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TuesdayMay 15, 2007 8:30 am

Focus is the Key to a Sound PR Program

It's no secret that the new economic boom spoiled many technology companies and the numerous industries that supported them. As businesses raced to build their brands overnight, advertising, marketing, public relations firms and in-house professionals were given carte blanche to do as they pleased, regardless of cost or estimated return on investment. In 2002 and throughout most of 2003, the world sang a different tune. Long gone were the prime-time ad campaigns, expansive trade show booths and bottomless marketing budgets. Surprisingly, despite the downturn, a large number of businesses have yet to retrofit their organizations to meet the challenges of…

MondayMay 14, 2007 8:42 am

Venture Capital – The New Paradigm

CEOs looking for money these days are telling investors that they don't want it all at once, they now want to raise money a little at a time, with each piece tied to predetermined milestones. By doing so, they believe they can keep the company focused on meeting goals and objectives in a timely fashion, which then supports and justifies the need for additional capital. Raising money in "tranches," or stages pegged to specific milestones, is not a new strategy, but has become a popular way to raise money in a difficult economic environment. Private capital investors, especially those burned…

FridayMay 11, 2007 8:22 am

Valuing a business as a buyer: Be careful

You will find a variety of different organizations that sponsor valuation experts of all stripes. Some will have many capital letters after their names but may not yet have acquired substantial experience in the marketplace on a practical level. Some will be able to deal with the numbers but will fail to explain what it is they're doing or how they're doing it. If you can't understand the method they've used, the valuation will have little significance for you. And, don't forget: You're the person who counts. Many people think the dollar value of the business is the keynote. The…

ThursdayMay 10, 2007 6:34 pm

The Hidden World of Offshore Banking

Last year, the number of American millionaires fell by 100,000. Yet 200,000 new U.S. millionaires showed up overseas. Why? One answer may be that back in the1960s, the U.S. government encouraged American banks to set up branches in Caribbean hot-money centers and distant islands as an efficient means of attracting foreign money into the U.S. dollar. The initial aim was to help finance the Vietnam War by turning America into a new Switzerland for the world's hot money. Instead this policy succeeded in turning these U.S. backed banks into a flight-capital center for third-world dictators, high net worth individuals, large…

WednesdayMay 09, 2007 6:03 am

Bioterrorism On Our Door Step

Bioterrorism On Our Doorstep: Bioterrorism has now been defined as the intentional use of a pathogen or biological product to cause harm to a human, animal, plant or other living organisms, to influence the conduct of government or to intimidate or coerce a civilian population. Nearly forty newly emerging infectious diseases were identified during the thirty years between 1973 and 2003. And more may already be on their way to America. On February 16, 2006, a 44-year-old man presented to a hospital in Pennsylvania with respiratory symptoms including dry cough, shortness of breath, and general malaise and later tested positive…

MondayMay 07, 2007 3:58 pm

The Characteristics of a Stock Market Crash

With essentially no change in the domestic economic environment or interest rates, the market seems to be marching up a wall of worry, posting new highs as political struggles wane, inflation seems tame and the air coming out of the housing market has slowed to a trickle. So why worry about an impending precipitous decline in the stock market? Just compare the crash of 1987 and the “Bubble” of 2000 to the environment we’re in today, and the similarities are alarming. There was no apparent change in the economic conditions between the spring of 1986 and fall of 1987, but…

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