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The article discusses role of business education in instilling financial skills in students. It states that to maintain strong and competitive economy of the U.S., it is necessary to make its citizens aware with practical financial skills to make them able to manage their financial lives. Topics discussed include role of states in finance education a part of the curriculum, challenges regarding qualified business educators and professional development for finance teachers.

The article focuses on the Virtual International Communication Hotel Game (VICHG), a role-playing game created to help students in the Contemporary Skills for Business Professionals course in the U.S. and the Negotiations course in Norway. It says that VICHG help the students in developing skills in virtual communication in the international context. It notes that gamification is increasing its popularity in the business world, wherein VICHG is one way of introducing gamification in education.

The article discusses the importance for teachers to engage their students with games in their business education curriculum in the U.S. It states that games can link theory with practical application, and provide participants with immediate feedback as well as evaluation of their abilities. Furthermore, it notes that engaging students with games in business education classroom is an interesting means of teaching them complex business topics.

The article looks at the career of U.S. financier Maurice C. Thompson as of 1975. Topics include his financial and promotional prowess, his work at Automated Information Industries, advertising firm Kenyon & Eckhardt and reading operation Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics, and his role in improving their business performance.

The article provides information on the Nancy Taylor course, a course for men who want to do secretarial work. It mentions that Speedwriting Inc., a company which also franchises an alphabet-based shorthand system, was the first to enter the field of hiring male secretaries. It notes that the company adapted the texts on female charm and grooming and applied them to men.

The article focuses on who should teach financial literacy to students and how it must be taught in the U.S. It mentions that many educators believe that the main responsibility of the school is to teach academics while others perceive that personal finance concepts must come from parents and not from the school. According to the 2010 Financial Literacy Survey, most of the respondents credited their money management skills to their parents, with about 25 percent of them rated their knowledge about personal finance matters at a C or lower. It notes that the greater objective to make sure all Americans acquire a solid understanding of personal finance is by ensuring that citizens are preparing wisely for their future.

The article focuses on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which is more favourable to the use of non generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) financial measures by companies. It informs that Non-Gaap financial measures, such as Ebitda, earnings before one-time charges or adjusted earnings, are typically measures that have started with a Gaap measure. The recommendations of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (Cesr) for the continuous implementation of the Prospectus Directive and the use of non-audited financial information in prospectuses are also given.

The article offers information on the lack of information technology (IT) personnel in the U.S. and the need to provide IT apprenticeships in the country. Topics discussed include the business skills that IT employers require in job candidates, the lack of unemployed people and women in IT industry, and the lack of IT training provided to college students in the U.S.

The business education curriculum has long included courses for business (preparing students for business careers) and about business (preparing students with personal business literacy). Courses in the area of "about business" have evolved from traditional general business and business management courses. Introductory business and management courses ("basic business" courses) develop skills and knowledge for all students, for their personal lives and their careers. This chapter will discuss content and activities for introductory business and management courses at middle / junior high school, high school, postsecondary, and college levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction to a series of case studies that illustrate the business skills of American inventors and their road to success is presented.

The article presents the ranking of cities in the U.S. basing on their financial ratings conducted by Standard Rate and Data Service in 1975. The cities include Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It stresses that the cities have experienced financial crisis as they were not allowed to issue notes and short-term bonds for operating expenses. It mentions that Chicago's local economy continues to be strong due to the management skills of businessmen in the city. It further notes that the cities in the country will have to reduce payrolls and services and raise taxes in order to support income.

The article focuses on lean manufacturing in the U.S. Lean systems gives people at all levels of the organization skills and a shared way of thinking to improve through designing the systems of activities, connections and flows. There are five principles that describes lean systems including directly observe work as activities, connections and flows, systematically eliminate waste, establish high agreement, systematically solve problems and create a learning organization.

The article narrates how a businesswoman became an expert in office equipment and methods by spending her lunch hour going into stores of office devices. Her promotion to office manager, her membership in a club of business women and how she helped her husband, who is a bank employee, get promotions at work are discussed. The article also offers suggestions on how women in paper warehouse and wholesale silk districts become experts.

The article discusses the highlights of a conference held by the U.S. Department of Commerce at its auditorium on June 27, 1933 that focused on the topic of whether business leaders can become a kind of leader that is capable of guiding its own organization without undue interference from the government. It cites the impact of the discussion on the members of the cotton spinning and weaving industry whose leaders are said to be irresponsible.

The article presents the author's views on reasons for lawyers to be a member of Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division (GPSolo) in the U.S. Topics discussed include only part of American Bar Association (ABA) providing enhances skills to attorneys with resources to meet practicing law and busi ness challenges, resolving problems at cost of membership like billing software issue and clients getting late; and goals of GPSolo being to improve leadership quality in their members.

The article presents the author's insights on trends and the value of education and the standard challenges of corporate managerial ideology. The author explores the important role of community colleges in educating its students and the community on the values of education and importance of financial responsibility. He also points out the trends in teaching education and its skills.

The article discusses significance of education in the U.S. hair salon industry. Topics discussed include views of Kevin Cameron, president at hair and beauty education provider Pivot Point, on increasing millennial learners in the industry, launch of a series 'Salonability' by Pivot Point for focusing on the consultation, trending hairstyles, and view of Jessi Marshall, Director at the Professional Beauty Association, on importance of business skills for industrial competition.

The article offers the author's insights on management training in U.S. business enterprises. The author says that supporting role of middle managers in management training is usually overlooked by employers. He offers tips for employers to conduct on how to start their management-training program such as putting down of manager prototypes, not basing workplace design on management prototype, and integration of particular training suitable for company's culture.

The article offers information regarding several private-for-profit and public sector organizations and their contributions to the U.S. economy. It presents the blending of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations which include membership groups and charitable organizations to help fund their development goals. It mentions the use of social media in business for event revenue and communicating with customers. Also discussed is the competition for talent between nonprofits and private sector.

The article recounts the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) Strut, a community event that took place between 1989 and 1992 in various cities in the U.S. According to the authors, the ABWA Strut provided opportunities for the association to get more publicity and to offer team building exercises for the ABWA chapters. They add that the event helped members further develop their leadership and business skills in various areas such as planning, budgeting, project management, public speaking and marketing. Other benefits of the event are discussed.

The article discusses the need of organizations to create an environment conductive to learning by encouraging the application and adoption of business skills in the U.S. It suggests organizations to use the pre-learning assessments (PLAs), whose aim is to identify what individuals know about a given job-related skill. It stresses the viability of buy-in, a process by which learning participants are eager to complete PLAs and attend training sessions, for the success of small business learning.

The article offers advice that can help newly graduated veterinary students passed over for a job in the U.S. Michelle Harcha, director of alumni services and professional development education at Ohio State University (OSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, advises veterinary students to focus on developing their ability to effectively write and communicate. Clare Alle, OSU's program director for academic studies, recommends students to work on developing business skills during internships.

The article explores how to build the team that will replace the performance of a person in the accounting firm.Topics discussed include information on the role of the certified public accountants in the financial and business management; discussions on the importance of the accountants in managing the client relations in the firm; and the information on the team development by enhancing the business and accounting skills.

The article focuses on a pilot program, initiated by the nonprofit group Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County in Iowa, to teach middle and high-school children about business and workplace skills by providing hands-on experience. It mentions that the trial of the initiative was run in collaboration with the gourmet dog bakery Woofables' co-owners Alex and Laura Taylor on December 7, 2014. It also states that Taylor trained Lacey Droll and Dillon Roberts on the processes in their bakery.

The author offers insights on the need to bring back apprenticeships in the U.S. He discusses the gap between skills needed and talent available in the country, the use of apprenticeships in other countries, the abandonment of apprenticeships in the U.S. and the benefits of apprenticeships to the labor force.

In this article the author discusses how to overcome the shortage of skilled employees in the U.S. According to the author, most of the jobs now require more technical skills, problem solving, creativity, and better communication skills; but colleges don't necessarily teach these skills to their students. The author says that the nation needs to develop community colleges, vocational schools, and other alternatives that lead directly to the workplace.

The article discusses the importance of skills and the will to succeed in the selling business in the U.S. It provides an overview of the 10 things to follow to be on the top 10 percent of the sales profession which include planning every sales call, investing on personal brand and build strong personal and professional relationship with customers. It notes that motivation and ability are essential in building high level performance in the sales profession.

The article offers advices from several profit planners concerning the management of Northeast agricultural business for 2011 in the U.S. Mark Evanish, manager Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, mentions the need to acknowledge the leaders of major companies who require the payment for planning and leadership skills involving with federal spending, tax rates, and labor costs. Glenn Rogers, professor of the University of Vermont, offers tips on how to prepare for recession such as reservation of cash.