Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Cheshunt, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – British supermarket chain Tesco on Tuesday reported solid third quarter performance, buoyed by double-digit growth in international markets and consumer recovery in the United Kingdom. Total revenues for the world’s third-largest retailer in the period ended Nov. 27 rose 8.8 percent compared to [...]

Balanced Scorecard for Balanced Business             We are reminded on a daily basis to keep ourselves in balance; follow a balanced diet, do a balanced workout, have a balanced attitude. So it really comes as no surprise that we should keep our business in balance as well. Lucky for us, we live in a world [...]

In this case, I am talking about early-stage investors and the sins that they sometimes commit when they decide to back a start-up company. I spend a lot of time engaged with such companies – and much of that time is spent working to set right things that were set in place when the first round of angel funding occurred. What follows is a partial list of ‘sins’ and a few suggestions that might both mitigate their impact and improve the investors’ prospects.

Real estate currently makes more money for capital investors than most other investment opportunities in the economy today. Rock bottom prices, foreclosures, short sales, combined with low interest rates, and a overly cautious general public, has resulted in one of the best buyers markets in recent history. How to take advantage of this trend?