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Now is a Great Time for Young Entrepreneurs - NuWire Investor

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 22:46

Now is a Great Time for Young Entrepreneurs
NuWire Investor
Now more than ever, more technologies and resources are available for young entrepreneurs to get started. See the following article from The Street for more on this. It doesn't take a home-run idea to become a successful entrepreneur, even if you are ...

Financing seminar is March 24 in Edwards - Vail Daily News

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 22:41

Financing seminar is March 24 in Edwards
Vail Daily News
EDWARDS, Colorado — Colorado Business Bank and Colorado Lending Source will host a free seminar on commercial real estate and business financing. The seminar will be from noon to 1:30 pm March 24 at Colorado Business Bank, 0056 Edwards Village Blvd., ...
NADCO: SBA 504 Loan Approvals Surged in 2011's First Fiscal QuarterCitybizlist Real Estate

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Ten big business mistakes you can avoid - Stuff.co.nz

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 21:50

Ten big business mistakes you can avoid
Stuff.co.nz
Don't fall for hype about entrepreneurs being risk takers; the best entrepreneurs are risk controllers. Having a strong Plan B helps control risk. Every start-up entrepreneur should have a clear "pull the plug" metric, such as revenue targets or ...
Upstart Business Consulting Group Launches New Website Featuring E-Book ...PR Web (press release)

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Andreessen Horowitz Makes It a Foursome–Adds IronPort's Scott Weiss as ... - All Things Digital

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 20:03

All Things Digital

Andreessen Horowitz Makes It a Foursome–Adds IronPort's Scott Weiss as ...
All Things Digital
In venture capital, this means picking the best entrepreneurs and the best markets. An excellent proxy for those capabilities is the ability to identify and build massively successful products, because the best teams going after the biggest markets ...

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Lack of credit forces many small business owners to finance with personal assets - PhysOrg.com

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 19:56

Lack of credit forces many small business owners to finance with personal assets
PhysOrg.com
She says that while small businesses can provide income for households, owners need to be aware that financing a business from household funds opens the door for household assets to become susceptible to loss. "Business ownership is an important ...
Credit Issues Force Small Business Owners to Finance with Personal AssetsKOMU-TV

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New CEO and Fresh Round of Financing for Powerit Solutions - SYS-CON Media (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 19:38

New CEO and Fresh Round of Financing for Powerit Solutions
SYS-CON Media (press release)
He closed three rounds of financing that totaled over $25 million, ran strategic business development relationships with leading corporations like Microsoft and Salesforce.com, and grew shareholder value by more than 900 percent. ...

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Reis and Capital IQ Reach Data Redistribution Agreement - GlobeNewsWire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 19:18

Reis and Capital IQ Reach Data Redistribution Agreement
GlobeNewsWire (press release)
"Users of financial information platforms are accustomed to making their business investment decisions only after rigorous due diligence of the kind that Reis facilitates in the commercial real estate markets," he said. "We believe that these users ...

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Credit Issues Force Small Business Owners to Finance with Personal Assets - KOMU-TV

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 18:54

KOMU-TV

Credit Issues Force Small Business Owners to Finance with Personal Assets
KOMU-TV
"Recession has increased the risk of business failure," Yilmazer said. "Since business is inherently risky, financing with owner resources would seem to extend that risk to the household in ways that owners may not be adequately considering. ...
Lack of credit forces many small business owners to finance with personal assetsScienceBlog.com (blog)

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UBM announces four deals, 2010 financial results - BtoB Magazine

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 17:57

UBM announces four deals, 2010 financial results
BtoB Magazine
It sold 62.9% of its French medical newspaper and magazine business to a management buyout team led by Gérard Kouchner, the business' CEO. The deal included $6.1 million in cash and financing from UBM of $8.3 million. UBM also sold The Publican and ...

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Trump SoHo in Manhattan Cuts Prices After Debt Restructuring - BusinessWeek

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 17:54

Trump SoHo in Manhattan Cuts Prices After Debt Restructuring
BusinessWeek
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Developers of the Trump SoHo hotel condominium building in lower Manhattan have cut prices on units at the property after receiving new financing from CIM Group and paying down debt. ...

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Harvard Business School Announces Winners of Student Start-Up Competition ... - AScribe (press release)

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 17:20

Harvard Business School Announces Winners of Student Start-Up Competition ...
AScribe (press release)
This methodology has been advanced and popularized by Eric Ries, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at HBS this academic year advising students and collaborating with faculty members on research and course development. Eighty-eight teams, each with at least ...

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Vinci: 2010 Annual Financial Statements - PR Newswire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 17:14

Vinci: 2010 Annual Financial Statements
PR Newswire (press release)
This figure does not include the major concession contracts mentioned above for which completion of financing arrangements is under way. VINCI has moved into 2011 with the strengths and determination needed to go on building its business activities in ...

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Exclusive: Small business faces "long-haul recovery": PayNet CEO - Reuters

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 16:26

Reuters

Exclusive: Small business faces "long-haul recovery": PayNet CEO
Reuters
The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to small businesses, rose 14 percent in January from a year earlier, PayNet said. Seasonally adjusted borrowing actually fell to just below ...

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GM Brands' Sales Rise 49%, Topping Estimates on Discounts - BusinessWeek

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 16:12

GM Brands' Sales Rise 49%, Topping Estimates on Discounts
BusinessWeek
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. said US sales of its four remaining brands rose 49 percent in February, topping analysts' estimates, as discounts and new financing options lured buyers. Deliveries in the month increased to ...

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Upstart Business Consulting Group Launches New Website Featuring E-Book ... - PR Web (press release)

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 16:10

Upstart Business Consulting Group Launches New Website Featuring E-Book ...
PR Web (press release)
Each business plan is researched and written by successful entrepreneurs for products and services across a broad range of industries. “New entrepreneurs may not have the necessary knowledge or experience that is required when developing a business ...

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Get Ready to Sell Your Business in 2010 - ZippyCart

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 15:44

Get Ready to Sell Your Business in 2010
ZippyCart
Another positive note regarding small businesses and small-business-selling is the increasing number of transactions taking place and the financing to help those transactions take place. 535 small businesses changed hands in 2010, opposed to 502 in ...

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Tibion Corporation Announces New $10 Million Financing Round, New Board ... - Business Wire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 15:18

Tibion Corporation Announces New $10 Million Financing Round, New Board ...
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tibion Corporation, the privately held Silicon Valley firm transforming stroke rehabilitation with its robotic Bionic Leg, announced today the successful closure of a $10.175 million financing round, a new board of directors, ...

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Create a Healthy and Prosperous Business - Forbes (blog)

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 15:00

Forbes (blog)

Create a Healthy and Prosperous Business
Forbes (blog)
If there are losses, are they due to circumstances beyond your control or did they occur in the start-up phase of the business? Do you or your advisors have the knowledge needed to carry on the activity as a successful business? ...

Charter Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial and Operating ... - American Chronicle

Financial News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 14:52

Charter Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial and Operating ...
American Chronicle
"Our improved financial position and generation of free cash flow in 2010 has allowed us to invest in our strategic priorities to improve the customer experience and grow the commercial business," said Mike Lovett, President and Chief Executive Officer ...
Peninsula Gaming Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended ...Business Wire (press release)

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Entrepreneurship Heats Up In The Bay State - Worcester Business Journal

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 03/01/2011 - 14:45

Entrepreneurship Heats Up In The Bay State
Worcester Business Journal
Even in the best of times, the typical startup requires a huge investment of money, time and effort, and even then there are no guarantees. Yet people are doing it. In the six months from Aug. 1, 2010, to Jan. 31, 2011, 14747 new business ...

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