Millionaire's One-Man Stimulus Plan a Success

Meet Gene Epstein, a 71-year-old retired Philadelphia philanthropist who is earmarking a quarter of a million dollars to donate $1,000 to charity for each unemployed person hired, and he says this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Here's how his Hire Just One program works: The first 250 businesses that sign on to employ just one additional person from the unemployed ranks for a minimum of six months will have a $1,000 donation made to one of many important charities. These national charities fund job retraining programs, wounded warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan, homeless shelters, and more. "In the end, you win, charities win, and most of all, the nation wins," Epstein says.

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GM Back from the Dead

Austan Goolsbee a guy who looks like he would be boring egghead is instead a powerful speaker who outlines General Motors’ rebirth from a company on the brink of bankruptcy in 2008 to a company that has reinvented itself and is making money!!

Goolsbee uses a stark but informative whiteboard chart, a direct but engaging speaking style… and it only takes five minutes! Everyone has 5 minutes to hear a success story.

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San Francisco Recycling Best in Nation

The city of San Francisco managed to divert 72 percent of all recyclable material from the landfill, claiming the highest recycling rate of any city in the country, according to office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. The percentage inches closer to the city’s goal of 75 percent landfill diversion by 2010 and zero waste by 2020.
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