Google Funds African Tech Startups
Forbes (blog)
Internet search giant Google (GOOG) has launched a technology startup incubator in South Africa. Through the initiative, called 'Umbono', Google and angel investors will provide a team of startup tech entrepreneurs with ground-breaking ideas in mobile ...

Business Daily Africa
World Bank loans KCB Sh8.8bn for mortgage lending
Business Daily Africa
Photo/ANTHONY KAMAU By John Gachiri (email the author) KCB is set to receive a Sh8.8 billion ($105 million) loan from the World Bank to support its regional mortgage business. World Bank's private lending arm, the International Finance Corporation ...

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Silicon Prairie News
Startup Weekend Kansas City: Pictures & Results
Examiner.com
With just one glance at the activity going on at Startup Weekend Kansas City, I could tell that this event was going to be a huge success. After eight teams fought for 54 hours to make their new business ideas become a successful reality at Startup ...
Startup Weekend Kansas City: Lineup and judges set for tonightOmaha World-Herald

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VION Announces Expansion into Merchant Cash Advance Business
Business Wire (press release)
The VION relationship now allows us to address the needs of larger multi-unit independent and franchise businesses seeking larger amounts to help fund development and higher-level financial initiatives—a transformational shift for our business and the ...

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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 ...

The Business Insider
LUCKY OR SMART? Successful Entrepreneurs Are "B" Students, Not "A" Students
The Business Insider
Lateral thinking is necessary in a start-up where the entrepreneur is constantly being pulled off course when plans don't go as planned, while linear thought is required in more mature companies where getting several hundred or several thousand people ...

Dropbox: 25 million users and counting
Fortune
("We're basically replacing tens of millions of hard drives and replacing that kind of infrastructure will require capital," he concedes.) Ambitious? Sure. But as any entrepreneur will tell you, figuring out how to capitalize on success like Dropbox's ...

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Recycling Capital
San Francisco Chronicle
If so, then I think the rest of the world should pay as much attention to the way entrepreneurs recycle their capital as anything else. Yes, the institutional venture capital system is a big part of the success of our tech startup economy. ...

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TD Bank Names Richard Bradshaw as Head of Small Business Administration Programs
PR Newswire (press release)
Based in Greenville, SC, Bradshaw will build out and manage TD Bank's expanding SBA team in delivering competitively-priced, government-backed financing programs that help small businesses grow and succeed. Bradshaw comes to TD Bank following his ...

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Tribal Financial Advisors Announces Strategic Associations for Its Capital ...
Bradenton Herald
Most importantly, TFA's deep network of financing sources provides Tribes with a choice. TFA looks across multiple lenders to provide Tribes with access to several sources to meet their specific needs. “TFA's capital raising business represents the ...

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New biz? Don't gamble house
Montreal Gazette
It may be tempting to utilize some of the equity in your home to fund the startup. “Of course, the entrepreneur is an optimistic person and they're trying to plan their business for success. They need to be aware failure is something that could happen ...

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Tribal Financial Advisors Announces Strategic Associations for Its Capital ...
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tribal Financial Advisors, Inc. (TFA) announced today its association with five premier commercial banks to further enhance its capital raising efforts for Indian Tribes. TFA is focused on providing both bank and non-bank financing for ...

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CBL Completes More Than $480 Million in Financing Activity
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) today announced $481.1 million in financing activity at a combined estimated weighted average interest rate of 5.42% and a weighted average term of 6.8 years. Year-to-date the Company has ...

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New biz? Don't gamble house
The Province
It may be tempting to utilize some of the equity in your home to fund the startup. “Of course, the entrepreneur is an optimistic person and they're trying to plan their business for success. They need to be aware failure is something that could happen ...

Awards and Competitions for Small Biz (April 18) – Family Business, Winning ...
The Business Insider
Here's a chance to get your start-up out of the garage with over $75000 in servers and development tools! Some of the greatest start-up ideas were born in a greasy garage or cramped basement. But Start-Up, Boot-Up™ will take one winner out of that ...

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Muthoot Fin sees asset book growing by 50% in 3 yrs
Business Standard
Gold financing company Muthoot Finance today launched its initial public offer at a price band of Rs 160-175 a share. The issue of 5.15 crore equity shares closes on April 21. Post IPO, the promoter holding in the company would come down to 80.1%, ...
Subscribe to Muthoot Finance IPO: Nirmal BangMoneycontrol.com
Plan to raise Rs 820-900 crore via IPO: Oomen Mammen, Muthoot FinanceEconomic Times
'Investing in Muthoot IPO risky'Business Today
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Philadelphia Orchestra, Lehman, Innkeepers: Bankruptcy
BusinessWeek
Worked out before the Chapter 11 filing on April 1, Whippoorwill is slated to buy the business in exchange for $40 million in secured debt, including financing Whippoorwill is providing for the Chapter 11 case. There would be an auction to determine if ...
Agreement allows TH Properties to avoid liquidation requestAllentown Morning Call

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Anhui Taiyang Poultry Announces 2010 Year End Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release)
Thereby revenue in our food business was reduced while increasing the revenue generated through our Breeding Unit. Going forward we will continue to evaluate the industry pricing trends so that we manage our business to maximize our financial results. ...

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You're the Boss: This Week in Small Business: Tax Day Today, Deficits Tomorrow
New York Times (blog)
A hard-working entrepreneur pays off a $1.7 million tax debt. OBAMA'S TURN Tyler Cowen points out that a lot of the 2011 budget cuts agreed to by Congress last week are frauds. Congress passes them anyway. The president says he will cut the deficit by ...

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IntegraMed to Host 2011 Q1 Conference Call Thursday, May 5th at 10:00 a.m. ET
Business Wire (press release)
IntegraMed supports its provider networks with clinical and business information systems, marketing and sales, facilities and operations management, finance and accounting, human resources, legal, risk management, quality assurance, and fertility ...

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