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Study Reveals U.S. Cities With Best and Worst Travel Taxes

Associations Now

Meanwhile, Portland, Oregon ($22.86), Boston ($19.34), and Indianapolis ($18.10) had the highest discriminatory travel taxes. With taxes rising in every area of society, companies and travel managers are taking an increasingly hard look at the price they’re being asked to pay to visit any given city or region.”. Source: GBTA.

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Should You Crowdsource Your Event’s Note-Taking?

Associations Now

What if we took that strategy with us to our annual meetings? Slack’s potential as a winner in the event space was sho, in particular, at Portland’s XOXO conference last September, where it was seen as a “breakout app.” It’d have a lot of benefits: For one thing, it could help us take better notes.

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Lean Impact Series: 10 Changemakers Using Lean Startup Methods For Greater Social Impact

Beth Kanter

Roughly 70% of India’s economy is tied to agriculture, but rural farmers often have little information about current market prices, which means they often sell below market value. This free SMS-based program provides farmers with real-time price information, which allows them to sell their products at fair market prices or higher.