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Beijing's IT Professionals Plunge Into Startups - PCWorld

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 14:51

Beijing's IT Professionals Plunge Into Startups
PCWorld
"People can quickly build an app and release it. With these apps, it's almost like a second generation of startup entrepreneurs is emerging," he said. Beijing's startup environment also faces challenges, some unique to China. Due to weak intellectual ...
Beijing's IT professionals plunge into startupsNetwork World

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Financing Your Dream Business - Huffington Post (blog)

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 14:24

Financing Your Dream Business
Huffington Post (blog)
Good character is the part that will help you raise money, establish essential relationships with your backers, and help you finance your dream. Read more about financing your business in my book Raising Eyebrows. A Failed Entrepreneur Finally Gets It ...

Honda Breaks Ground for Financial Services Facility in North Carolina - Business Wire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 14:02

Honda Breaks Ground for Financial Services Facility in North Carolina
Business Wire (press release)
CHARLOTTE, NC--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Honda Finance Corporation (AHFC) today marked the groundbreaking for its new 25000-square-foot North Carolina regional office that will support the company's growing family of customers in North Carolina, ...

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Nasdaq, ICE Get Committed Financing of $3.8 Billion to Buy NYSE - BusinessWeek

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 13:41

USA Today

Nasdaq, ICE Get Committed Financing of $3.8 Billion to Buy NYSE
BusinessWeek
By Karen Eeuwens April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. said they got committed financing of $3.8 billion to fund a takeover bid for NYSE Euronext. The syndicate of lenders includes Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...
NASDAQ's Bittersweet Deal: What Will Happen Next?The Business Insider
Nasdaq-NYSE deal not dead as US$1.3B more loomingFinancial Post
With Strong Quarter, Nasdaq Presses NYSE BidNew York Times
Zacks.com -Wall Street Journal -Financial Times
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HDFC Bank appoints Rakesh Singh as Head of Investment Banking - Business Standard

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 13:30

HDFC Bank appoints Rakesh Singh as Head of Investment Banking
Business Standard
Mr. Singh will be responsible for building loan syndication, project financing, corporate finance and advisory and debt and equity capital markets business. He will report to Mr. Harish Engineer, Executive Director. Mr. Singh is an MBA from IMT, ...
HDFC Bank appoints Rakesh Singh as head of i-bankingEconomic Times

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B:B or B:C - What Are the Appropriate Channels for Your Startup? - PR Newswire (press release)

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 13:18

B:B or B:C - What Are the Appropriate Channels for Your Startup?
PR Newswire (press release)
Richard's current startup, uRefer, is the result of lifelong passion for leveraging existing customer relationships into an effective sales channel. Come and learn from these experts to bring success to your startup. The agenda always features the NEFs ...

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Small Business Loans And Borrowing Options–Financing For New And Established ... - Red, White, and Blue Press

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 13:14

Small Business Loans And Borrowing Options–Financing For New And Established ...
Red, White, and Blue Press
Small business loans offer some of the more widely known financing options that companies may have when they are in need of financing for establishing either a new or existing business, but there are opportunities for these businesses ...

U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth Survey Finds Baby Boomers Mixed on ... - Business Wire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 13:02

U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth Survey Finds Baby Boomers Mixed on ...
Business Wire (press release)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fewer than half (49 percent) of very wealthy parents in a nationwide survey published today said it is important to leave a financial inheritance to the next generation even though they consider the success of their children ...

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The Top 5 Myths About Why Entrepreneurs Fail - BNET (blog)

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:59

The Top 5 Myths About Why Entrepreneurs Fail
BNET (blog)
Myth #5: If an entrepreneur fails, it's because she lacks focus. The truth: In reality, the key to success, especially early on, is generating revenue any way you can. Instead of adopting a laser-like focus your guiding business principle should be, ...

DFJ Mercury Expands Investment Team - Benzinga

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:52

DFJ Mercury Expands Investment Team
Benzinga
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, DFJ Mercury invests in compelling and novel information technology and science-based startup opportunities. DFJ Mercury seeks to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs to build globally competitive businesses, ...

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Tata Motors ties up with SBI for dealer finance - Hindu Business Line

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:52

Moneycontrol.com

Tata Motors ties up with SBI for dealer finance
Hindu Business Line
The bank will provide financing for both the passenger and commercial vehicles range, it added. “SBI ranks as an important retail financier for Tata Motors today and this tie up is a further step to achieve a holistic value chain support which will ...
Tata Motors tiesup with SBI for channel financingMoneycontrol.com

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Taking the lean approach to market - Ottawa Business Journal

Entrepreneur News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:37

Ottawa Business Journal

Taking the lean approach to market
Ottawa Business Journal
New York entrepreneur and startup investor Mark Birch commented in a similar vein in a blog post last week, asserting that a big innovative idea and an iterative, customer-driven approach are not mutually exclusive. “Quite the contrary, the best ...

Lehman, Bowe Bell & Howell, TerreStar, Seahawk: Bankruptcy - BusinessWeek

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:34

Lehman, Bowe Bell & Howell, TerreStar, Seahawk: Bankruptcy
BusinessWeek
Versa is buying the business along with Access Value Investors Inc., according to a company statement. Bowe Bell & Howell, based in Wheeling, Illinois, blamed financial problems on the company's acquisition in 2003 by Bowe Systec AG, which altered the ...

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Capital Business Credit Appoints Robert Grbic as Chief Operating Officer and ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:32

Capital Business Credit Appoints Robert Grbic as Chief Operating Officer and ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"In their new roles, Bob and Mike will better position CBC to execute against its business strategy to provide commercial finance products and services to middle market companies," said Marc Adelson. Robert Grbic has more than 30 years of commercial ...

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PACCAR Announces Improved First Quarter Revenues and Earnings - Business Wire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:02

PACCAR Announces Improved First Quarter Revenues and Earnings
Business Wire (press release)
“We have developed a strong partnership between PACCAR Financial, Kenworth and Peterbilt that has benefited our customers and dealers through all phases of the business cycle.” PACCAR Financial Services (PFS) has a portfolio of 134000 trucks and ...

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IPO Preview: Air Lease Corp. - BusinessWeek

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:40

IPO Preview: Air Lease Corp.
BusinessWeek
Many airlines lease some or all of their fleets because that provides more flexibility than owning planes or because they can't get the financing to buy their own planes. The company is going public at a time when airlines are flying fuller flights, ...
Air Lease IPO could pave way for AIG's ILFCReuters

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Nasdaq-NYSE deal not dead as US$1.3B more looming - Financial Post

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:04

Reuters UK

Nasdaq-NYSE deal not dead as US$1.3B more looming
Financial Post
Nasdaq OMX projects it would owe US$6.52-billion should it succeed with the bid, including NYSE Euronext's debt and US$2.1-billion in financing for the offer, according to an April 1 presentation. By Whitney Kisling Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. may be able to ...
NASDAQ OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Deliver Proposed Merger ...PR Newswire (press release)
NASDAQ's Fresh Attempts to Woo NYSEZacks.com
NASDAQ OMX, ICE Remain Committed To NYSE Euronext Deal - Quick FactsRTT News
Citybizlist (press release)
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ATK Will Webcast Conference Call on Its Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 ... - Business Wire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:02

ATK Will Webcast Conference Call on Its Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 ...
Business Wire (press release)
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) will webcast its investor conference call on fiscal year 2011 fourth quarter financial results, which will be announced May 5, prior to the opening of the market. ...

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New Capital for Small Business? - CFO.com Magazine

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:01

New Capital for Small Business?
CFO.com Magazine
The $16 million sale of notes backed by a pool of SBA 7(a) loans was the first securitization of any kind of commercial business loan since the financial crisis, says Newtek chief executive Barry Sloane. Although the transaction will not necessarily ...

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Small Businesses Find Funding at American Stimulus Funding Corp. at a Time ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Financial News - Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:01

Small Businesses Find Funding at American Stimulus Funding Corp. at a Time ...
PR Newswire (press release)
American Stimulus Funding, based in Danbury, CT, is a leading provider of a unique financing option and has assisted many merchants throughout the US get the cash they need. Stimulus Funding has helped hundreds of business succeed and follow through ...

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