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Jobber's New Marketing Tools Help Service Pros Expand Their Businesses Without Expanding Their Workloads

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

"Entrepreneurs are in a constant state of juggling time and financial resources to grow their businesses.

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  • "Entrepreneurs are in a constant state of juggling time and financial resources to grow their businesses.
  • Jobber Marketing Tools makes marketing foolproof for home service pros."
  • Jobber's Campaigns tool makes it easy for service pros to create targeted, branded emails that re-engage their existing clients and promote their services.
  • Businesses can send as many email campaigns as they need to as many (or as few) clients as desired.

Federal Ombudsperson launches systemic investigation into treatment of survivors of sexual assault in Canadian Justice System

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Monday, March 11, 2024

OTTAWA, ON, March 11, 2024 /CNW/ - The Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime (OFOVC) announces the launch of a systemic investigation on the experiences of survivors of sexual assault within the Canadian criminal justice system.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, March 11, 2024 /CNW/ - The Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime (OFOVC) announces the launch of a systemic investigation on the experiences of survivors of sexual assault within the Canadian criminal justice system.
  • Dr. Benjamin Roebuck, Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime, underscored the imperative for change, stating, "The treatment of survivors of sexual assault within Canada's criminal justice system demands urgent improvement.
  • We have normalized the idea that the criminal justice system will be a painful experience for survivors of sexual violence."
  • The investigation will cover survivors' interactions with law enforcement and the justice system from the point of initial contact through to post-sentencing.

Isabel Schnabel: The Eurosystem’s operational framework

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

This box investigates how households have responded to the 2021-23 inflationary episode using evidence from the ECB’s Consumer Expectations Survey.

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  • This box investigates how households have responded to the 2021-23 inflationary episode using evidence from the ECB’s Consumer Expectations Survey.
  • The findings suggest that households have primarily adjusted their consumption spending to cope with higher inflation.

Business as usual: bank climate commitments, lending, and engagement

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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    KPMG LLP Secures New Transfer Pricing Patent Within AI-Powered Tool

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    Wednesday, February 21, 2024

    KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, is using its newly awarded US Patent No.

    Key Points: 
    • KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, is using its newly awarded US Patent No.
    • 11,720,842, "System and Method for Identifying Comparables" (the '842 Patent), together with artificial intelligence (AI), to help companies remain compliant and ultimately protect them from potential tax audits.
    • Transfer pricing benchmarking is a critical step in helping MNEs comply with transfer pricing rules and regulations - one that includes the review of hundreds of business descriptions and financial statements to compile a list of companies with comparable sets of data.
    • The KPMG patent enhances this historically tedious and error-prone process by leveraging AI to automate and mine the data, reducing the number of discrepancies, tax authority audits, controversies and potential fines.

    Potbelly Corporation Reports Strong Results for Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Year 2023

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    Thursday, March 7, 2024

    CHICAGO, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Potbelly Corporation (NASDAQ: PBPB), (“Potbelly” or the “Company”) the iconic neighborhood sandwich shop concept, today reported financial results for its 14-week fourth fiscal quarter and 53-week full year ended December 31, 2023. The comparable period-year periods in 2022 included 13 and 52 weeks, respectively.

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    • Key highlights for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to December 25, 2022:
      Total revenues increased by 4.7% to $125.7 million compared to $120.2 million.
    • Positive same-store sales for the eleventh-consecutive quarter, ending the fourth quarter at +6.3%, with traffic growth as a major driver and expansion of traffic share during each period of the quarter.
    • GAAP net income attributable to Potbelly Corporation was $2.7 million compared to $2.7 million.
    • Adjusted net income1 attributable to Potbelly Corporation was $0.7 million compared to $2.6 million.

    The Institute for Functional Medicine Rises to the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities

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    Thursday, February 29, 2024

    In support of this call and as an extension of the organization’s work around the globe, IFM focused its commitment on the integration of nutrition and health.

    Key Points: 
    • In support of this call and as an extension of the organization’s work around the globe, IFM focused its commitment on the integration of nutrition and health.
    • During the Feb. 27th White House event, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern stressed the significance of food as medicine and the need for all healthcare practitioners to be trained in the importance of nutrition throughout their medical education – a claim IFM confidently supports.
    • “Understanding how nutrition supports health and well-being is critical to ending hunger and creating healthy communities,” states IFM Chief Executive Officer, Amy R. Mack, MSES/MPA.
    • “Nutrient rich foods fuel the body, reduce inflammation, and prevent or reduce chronic diseases, which promotes optimal function and longevity.

    Jobber Grants to Award $150,000 to Home Service Businesses for Fourth Consecutive Year

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    Wednesday, March 6, 2024

    "Jobber is an entrepreneurship enablement company and Jobber Grants is one way we help hard-working service pros jump start or grow their existing businesses," said Sam Pillar, CEO & co-founder of Jobber.

    Key Points: 
    • "Jobber is an entrepreneurship enablement company and Jobber Grants is one way we help hard-working service pros jump start or grow their existing businesses," said Sam Pillar, CEO & co-founder of Jobber.
    • Jobber Grants is organized into several categories that reflect the diverse representation of excellence across home service.
    • To date, Jobber Grants has awarded $475,000 to 85 home service entrepreneurs to help them accelerate their ambitious plans.
    • I'm thankful to have been selected as a Jobber Grants recipient and urge anyone who is thinking of applying to do it!

    The Beef Initiative Launches I AM TEXAS SLIM FOUNDATION 501(c)(3) Nonprofit with First 10k Grant Awarded to Wrich Ranch--Immediately Begins Addressing Needs Amid Smokehouse Creek Fires

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    Monday, March 4, 2024

    AMARILLO, Texas, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beef Initiative has just launched the I AM TEXAS SLIM FOUNDATION, a federally registered 501(c)(3), awarding the first grant allocation of $10,000 to Wrich Ranch of Colorado.

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    • AMARILLO, Texas, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beef Initiative has just launched the I AM TEXAS SLIM FOUNDATION, a federally registered 501(c)(3), awarding the first grant allocation of $10,000 to Wrich Ranch of Colorado.
    • Without skipping a beat, the Foundation is now rising to address multifaceted challenges presented by fires blazing through Texas and parts of the panhandle.
    • "Jason Wrich embodies the five pillars of the foundation," Founder, Texas Slim, said.
    • The Foundation will continue to raise funds, and award them to ranchers who exemplify the "Five Pillar" mission of the I Am Texas Slim Foundation: