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LA JOLLA, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Founder of TaxConnections, a worldwide network of tax experts, Kathleen "Kat" Jennings has a distinguished record of flipping the script of tax consultancy. With three decades of experience helping multinational organizations reduce their tax burden by finding the best tax professionals to staff Fortune tax departments, Jennings decided it was time to enable consumers to have access to outstanding tax professionals as well....
Journalism students at Western University explore citizen science in new series on rabble.ca TORONTO, April 17, 2013 /CNW/ - At a time when many scientists argue they are being muzzled by the federal government, citizen science is on the rise. With the help of journalism students from Western University, media sites rabble.ca and The Tyee are putting citizen science under the microscope. Citizen science is a growing movement in many countries. It is made up of projects where...
LA JOLLA, Calif., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Look no further if you want an authority site of tax professionals who are highly educated CPAs, Tax Lawyers, Solicitors, and Enrolled Agents who want to help you solve tax problems. TaxConnections, an innovative startup, continues to grow as an authority site for over 1,400 tax professionals in over 65 countries. The firm was founded in 2010 by Kat Jennings to provide a valuable resource for consumers who want access to tax...
MIAMI, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brazil faces a powerful obstacle in the way of achieving its ambition of becoming a major world economic power: its tax system. The Brazilian tax system has many faults, sufficient, in fact, to place Brazil in the last place for the second straight year in Latin Business Chronicle's Latin Tax Index. The index measures countries' business climates by measuring four factors: corporate tax rates, tax rates as a percentage of profits, the number of...
Social Enterprise wants to raise awareness about how treating each other effects the environment Mont- Royal, Canada (PRWEB) August 08, 2012 Social enterprise organization, Four Green Steps, will kick off the company's first ever “Unsolicited Acts of Kindness Week” beginning on Monday, August 13th, 2012. For every person who pledges to perform an unsolicited act of kindness during Kindness Week, Four Green Steps will plant a tree. During this week the company encourages everyone...
TORONTO, July 12, 2012 /CNW/ - rabble.ca is making history with a bit of the past. Its "Best of rabble.ca" is now available for free as a rich-media ebook for the iPad. This is the first time iBooks Author has been used for this kind of longform journalism in Canada. The iBook was created by online journalism students at the University of Western Ontario. The students used Apple's new iBooks Author software to create a tablet version that contains a multimedia selection of the...
July 9th Deadline Set for Green Companies With a Focus on Community Action; Award Recognizes Leading Green Innovators and Can Be Used as Winners See Fit. WASHINGTON, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Do you run an innovative green business that deserves to be recognized for its work in the community? Do you use your spending power to support a local company that is committed to the environment and also giving back to your town or city? If so, you will want to submit a...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com National delegates said on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement on a draft document that will be submitted at the Rio+20 gathering in Brazil this week. The negotiators drew up the draft outline steps to help tackle the Earth's environmental problems. Over 100 world leaders are expected to come out for the meeting, which runs from Wednesday to Friday. The draft statement will be submitted for approval to world leaders during the summit, calling...
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Slow Food USA, a national non-profit dedicated to creating a world where the food we eat is good for us, good for farmers and workers, and good for the planet, has received a landmark $1.2 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. The three-year, capacity building grant will help Slow Food work to address inequities in the food system by raising awareness internally and externally, building...
All Star Line Up of Speakers and Panelists for the Green IT and Cloud Computing Summit 2012 Herndon, VA (PRWEB) April 04, 2012 The Green IT Council is proud to announce another speaker for the Green IT and Cloud Computing Summit 2012. Dr. David Paschane is an Organizational Architect with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and an Associate Research Professor with UMBC. He currently directs strategic initiatives for the National Capital Region’s Information and Technology Office....
