track no. 6 off “Pro Tools”, produced by Jose “Choco” Reynoso
Some cool business images:
business travel
Image by buckshot.jones
A fresh faced college grad is interviewing for a job. The person conducting the interview mentions that the job requires a fair amount of travel. He explains that the travel requirement is 50- 75%. Our eager candidate thinks, that’s not so bad, a couple weeks per month, expense account, nice hotels and frequent traveler perks…how can I lose? So they take the job all excited about jetting into Chicago, New York or other glamorous places. Within 60 days the job and the travel start to feel like weight. The romance is gone the first time they sit through an eight hour delay in Kansas City International. Then one day, after five or more years on the road, they become resigned to the delays and hassles of business travel. At that point their emotions even out and they have become a true travel professional. They leave all the red- faced & red assed rants to the amateurs. They know travel is hell, no sense getting worked up over it.
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Question by Mike: What business classes do you generally take the 3rd and 4th year of your BA?
Im currently going to a 2 year school, getting my Business associates degree with a transfer option, and plan on going to a 4 year school to get my BA, and eventually my MBA. Im taking basic economics, accounting, and business managment classes right now, along with other core english and math classes, but what should i expect on my 3rd and 4th year? What types of classes? I know business classes obviously, but what specifically?
Best answer:
Answer by Kayla L
You have to know what your major will be at the 4 year college. If you are finance you will take upper division finance classes and so on. I had to take a few computer courses geared towards business also. I was a marketing major, so I took classes in the different aspects of marketing such as public relations, advertising, and marketing research. But, it all depends on the major that you choose.
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Sculpture Female Nudes Embracing 15 – Finance Tower Brussels
Image by historic.brussels
This bold sculpture of larger-than-life embracing female nudes, is right in the heart of Brussels, Belgium, in front of the Finance Tower (Tour des Finances – Financiëntoren) building, directly across from the old city centre gardens known as Botanique – Kruidtuin. (Brussels is bi-lingual French and Dutch, so place names are in both languages here.) The Finance Tower, at 145 metres high, is said to be the second tallest building in Brussels, topped only by the South Tower (Tour du Midi – Zuidtoren) at 150 metres high.
In individualistic Belgian fashion, this is rather an evocative and erotically-themed sculpture for the front of a major financial centre building, which houses Belgian government financial bureaus as well as offices of commercial enterprises.
Of the two women in the sculpture, one is more classically feminine in appearance with longer hair, the other is more boyish-looking with a shorter hairstyle, though one quickly sees she also has unmistakably female breasts. The pose is enigmatic, with the shorter-haired woman firmly grasping the wrist of the longer-haired woman behind her back, almost wrestling her into submission, while both women look away from each other despite being nude and intimate.
At the base of the sculpture, a nameplate identifies the creator of this bronze sculpture as the ‘Fonderia D’Arte De Andreis, Milano’ (Milan, Italy). And an engraved inscription – a bit hard to read – gives a name that appears to be ‘Nat Helligan’, and the apparent dates 1952-1984.
These are photos from the daily life of writer, journalist and political refugee from the US, Dr Les (Leslie) Sachs. These Flickr photos document my new beloved home city of Brussels, Belgium, my life among the people and Kingdom who have given me safety in the face of the threats to destroy me. Brussels has a noble history of providing a safe haven to dissident refugee writers, such as Victor Hugo, Karl Marx, Charles Baudelaire, and Alexandre Dumas, and I shall forever be grateful that Brussels and Belgium have helped to protect my own life as well. I’m happy to help convey to the world some of Brussels’ wonderful cultural heritage.
(To read about the efforts to silence me and my journalism, the attacks on me, the smear campaigns against me and the threats, see the website by European journalists ‘About Les Sachs’ linked in my Flickr profile, and press articles such as ‘Two EU Writers Under Threat of Murder: Roberto Saviano and Dr Les Sachs’.)
The address of the Finance Tower (Tour des Finances – Financiëntoren) building is number 50, boulevard du Jardin Botanique – Kruidtuinlaan (once again, names in both French and Dutch). It is near the intersection of the Rue Royale – Koningstraat, and thus right by the Botanique – Kruidtuin métro station along métro lines 2 and 6. Trams 92 and 94 stop here as well. The Finance Tower and this sculpture, are also a short walk (or one métro stop) away from the popular shopping areas at Place Rogier – Rogierplein, and the City2 shopping centre at the end of rue Neuve – Nieuwstraat, and also within a few hundred metres of the Gare du Nord – Noordstation Brussels north railway station.
Google Finance FTSE 100 graph
Image by Phil Gyford
Google’s graph of the FTSE 100 for 16th October 2008.
Summer Minnick and Beach Hall Prepare to Testify Before Michigan Senate Finance Committee
Image by Michigan Municipal League (MML)
The Michigan Senate Finance committee Thusday, Nov. 4, 2010 took testimony on a package of bills that the League has been pushing for a couple of years. The League’s Summer Minnick, Director of State Affairs for the League, testified along with Shea Charles, City Manager of Howell and Chair of the League’s Municipal Finance committee as well as Beach Hall, Mayor of Rogers City on the importance of these bills. The bills, HBs 5550 – 5554 would, generally speaking, allow local communities the opportunity to refinance existing non-voted debt in order to better handle challenging fiscal times. Many communties have expressed an interest in these bills and the committee hearing is a great step forward in this process. The bills have already passed the House. There was a substitute adopted that made minor changes to the approval process and we now are optimistic that the bills will be passed at the next Senate Finance committee next week. This is one of the League’s lame duck priorities and we are hopeful we can get the legislature to provide some tools for struggling municipalities before the end of this session! For more about the League and what we do go to mml.org. For additional blog posts by Summer Minnick and other League staff go here: www.mml.org/advocacy/inside208
This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, look at the scandals of financial wiseguys that ‘know nothing,’ including famed ‘value investor,’ Warren Buffett who says he knows nothing about his investments and nothing about how ratings contributed to the housing bubble. In the second half of the show, Max interviews economist Michael Hudson about the Latvian economy and real liberal economics.
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A few nice business images I found:
MCPD Business Cards
Image by Michael Kappel
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Software Engineer Business Cards
Michael Kappel, MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer)
My new custom software engineer business cards with the 23 GOF Design Patterns on the back.
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The 23 Gang of Four Design Patterns
www.flickr.com/photos/m-i-k-e/sets/72157629506509463/
The 23 Gang of Four Design Patterns
By: Gamma, Erich; Helm, Richard; Johnson, Ralph; Vlissides, John (1995).
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Reading,
Massachusetts: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc..
Design Patterns Quick Reference www.mcdonaldland.info/2007/11/28/40/
Create By Jason McDonald www.mcdonaldland.info/
Adapted by Michael Kappel for Software Development Community Presentation and business cards with the permission of Jason S. McDonald
Copyright © 2007 Jason S. McDonald
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Gamma, Erich; Helm, Richard; Johnson, Ralph; Vlissides, John (1995). Design Patterns: Elements of
Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc..
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Business 2.0 Party For Om Malik
Image by Scott Beale
See the blog post for more info: Business 2.0 Celebrates Om Malik
This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you use this photo, please list the photo credit as "Scott Beale (Laughing Squid)" and link credit to laughingsquid.com.
Business 2.0 Party For Om Malik
Image by Scott Beale
See the blog post for more info: Business 2.0 Celebrates Om Malik
This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you use this photo, please list the photo credit as "Scott Beale (Laughing Squid)" and link credit to laughingsquid.com.
Question by : How do I write a business plan for online business?
I need to write a business plan for DVR (division of vocational rehabilitation). The business I want
to start is a online business, so how I need know how go about writing business plan for online business.
Best answer:
Answer by Tony
If you’re starting a business, you’re absolutely correct to write a business plan. The first question is:
Are you writing the plan because you’re going to need financing and will be approaching a bank?
If the answer is yes, your plan will need to be more formal in it’s layout and design.
If no, you’ll still need a plan but it will be mainly for your own information.
It sounds like you already know what your business will be, so the first step is writing a summary of it. What is it? What will you be selling, What is the nature of your customers?
You’ll also need to do market research. Are there other companies in your field? What do they sell? Prices? What is the market for your product? Why? How did you come up with these figures?
Next, you’ll need to know how you’ll be gaining customers. How will you be advertising? If you’re online, where will you be advertising? What is the cost? What response rate can you estimate based on sound industry figures?
Next, you’ll need a forecasted profit and loss statement. What are your start-up costs? Expenses? Income? Profit? Forecast this over the short term (1 year) and long term (5 years).
If you’re writing your plan to present to a bank or other financing entity, you need to be thorough, convincing, and sure of yourself. “I know this will work, and this is why!”
These are the basics.
I’ve been in business for myself for over 20 years and I’m well aware of what it takes.
Congratulations.
If you want more information, visit my website: The Website Warrior http://thewebsitewarrior.com/business-planning
This page and site has lots of information you may find helpful.
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A few nice finance images I found:
Social Finance Forum
Image by mars_discovery_district
John Anderson (moderator)
VP Government Affairs and Public Policy
Session: The Rise of the Social Finance Asset Class
ABOUT THE FORUM:
The Social Finance Forum is Canada’s summit on Social Finance bringing together pioneers, practitioners, and mainstream market makers.
Held at MaRS on November 18, 2008.
MORE INFORMATION:
www.marsdd.com/socialfinanceforum/
EC Finance Officials in Menaggio
Image by davharuk
The little town of Menaggio hosted a meeting of EC finance ministers. Senior officers from the Guardia Finanzia and Carabinieri taged along behind.
Question by 2bright4u@sbcglobal.net: How do I finance a house down payment while I am still making payments on the home I am trying to sell?
The buyer for our home just backed out and we have to close next Friday on the house we had made an offer on. We don’t have enough cash on hand without our equity in this house to make the down payment. Is there anyway we can get a loan to make the down payment so we can move ahead with the purchase. I would rather not get a bridge or finance 100%.
Best answer:
Answer by acermill
You have just said “No” to the only two options available to you in this situation, unless you have a wealthy old auntie sitting in a corner who is willing to write you a check.
Engaging a bridge loan is exactly what you say you want to do, while saying you do NOT want to do it. I don’t get it here.
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iam.ij.org How can Americans create private sector jobs? The solution to America’s jobs problem lies not with budget-busting federally mandated “stimulus” programs. Instead, what is needed are specific reforms that wouldn’t cost taxpayers, would create a broader tax base for cash-strapped cities and states, and would provide opportunity for millions of Americans who worry where their next paycheck is coming from. As demonstrated by a series of eight new reports issued in October 2010 by the Virginia-based Institute for Justice, one of the principal obstacles to creating new jobs and entrepreneurial activity in cities across the country is the complex maze of regulations cities and states impose on small businesses. IJ’s “city study” reports are filled with real-world examples of specific restrictions that often make it impossible for entrepreneurs to create jobs for themselves, let alone for others. Chip Mellor, the president and general counsel of the Institute for Justice, said, “If the nation is looking to the federal government to create jobs in America, it is looking in the wrong place. If we want to grow our economy, we must remove government-imposed barriers to honest enterprise at the city and state levels. Remove those barriers, and you will see a return to the optimism and opportunity that are hallmarks of the American Dream.” IJ’s eight reports document how irrational and anti-competitive regulations block entrepreneurship. More often than not, these government …
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