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Working Thoughts is a blog by Ben Leeson about the job market and work related aspects. Topics this blog touches on include government reports, compensation, training, benefits, recruiting, technology, and more.
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Awards, when they are genuine and sincere, they are highly motivating
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Positive Sentiments: Is Hiring Poised to Make a Run?
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
February 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
Saturday, March 06, 2010
In a Service Economy, Make the Experience Good, but the Memory Even Better
Friday, March 05, 2010
Business, Federal Government, and Exports Carries GDP to 5.9% Growth
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Unemployment Is Not Distributed Evening Across Income Levels - No One Thought It Was
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
"EL GRANDE BIGOTE" Victory
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Take a Moment and Ask "What Story Would I Tell about Myself?"
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Last Mile is a Land of Opportunity
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Ask Yourself "What if..."
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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Using a Multiple as a Compensation Distribution Model
10/28/2009
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10/27/2009
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Motivation, Dan Pink, and TED
9/25/2009
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Ten Years and Basically No Private Sector Job Creation
8/10/2009
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Ten Years and Basically No Private Sector Job Creation
8/10/2009
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Is the Middle Class Gone?
7/10/2009
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Is the Middle Class Gone?
7/10/2009
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The Impact of a Good Story is Greater than the Effort to Tell It
7/10/2009
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Working Thoughts: Category Archive for Entrepreneur
Unemployment Is Not Distributed Evening Across Income Levels - No One Thought It Was
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January 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
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Understanding Your Customers in Context
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Tactics for Winning at Political Science
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The Apple Brand
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Job Creation in the 2000s?
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Learning to Think and Business Training are Not the Same Thing
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An Economic Winter Solstice
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12/21/2009 11:41 PM
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Value Creation with Fahrenheit 212
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12/17/2009 12:13 AM
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Data and Creative Story Telling
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12/16/2009 12:41 AM
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Confidence and Mistakes
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12/12/2009 12:03 AM
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A Jobs Report Prediction - One Year Later
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12/9/2009 11:05 PM
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Rules of Thumb - A Review
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12/7/2009 7:19 PM
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November 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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12/4/2009 11:10 PM
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A New Learning Experience - Edufire
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11/23/2009 11:58 PM
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Innovation: A Soup of Abstract Ideas, Timing, and Luck
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11/20/2009 11:41 PM
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Mathieu Lehanneur and Design
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11/19/2009 11:01 PM
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A Growing Knowledge Base - Robotics
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11/17/2009 12:17 AM
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The Near Future: Big Raises Coming for Those with Certain Skills
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11/13/2009 12:58 AM
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October 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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11/8/2009 12:07 PM
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iMinds For My Walk To Work
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11/3/2009 1:01 AM
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Extension Cords, Cash Flow, and Entrepreneurship
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10/28/2009 8:44 PM
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US Values have Changed, but the Change is Subtle
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10/21/2009 11:05 PM
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President Obama, Leverage, and Energy Decisions
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10/14/2009 6:48 PM
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September 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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10/2/2009 9:42 PM
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Dreaming Big, Risk, Failure, and other Thoughts
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9/30/2009 9:51 PM
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I have to Risk
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9/25/2009 11:35 PM
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Motivation, Dan Pink, and TED
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9/23/2009 7:30 PM
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Working Thoughts: Odds and Ends
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9/19/2009 1:35 PM
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A Market for Human Resource Solutions
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9/18/2009 11:11 PM
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Preparing for a year like 2015
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9/16/2009 10:48 PM
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The Vanishing of Okun's Law and the Usefulness of the Education System
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9/11/2009 9:09 PM
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Insightful Interview Done by Tony Tjan with Dick Harrington
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8/24/2009 8:11 PM
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Job Losses and the Self Employed
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8/17/2009 10:33 PM
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The Value Twist
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8/4/2009 12:02 AM
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Define Success that Accounts for Fortunate and Unfortunate Breaks
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8/1/2009 2:11 AM
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Projected Compensation Stats, Large Companies are Employing a higher percentage, and What's Next
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7/24/2009 10:40 PM
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Forest Fire Analogy
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7/13/2009 11:28 PM
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One View of Control and Circumstance
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6/23/2009 11:54 PM
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An Interview with Joy Bergmann of Fahrenheit 212
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6/22/2009 11:09 PM
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Resilient Attitudes are Rare
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6/15/2009 10:32 PM
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No Business Model is Forever
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5/29/2009 10:59 PM
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Business Leaders Need to Realize a Generational Shift has Occured
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5/21/2009 10:58 PM
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Make Sure Your Brand has a Message
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5/19/2009 10:52 PM
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People like Chris Crutchfield Demonstrate Changing Values
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5/13/2009 1:03 AM
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The Next Three Job Reports will be Telling
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5/7/2009 11:43 PM
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Wealth Distribution Study and Excerpts
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4/28/2009 11:01 PM
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Three Characteristics that can Stifle an Entrepreneur
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4/16/2009 1:04 AM
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Recessions Can Clear the Dubris. Opportunities are There
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4/14/2009 11:07 PM
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Down Economies Don't Automatically Mean an Increase in Entrepreneurship
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4/2/2009 10:38 PM
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An Interview with book author Robin Fisher Roffer
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3/23/2009 9:59 PM
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A Viable Electric Car Business Model?
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3/20/2009 10:54 PM
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Three Requirements for Entrepreneurs
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3/18/2009 10:48 PM
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An Intro to Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) - Ideas Worth Spreading
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2/17/2009 11:35 PM
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No Support System - That is the Sacrifice for Risk Takers
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1/29/2009 10:57 PM
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20 Ideas for 2009 from the HBR
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1/29/2009 12:30 AM
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The Future is Bright - R & openFrameworks
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1/23/2009 12:06 AM
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President Obama Paraphernalia
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1/20/2009 11:57 PM
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President Obama and My Four Components to the Future
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1/19/2009 12:43 AM
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Education and Art: A History of the Internet
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1/15/2009 1:02 AM
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Is Being an Entrepreneur Right For You?
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1/14/2009 1:33 AM
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Experts, Mentoring, and Job Blogs
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1/13/2009 2:20 AM
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Different Paths to Owning a Professional Sports Team
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1/11/2009 4:57 PM
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Using the term "Talent"
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1/8/2009 10:22 PM
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On the Cusp?
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1/6/2009 7:08 PM
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Special Skills are Needed to Create A Unique Business Case
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1/5/2009 11:46 PM
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Job and Pay Site List
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12/29/2008 11:49 AM
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Trying Times for the Profession of Recruiting
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12/17/2008 11:34 PM
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Quick Advice for the Newly Unemployed
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12/16/2008 12:39 AM
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US Employment and Prediction
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12/9/2008 6:15 PM
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November 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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12/6/2008 11:51 AM
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College Costs are Rising - Is Demand?
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12/4/2008 7:22 PM
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Educating - A Down Economy Good Opportunity
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11/25/2008 12:25 AM
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What States are Preparing for the Next Economy?
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11/21/2008 6:19 PM
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My Interview with Norm Bogner of 4Refuel
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11/14/2008 1:02 AM
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4Refuel Overview
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11/13/2008 1:02 AM
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Cultivating a Business Network
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11/10/2008 1:03 AM
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October 2008 Job Report Analysis and a Look Ahead
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11/9/2008 12:19 AM
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October 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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11/7/2008 11:35 PM
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Simple Entrepreneur Rules and an Innovative Golf Offering
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11/2/2008 11:30 PM
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Two Entrepreneur Resources
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10/31/2008 10:25 PM
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Bailouts only disarm those that benefit from it
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10/27/2008 6:30 PM
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The Next Stimulus Package Must be a Job Creator
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10/21/2008 3:45 AM
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Waiting in Line will Prevent another Great Depression
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10/15/2008 12:05 AM
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September 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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10/4/2008 5:48 PM
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Start Ups a Good Investment Now?
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10/2/2008 11:02 PM
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A Working Renaissance
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9/25/2008 10:56 PM
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There are two Americas: One is dying and one is ignored
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9/23/2008 11:07 PM
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Laid Off? Think Small
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9/16/2008 10:07 PM
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Freelancer Site Follow Up
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9/14/2008 9:24 PM
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New Freelancer Site I'm Trying Out
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9/11/2008 11:00 PM
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August 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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9/8/2008 4:30 PM
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S.3335 - What's the Deal?
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8/26/2008 1:23 PM
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Small Business Optimism is Down
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8/15/2008 10:01 PM
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The Fuel Cost Balance
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8/4/2008 9:44 PM
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July 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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8/1/2008 8:58 AM
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Tapping the Well of Opportunity - Start Now
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7/30/2008 7:30 AM
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A Place of Risk and Renewal
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7/28/2008 10:04 PM
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Don't Sell a Product, Sell an Association
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7/22/2008 9:27 PM
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Baby Boomer Microbusinesses?
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7/7/2008 8:31 PM
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