DLA Land and Maritime Training, Knowledge and Opportunities (TKO) Seminar and Workshop, August 20-22, 2013
6/18/2013
Businesses are cordially invited to attend the DLA Land and Maritime Training, Knowledge and Opportunities (TKO) Seminar and Workshop,
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Girl Scout Research Institute Publishes: Having It All: Girls and Financial Literacy
6/16/2013
While lack of financial literacy is a growing concern for everyone today, relatively little research has been done on how young people think about and experience money and finances, with even fewer studies focusing on girls specifically. To address this gap, the Girl Scout R...
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What if Women Harnessed Their Purchasing Power?
6/16/2013
Lisa Wirthman, journalist for Dame Magazine, interviewed U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce CEO Margot Dorfman regarding the The Women Led Economy™ and the ability to harness women’s purchasing power to create a female f...
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U.S. Department of Education OSDBU Hosting HUB Zone Conference
5/30/2013
The U.S. Department of Education (Education) Office for Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization (OSDBU) is hosting a HUB Zone Conference. The HUB Zone Conference will provide training to contracting officer representatives (CORs), contracting officers, contract specialist on the admi...
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Politico Reports - Sequester is hitting small businesses the hardest
5/13/2013
It should come as no surprise that the sequester is hitting small businesses.
Politico reports --
“The small businesses are going to be the ones that feel the most immediate affects as these government budget cuts come down, because contrary to popular...
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Modern Parenthood: Roles of Moms and Dads Converge as They Balance Work and Family
5/13/2013
Pew Research has published a very interesting report on the changing rolls of mothers and fathers in family, work and income dynamics.
The changing/progressive role of women in our economy has brought about slow but sure change of women in the workplace and our views of what we want for our work lives. These trends combined with the recent economic downturn and increased uncer...
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Retirement Planning and the Workplace
5/13/2013
We expect there to be a number of suggestions from Congress regarding workplace savings programs and general retirement planning.
There are several challenges putting pressure on retirement planning including lower incomes, less two-earner families, investment return shortfalls and the federal government's need to bring in more revenue (which can cause legislators to find ways to re...
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Defense Logistics Agency TKO Training - May 14-16, 2013
4/23/2013
Businesses are cordially invited to attend the DLA Land and Maritime Training, Knowledge and Opportunities (TKO) Seminar and Workshop, May 14-16, in Columbus, Ohio. The first two days are introductory sessions on how to do business with the DLA. The third day is optional and will be an in-depth workshop ...
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DFARS Clause Problem Costs Contractor $288K
4/17/2013
A contractor’s failure to follow the requirements of
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Mentor-Protege Program Fraud: Contractor Agrees to $1.15 Million Settlement
4/17/2013
An Alabama-based construction company has agreed to pay more than a million dollars to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently representing that it was mentoring a minority-owned ...
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