Federal Housing Administration leader David Stevens will leave post
Washington Post
The administration had selected Stevens to restore the FHA's financial health based on his knowledge of the mortgage business, in which he worked for more than two decades. Stevens was the only commissioner in recent years with a strong background in ...

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Valley Holds a Lesson in Risk Appetite: Karl Mehta
Economic Times
Bangalore: For Karl Mehta , one of the most successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs of Indian origin, starting something new always came with huge risks, but that helped him build and later sell companies like PlaySpan and MobileAria. ...

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The top 10 start-up billionaires
StartupSmart
Want to become a multi-billionaire entrepreneur before your temples start greying? The way to do it in recent years, going by Forbes' list, is to start a social networking platform. Tanaka, formerly of Sony, started Gree, Japan's largest social ...

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Ashford Venture Acquires Highland Hotels Through a Foreclosure
BusinessWeek
Senior lenders will provide $530 million of three-year financing with two one-year extensions on 25 of the hotels, Ashford said. The venture assumed first mortgages of $146 million on three hotels. Those loans mature in about two years. ...
Ashford Hospitality Joint Venture Acquires Highland Hospitality Portfolio for ...Business Wire (press release)
Ashford joint venture buys $1.28B hotel portfolioForbes

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News Roundup: TPG Eyes 8x Exit From Shriram Transport Finance
VC Circle
(Business Standard) TPG Eyes 8x Exit From Shriram Transport - PE giant TPG Capital is set for exit from India's largest commercial vehicle financier Shriram Transport Finance Company with returns of around 8x. Credit Suisse is advising the fund on ...
TPG to exit Shriram Transport with 8-fold gainTimes of India

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Entrepreneur to advise on startup success tips
Camarillo Acorn
Entrepreneurs, small-business owners and people considering starting a business are invited to the Entrepreneur Roundtable on Sat., March 19 in Overton Hall, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. ...

Hard Money Commercial Loans Getting Harder
Einnews Portugal
According to Smart-Business-Financing.Com contributor and president of commercial finance company, AEGIS Financial Solutions, Inc., few people accurately predicted such a steep drop in values on commercial properties. Since by its very definition hard ...

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Start-up firms on parade at bootcamp
Irish Times
Kerry entrepreneur Jerry Kennelly, who sold his own company StockByte to media giant Getty for $125 million, stepped in to give a last-minute talk in which he explained some of the start-up challenges of setting up his new online design company ...

TPG to exit Shriram Transport with 8-fold gain
Times of India
MUMBAI/CHENNAI: PE giant TPG Capital is set for a big buck exit from India's largest commercial vehicle financier Shriram Transport Finance Company. Credit Suisse is advising the fund on offloading its significant minority stake in the nonbanking ...
News Roundup: TPG Eyes 8x Exit From Shriram Transport FinanceVC Circle

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NextSpace to Welcome "Nifty" Students Participating in Startup America
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Also attending will be NextSpace members that have already expressed interest in supporting and encouraging NFTE's group of budding entrepreneurs. NextSpace's first collaboration with NFTE took place in December 2010 when the coworking startup selected ...
NextSpace to Welcome “Nifty” Students Participating in Startup AmericaPR Web (press release)

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Small Businesses Urge Lawmakers To Protect Durbin Amendment
Small Business News from Gaebler.com
The Durbin Amendment, which made small business finance news this summer, gave the Federal Reserve the power to regulate these fees. In fact, the Fed is currently planning to drop the average 44 cents per debit card transaction that banks charge now to ...

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TheStreet Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results
American Chronicle
For more information on TheStreet's business, visit www.t.st. For financial and business news, actionable trading ideas, stock quotes and more, visit TheStreet.com via your web browser, follow TheStreet on Facebook and Twitter, visit TheStreet.mobi ...
iGo Reports Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial ResultsBusiness Wire (press release)
S1 Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial ResultsStock Markets Review
ADVENTRX Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial ResultsPR Newswire (press release)
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Tatum Experts Available to Comment on Future of Hospital Financing Trends
Business Wire (press release)
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to HCA IPO announcement issued today, experts from Tatum, the nation's largest executive services firm, are available to comment on trends in hospital financing including IPOs and other creative alternatives ...

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Affymax® Reports Year End 2010 Financial Results
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFY) today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010. The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $14.1 million compared to a net loss of $76.5 million for the year ended December ...

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iGo Reports Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--iGo, Inc. (Nasdaq: IGOI), a leading provider of eco-friendly power management solutions and accessories for mobile electronic devices, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2010. ...
TheStreet Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 ResultsAmerican Chronicle
ADVENTRX Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial ResultsPR Newswire (press release)
S1 Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial ResultsStock Markets Review
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Stressed? You need to visit a shrink
Stuff.co.nz
If, in the twitchy run-up to tax time your start-up is driving you mad, you might want to visit psychologist Peter Shallard's site. The self-styled "shrink" for entrepreneurs, who says his age is irrelevant to his work, started out as a psychotherapist ...

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Startup-struck Weinschenck brings diverse experience to SmartyPig
Silicon Prairie News
"Having lived in [Silicon] Valley for 14 years, Iowa has all of the ingredients to foster successful entrepreneurship," Weinschenk said. In fact, he stipulates that SmartyPig would not have sprung from such a traditional startup capitol. ...

NextSpace to Welcome “Nifty” Students Participating in Startup America
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Also attending will be NextSpace members that have already expressed interest in supporting and encouraging NFTE's group of budding entrepreneurs. NextSpace's first collaboration with NFTE took place in December 2010 when the coworking startup selected ...

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All aboard the SXSW startup bus!
TG Daily
An entrepreneur straight from the land down under, Elias Bizannes moved to California to pursue success in the heartland of startups: Silicon Valley. What originally started as a fun way to travel with his friends to SXSW eventually turned into a ...

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Failure is Great for the Entrepreneur's Resume
BNET (blog)
A failed business also yields networking opportunities with VCs and relationships with other entrepreneurs whose companies are succeeding. That's why, says Ghosh, boards of successful companies often seek out the founders and CEOs of failed companies ...

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