“A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce.” SuccessfulFocusEconomicDevelopmentSkillsAreasStrategyImprovingGlobal EconomyWorkforceEconomic DevelopmentWorld Economy Author:Rod Blagojevich
“The most poor and backward areas in the world are those in which women are subjugated and exploited. Improving the situation of the woman improves the family, the community, and by extension the whole country.” WorldCountryWholeCommunityPoorSituationAreasImprovingExtensions Author:Isabel Allende
“One thing people underestimate is how markets don't allow anyone to do anything except make better and better products. There's not much leeway. The world is a lot more competitive than most people think, particularly in a high-technology area. If a company takes its eye off improving its products, if it tries to do anything that would be viewed as an exercise of power, it'll be displaced very rapidly.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldTryingWould BeEyeCompanyTechnologyOne ThingProductsExerciseAreasImprovingUnderestimateHigh Technology Author:Bill Gates
“Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving the world. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the area in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to the common good. This common good also includes the earth... the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all.” IfsWorldHumansEarthJobsChallengesWealthCommonCreationSourceEssentialsAreasConcernRootsEnvironmentalProsperityNobleImprovingVocationCommon GoodEnvironmental Challenges Author:Pope Francis
“A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.” NeedsTodayEconomySuccessfulFocusEconomicDevelopmentCostSkillsResourcesAreasStrategyAvailableThriveImprovingReducingGlobal EconomyWorkforceEconomic DevelopmentWorld Economy Author:Rod Blagojevich
“I am not concerned with simply surviving. I am very concerned about improving. I start each day by examining yesterday's work and looking for areas where I can improve. I am always trying to draw the characters better, and trying to design each panel somewhat in the manner a painter would treat his canvas.” TryingI CanCharacterDesignDrawsAreasConcernedTreatsYesterdayPainterEach DayCanvasImprovingSurvivingAlways TryingExamining Author:Charles M. Schulz
“Some foreign investors accuse us of being unfair to shareholders by using our resources for community development. Yes, this is money that could have made for dividend payouts, but it also is money that's uplifting and improving the quality of life of people in the rural areas where we operate and work. We owe them that.” PeopleMadeCommunityMoneyQualityDevelopmentResourcesAreasUpliftingInvestorsUnfairImprovingQuality Of LifeDividendsShareholdersRural AreasCommunity Development Author:Ratan Tata