Ex-Dodgers greats may look into purchasing team;

Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN Sports) – Though the financially-troubled Dodgers are not formally for sale as of now, former Dodgers greats Steve Garvey and Orel Hershiser are forming an exploratory ownership group in the event the franchise is placed on the market. Garvey, who reportedly conceived the [...]

Some Employers Already Sending Workers To Exchanges to Buy Health Insurance

United States (KaiserHealth) – Fed up with the unpredictable cost of health insurance for his small business, Mike Sarafolean last year made a dramatic change: Instead of picking a plan to offer workers, he now sends them to a “private exchange” or marketplace where they compare and choose their own insurance. And the amount his [...]

Former-model Robyn Peterson talks returning to Miami for “Catwalk Confidential”

Anthony Jones – Celebrity News Service Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States (CNS) – A fresh-faced Robyn Peterson left Miami at the ripe age of 16 to pursue a career in couture fashion modeling, gracing covers and spreads in Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior. At 26, it [...]

Learning from Tunisia: Getting economic policy right isn’t enough

The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel David Rosenberg – Until the suicide of a young college graduate turned street vendor set off unrest that toppled the government, Tunisia was the poster boy for economic development in the Arab world and a favorite of foreign investors. Now the model looks like it is in tatters. With [...]

Using Private Hard Money Loans to Decorate Kids’ Rooms

A child’s room can mean a lot to a young person. It’s not just their very first living quarters, but it is also a place to play and hang out with friends, a place to do homework, and a place to have fun. As children grow and change, their preferences can change also, and these changes in personality can call for a change in decor. But securing the funds to remodel rooms in your home can be difficult to pay for, especially if you fall outside of the underwriting guidelines of most banks.

Goldman Sachs crafts new rules on disclosures, financial reporting

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Goldman Sachs crafted new rules centering on disclosure and financial reporting as part of the investment bank’s improving internal controls and rebuilding its reputation. The rules, released Tuesday in a 63-page internal report, are the result of a 9-month review of Goldman’s business [...]

Discover Network Marketing – The Perfect Business

Robert Kiyosaki, the famous author behind the Rich Dad, Poor Dad series of books that has rocked the financial world, has referred to network marketing as one of the most perfect business models in the world today. But why has one who has never been involved in network marketing seem to endorse it as a [...]

Choosing the Right Business Model for Your Startup

There are many ways to set up a business model, and more are developed every day with the growth of the world wide web. The classic brick-and-mortar storefronts, pure service ventures, and manufacturing and warehouse models still exist, but have been expanded from their classic versions to remain competitive in today’s environment. In addition, purely [...]

Buying a Business Plan Template To Jump Start Your Writing

A business plan template is a product which can give your writing a significant jump start, shaving hours and maybe days off of your business plan development time. Rather than working on a plan from scratch, pulling together directions and guidance from multiple websites or sources, using a business plan template offers you direct and [...]

Startups Must Choose Financing Models Wisely: Bootstrapping versus Angels versus VCs

This essay discusses the strategic implications of funding your business using Venture Capital, Angel Investment Groups, or Bootstrapping, i.e., Self-Financing.