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NetworkingForPros.com Puts You on the Web
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
© Dmitry Baranovskiy
I've been contributing over the last few months to the content of a vibrant and growing site that points toward the future of the Internet and has profound potential for eCommerce and business. The site is NetworkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the mome...
Your Company Website
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
I talked yesterday over at BizPlanHacks about getting customers through your company website. Do you have a company website? You should.
SimplWeb has an online course available to help you start a website. They describe it as "a free 7 part guide to creating a killer content site that ca...
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 3
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
...9;s Smith On Authentication: '70 Billion Reasons To Make This Work'
• Hedge fund managers betting Twitter will give them an edge in rapid trading
• Habitat sorry for Iran Tweeting
• Did ...
Full HD und 3D-Effekte - LG 47LH50
in Digitaltivi, on June 26, 2009
Stell Dir vor, auf dem Fernsehbildschirm ist ein Singapur Sling zu sehen und Du hast das Bedürfnis, das Glas aus dem Gerät zu nehmen … Diese Gedanken kamen mir beim Durchforsten des Internets, als ich auf die Meldung über das LG Full HD 3D Gerät LG 47LH50 stieß: Dieses erste 3D LCD Display von ...
Can You Get Money from the Government? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on June 23, 2009
Michael Sanibel had a helpful blog post recently on government grants. He looks at all the basics:
What is a grant?
Who can qualify?
How do you apply?
What types of grants are available?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting a grant?
Why would a grant application not b...
US Immigration Overhaul "Essential"
in Global Mobility Report, on June 20, 2009
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The Obama Administration made it clear this week that overhauling the immigration system in the U.S. is a priority for his administration. Obama told the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference that U.S. borders must be strengthened to thwart illegal immigrati...
Enjoying First Grade
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 19, 2009
My son is truly enjoying first grade. It has been 2 weeks and he is already having a blast.
Though we both have to adjust to waking up early (classes are from 710 to 1130 in the mornings and 1 to 4 in the afternoons), we have slowly gotten there. I don't just rely on one alarm clock, I hav...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
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If you've been retrenched as a banker or hedge fund manager, don't worry. There's plenty of work out there, if you want to become a spook. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...ve, and ultimately destructive side bets that financial institutions make. And finally, advisers of hedge funds whose assets exceed a certain size will be required to register with the Securities and ...
A GM name change?
in Sox First, on June 17, 2009
Last month, Harvard Business School set off the debate about a name change for GM . It suggested going for an American theme, although somehow I don't think Stars and Stripes Automobile Manufacturing Co. is going to cut it in a global market. But a name change might be necessary. "If ...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
... " Hedge funds finished up 4.06% in May , capturing the largest monthly gains since February 2000." Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index, said, "Emerging Markets funds wer...
Just Koogle it.
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
Now I've heard everything. We have reports of a new kosher search engine called "koogle" developed in Israel that allows religious Jews to search the Net without compromising their religious standards. Koogle screens out such forbidden material as sexually explicit images or pict...
Accelerating Relationships with Social Networking
in TJ's Weblog, on June 15, 2009
Business has always been at least partly about networking. More and more, it has come to be about social networking. I wrote recently about the need to focus your efforts in social networking. I came across this piece not long ago by Christopher Rollyson on how business relationships can, in h...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
So unemployment in the US has jumped to 9.4% but are the numbers telling us the truth? Is unemployment actually worse than what the statisticians are telling us? As reported here , consultant John Williams says the number of unemployed in the US is actually more like 20%, which takes it up t...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
It seems the recession is saving marriages. Or it might be prolonging the agony. In Britain, The Independent reports that accountants Grant Thornton have found that fewer couples are divorcing. Plummeting property prices means it's just not worth it, even if it means prolonging a bad marr...
Art Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 10, 2009
According to Friedrich Kiradi, head of Merit Alternative Investments GmbH and director of the world-wide first Art Photography Fund. "Investments in material assets such as real estate, commodities, as well as art, continues to be an area that investors seem to be focusing on, with the gro...
Hedge Fund Competing To Buy British Bank
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 9, 2009
... (BGI), including the iShares business.
BlackRock's BGI buyout will break its own record in a hedge fund transaction, when in 2006 BlackRock took over Merrill Lynch's asset management busine...
Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
© tedmurphy
I came across a interesting piece last week from Small Business Trends : Entrepreneurial Lessons From The Experts. It was a list of simple observations about the life of entrepreneurs in general. Author Lisa Bourne was lucky enough to get Copyblogger's Brian Clark, John Jantsc...
Social Networking With Purpose
in BootStrapMe, on June 7, 2009
Entrepreneur.Com had a piece recently that made a simple point: You should be selective with your social networks.
The simple truth is that social networking can be a time consuming endeavor. It's easy to get bogged down trying to read all your Twitter posts. Social networks can become redun...
The Genius Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on May 25, 2009
© Keith Allison
You've probably never heard of the genius visa. Les than 10,000 people a year are allowed into the U.S. on it. People who are at the absolute top tier of their field in the arts, athletics, sciences, education, or business. Its formal name is the O-1 visa, and BusinessWeek...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2009
...nation with the comings and goings of MBAs as obsolete as our lionization of investment bankers and hedge-fund managers? Is it time to look elsewhere for the "best and the brightest" of what...
Five Golf Destinations in Spain
in Wandalust, on May 19, 2009
...ip course reflects the personality of golf's most successful player of all times. Nicklaus heads a golf course design company that is responsible for some of the most amazing new courses in recent...
Franchises: WYNTK
in Biz Plan Hacks, on May 19, 2009
We talked recently about how well franchises do during a recession. To balance that I thought I'd point out this piece by Jeff Elgin on buying a franchise. Elgin looks at some things you should know about a franchise contract.
One of the things he points out is that strong franchises usual...
Iomega eGo USB Drive Brings Data Backup Cost Down
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 19, 2009
...d aluminum shell and is protected by Iomega's Drop Guard system which should protect your drive heads in case of a fall. Iomega is reporting that the eGo drives should successfully survive a fall ...
Spain's Top Five Golf Destinations
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 15, 2009
...ip course reflects the personality of golf's most successful player of all times. Nicklaus heads a golf course design company that is responsible for some of the most amazing new courses in recent...
Hedge Fund Administrator of The Year
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 13, 2009
... Along with an award for Hedge Fund Administrator of the year for their alternative investment services (AIS), the Bank of New York Mellon received 6 other awards at the International Custody &...
A Hippocratic oath for managers
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
The global crisis is as much a failure of ethics as it is of finance. Business at the end of the day has to serve society which gives it its licence to operate. Creating virtual products as they did in financial markets wasn't serving anyone. Neither was flogging subprime packages to people ...
No recovery yet
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
Is the US economy on its way to recovery or not? Some would point to the results of the bank stress tests as a green shoot with 10 of the 19 largest banks needed to boost their capital by a combined total just shy of $75 billion. Not as much as many expected, prompting officials and industry ex...
An End to Tax Havens?
in Bizinformer, on May 5, 2009
© marcn
A vast number of news sources have been covering President Obama's proposal to close tax loopholes and shut down corporate tax havens. Some examples of the coverage include:
The NY Times , Agence France Press , The Washington Post , Financial Times , Mother Jones Bloomberg...
The next accounting battle
in Sox First, on May 3, 2009
...les were one of the reasons the markets went into meltdown. Using borrowed money, investment banks, hedge funds and commercial banks made reckless bets. They created and sold exotic investment vehicle...
Swine flu and markets
in Sox First, on April 28, 2009
... And what does it tell us about the fragility of the global economy? Narayanan Viswanathan who now heads the global supply chain practice of Boston consulting firm Aberdeen Group has told BusinessWe...
How Sound is Your Business Plan?
in BootStrapMe, on April 27, 2009
I recently reported at BizPlanHacks on some research that shows that business plans don't get start-ups funded by VC's. But what do we care?
A business plan takes on a whole new meaning in the context of a bootstrapped business. PE Hub 's Joanna Glasner rightly points out that the...
More Wall Street greed
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
...irate Citigroup executive to a colleague. "I'm not giving to charity this year!" one hedge-fund analyst shouts into the phone, when I ask about Obama's planned tax increases. "...
Nouriel Roubini: we're not even at the bottom yet
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
...ting growth cycle will come from. "We had the real-estate bubble, tech bubble, housing bubble, hedge-fund bubble, private-equity bubble, commodities bubble, even the art bubble-and they are all b...
HedgeCo.Net Spring Manager Showcase on Wed next week
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 26, 2009
... HedgeCo.Net and HedgeCo Securities is holding the Spring 2009 Manager Showcase. This event is open to all accredited HedgeCo.Net members and will profile some of the leading fund managers.
T...
Hedge Funds in the Cayman Islands
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 21, 2009
... Sophia Harris, the firm's Managing Partner.
"The recent significant stresses placed upon hedge funds, particularly in Q4 of 2008, have given our investment funds group invaluable insight in...
Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on April 19, 2009
Adam over at Blogtrepreneur points out the prominent role women play in the bootstrap community and the larger world of entrepreneurs today. He uses suffrage as a point of reference; 90 years ago women couldn't even vote. "You've come a long way, baby." (Hope that doesn't...
New Hedge Fund Manager at SilkInvest
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 15, 2009
... investment bank Renaissance Capital, to spearhead its move into Frontier Fixed Income, an emergent hedge fund asset class.
"We will offer a liquid Frontier Market Fixed Income product, " Z...
IPOs: don't blame Sarbox
in Sox First, on April 15, 2009
...nvestors hold less than 30% of publicly traded shares with the remainder held through mutual funds, hedge funds and other institutional investors. Which, as Davidoff implies, makes the arguments about...
Cabrera Wins The Green
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 13, 2009
...one on the first playoff hole.
Cabrera, we will recall, stayed calm when all around him lost their heads on Sunday to become the first Argentinean to win the U.S. Open in 2007.
He stayed calm on Su...
Hard Questions for a Business Leader
in TJ's Weblog, on April 10, 2009
...d I allow my employees to participate in these information sessions?
Should I give my employees a heads up about layoffs, work furloughs, etc.?
How should I communicate bad news?
You don't ...
The new consumer
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
Last year, I did a blog entry looking at the way consumer patterns have changed in the recession. The earlier this year, I did a piece looking at thrift chic, the latest trend where people are embracing frugality and a new conservatism. The lessons of the 1930s taught us that when an economy...
Airlines in tailspin
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
The airline industry goes from bad to worse. A crumbling global economy means fewer seats on planes declining profits for the world's biggest airlines. More details here .The big problem lies in their fixed costs. As Morningstar analyst Basili Alukos told reporters , it's a high fixed...
Top 5 Places to Play Golf in Spain
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 8, 2009
...ionship course reflects the personality of golf's most successful player of all times. Nicklaus heads a golf course design company that is responsible for some of the most amazing new courses in r...
Defending the Hedge Against Coyotes
in The Outdoor Weblog, on April 8, 2009
...nt of indigenous species. An interesting angle on this situation can be seen in the movie Over The Hedge, but it does little to provide you with solutions to real life situations like coming face to f...
Communities printing money
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
It had to happen. USA Today reports how cash strapped communities have taken a Depression era idea and started printing their own money. Ylu buy it at a discount and spend it at stores that accept currencies like Detroit Cheers, Ithaca Hours in New York, Plenty in North Carolina or BerkShares ...
Broccoli Sprouts, Good For Your Gut
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 6, 2009
...st common bacterial infections in the world.
Broccoli sprouts are much higher than mature broccoli heads in delivering a biochemical called sulforaphane, which has previously been shown to have poten...
Two Equity Fund Launches
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 6, 2009
...t Ltd, successfully launched The African Lions Fund and the Arab Falcons Fund, which helped the hedge fund manager achieve its goals in becoming a specialist in Arab and African equities.
The Lux...
Advertising market crash
in Sox First, on April 2, 2009
Last week, I did a blog entry asking whether the Internet was shattering the advertising industry Well, if it's not the Internet, it's certainly the recession. The Wall Street Journal reports that spending on online advertising is starting to cool down. While online-ad revenue surge...
The Economist to Launch London Theme Park
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 1, 2009
As part of a strategy designed to broaden the revenue base, leverage content over new platforms and promote The Economist brand to a young and dynamic audience, The Economist Group is delighted to announce the development of a public-entertainment facility that combines the magic of a theme P...
St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group Formed
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 28, 2009
...create novel solutions to complex health-care problems," says Samuel A. Wickline, M.D. , who heads the Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence at Washington University. "It wil...
Do You Have a Jellyfish?
in IfEnergy, on March 28, 2009
The commercial-industrial efforts to turn wind into energy for money seem to get a lot more attention than the smaller efforts to enable individual citizens to use wind energy as a means of opting out of the power grid altogether. So I found the Jellyfish Wind Appliance to be fascinating as a pe...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
...;s a lot at stake here. That includes Gordon Brown whose popularity ratings are slipping as Britain heads towards an election next year. But in the meantime, the protests will shed light on how divid...
Netflix to hit the PS3?
in The Wired Home Weblog, on March 27, 2009
I love my PS3. It sits at the hub of my media centre and plays blu rays, dvds, cds, and even my occasional SACD (I have an early model!). It's quiet, reliable, and it does almost everything I want, and will be even closer when I get round to aquiring a PlayTV.
However, for you US guys it just ...
Oil shock ahead
in Sox First, on March 27, 2009
Last week, I did a blog entry on the International Monetary Fund warning that there might be a small recovery next year if there are comprehensive and co-ordinated global policies, and if commodity prices remain low. So far, there's been no sign of global co-ordination. Add to that the r...
Geithner's push for power and the law of unexpected outcomes
in Sox First, on March 26, 2009
...g reporting that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is moving to tighten up the rules for monster hedge funds, private- equity firms and derivatives markets, it's worth looking at what's ahe...
Why Geithner's plan won't work
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
...he taxpayer to buy bad assets. "For the private investors, this is an open invitation to play heads I win, tails the taxpayers lose. So sure, these investors will be ready to pay high prices for...
Ideas for social entrepreneurship in crisis times
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
...e may apply the idea of companies like Zopa to Africa...The idea is to create some sort of communal hedge fund and allow community members to submit ideas that the community gets to approve funding fo...
Welcome, Tuz!
in HackITLinux, on March 21, 2009
Linux has a new mascot... at least temporarily.
"With a commit introduced on Tuesday evening into the main development tree, Linus Torvalds granted the Linux mascot a three-month sabbatical," The H Open Source reports . " Tuz , an image of a Tasmanian devil wearing a false y...
The Death of SpiralFrog
in P2P File Sharing, on March 21, 2009
...ng last year, the company issued secured notes in order to borrow at least $9 million from several hedge funds and others."
"The New York-based company launched in 2006, and a year ago cla...
AIG witch hunts: the new McCarthyism
in Sox First, on March 21, 2009
Some of the most disturbing reports now coming out of the US tell us that AIG employees are now living in fear. Now we're told employees have been told to avoid sporting the company logo and to travel in pairs at night. Bomb sniffer dogs and body guards are in demand. As the Hartford Cou...
Cisco's Unified Computing System
in The CIO Weblog, on March 20, 2009
...far it doesn't seem to have done so. I can find less commentary on it from fewer of the talking heads than on the possible resurgence of the Microsoft-Yahoo Zombie Deal that Wouldn't Die.
So ...
The greening of Disney?
in Sox First, on March 20, 2009
The Walt Disney Company seems to have stunned everyone with its latest corporate responsibility report which says it will aim for zero net greenhouse gas emissions and reducing indirect greenhouse gas emissions from electricity consumption. Anyone who has been to Disneyland would have to wond...
Squeezing accounting independence
in Sox First, on March 18, 2009
The rule maker for accounting standards is coming under pressure again. Once more the Europeans are putting the heat on the International Accounting Standards Board to change the rules and let the banks hide their losses. The trouble is the IASB has already compromised its independence and cou...
Wolfgang Münchau: Kreditderivate im Finanzmarkt sind eine Zeitbombe!
in Bauen - aber richtig, on March 18, 2009
...G20-Gruppe der führenden industrie- und Schwellenländer sollte sich nicht mit Steueroasen und Hedge-Fonds beschäftigen, die mit dieser Krise gar nichts zu tun haben, sondern mit Banken und Versicherun...
Mortgage fraud and AIG
in Sox First, on March 17, 2009
Mortgage fraud is on the rise, up 26% , and it's a serious problem. Fewer loans are being processed but there's more fraud, suggesting there is a real sickness in the system. It means people are getting more desperate. The increase in mortgage fraud is linked to other crimes like check...
Newspapers: obituaries and renewals.
in Sox First, on March 17, 2009
The obituaries for the newspaper industry are rolling in with the death of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . The Financial Times says there might be two hopes for the industry: that charitable endowments may replace commercial business models and that readers who have grown accustomed to...
Hedge Fund Manager Joins Water Reclamation Company
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on March 12, 2009
... Long time hedge fund manager, Eric D. Pedersen has been appointed to The position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors at fresh water reclamation company, STW Reso...
Jude Frances Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 12, 2009
... weight. Lobster clasp. 16"L.Both, solid 18-karat yellow gold.
$2500
Jude, mother of three, heads sales and marketing. This Texas native inspires the edgier side of the line. Her favorite piece...
Managing IT costs
in The CIO Weblog, on March 11, 2009
...operate at the same level of capacity, presuming that when sufficiently motivated, those department heads are finally going to get around to trimming that fat.
The reason this confuses me is that, if...
