Allstate Seeks 20 New Agents to Open Oklahoma Offices in 2011
PR Newswire (press release)
While risk sometimes deters entrepreneurs, owning an Allstate agency has built-in success factors, including help with sourcing start-up capital, insurance product education, expert sales assistance, customizable marketing and advertising materials and ...

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Metalloinvest Sets Terms of $1.2 Billion Export Finance Loan
BusinessWeek
By Karen Eeuwens March 16 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Metalloinvest, Russia's largest iron ore producer, agreed on terms for a $1.2 billion pre- export finance loan, according to a person involved in the deal. Metalloinvest will pay an initial interest margin ...

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How can I tell if I am failing at my entrepreneurial venture or start-up?
The Business Insider
You know, I've attended several dozen “entrepreneur breakfasts” here in New York City hosted by various internet luminaries or fellow entrepreneurs over the past eight years since I started TheLadders. Entrepreneurs can make good use of the dose of ...

Harvest Power Raises $51.7 Million in Series B Financing Round
Business Wire (press release)
“Harvest is a terrific example of a business whose expertise, products and services both accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy and develop a strong financial and competitive position for the company,” said David Blood, ...

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NM Senate panel caps film subsidies at $50 million
BusinessWeek
Industry officials contend the uncertainty over subsidies already has cost the state some film work and may have torpedoed financing for a proposed post-production studio in Santa Fe. During a hearing on the Senate measure, House Speaker Ben Lujan, ...

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Government falling short in supporting UK business financing
Prfire (press release)
By Cashflow UK @ 16th Mar 2011 11:23:00 It's no secret that gaining access to business financing remains the number one priority for business owners across the UK. However in these challenging economic times, which see banks continuing to impose strict ...

Insurer Allianz Steps Into Commercial Property Lending as Banks Retreat
Bloomberg
In Germany, Allianz also has a residential mortgage- lending business based in Stuttgart. Piani also plans to double Allianz's investment in commercial buildings to 30 billion euros by 2014 as the insurer lifts real estate-related investments to 6 ...

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Huntington Earns Two 'Bank of the Year' Awards for Small Business Lending
PR Newswire (press release)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntington (Nasdaq: HBAN; www.huntington.com) has been named “Bank of the Year” by two certified Ohio development organizations for its small business lending efforts. The Community Capital Development ...

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The hottest startup you've never heard of
Fortune
MIT graduate Drew Houston co-founded the startup in 2007, when he got tired of keeping track of his USB thumb drive. Without a quick and easy replacement, he did what any entrepreneur would do: created one himself. Dropbox lets users store digital ...

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Barbara Corcoran Shares Behind-The-Scenes Stories of Pork Barrel BBQ ...
PR Web (press release)
The national best-selling book sheds light on several of Corcoran's tips for start-up success based on the experiences of Heath Hall and Brett Thompson, co-founders of Pork Barrel BBQ, the most widely recognized winning contestants from Shark Tank, ...

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You Caan question James on business
Daily Post North Wales
Natwest said they, together with Mr Caan, want to help more people set up successful businesses via an interactive event. Whalen, founder of successful start-up Fab 3D Ltd. At 3pm today, the panel will share their experiences in turning an idea into a ...

Cultivating Skills in Youth to Make Them Successful Entrepreneurs
Live-PR.com (press release)
Hult, through action learning, business games, technology simulation, live projects, role plays, case based teachings and field work, besides class-room teaching imparts knowledge, enterprise and insight in creating successful entrepreneurs. ...

PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - March 16
Reuters
US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Tuesday backed legislative efforts to create a new market for financing mortgages that would help wean the $10.6 trillion United States mortgage market from government support. (Compiled by Mary Meyase; ...
PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - March 14Reuters Africa

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New York Times
Business Q&A: Fix Fannie, Freddie, don't kill them, lender says
NewsOK.com
Why didn't the private sector step up and make affordable financing available in this crisis or try to help people save their homes? Again: The private sector is going to be the savior? Q: Do Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac deserve all the scorn heaped on ...
After Fannie and Freddie, a role for government in mortgages?Christian Science Monitor (blog)
End of a mortgage eraThe Real Deal New York (blog)

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Kansas City Star
New consumer agency under fire from GOP, banks
Kansas City Star
Echoing criticism from business, GOP lawmakers want the new agency's budget placed under Congress' control so lawmakers could threaten its financing if its actions displease them. Its money now comes from the self-financing Federal Reserve, ...

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FBI raids Scottsdale financial firm
Arizona Republic
In Arizona Corporation Commission records, Andrew Bogdanoff is listed as the president of Remington Capital Inc., which was founded in 1993 and specializes in securing domestic and international commercial-real-estate financing for its clients. ...

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Harford County Banking and Finance Commission Calls for Fast-Tracking of ...
The Dagger
“The county executive heard from various people in the business community possibly looking to begin commercial and residential projects but were having trouble getting financing,” Fry said. “At the same time, he was hearing from companies excited to ...
Harford panel urges TIF, loan guarantees for BRAC developmentBizjournals.com

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Main Line
Dell Boomi is looking to staff up,
Main Line
Angels are individuals who provide capital for a business start-up. Angel capital fills the gap in start-up financing between friends and family and the more traditional venture capital funding. “As those entrepreneurs become more and more successful, ...

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Senators John Kerry And Richard Lugar Aim To Make It Easier For Foreigners To ...
Portfolio.com (blog)
Option One: Immigrant entrepreneurs living outside the US would be eligible to apply for a StartUp Visa if a qualified US investor agrees to financially sponsor their entrepreneurial venture with a minimum investment of $100000. ...
'Startup' Visas Could Boost US EntrepreneurshipBusinessWeek
Sen. Kerry-Lugar-Udall Visa Bill Will Create Jobs in AmericaThe State Column (blog)

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The Infrastructurist
Group Wants New Bank to Finance Infrastructure
New York Times
Amid growing concerns that the nation's infrastructure is deteriorating, a group of Democrats, Republicans, and labor and business leaders called Tuesday for the creation of a national infrastructure bank to help finance the ...
Infrastructure bank: Plan would leverage federal moneyCNNMoney
Infrastructure bank proposal gets broad supportThe Hill (blog)
John Kerry's 'Infrastructure Bank': A corporate welfare slush fundWashington Examiner (blog)

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