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Jobless? Some build their own business - MyCentralJersey.com

Financial News - Sun, 03/13/2011 - 05:19

Jobless? Some build their own business
MyCentralJersey.com
It's a difficult time for any company to get bank financing, but it's even harder for a small business to obtain an initial cash infusion, Ehlbeck said. If they are not able to get a loan from a bank, would-be entrepreneurs are forced to rely on their ...

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Considering a start-up? Don't quit your day job - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Entrepreneur News - Sun, 03/13/2011 - 05:01

Considering a start-up? Don't quit your day job
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Mark Zuckerberg may be the highly successful entrepreneur who created Facebook, but Carol Roth sighs when she hears his name. "Everyone wants to jump on that bandwagon," she says, referring to Zuckerberg's phenomenal start-up success. ...

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Jobless? Some build their own business - MyCentralJersey.com

Financial News - Sun, 03/13/2011 - 03:06

Jobless? Some build their own business
MyCentralJersey.com
It's a difficult time for any company to get bank financing, but it's even harder for a small business to obtain an initial cash infusion, Ehlbeck said. If they are not able to get a loan from a bank, would-be entrepreneurs are forced to rely on their ...

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Jobless? Some build their own business - MyCentralJersey.com

Financial News - Sun, 03/13/2011 - 02:07

Jobless? Some build their own business
MyCentralJersey.com
It's a difficult time for any company to get bank financing, but it's even harder for a small business to obtain an initial cash infusion, Ehlbeck said. If they are not able to get a loan from a bank, would-be entrepreneurs are forced to rely on their ...

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Why Facebook film The Social Network is essential viewing for entrepreneurs - Telegraph.co.uk

Entrepreneur News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 23:01

Telegraph.co.uk

Why Facebook film The Social Network is essential viewing for entrepreneurs
Telegraph.co.uk
Zuckerberg the movie character never gets to explain these points, but we discuss them with internet entrepreneurs all the time. When a start-up gains traction, it normally gets one shot at success.

Citadel Broadcasting's local niche should not be taken lightly - Chicago Tribune

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 23:00

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Citadel Broadcasting's local niche should not be taken lightly
Chicago Tribune
This is risky business, and no one can afford to view the audience as an afterthought. Consumers may not have a financial stake, but they have made an investment just the same. That's the source of much of a media outlet's value, to its owner as well ...
Citadel Broadcasting Signs Merger Agreement with Cumulus MediaBusiness Wire (press release)
Cumulus Agrees to Buy Citadel Broadcasting in Deal Valued at $2.4 BillionBloomberg

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Jobless starting businesses - MyCentralJersey.com

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 22:03

Jobless starting businesses
MyCentralJersey.com
It's a difficult time for any company to get bank financing, but it's even harder for a small business to obtain an initial cash infusion, Ehlbeck said. If they are not able to get a loan from a bank, would-be entrepreneurs are forced to rely on their ...

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It Came From Their Lab. But How to Take It to the Bank? - New York Times

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 20:06

It Came From Their Lab. But How to Take It to the Bank?
New York Times
A managing partner at Osage Ventures, based in Philadelphia, he has done quite well over the last 17 years financing technology start-ups like Diapers.com, an online baby-care products retailer, and Redfin, an innovative online real estate broker. ...

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New Partnership to Support Economic Development Globally - PR-USA.net (press release)

Entrepreneur News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 19:44

New Partnership to Support Economic Development Globally
PR-USA.net (press release)
This start up event provides networking, resources and incentives for individuals and teams to rapidly move from idea to launch. Maris McEdward, Startup Weekend Marketing and Communications Manager, believes their weekend format is successful because ...

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Meet Seth Priebatsch: Princeton Dropout, Serial Entrepreneur and SXSW Keynoter - Mashable

Entrepreneur News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 19:36

Meet Seth Priebatsch: Princeton Dropout, Serial Entrepreneur and SXSW Keynoter
Mashable
Priebatsch, a 22-year-old youngster and fast-talking serial entrepreneur, has not yet reached the tech celebrity status of a Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Williams or Dennis Crowley. But this whiz kid's star is now rising higher as his first primetime startup ...

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One of the Five Best Days of My Life… - The Business Insider

Entrepreneur News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 19:03

One of the Five Best Days of My Life…
The Business Insider
After breakfast we met with the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, who had been a very successful entrepreneur and VC prior to holding elected office. After pleasantries he launched into his political agenda and where he wants to take Jerusalem. ...

Fund for small farm loans - Red Bluff Daily News

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 18:35

Fund for small farm loans
Red Bluff Daily News
Rabobank, NA has created a $15 million fund to help small farmers in key areas of California get financing for operations, equipment and crop production. The bank has partnered with Valley Small Business Development Corporation and California Coastal ...
Rabobank launches new program to feed capital to farms, stimulate job creation ...The Salinas Californian

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S&P slashes Liz Claiborne credit rating - BusinessWeek

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 12:42

S&P slashes Liz Claiborne credit rating
BusinessWeek
On Tuesday, Liz Claiborne said it planned to start a cash tender offer to buy up to 155 million euros ($214.7 million) of its total 350 million euro ($484.8 million) of 5 percent notes due 2013 in order to boost its financial flexibility. ...
Liz Claiborne Inc. Responds to S&P Rating ChangePR Newswire (press release)

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La. gov's $25B budget slammed on shaky financing - BusinessWeek

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 12:42

La. gov's $25B budget slammed on shaky financing
BusinessWeek
Lawmakers reviewing the budget for the first time Friday criticized the financing plans as shaky, questioned the level of one-time funding that would pay for ongoing expenses and worried that the state's free college scholarship, called TOPS, ...

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Contractors learn about clean energy program - The Desert Sun

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 09:18

Contractors learn about clean energy program
The Desert Sun
More than a dozen contractors and clean-tech business professionals turned out this week for a kickoff meeting for Palm Springs' long-awaited property-assessed clean energy (PACE) financing program. Representatives from Public Finance Solutions ...

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SEC Notifies Fannie Mae Ex-CEO Mudd He May Face Civil Claims - BusinessWeek

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 05:55

SEC Notifies Fannie Mae Ex-CEO Mudd He May Face Civil Claims
BusinessWeek
Congress and the Obama administration are examining plans for winding down the firms and building a new system for financing housing debt. Mudd, 52, took over from Franklin Raines as CEO of Fannie Mae in 2004, four years after he had joined the company ...

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Retail center announced for Burleigh Triangle in Wauwatosa - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 05:38

Retail center announced for Burleigh Triangle in Wauwatosa
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
City officials and HSA Commercial representatives have discussed the possibility of city financing to help with the site's redevelopment, said Nancy Welch, community development director. No specific financing plan has been proposed, she said. ...

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Factor in all your costs before dumping that gas guzzler - Dallas Morning News

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 04:26

Dallas Morning News

Factor in all your costs before dumping that gas guzzler
Dallas Morning News
“In most cases, you will not save enough money in gasoline to justify going upside down on your new car,” said Thomas E. Murphy, certified financial planner and Sylvest's business partner. Additionally, while most people view hybrids as the ultimate in ...

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EPCOR Announces 2010 Financial Results - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 04:03

EPCOR Announces 2010 Financial Results
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Subject to acceptable business risk and the availability of financing, EPCOR intends to increase net income and shareholder value by growing its portfolio of electricity and water assets in both rate-regulated and competitive businesses. ...
EPCOR 2010 net income rises to $133; revenue down $881 million after asset saleWinnipeg Free Press

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Housing crisis as home loans slump to new low - Independent

Financial News - Sat, 03/12/2011 - 00:01

Housing crisis as home loans slump to new low
Independent
Britain's housing market is on the verge of another precipitous lurch downwards, data published yesterday suggests, with mortgage lending now at its lowest level since the height of the financial crisis in the final ...

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