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Aug 10

Do you have what it takes to own a successful business?

People start businesses for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, they are tired of working for someone else and want to be their own boss. Perhaps they came up with a solution to resolve a problem

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StarCraft 2, a real-time strategy game, was recently released. The game has both single and multiplayer abilities. It is logical to think that going through the single player portion, getting all the achievements, would prepare a player for the multiplayer part of the game. Unfortunately, that is not the case. The player might win the first couple of matches because the game tries to match people according to skill. It is very common (the norm) to possibly win a couple of matches then lose miserably over and over again, even if they successfully completed the single player portion of the game, to better players that have been practicing and playing longer. Everyone makes mistakes initially because everyone starts new, but if the player continues to make the same mistakes, the player will never excel.
The same holds true when playing with friends. If the friends are the same skill level, they will not become better players until they play against someone better and they lose. The…

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11
Jul 10

First Jobs: How Steve Jobs & Other Entrepreneurs Started Off

How did Steve Jobs get started? What about Warren Buffet? Marc Andressen

…In honor of our National Entrepreneurs’ Day Petition, we thought we’d take a look at some famous entrepreneurs and find out where they started. If you haven’t signed the petition yet, be sure to check it out….

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13
May 10

As Its Ship Sinks, Newsweek Grasps at Gay Straws

Setoodeh’s cloddish arguments are at least keeping Newsweek in the spotlight at the moment, a place it hasn’t been since the Sarah Palin jogging cover of last November. But it’s not the kind of attention you want when you’re trying to convince someone to buy your supposedly serious publication.

…until it apologizes.
For his part, Setoodeh has revisited the issue, finally acknowledging that he is gay, whining about all the personal strife he’s had to endure in the aftermath, and trying to reiterate what he says is his main point, that there’s no gay actor of Clooney’s stature working today.
Setoodeh may have a real point somewhere in his tangled logic, but he delivers it in an incredibly flat-footed manner one that his editors, by rights, should have flagged and either asked for a rewrite or spiked.
His original piece excuses openly gay actors like Cynthia Nixon and Portia de Rossi from his argument, since they’re lesbians and straight men think it’s OK for them to kiss a girl and like it. In addition, de Rossi and Neil Patrick Harris don’t count because they inhabit broad caricatures unlike, say, Chuck Baxter, who busts out into Burt Bacharach songs.
The invocation of Rock Hudson is particularly weak. Yes, it was a different era, but contemporary audiences…

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8
May 10

America’s Highest-Paid Female Bosses [Graphic]

In America, some of the most well known companies - the likes of Kraft Foods, Avon Products and PepsiCo have a woman at their helm, yet still, women account for only three percent of the chief executives at the helm of the 500 biggest US companies.

…For a long time, women have fought for equality, fought to be given the same jobs and pay as men. A few years ago it would have seemed impossible for a woman to be a CEO, as it wouldn’t be deemed an appropriate job - in fact, in some countries women still struggle for equality and its down to individual companies to bring in legislation.
In Germany, women in Europe’s largest economy on average earn 23.2 percent less than men. Yet Germany isn’t alone in the equality issues, despite women making up almost 40 percent of the global workforce, the number of female CEO’s across most industries remains low. Deutsche Telelekom, one of the country’s biggest companies unveiled plans to fast-track more women into management roles in the company. By 2015, the company want 30 percent of its middle and upper management positions to be filled by women - the first gender quota to be implemented at one of Germany’s top 30 DAX-listed companies.
So in Germany women are still facing a struggle, now what about America? In…

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8
Apr 10

Trading a Pink Slip for a Passion

I’m sure you’ve heard it before: “You haven’t lived until you’ve been fired”

…even to casual passersby.She found a pattern maker on Craigslist and a website designer through LinkedIn. Then she took her samples to the Pump Station, a boutique in L.A. that also teaches about breast-feeding, which had been her go-to spot while pregnant. When the store offered to private-label the collection, it gave Rubin the validation she needed, and she decided to strike out on her own. Seemingly overnight, Milkstars was born. But the path…

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Apr 10

The Green Economy’s Secret Weapon: Aging Baby Boomers

Baby boomers, armed with years of valuable experience, are seeking “encore careers” in fields that a deliver a social benefit. Green jobs, which many see as a bright spot in an otherwise troubled economy, appear to be a natural fit, according to a recent report.

…and assist in the creation of new jobs for all ages,” the report said.

Between 5.3 million and 8.4 million people between the ages of 44 to 70 have shifted from midlife careers to encore careers, according to the 2008 MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Encore Career Survey. Half of those surveyed who hadn’t made the move indicated they were interested.

The report identifies eight job positions representing prime career opportunities for baby boomers: weatherization installers and crew leaders, energy auditors, solar contractors, solar installation trainers, outreach workers, and conservation and sustainability consultants and advocates.

“We have focused on areas where need exists and demand is expected to grow for boomers to use their talent and experience to further the sustainability of their communities, the nation and the planet,” the report said. “With their skills and willingness to do good, these individuals are primed to help to stem expected U.S. labor shortages across sectors.”

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25
Feb 10

AT&T Gets NASA Network Contract

AT&T of Vienna, Va., has been awarded a contract to provide NASA’s mission network around the world with necessary resources for projects and missions.

…T of Vienna, Va., has been awarded a contract to provide NASA’s mission network around the world with necessary resources for projects and missions.
NASA said the one-year, two-month contract includes three two-year options. It has a value of approximately $87 million if all options are exercised, officials said.
“The contract is a follow-on effort for NASA’s agency-wide Mission Network Services, which was awarded under the General Services Administration’s Federal Technology Services 2001 contract,” the space agency said. “These services are being transitioned from the GSA FTS 2001 contract to the newly awarded GSA Networx Universal contract.”…

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7
Feb 10

Heineken Nears a Deal With Femsa

Heineken is close to buying the beer operations of Femsa, one of Mexico’s biggest brewers, for $7.5 billion to $8 billion, people briefed on the matter said Sunday.

…Newcastle, Britain’s largest brewer, in a joint deal with Carlsberg valued at $15 billion.A deal for Femsa would give Heineken a bigger foothold in Latin America, especially the highly profitable Mexican market. The two companies already share ties: Heineken distributes Dos Equis and other Femsa products in the United States.For Femsa, merging with Heineken could help bolster its competitive position, especially as it continues to battle its larger Mexican rival, Grupo Modelo.About a quarter of Femsa’s 168 billion pesos ($12 billion) in revenue in 2008 came from its beer operations. The company posted about $1.6 billion in operating profit that year.A spokeswoman for Heineken declined to comment. A representative for Femsa could not be reached for comment. News of Heineken’s possible deal was first reported by The Wall Street Journal online….

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6
Feb 10

SEC charges father and son with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it has charged a Florida father and son with overstating hedge fund values by as much as $160 million.

…WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it has charged a Florida father and son with overstating hedge fund values by as much as $160 million.
Neil Moody and his son, Christopher Moody, claimed they controlled investments for three hedge funds that were actually managed by Arthur Nadel, who was charged last year with securities, the SEC said.
“The Moodys led investors to believe that they were faithfully managing funds invested with them. Instead, they abdicated their responsibilities to investors and ignored warning signs that should have alerted them to the fraud that was occurring all around them,” said Glenn Gordon, associate director of the SEC Miami office.
The SEC is seeking permanent injunctions, financial penalties and restitution, the regulator said in a statement.
Jeffrey Cox, an attorney for Christopher Moody, said in a statement Monday the SEC complaint “does not allege that Chris Moody knowingly intended to harm investors.”
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5
Feb 10

Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.7 Percent

The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent from 10 percent with some sectors adding jobs, the Department of Labor said Friday.

…WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent from 10 percent with some sectors adding jobs, the Department of Labor said Friday.
The department said construction, transportation and warehousing lost jobs, but retail and temporary jobs rose leaving non-farm employment “essentially unchanged,” with a loss of only 20,000 jobs in the month.
Economists predicted the jobless rate would hold at 10 percent.
The Labor Department said the number of workers who cannot find jobs after 27 weeks of looking “continued to trend up” in the month, putting discouraged workers at 6.3 million, a gain of 5 million since December 2007 at the start of the recession.
During the month, construction lost 75,000 jobs, transportation and warehousing 19,000. Manufacturing added 11,000 positions, while jobs in the automotive industry swung higher, up by 23,000.
Retail businesses added 42,000 jobs in the month.
The average workweek rose by 0.1 hour to 33.9 hours. Hourly earnings in…

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