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Senior decision makers reveal people skills are the most valuable asset

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More than two-thirds of business leaders in Britain (71 per cent) consider people skills to be the most valuable asset for employees, according to new research from Oxford Open Learning Trust. The YouGov survey of over 500 senior decision makers, commissioned to support the Profession Picker tool, looked into the soft skills that employers consider to be
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How Amway Avoid Taxes Through The Netherlands

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According to Dutch business magazine quotenet.nl: (google translate)
“Controversially, it is easy said the appointment of Betsy DeVos Minister of Education in the US. DeVos has no teaching experience and is so heavy that it argues against Christian public education. And also notable: the company of her husband escapes taxation through Venlo (Netherlands).
Dick DeVos, husband of Betsy DeVos, with his family co-owner of the global Amway, a cosmetics distributor (pyramid fund said critics in the past). With that tax dodging the DeVos family fits so well with the Trump family. But where the latter being no trace is found in the Dutch Trade Register, we will Amway or against a trio of holding companies headquartered in Venlo.
There is the remarkable Amway Asia Pacific Holding. Thus resides in Limburg (Netherlands), and also provides an

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Jeunesse Celebrated for Excellence in Digital Communications

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The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) has honored global youth enhancement company Jeunesse with a multitude of awards for digital marketing and communications work in the AVA Digital Awards competition.
Jeunesse garnered six Platinum Awards — the competition’s highest honor — for the following video and social media projects:

Jeunesse University Rome Video
What Does Your Day Look Like? Video (awarded in two categories)
Instantly Ageless by Jeunesse Video
M1ND Product Video
Instantly Ageless Flawless Photo Contest Social Media Campaign

Gold Awards were garnered for the following video and digital communication works:

Jeunesse Founders Video
M1ND Product Video
We Are Jeunesse Video
Instantly Ageless Photo Contest E-blast

The company’s blog, Instantly Ageless App, Jeunesse Kids Bringing Hope 2016 Kenya trip video as well as the Jeunesse Brazil Grand Lunch teaser and recap videos all received Honorable Mention recognition.

“Digital communications such as videos,

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Primerica Q4 Sales Up 11% To $393 Million

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Primerica, Inc. (NYSE: PRI) today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. In the fourth quarter, total revenues increased 11% and operating revenues increased 10% to $393.9 million and $392.4 million, respectively.
Net income grew 19% to $56.9 million and net operating income grew 11% to $55.9 million compared with the fourth quarter of 2015. Earnings growth and share repurchases throughout 2016 drove a 25% increase in EPS and an 18% increase in operating EPS to $1.21 and $1.19, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2016.
ROE expanded to 18.6% and operating ROAE expanded to 19.2% in the current period versus 16.7% and 18.2%, respectively, in the prior year period.
Glenn Williams, Chief Executive Officer, said,
“During 2016, we continued to execute our strategy to drive growth and improve performance

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