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  Now Everyone Can Retire On A Danish Pension!

  Given up hope of retiring on a decent pension? Think again! The Danish pension fund ATP is one of the most successful in the world, and it’s going international

  posted on: 06/13/2013

  
  
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  Business Leaders Get Honest At LBS Global Leadership Summit

  Presidents, CEOs and professors surprise us with their candid remarks at this year's impressive Global Leadership Summit organised by London Business School

  posted on: 05/22/2013

  
  
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  London Business School Global Leadership Summit 2013 in tweets!

  If you weren't lucky enough to attend the 2013 Global Leadership Summit hosted by LBS do not fear, BusinessBecause were there tweeting, listening and munching on macaroons!

  posted on: 05/21/2013

  
  
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  Manufacturing In China: The Dangers To The Local Workforce

  A look at some of the unethical trends that pervade Chinese labour provision for multinationals

  posted on: 04/15/2013

  
  
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  Our MBA Cocktails In Lagos, Nigeria

  What you missed? Networking with young business professionals including founders of Iroko TV, the Netflix of Africa

  posted on: 04/12/2013

  
  
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  Employment In Australia Can Help You Step Into The Asian Century

  Here are 16 staggering facts about Asia's growth, and why employment in Australia is a great way to get plugged into the continent

  posted on: 03/30/2013

  
  
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  When I Retire Competition - We Have A Winner!

  Driverless taxis, cheap fusion energy and peace between Israel and Palestine. Warwick MBA Tornar Yang predicts what the world will be like when he retires!

  posted on: 03/28/2013

  
  
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  MBAs Compete To Solve Global Food Crisis (And Win $1 Million Dollars!)

  The annual Hult Challenge brings us some of the brightest ideas for solving the global food crisis, from vending machines in Chinese slums to getting more fresh food to markets!

  posted on: 03/18/2013

  
  
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  The UK Needs A Big Bang Approach To Tax Policy

  A hefty slash in corporation tax would be the best way to jolt the lagging UK economy, says Allister Heath, Editor of CityAM

  posted on: 03/01/2013

  
  
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  Benedict XVI Versus Bieber - Who's The King Of Twitter??

  Pope Benedict XVI has caused media mayhem with today's unprecedented resignation, but I'm concerned about what will happen to his Twitter account?!

  posted on: 02/12/2013

  
  
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  Business Tips From Britney, Gaga and Spinal Tap

  A new book which extracts business know how from AC/DC and Prince has won accolades from multinational executives and music industry gurus!

  posted on: 02/08/2013

  
  
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  Philippe Dubost's Amazon-Style CV Wins Him 150 Job Offers!

  Meet Frenchman Philippe Dubost, whose Amazon-style CV has taken the internet by storm, with over one million hits in eight days. And he's not even a marketing specialist!

  posted on: 02/04/2013

  
  
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  MBAs Making Waves At Davos 2013!

  As the top gathering of politicians, businessmen and bankers draws to a close, find out which MBAs made waves at this year’s World Economic Forum

  posted on: 01/28/2013

  
  
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  What MBAs Would Do If They Were CEOs!

  If you were CEO of a major firm, what would be your first decision? BusinessBecause members share their ideas, from scrapping paid annual holiday to reducing pay for the executive board!

  posted on: 01/04/2013

  
  
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  MBAs On The Biggest Business Stories of 2012!

  MBAs have called it! From the sudden demise of Monitor Group to trial economic reforms in the Chinese city of Wenzhou, here's a look at the business stories that got business students talking

  posted on: 12/17/2012

  
  
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  He’s Back! What The B-school World Is Saying About Obama’s Second Term

  Round-up of blogosphere comments and tweets from the business school world following Obama’s election victory!

  posted on: 11/07/2012

  
  
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  Marquis Parker: Why I’m Still Blogging Six Years After Completing My MBA

  Stanford MBA, award winning blogger, and ‘regular guy’ understands the value of sharing his MBA knowledge with applicants.

  posted on: 09/20/2012

  
  
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  Married to an Entrepreneur: Married to their Business?

  Meg Hirshberg, wife of the CEO and founder of Stonyfield Yogurt, talks about how businesses affect the whole family, and her book ‘For Better or For Work’

  posted on: 09/12/2012

  
  
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  Mike Michalowicz: Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

  BusinessBecause chats with the entrepreneur, TV personality and author who is unafraid of using toilet humour to elucidate universal business conundrums.

  posted on: 09/07/2012

  
  
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  Jeremy C. Wilson: Blogger with a Passion for Education

  Blogging about MBAs, business, and education, Jeremy talks with BusinessBecause about discovering the power of storytelling

  posted on: 08/28/2012

  
  
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  One-on-One With UK Apprentice Runner-up Nick Holzherr

  After leaving the hit TV series, Nick went on to launch Whisk, a service that instantly creates ingredient lists from recipes, and tells you what to cook with the leftovers!

  posted on: 08/15/2012

  
  
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  Did Power Blackout Mean Business Blackout?

  Now the dust has settled on the power blackouts in India, we ask BusinessBecause members whether businesses were really affected

  posted on: 08/14/2012

  
  
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  Why Video Adds Real Value

  Entrepreneur Miles, from Affixxius Productions, talks about starting young, multimedia marketing, and the homogenised labour pool.

  posted on: 08/03/2012

  
  
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  What Happens When the Olympic Dream Has Faded

  Ex-Olympians take their competitive instincts out of the gym, and into MBA classrooms

  posted on: 07/30/2012

  
  
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  How To Take On The Samwers!

  There is a way for online businesses to expand internationally without spending top dollar on a clone that got there first. It’s a challenge MBAs are perfect for!

  posted on: 07/18/2012