Globe and Mail
Flickr co-founder on the hunt for the next big thing
Globe and Mail
At 41, the no-nonsense entrepreneur describes herself as always “self-directed, self-motivated and self-employed.” While she chose to work for Yahoo after the search giant acquired Flickr in 2005, it wasn't long before she returned to startup mode. ...

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ING Sees 'Liquidity Bubble' in European LBO Financing Market
BusinessWeek
“There is a liquidity bubble in the European leveraged loan market at the moment, driven by institutional fund liquidity,” said Gerrit Stoelinga, global head of structured acquisition finance at Amsterdam-based ING, which toppled Lloyds Banking Group ...

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Upstart Business Consulting Group Now Allows Customers to Purchase Business ...
American Banking News (press release)
Additionally, one founder is an award winning business plan writer and successful entrepreneur. Upstart Business Consulting Group currently has over 145 different business plan books published and selling on their website, Amazon.com, Target.com, ...

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Words of Wisdom from the Dumbest Guy in the Room: A Q&A with San Diego Serial ...
Xconomy
Are the startup police going to come and arrest you? Nevertheless, Senturia has been around this town for a long time, and he's had his successes, culminating in a series of San Diego startups—some good and some not so good—and enough money for an ...

Upstart Business Consulting Group Now Allows Customers to Purchase Business ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
Additionally, one founder is an award winning business plan writer and successful entrepreneur. Upstart Business Consulting Group currently has over 145 different business plan books published and selling on their website, Amazon.com , Target.com, ...

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Business looks to expand in Hawthorne
In-Forum
FARGO – The owner of a business located in one of Fargo's historic neighborhoods is looking to expand. Steven Stremick of Select Financial Service is looking into buying the Hawthorne neighborhood homes on both sides of his existing business at 1155 ...

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Canadian conference highlights growing emphasis on entrepreneurship
NewsOK.com
There also was an article about a young, successful entrepreneur who had donated $1 million to a local university to fund a greater emphasis on startups. With all we've written lately about Startup America and related matters, you might guess I was in ...

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Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
Workshop offered on obtaining business loans
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
Navy Federal Credit Union and the WSU Small Business Development Center are offering a free workshop designed to help business owners work more successfully with commercial lenders to get financing. A Small Business Administration official will explain ...

Smartmoney.com
Funding a New Business With a 401(k)
Smartmoney.com
Not true, says David Nilssen, co-founder of Guidant Financial Group Inc., a small business financing firm based in Bellevue, Wash., that specializes in rolling over retirement plans for business capital. About 5000 of its clients have used 401(k) ...
The Risky Business of Raiding Retirement FundsSecondAct

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Therese Poletti
MarketWatch
While its founder Bill Nguyen is well known in Silicon Valley as a mostly successful serial entrepreneur who sold his last startup, Lala, to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) , the $41 million for a stealth app company in its first round was quite a shocker. ...

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DTI to award outstanding entrepreneurs
Sun.Star
For enterprises in the start-up and capability-building stage, the SME Rising Star award will be conferred to outstanding MSMEs at the provincial level, with one winner each for the micro, small and medium enterprise categories. ...

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Opposing Views
Fed Help Kept Banks Afloat, Until It Didn't
New York Times
... said that the loans helped keep the bank in business, providing needed cash as deposits dwindled. But he said that it was clear in retrospect that County Bank was dead on its feet the whole time, thanks to its once-lucrative focus on financing ...
Bailout Revelation: Fed Lent Billions to Save Lybian BankTIME (blog)

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Student entrepreneurs find food niche in downtown Lawrence nightlife
University Daily Kansan
While the initial start-up costs of the stand have not yet been met, Mandel said the monetary benefits are similar to what they predicted. “It's been incredibly lucrative, but it's been worth our time,” he said. The two have faced challenges, ...

Taylor Bean Ties to Freddie Mac Loom in $1.9 Billion Mortgage-Fraud Trial
Bloomberg
“The business reasons must have outweighed the risk exposure,” said Rossi, a former senior risk officer at Countrywide Financial Corp., Washington Mutual Inc. and Citigroup Inc. Farkas maintained frequent contact with Freddie Mac, personally meeting ...
Farkas to get his day in courtOcala

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Montreal to host Startup Festival in July
Montreal Gazette
The International Startup Festival will be held July 13-15 at the Iberville Maritime Terminal at the extreme east end of the Old Port. "We looked at how successful the last Startup Camp was, and we wanted to build on that to create something much ...

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State Agencies Highlight the Importance of Financial Literacy During the Month ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Apr. 4, 2011 (Business Wire) -- The Department of Corporations (DOC), Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Department of Real Estate (DRE) will partner with other state, federal and local government agencies and financial literacy ...

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MSN Money UK
Indiana Banks Post Increase In Small Business Lending
Small Business News from Gaebler.com
While the debate over whether small businesses suffer more from restrictive lending practices or low sales continues to be fought between entities such as the government and the National Federation of Independent Business, financing news for ...
Will SBA's New Online Tool Boost Small-Business Lending?AOL Small Business
Banks step up small business lendingThe Desert Sun
Small Business Administration's Loan Program Extended Through 2012Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter
Red, White, and Blue Press -Cecil Whig -Press of Atlantic City
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Survey: Hispanic Small Business Owners Want To Improve Financial Literacy
Small Business News from Gaebler.com
However, a recent survey is showing that one demographic of owners is struggling with financial know-how. Research by Sage Simply Accounting finds one-fifth of Hispanic small business owners are unable to identify the business cost they most need to ...

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EAC seeks capital markets financing
Daily Monitor
... they are currently working on forming a capital markets authority in Burundi so that Burundi can also have a stock exchange. Well paved roads are part of the infrastructure that could benefit from capital markets financing. PHOTO/BUSINESS DAILY.

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Schnitzer Reports Strong Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results and ...
American Chronicle
Steel Manufacturing Business (SMB) delivered year-over-year financial improvement with near break-even operating income despite weak demand and highly competitive market conditions. In the second quarter, our Metals Recycling Business shipped ferrous ...

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