 and earned the title "Global...

Survey: 'Big Box' Retailers Sweeter Than Home to Entrepreneurs.
March 27, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Having a large retailer located down the street is more likely to motivate an entrepreneur to start a business than if they own their own home, a Purdue...

University of Maryland Hosts First Global Serious Gaming Competition; Game Trains MBAs to Manage Global Supply Chains; Potential Industry Uses Address 'Flat World' Challenges.
March 27, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Teams from top business schools throughout the United States, Europe and Asia competed today in the first-ever Global Supply Chain Competition, a...

The University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School Helps Executives 'Leverage the Power of Experience'.
March 28, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School is launching an initiative to make learning from experience a...

MBAs Assess Winning Strategies for Firms With Social, Environmental Impact.
March 28, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The only MBA competition in which students apply venture capital skills to assess businesses for the "triple bottom line" - financial...

Random Copying Influences Popular Trends More Than Rational Choices, Says International Study Group Including Cal State Long Beach Professor.
March 28, 2007... Byline: Calif. State University, Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Identifying the next trend-forward thing can be a crucial prediction worth billions of dollars to marketers. Yet, the popularity of things...

Citigroup and Women's World Banking to Deliver Workshop on Financial Risk Management in Collaboration With Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda; Upcoming Workshop to Be Held in Kampala, Uganda, April 11-13.
March 29, 2007... Byline: Women's World Banking NEW YORK, March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Citigroup and Women's World Banking (WWB) will partner with the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda (AMFIU) to deliver a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, on...

IBM Big Green Leader to Headline Babson College Energy Conference.
March 29, 2007... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Sharon Nunes, Vice President of Technology at IBM and head of IBM's Big Green Initiative, will deliver the keynote address at the Entrepreneurial Energy Expo at...