Education Center

Allured Fund education grant applications due 15th of each month

There are many fine training opportunities in our industry this Fall and Winter to build your skills. Allured Fund for Confectionery Education need-based grants provide financial help for industry members who wish to expand their food-science knowledge or confectionery skills through continuing education courses. Due dates are on the 15th...
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The Former CEO of Ogilvy & Mather on Personal Branding

Successful brands touch our hearts and minds, building strong connections. This Harvard Business Review interview with Shelly Lazarus addresses the issues of growing in your career while strengthening the uniqueness of your personal brand. Click to read the HBR article by Joan Solotar...
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How to tell a great story

You’re in a meeting and advancing your innovative concept. Will it fly and fall flat? Maybe your story-telling skills should be a savvy as your technical abilities. What’s your message? Who is the hero? Is it an inspiring story? Click to read this Harvard Business Review article by Carolyn O’Hara...
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HBR: The Skills Leaders Need at Every Level

Is inspiration more valuable than passion? Are you stronger at problem solving or having a strategic perspective? What about collaboration vs initiative? Read this Harvard Business Review article by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman to evaluate and build your own skillset for leadership...
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