How to succeed in business without trying
BYU Daily Universe
In the midst of one of the worst economic recessions in history, students may wonder how it is possible to be a successful entrepreneur. Luke Willardson, a senior majoring in finance, is interning with the local start-up company Macel ...

Ex Im Bank Extends Close To $40 Million To Small Business Exporter
Small Business News from Gaebler.com
"Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and we will continue to provide our small business owners with the export financing they need to successfully compete around the globe." Our journalsists give you breaking news that focuses on what ...
Ex-Im Bank Approves Nearly $40 Million in Export Credit Insurance for ...Centre Daily Times

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Sony Pictures will remain in the James Bond business
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HollywoodNews.com: Sony Pictures Entertainment will remain in the James Bond business after reaching an agreement with MGM to co-finance and theatrically market and distribute Bond 23 worldwide, it was announced today by MGM Co-Chairmen and Chief ...
Sony Pictures Entertainment to co-finance, distribute 'James Bond'Economic Times
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MGM Partners with Sony on Releasing James Bond 23 WorldwideIndie Wire (blog)
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For Banks, US Mortgage Overhaul Requires Hiring, Spending
Fox Business
The COO told staff, "There is no higher priority" than compliance with the regulatory action, and "effective immediately, we will cut back on all meetings, offsites or travel unrelated to the OCC and Fed orders or client business." Ally Financial Inc. ...

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Bank of the West moving more workers to Bishop Ranch
San Jose Mercury News
San Francisco-based Bank of the West wants to hire 100 office workers who will serve as support staff in San Ramon for the mortgage and vehicle financing business. The bank also wants to hire 55 mortgage bankers who will work in the field. ...

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Top 10 Mistakes for a Startup Restaurant
RestaurantNews.com
However, let's focus on the 10 most common mistakes a startup restaurant makes: “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” Steven Covey further states in his bestselling book, The 7 Secrets of Highly Successful People, “if you don't know where you are ...

China Industrial Waste Management Announces Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release)
"We are very pleased with our 2010 financial performance as we achieved strong growth in sales, profitability, EPS, and operating cash flow," said Mr. Jason Dong, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our business rebounded significantly ...

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IMF warning: Many European banks on shaky ground
San Francisco Chronicle
BY DAVID McHUGH, AP Business Writer Stephen Jaffe / AP This handout photo provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows the IMF's Financial Counselor and Director Jose Vinals answering a question during the Global Financial Stability Report ...

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here's What He Said …
The Business Insider
Mark Suster is an entrepreneur turned VC and General Partner at GRP Partners. He focuses on early-stage technology companies – usually looking at Series A or seed investments. Suster also writes the influential blog, Both Sides of the Table Brad Feld ...

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Nexon Hires Bankers for Financing or IPO
Wall Street Journal
Nexon Corp., an Asian games company that makes big money selling imaginary haircuts and battle armor online, is seeking to tap into the Web financing boom and growing investor appetite for the lucrative virtual goods business. ...

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Angels with green wings: Investors support innovative health-care ventures
Los Altos Town Crier
It's the same kind of success DeGheest hopes to bring budding entrepreneurs with HealthTech. “We want to really help them build successful companies,” she said. Prospective startup leaders fill out an application posted on HealthTech's Web site and ...

US Federal Reserve Beige Book: San Francisco District (Text)
Bloomberg
Overall, however, lending standards remained somewhat restrictive for most types of consumer and business loans. Venture capital financing activity and investor interest continued to grow, particularly for companies focused on Internet and wireless ...

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US Federal Reserve Beige Book: Richmond District (Text)
Bloomberg
Most commercial bankers reported that small business lending had strengthened somewhat, with much of the funds going to equipment upgrades and plant expansions. A bank official in West Virginia reported that auto dealer inventory financing increased, ...

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Live Chat: 'How I Built It' Boston
Wall Street Journal (blog)
... series about entrepreneurs goes from coast to coast. Two weeks after the first installment in San Diego, Small Business editor Colleen DeBaise is heading to Boston to moderate a panel discussion with successful start-up gurus on Thursday, April 14. ...

Ex-Im Bank Approves Nearly $40 Million in Export Credit Insurance for ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and we will continue to provide our small business owners with the export financing they need to successfully compete around the globe." "We are grateful to Ex-Im Bank for providing us with the ...

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The Real History Of Twitter
The Business Insider
Ex-Googler Evan Williams had a startup called Odeo. It was going to be a podcasting platform. Evan asked his friend, another ex-Googler named Biz Stone, to join him. When Apple launched iTunes, and made Odeo's podcasting platform irrelevant, ...

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BFG Client, Handcraft Cleaners and Launderers, Wins 2011 SBA Virginia Small ...
PR Newswire (press release)
FAIRFAX, Va., April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Finance Group (BFG), a leading provider of SBA 504 loans in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia, today announced that its client, Handcraft Cleaners and Launders, a family run, ...

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MetLife Comments on Announcement by the Office of the Comptroller of the ...
Business Wire (press release)
... (9) impairments of goodwill and realized losses or market value impairments to illiquid assets; (10) defaults on our mortgage loans; (11) the impairment of other financial institutions that could adversely affect our investments or business; ...

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Startup Advice: Hurry Up and Launch the Damn Product!
BNET (blog)
Eisenmann teaches the concept of the “lean startup” developed by HBS Entrepreneur-in-Residence Eric Ries and entrepreneur Steve Blank. In this case lean does not mean a shoestring budget but rather avoiding wasting of resources, saving time, ...

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United Capital Source Announces Small Business Loans & Funding
Newswire Today (press release)
"We are excited about the opportunities that are presenting themselves in the small- to mid-sized business finance industry,” said Mr. Weitz. “While banks have loosened up a little, their requirements are still very strict. Most small- to mid-sized ...