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Number of times longer small businesses (fewer than five employees) in Canada have had to wait to fill vacant job positions versus that of large firms, according to according to
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 the Candian Federation of Independent Business: 4

Number of long-term vacancies in small businesses in Alberta: 37,000

Percentage of Canadian employers who say their staff members are more dedicated to their personal/home lives today than they were in 2001, according to a survey by Workopolis.com: 82

Percentage who say workers are more likely to put a greater emphasis on professional development (e.g. education, increasing their skill set) than they were five years ago: 71

Percentage who say employees are more career driven than they were five years ago: 62

Year in which Phil Knight This article is about the co-founder of Nike, Inc.. For the guitarist of Shihad, see Phil Knight (musician).

Philip H. Knight (born February 24, 1938) is the co-founder and former CEO of Nike, Inc..
 started Nike with track coach Bill Bowerman William J. Bowerman (born February 19, 1911 in Fossil, Oregon, died December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. He was a very successful track and field coach, having trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American , selling their goods out of a car trunk, according to Nike: 1972

Percentage of the U.S. athletic footwear Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet. It is worn for a variety of reasons, including protection against the environment, hygiene and adornment. Usually, socks and other hosiery are worn between the feet and the footwear, except for sandals and flip flops (thongs).  market it controls: 40

Percentage of the athletic footwear market it controls worldwide: 34

Number of "effective" executives with international experience that China will need in five years, according to data from McKinsey & Company: 75,000

Number it has today: 3,000-5,000

Percentage of Fortune 500 companies who have a public blog blog, short for web log, an online, regularly updated journal or newsletter that is readily accessible to the general public by virtue of being posted on a website. , according to data from Socialtext: 5.8

Number of companies this equals: 29

Compiled by John MacIntyre John Macintyre (born 1857 - died 1928) was a doctor who set up the world's first radiology department at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally trained as an electrical engineer, he later graduated in 1882 from the University of Glasgow with the Bachelor of  
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