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Articles in March, 2007 issue of AScribe Business & Economics News Service

• UK Entrepreneurs Are Robust Against Global Decline; 2006 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Shows UK Entrepreneurs Battling Trend of Decline to Remain Steady; Training and Support Key in Overcoming Fear of Failure.
• UC Berkeley Energy Symposium Showcases Cutting-Edge Research on Sustainable Energy.
• Investors Lose When They Choose Mutual Funds Based on Ads.
• IBM Big Green Leader to Headline Babson College Energy Conference.
• 'Nexus of Change' Event Slated March 22-23 at Bowling Green State University.
• Four Components Needed to Support Health Insurance for the Uninsured, Urban Institute Researcher Tells Hill Panel.
• Scholarship Funds Awarded to Celebrate One Millionth Student Enrollment on Xap Corporation's Test Prep Site; Internet's Most Popular Source for SAT, ACT and GRE Test Preparation Had More Than 185,000 Students Using the Site in 2006.
• National Bereaved Parent, Sibling Organization Recognizes 81 Compassionate Employers.
• Fighting the War on Terror with Aging Airplanes.
• Columbia Business School Announces Winners of Eighth Annual Outrageous Business Plan Competition.
• MBAs Assess Winning Strategies for Firms With Social, Environmental Impact.
• Thunderbird School of Global Management Showcases Best Practices in Sustainable Innovation; Summit Combines Innovation with Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Phenomenal Women's Conference Aims at Shaping Legacy of Leadership for Women.
• Instituto de Empresa Team Wins Top Prize at Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit Challenge.
• Columbia Business School's Eighth Annual Outrageous Business Plan Competition Set for March 16.
• Newly Launched RefundsForGood.org Website Makes it Easy for Taxpayers to Donate Their One-Time Phone Excise Tax Refund to Solar Electric Light Fund and Other Causes.
• The University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School Helps Executives 'Leverage the Power of Experience'.
• Business and Faith: Unique Partnership Inspires Future Business Leaders; Vanderbilt Business and Divinity Students Travel to India to Fight Poverty.
• Progressive Groups Unveil 'Democracy Protection Act'.
• David Hofmann Named MBA Program Associate Dean at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
• Citigroup and Women's World Banking to Deliver Workshop on Financial Risk Management in Collaboration With Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda; Upcoming Workshop to Be Held in Kampala, Uganda, April 11-13.
• Guide to Computing Careers Helps Students Develop Right Skills; ACM Brochure Details Expanding Job Opportunities for Students With Computing Degrees.
• Entrepreneurship Conference: Guy Kawasaki, Alan Webber Headline April 13 Event at Bowling Green State University.
• Nevada Gov. Gibbons to Talk to 'Green' Entrepreneurs at University of California, Davis Event at Lake Tahoe.
• Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 'Women and Entrepreneurship' Study Released.
• Business for Diplomatic Action Taps Thunderbird Professor's Expertise; Javidan Helps Group Design Executive Workshop for Cross-Cultural Understanding.
• Women's World Banking Launches New Website.
• Random Copying Influences Popular Trends More Than Rational Choices, Says International Study Group Including Cal State Long Beach Professor.
• Has The Promise of Blended Education Been Realized? Joint Babson/Sloan/Eduventures Report Provides Comprehensive Insights.
• Stanford Business School Research Examines Linkage Between Return on Investment and the Economic Rate of Return.
• Survey: 'Big Box' Retailers Sweeter Than Home to Entrepreneurs.
• National Airline Quality Rating to Be Announced April 2.
• Cool Products Expo 2007 at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
• University of Maryland Hosts First Global Serious Gaming Competition; Game Trains MBAs to Manage Global Supply Chains; Potential Industry Uses Address 'Flat World' Challenges.