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Prepare and Be Prepared

Brad Feld has a great post a week ago titled, Dont Be Casual, in which he talks about a company in his portfolio that did a "casual" presentation to a VC firm, only to realize that the companys idea of casual didnt match the VC firms. In the end,...

Tags: Venture capital, Investment, Will, Entrepreneurialism, General, Tips and Tools, Wisdom

Blog posts 2007-03-05

Do Boards of Advisors Work?

I have never seen a board of advisors work after the initial few meetings. Im sure there are cases where they are managed well and it works out, but for the most part, my experience is that any initial engagement and excitement wanes and the value diminishes fairly quickly....

Tags: Investment, Will, advisor, board, Entrepreneurialism, Finance, General, Management, Tips and Tools, Wisdom

Blog posts 2007-02-28

Prepare and Be Prepared

Brad Feld has a great post this week titled, Dont Be Casual, in which he talks about a company in his portfolio that did a "casual" presentation to a VC firm, only to realize that the companys idea of casual didnt match the VC firms. In the end, "the...

Tags: Venture capital, Investment, Will, General

Blog posts 2007-02-23

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Research and Markets Adds Report: Sugar Monthly Market

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Research and Markets Adds Report: Sugar Monthly MarketC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and has announced the addition of China Sugar Monthly Market Report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:...

Articles 2009-06-08

A short-term management strategy for improving transit network efficiency

INTRODUCTION Public transit system, a basic part of the transportation network in urban areas, benefit society by providing mobility to people in shared vehicles. Although transit-oriented development may not always be the best way, it is one of the best solutions for transportation problems in large cities and...

Articles 2009-02-01

Usage of lightning arrester line to feed light electrical loads

INTRODUCTION There are scattered loads everywhere which lay in the field of high voltage lines specially those is close adjacent to transportation roads like petrol stations, restaurants ... etc). Supplying these loads in the traditional methods is too expensive while these are only low power-consuming loads and lying...

Articles 2009-01-01

Base course modification through stabilization using cement and bitumen

INTRODUCTION A huge amount of investments are used for maintenance, construction and extending roads and freeways in many countries. Statistics shows that during last fifty years, the most investments are used on roads in compare to other general infrastructures (1). The roads built with conventional methods...

Articles 2009-01-01

OMEGA BUYS OUT 5MM-UNIT QUANTUM STAKE IN LINN ENERGY

New York-based face=+Bold; Omega Advisors Inc. face=-Bold; has purchased the 5.06 million units of face=+Bold; Linn Energy LLCface=-Bold; , Houston, (Nasdaq: LINE) held by private-equity investor face=+Bold; Quantum Energy Partners II LPface=-Bold; , Houston. The holding represented a 4.5% stake in the upstream MLP. The...

Articles 2008-12-17

Transition coaching helps ensure success for global assignments: executives are challenged to rapidly adjust their leadership styles and family life to a global environment and new cultures. This article explains how transition coaching can improve assignment success rates, return on investment, employee satisfaction and retention, and contribute to smoother repatriation

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE BEST approach for corporations supporting executives on global assignments of all types is to address both the shift from one culture to another on long-term assignments and train everyone at a managerial level in an open-minded, culturally respectful mindset that values diversity. Executives...

Articles 2008-12-01

A Decision support approach for the sustainable transfer of energy technologies under the Kyoto Protocol

INTRODUCTION The Kyoto Protocol contains market mechanisms that enable industrialized countries to invest in greenhouse gas emission GHG reduction projects on the territory of other countries, either developing, or industrialised, such as the Clean Development Mechanism CDM and the Joint Implementation JI (1). Given the double...

Articles 2008-12-01

Cylinder & Slide

The 45 ACP Colt M1903 ("Cylinder & Slide's .45 ACP 1903," Sept/Oct) is simply fascinating! I would buy one if it could be manufactured and sold at a reasonable price. I don't think silver soldering parts together would be a practical way to manufacture this gun in quantity. I would...

Articles 2008-11-01

Do overlapping land rights reduce agricultural investment? Evidence from Uganda

Land-attached investment is critical to ensure economic growth, poverty reduction, and sustainable natural resource management in the world's least developed countries. Access to better agricultural technology, infrastructure, and markets for outputs and inputs will increase the payoffs from such investment. However, theory suggests that, unless property rights are sufficiently secure...

Articles 2008-11-01

Workers Comp Fund getting new building

The Workers Compensation Fund will have a new headquarters soon. Construction began last week on a 150,000-square-foot, six-story building at 100 W. Towne Ridge Parkway (9700 South), Sandy. The $35 million project is expected to take two years to complete. WCF will retain its current five-story building...

Articles 2008-10-01

Billionaire, Gorbachev to form party

MOSCOW -- A Russian billionaire said Tuesday he is teaming up with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to form a new political party that will challenge the country's recent steps away from democracy. Alexander Lebedev, a former lawmaker who has built a fortune in business and investment,...

Articles 2008-10-01

Ashley to slash Newcastle price

There is renewed speculation surrounding the price Mike Ashley expects to ask for Newcastle United given the global economic downturn and the fact that several of the interested parties are from overseas. According to reports a fortnight ago in the Middle East, Ashley was hoping for a figure in the...

Articles 2008-10-01

Babcock is a solid buy in a volatile market

Investment Column Our view: Buy Share price: 499p (+13.25p) With the events of the last few days, it is arguable that rather than buying equities at all, investors would be better off sticking the whole lot under the mattress until...

Articles 2008-10-01

Ashley to slash Newcastle price

There is renewed speculation surrounding the price Mike Ashley expects to ask for Newcastle United given the global economic downturn and the fact that several of the interested parties are from overseas. According to reports a fortnight ago in the Middle East, Ashley was hoping for a figure in the...

Articles 2008-10-01

AIG sells 50% stake in City Airport

Business in brief TRANSPORT AIG, the ailing US insurance giant, has offloaded its stake in London's City Airport to its joint venture partner for an estimated 250m. The New York-based insurer has sold its 50 per cent stake in the airport to Global Infrastructure Partners. Selling...

Articles 2008-10-01

New on the InvestSource Index: Archer Entertainment Media Communications, Inc.

InvestSource, Inc., a multimediarelations/ investor relations firm specializing in bringing small- and micro-cap issuers to theattention of the broader public, announced today that it has added ArcherEntertainment Media Communications, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AEMC) to its rapidlygrowing "InvestSource Index" of publicly traded securities. ArcherEntertainment is the latest in a line...

Articles 2008-10-01

Expertus Announces the Bleak State of Marketing in Training Organizations

Expertus ( www.expertus.com ), a globalleader in helping companies fuel business growth by maximizing the value oftraining investments, today announced they have released the findings fromtheir recent study, Internal Marketing for Corporate Training Programs.There were 73 qualified respondents, all internal corporate training anddevelopment professionals whose organizations widely varied in size,...

Articles 2008-10-01