Venture Capital Resources

Does anyone have a good resource for finding companies who have recently received venture capital? I'm looking for a guide or website that will post companies who have recently received venture capital in order to target for marketing purposes. Thanks for any help you can provide!

How to raise capital for a business? I am an Internet entrepreneur. I want to find venture capital for my start-up. Is there any website that offer useful resources? For example, venture capital firms directory, database of angel investors, guidelines on preparation of business plans, etc? I prefer something FREE.

How was venture capital created? Its for a finance assignment and i can't find any useful resources except for wikipedia but they aren't always accurate or truthful, can anyone please help i need to know how it was created and could u please name your source for referencing purposes.

Where can I find information to understand the venture captial process when seeking funding for a business? Are there any good resources that might help me understand the whole process for seeking venture capital funding for a business I might want to start? I'd like to know what I need to know going into this and what kinds of questions I should be prepared to answer.

What is the best way to get venture capital in small amounts (100,000+). Don't suggest a banks, equity????? I created a product that has never been done (per attorney's and marketing resources), and is something that everyone would like to have. Problem is production cost and equipment.... How do businesses start? I need computers, staff and advertising to get this out there. Due to the area I am located in I could do this with a loan of $150,000 to $200,000.... I have a business plan that states that the loan could be paid back in three years time.... SOOOOO how do you start these things when banks do not loan money on your "good name," anymore. I have been offered the money if I give up 75% of my voting rights in the company (I created this from the ground up) and my family would give me the money if they had it but they do not.... I do not have a house to put up as collateral, ect. I will say if anyone helps me to do this and I achieve what could be achieved with this company It will come back to you ten fold because I beleive that any success achieved is due to those around you.

Venture capital in UK? How can I find venture capital firms in UK to invest in my startup business? I would like some free resources.

Do you have a resource for the format for a 2 page business plan? Looking for a standard format and example if possible for a 2 page business plan popular when seeking venture capital.

Jobs in Private Equity/Venture Capital without formal qualification but with passionate & instinctive interest 14 years of experience in Life Insurance industry throughout in managerial levels. Identifying viable & profitable ventures requires understanding of resources, technology, economics. Geography deals with all kinds of resources(scored highest marks in the country at secondary level). Did B.Sc(Physics), qualified for M.Sc(Physics) course in IIT,Delhi. Can understand technology fairly well. Understanding various businesses & economics has become my passion in last 15 years through practice & by being in love with The Economic Times. Entering into PE/VC at middle/senior levels would not be only dream job for me. It would be my LIFE.

When will the US govt do something about the marriage laws: Marriage = a business venture = U cheat U pay? because you broke the business agreement In a joint venture, two or more "parent" companies agree to share capital, technology, human resources, risks and rewards in a formation of a new entity under shared control.

Is it hard to get money for Startups? I have a business plan and it's nothing more than a concept (not working, prototype or beta version at all). Is it possible for me to sell my ideas to venture capital... can you tell me what do they *expect* most from us in the presentation so i can practice and get comfortable when the time comes. Any extra resource (links) you know and i need to know will be well appreciated!

im looking for an investor in interact children's game that combats obsiety.? who is interested investing in a startup venture? capital, talent and other resources are needed. the interactive game is targeted to 1 to 8 year old kids and is requires physical exercise. kids play with it for hours without stop.

How do you go about finding investors for starting a business venture? I have several ideas for different businesses that I believe would be successful in my community. I don't necessarily have the capital (or credit) right now, to start something on my own. And I'm not necessarily interested in working 80 hours a week to run the business until I retire, you know? More like, I want to start a business, then either hire other people to run it or, better yet, sell it to someone who wants to do whatever with it (expand, make a chain, whatever). Any web-site resources or books any of you would recommed? Better yet, any life experience/examples anyone is willing to share?

Looking for venture capitalist? My husband and I buy and fix up houses and rent them. We are looking to get into bigger ventures, but do not have all of the funding to do it. We have put together full business proposals etc...but are stuck on who to go to from here. The proposal gives the investor 7% on their return. We have the properties...contracts..and the people to do the work...but still in need of capital. Anyone with serious ideas or resources....I would love to get advice from you. Thank you.

Is there a way to get an unsecured loan of 5 Lakh for career start by being in India & not having guarantor? I'm a graduate striving to seggregate capital for my online business venture. But, am not having the required resources that were required to get a bank loan(Public/Private). The amount required is exactly 5 Lakhs and I can repay the amount in 6 months. Sounds unbelievable but fact is that it is true to my honesty. I can understand that nobody would believe this, but, let me tell you that I strongly can do this. Just need a way to get the capital. That's all it matters to me for now.

Business ideas for large capital base.? If someone got the resources to bring in capital investment of up to USD 1 million - what would be an good investment opportunity in the market nowadays (be it in Asia - China, India, etc or other places). I am not talking about Capital Markets (stocks, bonds, etc), but new ideas in manufacturing, retail, wholesale, etc, that is 'real' business/venture/project, etc. If anyone know of good/feasbile ideas, where to find them on the web/contacts! Cheers.

why a company incorporate too many subsidary companies? benefit of having more companies under one name.For example Company + Reliance Industries Ltd. + Reliance Petroleum Ltd. + Reliance Capital Ltd. + Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. + Reliance Communications Ltd. + Reliance Industrial InfraStructure Ltd. + Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. + Reliance Energy Ventures Ltd. + Reliance Capital Ventures Ltd. + Reliance Chemotex Industries Ltd. + Reliance Power Ltd. + Reliance Enterprises Ltd. ONLY FROM THE FINANCIAL ASPECT.

Do I qualify for a small business loan? I need a relatively small business loan, (40K) to cover intial operating expenses for my seed-stage business. Here's what I do have: Over 10 years hands-on experience in my field, extensive business / marketing "knowledge", intelligence, passion and enthusiasm, a solid business plan and statistics / research for the past 2 years proving how and why my business will be successful. However, I lack formal education, management experience and experience running my own business. In addition, I have a horrible credit rating, about 15K in personal debt and no collaterral. We've all heard that investments are made to the people, not the business. On paper, I as a person look like a big risk, but my business is a million dollar idea. (I know that's what everyone says, but my pro-forma income projections have me generating roughly 5 million dollars profit annually in just 3 years...and those are very feasible estimations) I have done extensive reading and learning about effective business operation and how to be successful, but don't have a piece of paper from a University or College. (I've never let my education interfere with my schooling as Twain said) I'm quite confident that a bank would laugh me right out of their office, but would a private investor or other organizations be able to "see the forest through the trees" so to speak or would the focus be on my credit, lack of formal education etc.? The only thing I'm not interested in is any venture capital firms. Sure they would help me now, but in three years they'd be helping themselves to my profits...but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. I am located in Canada, so anyone with a Canadian perspective or resource would be beneficial, but will take input from anyone in the world that can provide some insight.

Are Profits Purely Random? An old economist joke goes like this. A person is walking along and says to an economist, look, there is a $20 bill on the sidewalk. The economist disputes it without looking, on grounds that if it were there, someone else would have already picked it up. The essence of profit Profit emerges once an entrepreneur discovers that the prices of certain factors are undervalued relative to the potential value of the products that these factors, once employed, could produce. By recognizing the discrepancy and doing something about it, an entrepreneur removes the discrepancy, i.e., eliminates the potential for a further profit. According to Murray N. Rothbard, Every entrepreneur, therefore, invests in a process because he expects to make a profit, i.e., because he believes that the market has underpriced and undercapitalized the factors in relation to their future rents.[3] The recognition of the existence of potential profits means that an entrepreneur had particular knowledge that other people didn't have. Having this unique knowledge means that profits are not the outcome of random events, as the EMH suggests. For an entrepreneur to make profits, he must engage in planning and anticipate consumer preferences. Consequently, those entrepreneurs who excel in their forecasting of consumers' future preferences will make profits. Planning and research never guarantee that profit will be secured. Various unforeseen events can upset entrepreneurial forecasts. Errors, which lead to losses in the market economy, are an essential part of the navigational tools that direct the process of allocation of resources in an uncertain environment in line with what consumers' dictate. Uncertainty is part of the human environment, and it forces individuals to adopt active positions, rather than resign to passivity, as implied by the EMH. The EMH framework views the act of investment as no different from casino gambling. In the words of Ludwig von Mises, however, A popular fallacy considers entrepreneurial profit a reward for risk taking. It looks upon the entrepreneur as a gambler who invests in a lottery after having weighed the favorable chances of winning a prize against the unfavorable chances of losing his stake. This opinion manifests itself most clearly in the description of stock exchange transactions as a sort of gambling. Mises then suggests, Every word in this reasoning is false. The owner of capital does not choose between more risky, less risky, and safe investments. He is forced, by the very operation of the market economy, to invest his funds in such a way as to supply the most urgent needs of the consumers to the best possible extent. A capitalist never chooses that investment in which, according to his understanding of the future, the danger of losing his input is smallest. He chooses that investment in which he expects to make the highest possible profits.[4] The EMH framework presents the stock market as a gambling place, which is detached from the real world. However, as Mises suggests, The success or failure of the investment in preferred stock, bonds, debentures, mortgages, and other loans depends ultimately also on the same factors that determine success or failure of the venture capital invested. There is no such thing as independence of the vicissitudes of the market.[5] Further to this, Stock speculation cannot undo past action and cannot change anything with regard to the limited convertibility of capital goods already in existence. What it can do is to prevent additional investment in branches and enterprises in which, according to the opinion of the speculators, it would be misplaced. It points the specific way for a tendency prevailing in the market economy, to expand profitable production ventures and to restrict the unprofitable. In this sense the stock exchange becomes simply the focal point of the market economy, the ultimate device to make the anticipated demand of the consumers supreme in the conduct of business.[6] More information, please read articule : http://www.mises.org/story/2641 ________________________________________ Frank Shostak is an adjunct scholar of the Mises Institute and a frequent contributor to Mises.org. He is chief economist of Man Financial, Australia. Send him mail and see his outstanding Mises.org Daily Articles Archive. Comment on the blog.

The entrepreneur was distinguished from capital provider in:? Quiz #1 Q #1: The entrepreneur was distinguished from capital provider in: A. Middle ages B. 18th century C. 17th century D. 19th and 20th century Q #2: ___________ Process of creating incremental wealth is called Entrepreneurship. A. Dynamic B. Static C. Continues D. Systematic Q #3: Most important factor in forming a new business is: A. Finance B. Marketing C. Govt Support D. Family Support Q #4: Which one of the following is the process of entrepreneurs developing new products that over time make current products obsolete? A. Creative destruction B. New business model C. Anatomization D. None of the given options Q #5: The intersection of knowledge and a recognized social need to start a product development process is called: A. Iterative synthesis B. Product-evolution process C. Ordinary innovation D. Situation analysis Q #6: Which one of the following is the primary cause of failure in small businesses? A. Poor financial control B. Poor location C. Management mistakes D. Improper inventory control Q #7: Which one of the following is the first step in the entrepreneurial process? A. Developing successful business ideas B. Deciding to become an entrepreneur C. Growing the entrepreneurial firm D. Moving from an idea to an entrepreneurial firm Q #8: Which of the following is NOT included in the opportunity evaluation process? A. Length of the opportunity B. Real and perceived value of opportunity C. Goals and objectives of customers D. Risks and rewards of opportunity Q #9: The resistance of employees in an organization against flexibility, growth, and diversification can be overcome by developing: A. Entrepreneurship B. Intrapreneurship C. Managerial domain D. Administrative domain Q #10: The entrepreneur’s_______________ depends on his perception of the opportunity. A. Commitment to opportunity B. Commitment of resources C. Control of resources D. Strategic orientation Q #11: Which of the following statements about the entrepreneurial climate is (are) true? A. Trial and error are discouraged B. Resources of the firm need to be available and easily accessible C. A multidisciplinary approach is discouraged D. Failures are not allowed Q #12: Which of the following makes the formation of new venture difficult within a corporate culture? A. Lack of intrapreneurial talent B. Lack of freedom to make autonomous decisions C. Lack of market opportunity D. All of the given options Q #13: Which of the following factors has allowed small companies to act like they are big ones? A. Competition B. Economic development C. Technology D. Customers Q #14: Which of the following is alternatively called corporate venturing? A. Entrepreneurship B. Intrapreneurship C. Act of stating a new venture D. Offering new products by an existing company Q #15: Being one’s own boss is a need of: A. Independence B. Achievement C. Affiliation D. Authority Q #16: An individual’s need to be recognized is called: A. Need for independence B. Need for affiliation C. Need of fame D. Need for achievement Q #17: Which one of the following factors does not affect a person for being an entrepreneur? A. Family background B. Education C. Personal Values D. Gender Q #18: Female entrepreneurs differ from male entrepreneurs in terms of all of the following EXCEPT: A. Motivation B. Business skills C. Departure point D. Goal orientation Q #19: Which of the following areas are preferred by women entrepreneurs? A. Administration B. Utilities C. Manufacturing D. None of the above Q #20: Which one of the following is NOT TRUE about male entrepreneurs? A. Males often have investors, bank loans, or personal loans in addition to personal funds B. Males often have more experience in manufacturing, finance, or technical areas C. Men are often more confident and less flexible and tolerant D. Men usually list outside advisors as the least important supporters

Would this be your perfect country? We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and the entire Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California. To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma, and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom. We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss. We get 85 percent of America’s venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get two-thirds of the tax revenue; you get to make the red states pay their fair share. Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire. With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of the country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of America's quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners) 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools, plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you. Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy bastards believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties. Wow...takes your breath away.......... By the way, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico.

What is McCain's plan to move America to alternative energy? Obama will invest $150 billion over 10 years to advance the next generation of biofuels and fuel infrastructure, accelerate the commercialization of plug-in hybrids, promote development of commercial-scale renewable energy, invest in low-emissions coal plants, and begin the transition to a new digital electricity grid. A principal focus of this fund will be devoted to ensuring that technologies that are developed in the U.S. are rapidly commercialized in the U.S. and deployed around the globe. Obama plans to double science and research funding for clean energy projects including those that make use of our biomass, solar and wind resources. Obama will create a Clean Technologies Venture Capital Fund to fill a critical gap in U.S. technology development. Obama will invest $10 billion per year into this fund for five years. http://www.barackobama.com/issues/energy/ So what does McCain propose to get us off of oil? In Washington state where I live, 3/4 of our electricity comes from hydroelectric plants and we are the top supplier of hydroelectric energy to the nation (this is a renewable resource). We also have huge wind farms going up across the eastern part of the state and this new business model needs to have tax incentives so more people will invest in it. Iceland uses geothermal energy ONLY so alternative energy is not science fiction--it's science. http://waterfire.fas.is/GeothermalEnergy/GeothermalEnergy.php

Could this information lead to a solution? Hello friends: This post is a must see for anyone that is truly interested in a solution to our energy needs globally, not just in the USA. I have already posted this on a site that I pay for. I have no advertising on my site. There is no kind of capital venture of any kind. There is just free information to anybody that wants to use it. This truly is the solution for our energy needs now and well into the future. I do not have the resources to begin this venture. I am a retired engineer. Note: I plan to continue to be a retired engineer. So let this be a project for who ever wants to support it. I will DONATE some time and knowledge to this if it is done in the area where I live. My drive is quite simple. I simply want CHEAP PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS that reflect the cost of the materials that they are made from rather that the cost of the energy that was used to make them. It is important that this be seen and understood by those that control our world. GREED HAS BEEN THE MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR MANKIND LONG ENOUGH. http://notforcapital.com/Prime-the-pump.htm John

Are you happy, no more fighting between red and blue states? Dear Red States... We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California. To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood. We get Intel, Apple and Microsoft. You get WorldCom. We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss.We get 85 percent of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama . We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share. Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire. With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of the country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of America's quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners) 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools, plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite , thank you. Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy b ** ***ds believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties. By the way, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico . Peace out, Blue States

What do you think about these Amazing facts about Israel? I always find the antisemitic statements on R+S interesting and wondered if the authors could even identify Israel on a globe. I found these facts interesting and wondered how fellow contributors would view them. Israel is the 100th smallest country, and has about 1/1000th of the world's population. It is only 62 years old, Only 62 years old, 7 million people strong (less than Virginia), and smaller in size than New Jersey, surrounded by enemies, under constant threat and possessing almost no natural resources, and yet… * Relative to its population, Israel is the largest immigrant-absorbing nation on earth. It has absorbed 350% of its population in 60 years. * Israel is the only country in history to have revived an unspoken language. * Since the founding of the state, Israel has more Nobel Prices per capita than any other country. It has more laureates in real numbers than China, Mexico and Spain. * Israel has the 8th longest life expectancy (80.7 years), longer than the UK, US, and Germany * Israeli films were nominated three years in a row for the Academy Award's Best Foreign Film Environment * Israel is the only country that entered the 21st century with a net gain in its number of trees, even more remarkable -- in an area that's mainly desert. * Over 90% of Israeli homes use solar energy for hot water, the highest percentage in the world. * Israel will be the first country to host a national electric car network. * Israel is ranked in the top five Cleantech countries of the world, and operates the world’s largest desalinization plant. * Israeli companies are producing the largest solar energy production facility in the world. Science & Technology * Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and technicians in the workforce, 63% more than the U.S. It also has the most physicians and engineers per capita. * Israel's scientific research institutions are ranked 3rd in the world. * Israel is ranked 2nd in space sciences. * Israel produces the 3rd most scientific papers per capita, and the most in stem cell science. * More Israeli patents are registered in the United States than from Russia, India and China combined (combined population 2.5 billion). It leads the world in patents for medical equipment. * Israeli companies invented the drip irrigation system, discovered the world’s most used drug for multiple sclerosis, designed the Pentium NMX Chip technology and the Pentium 4 and Centrium microprocessors, created Instant Messenger (ICQ), and Israeli cows produce more milk per cow than any other in the world! Business * Israel has the 3rd highest rate of entrepreneurship among women in the world. * Israel has attracted the most venture capital investment per capita in the world, 30 times more than Europe * Israel has more NASDAQ-listed companies than any country besides the US -- more than all of Europe, India, China and Japan combined. * In proportion to its population, Israel has the largest number of startup companies in the world. In absolute numbers, Israel has more startups than any country other than the U.S http://www.aish.com/jw/id/90725314.html

Confused about Explicit, Implicit, Opportunity, Transaction Costs - Can someone help me? I'm stuck...? Ok so here's the problem question. Assume a venture capital firm is considering a 20 million investment in a biological engineering firm or a broadband electronics firm. After hiring a group of consultants for $150,000.00 and putting in over 500 hours of the firms resources, they decide to invest in the biological engineering firm. So I am asked to find the 1) Explicit costs, 2) the Implicit Cost, 3) the Opportunity Cost, and the 4) Transaction cost. I've been studying my notes but im still confused which is which.. can someone help and clarify for me? Thanks in advance. Thank you =] I understand it better now.

ALERT...MUST READ...NEED YOUR OPINION....? Dear Red States…” A Letter From The Blue! Dear Red States… We’ve decided we’re leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we’re taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren’t aware, that includes Hawaii, Oregon,Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California. To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get Elliot Spitzer. You get Ken Lay. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom. We get Harvard. You get Ole’ Miss. We get 85 percent of America’s venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay their fair share. Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian Coalition’s, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we’re going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they’re apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don’t care if you don’t show pictures of their children’s caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we’re not willing to spend our resources in Bush’s Quagmire. With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of the country’s fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation’s fresh fruit, 95 percent of America’s quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners) 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools, plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you. Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless we’re discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy b*****ds believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties. By the way, we’re taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico. Peace out, Blue States By the way I agree with this Letter. Most republican states need a wake up call. Go Obama, we love you!!!!!

Is this as funny and apropos as I think it is? ? Dear Red States: We regret to inform you that we have decided to leave. We intend to form our own country and we are taking the other Blue States with us. In case cannot follow this line of logic, just know that these include California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and the entire Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to both new nations, especially to the people of the new country of New California. To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research, the best beaches, and the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get Enron and WorldCom. We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss. We get 85 percent of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get two-thirds of the tax revenue which means you get to make the red states pay their fair share. Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war. Accordingly, we expect all our citizens to return from Iraq at once. If you still need people to fight, just go ask your evangelicals. They seem to be willing to send to their kids to their deaths for no purpose, and they do not care if you refuse to show pictures of the caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and we do hope that the WMDs turn up, but we are no longer willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire. With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of the country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of America's quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners), 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you. Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy bastards believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties. Please take them with our compliments. Peace out, The Blue States By the way...I did not write it. I just wanted to pass it along. I think it is the funniest think I have read in the past month.

There a need for a business concept to reality service? Hello I have been developing, outsourcing and marketing my own products for about 8 years, I am semi successful but no multi-millionaire yet. Sometimes I get asked by friends, family and customers how they would go about turning their business concept into reality. Everything from help designing the product, getting it produced and finally marketing it. It is a complicated and not written in stone process, business plans, marketing plans, venture capital, SBA loans etc, trademarks etc, target markets, research etc. However do you think people would pay to get help in this process? I do not have the time to sit down with each one and write their business plan, but I can give them tips and resources to do so. (suggest software etc) then I can help them source and develop prototypes, contact the designers I know etc. So I would be more of a business development consultant but more on basic level. Do you think there is a market for such a service?

If the country were to split into blue states and red states, where would you rather live? Here's the case for the blue states. You can definitely count me in!: In case you aren't aware, that includes Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New California. To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom. We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss. We get 85 percent of America 's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama . We get two-thirds of the tax revenue; you get to make the red states pay their fair share. Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single moms. Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire. With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more than 90 % of the pineapple and lettuce, 92 % of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 %of America's quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners) 90% of all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools, plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88 % of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92 % of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90 % of the hurricanes, 99 % of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100 % of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite , thank you. Additionally, 38 % of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually swallowed by a whale, 62 % believe life is sacred unless we're discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 %say that evolution is only a theory, 53 %that Saddam was involved in 9/11, and 61 % of you believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties. By the way, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico . Peace out, Blue States BTW, Grump56, I've made it all the way to age 62 without EVER having used pot at ANY time in my life, in spite of living in the midst of a thriving university community in he 1960's! The last statement is simply for those who CHOOSE to partake. It's none of my business if they do--nor yours.

How and from what resources does a CEO of a company make money from? I would like to know that if and when I start my own LLC company and seek out Venture Capital firms who would want to invest in my company after meeting with them, where would I as the CEO of the company make an income from? Let's say I bring in 10 million to the company. Would I be able to get a finders fee of, for instance, 5% out of that? Also, would I be able to get a company house, car and bi weekly salary from that initial investment even if the company does not make any profits? How much could I make from profits as a CEO of the company? Or is it that I could not touch the money that was brought in from the Venture Capital firms until profits are paid out?

help me in this assignment? As a general rule, the Chinese government allows foreign companies to participate in its market only if those companies agree to establish operations with local Chinese enterprises. Which market entry mode would be appropriate choice under these circumstances? A.Acquisition. B.Exporting. C.Joint venture. D.Licensing In which of the following two or more organizations collaborate on a project for mutual gain? A.Limited partnership B.Public corporation C.Strategic alliance D.None of the given options The difference between a country's merchandise exports and its merchandise imports is the: A.Current account. B.Capital account C.Balance of trade. D.Balance of payments. ________ refers to the strategy of approaching worldwide markets with standardized products. A.Vertical integration B.Horizontal integration C.Globalization D.Franchising If the UK placed a limit on the amount of steel that could be imported into the UK in a particular period this would be an example of: A.A quota. B.A tariff. C.Dumping D.An export subsidy "Differences in the importance of values and norms" are an example of which type of international trade barrier? A.Cultural B.Political C.Legal D.Economic _________________ is a dimension of social responsibility that includes hiring minority workers, making safe products, minimizing pollution, using energy wisely, and providing a safe work environment A.Corporate philanthropy B.Corporate policy C.Corporate governance D.Corporate responsibility ________________ refers to the form of social activism dedicated to protecting the rights of consumers in their dealings with businesses. A.Environmental marketing B.Marketing ethics C.Social responsibility D.Consumerism Human resource management is the formal part of an organization responsible for all of the following aspects of the management of human resources except: A.Systems, processes, and procedures B.Management of the organization’s finances C.Policy making, implementation, and enforcement D.Strategy development and analysis Human resource planning is a dynamic planning process which involves ongoing environmental scanning and an analysis of organizational objectives, strategies, and policies aimed at deciding A.What business the organization should be in? B.The right quantity and quality of employees needed when and where. C.What physical resources the organization needs? D.Who the organization’s main competitors are?

What do you think of this analogy regarding the folly of bailouts and stimulus? Suppose there is a circus coming to town, and there is a restaurant that will serve the circus members and the crowds that the circus attracts. Now suppose that the manager mistakenly assumes that this boom in business will last forever, so he uses his existing resources to build a new addition to accommodate the new business. Then the circus leaves, along with the crowds that were around watching it, and business falls back to normal levels. Now, does it make sense for the Federal Reserve to give him money to prop up his new addition that isn't needed anymore? This is essentially how the Federal Reserves artificially low interest rates effect our economy as a whole. They lead investors into thinking there are resources available for projects that actually are not there. And when these things fail, the government props them up with fake money, which diverts capital from *productive* ventures, into the ones that are *unproductive*. Do you agree or disagree?

Please help to solve these MCQ's of Entrepreneurship.? Q #1: The entrepreneur was distinguished from capital provider in: A. Middle ages B. 18th century C. 17th century D. 19th and 20th century Q #2: ___________ Process of creating incremental wealth is called Entrepreneurship. A. Dynamic B. Static C. Continues D. Systematic Q #3: Most important factor in forming a new business is: A. Finance B. Marketing C. Govt Support D. Family Support Q #4: Which one of the following is the process of entrepreneurs developing new products that over time make current products obsolete? A. Creative destruction B. New business model C. Anatomization D. None of the given options Q #5: The intersection of knowledge and a recognized social need to start a product development process is called: A. Iterative synthesis B. Product-evolution process C. Ordinary innovation D. Situation analysis Q #6: Which one of the following is the primary cause of failure in small businesses? A. Poor financial control B. Poor location C. Management mistakes D. Improper inventory control Q #7: Which one of the following is the first step in the entrepreneurial process? A. Developing successful business ideas B. Deciding to become an entrepreneur C. Growing the entrepreneurial firm D. Moving from an idea to an entrepreneurial firm Q #8: Which of the following is NOT included in the opportunity evaluation process? A. Length of the opportunity B. Real and perceived value of opportunity C. Goals and objectives of customers D. Risks and rewards of opportunity Q #9: The resistance of employees in an organization against flexibility, growth, and diversification can be overcome by developing: A. Entrepreneurship B. Intrapreneurship C. Managerial domain D. Administrative domain Q #10: The entrepreneur’s_______________ depends on his perception of the opportunity. A. Commitment to opportunity B. Commitment of resources C. Control of resources D. Strategic orientation Q #11: Which of the following statements about the entrepreneurial climate is (are) true? A. Trial and error are discouraged B. Resources of the firm need to be available and easily accessible C. A multidisciplinary approach is discouraged D. Failures are not allowed Q #12: Which of the following makes the formation of new venture difficult within a corporate culture? A. Lack of intrapreneurial talent B. Lack of freedom to make autonomous decisions C. Lack of market opportunity D. All of the given options Q #13: Which of the following factors has allowed small companies to act like they are big ones? A. Competition B. Economic development C. Technology D. Customers Q #14: Which of the following is alternatively called corporate venturing? A. Entrepreneurship B. Intrapreneurship C. Act of stating a new venture D. Offering new products by an existing company Q #15: Being one’s own boss is a need of: A. Independence B. Achievement C. Affiliation D. Authority Q #16: An individual’s need to be recognized is called: A. Need for independence B. Need for affiliation C. Need of fame D. Need for achievement Q #17: Which one of the following factors does not affect a person for being an entrepreneur? A. Family background B. Education C. Personal Values D. Gender Q #18: Female entrepreneurs differ from male entrepreneurs in terms of all of the following EXCEPT: A. Motivation B. Business skills C. Departure point D. Goal orientation Q #19: Which of the following areas are preferred by women entrepreneurs? A. Administration B. Utilities C. Manufacturing D. None of the above Q #20: Which one of the following is NOT TRUE about male entrepreneurs? A. Males often have investors, bank loans, or personal loans in addition to personal funds B. Males often have more experience in manufacturing, finance, or technical areas C. Men are often more confident and less flexible and tolerant D. Men usually list outside advisors as the least important supporters

In 2003, Partaab Singh and Tanveer decided to start a new business to manufacture noncarbonated soft drinks.? In 2003, Partaab Singh and Tanveer decided to start a new business to manufacture noncarbonated soft drinks. They believed that their location in Lahore, close to high quality water, gave them a competitive edge. Although Partaab Singh and Tanveer never worked together, Partaab Singh had 10 years of experience in the soft drink industry. Tanveer had recently sold his own firm and had funds to help finance the venture, however, the partners needed to raise additional money from out side investors. Both men were excited about the opportunity and spent almost 18 months developing their business plan. With the help of a well developed plan, the two men were successful in raising the necessary capital to begin their business. They leased facilities and got underway. However, after almost two years, the plan’s goals were not being met. There were cost overturns, and profits were not nearly up to expectations. Questions for analysis: Although several problems were encountered in implementing the business plan, the primary reason for low profits was embezzlement. Partaab Singh was diverting company resources for personal use, even taking some of the construction material purchased by the company and using it to build his own house. a. What could Tanveer have done to avoid this situation? b. What are his options after the fact? Requirement: • The answers of such questions should be concise and relevant to the above mentioned scenario. Kindly avoid unnecessary explanations; every question carry equal marks.

Resume and Cover Letter Writing - Technical Terms Thank Can Be Mistaken For Typographical Errors? Hi, I am a recent college graduate who after a year of post graduate internet enteprenuerhip am having to look elsewhere to for income due to a lack of sales and advertising revenue. My internet ventures were also my first job and I am now looking to include my year of web development and database design experience in my resume and cover letters. I have hit snag in adding some technical names referring to specific development tools. This is because some of these names when spelled correctly (ex: "OpenSocial") can appear to the untrained eye as a typographical error (ex: they think "OpenSocial" should by "Open Social"). This is not huge concern of mine if the reader is qualified to evaluate these technical aspects, but I fear it could be a disaster if sent to the human resources department of a large company. My fear comes from the typical skill set of people who work in human resources. Their resume's (ex: http://www.bestsampleresume.com/sample-human-resources-resume/sample-human-resources-resume-1.html) typically do not include the necessary technical experience to know what some terms even mean let alone if they are spelled correctly. Take a look at the following : - OpenSocial API - JavaScript - ObjectDataSource To the untrained eye this could look like four typographical errors occurred due to missing spaces when in fact it is an error free list of useful skills. The first being a way to promote products by creating embeddable devices using a standard format supported by most social networking sites, the second being a scripting language commonly used to improve user interfaces, and the third being a way to restrict access for different sections of a database to authorized people. How should I structure the technical names on my resume that consist of two or more words combined with capital letters in the middle?

History help 100 points?!?!? I'm not asking anyone to like totally tell me all the answers haha but some help would be nice (: I've already read all the text but I'm having trouble :( please help! 12.In 1754 English settlers were trying to colonize French territory, which started a war between England and France. What was the result of that war? A.The French retained territory known as Canada. B.The English were forced back to the Atlantic coast to its original 13 colonies. C.A trade treaty was established between the French, English, and Native Americans. D.The French gave up all of Canada and their territory east of the Mississippi River to England. 13.What was one reason the Dutch colony in North America did not develop beyond one large colony? A.The Dutch had too small of a sailing fleet, and were not able to send many colonists. B.It was not as profitable to develop as their other colonies around the world. C.The Dutch were only interested in acquiring land, and had no need for the resources. D.The Dutch did not believe in slavery, so they had no labor to help build colonies. 14.Why was the building of colonial empires essential to mercantilism? A.To develop a base camp to expand into new territories. B.It created new jobs for the county’s citizens. C.Colonies existed as a way for the mother country to make a profit. D.It gave the rulers of countries bragging rights to their power of exploration. 15.What was one of the basic principles of mercantilism? A.Based on a nation’s ability to produce products inexpensively B.The use of trade routes to increase import and export capabilities C.That a nation’s strengths depended on its wealth D.A nation’s ability to acquire raw materials at a cheap rate 16.To create a balance of trade a country had to A.sell more goods than it bought from foreign countries. B.close its borders and keep its trade internal. C.build trade routes to ship its goods around the world. D.use more resources than it produced. 17.Increasing trade created a new business practice called capitalism, which was A.a group of businesses setting up trade organizations in the capitals of countries. B.the ability to make trades based on using gold and silver as payment. C.used to build relations between governments, as a way to increase trade with those counties. D.private individuals and organizations engaged in trade to make a profit. 18.During the beginning of capitalism, European investors risked investing overseas, because A.the local economy was flat. B.the rising demand for goods was driving prices higher, creating more profit opportunities. C.the local citizens resented the introduction of new food and merchandise into their culture. D.they hoped their government would appoint them to diplomatic positions overseas. 19.Because of the cost of overseas business ventures, investors pooled their money into A.new world banks. B.governments who favored overseas trade. C.joint stock companies. D.profit sharing organizations. 20.What was one of the main factors leading to the Atlantic slave trade? A.There was a shortage of labor in the Americas. B.European workers demanded too much money for salaries. C.The Native Americans did not want the available jobs. D.There was too much work and not enough skilled workers. 21.Which of the following was not an effect of the Atlantic slave trade? A.Millions of Africans were shipped to the Americas against their will. B.The slaves were able to own their own land after ten years of servitude. C.Countless people died due to the horrendous conditions on the slave ships. D.It caused many decedents to be forced into servitude. 22.By the end of the 1600s, the slave trade was dominated by which country? A.Spain B.France C.England D.Italy 23.Slave trade was part of a trading network called A.the no return trade route. B.the western labor trade route. C.the labor passage. D.triangular trade. 24.Where did most of the slaves involved in the Atlantic slave trade come from? A.West Indies B.West Africa C.Brazil D.East Africa 25.Which was a result of the Atlantic slave trade? A.African descendents were spread throughout the world. B.African culture was left behind in Africa. C.Africans eventually became rich plantation owners in the Americas. D.African slaves eventually colonized parts of the Americas and sent natural recourses back to Africa.

Which instruments would have helped Magellan to circumnavigate the globe? 6.Which instruments would have helped Magellan to circumnavigate the globe? A.Sun dial and zodiac maps B.Astrolabe and a compass C.Global wind maps and a compass D.Ocean current maps and a sun dial 7.Which was the first country to establish colonies by defeating the Aztecs and Incas? A.Italy B.Spain C.England 9.The French approached colonization differently than the Spanish and the Portuguese in which of the following ways? A.The French were unwilling to become allies with Native Americans. B.The French found large quantities of gold and silver. C.The French sent large numbers of colonists to the Americas. D.The French did not enslave Native Americans. 10.The French colonized parts of Canada and exported what valuable products back to Europe? A.Gold and silver B.Corn and wild game meat C.Fish and furs D.Lumber and minerals 12.In 1754 English settlers were trying to colonize French territory, which started a war between England and France. What was the result of that war? A.The French retained territory known as Canada. B.The English were forced back to the Atlantic coast to its original 13 colonies. C.A trade treaty was established between the French, English, and Native Americans. D.The French gave up all of Canada and their territory east of the Mississippi River to England. 13.What was one reason the Dutch colony in North America did not develop beyond one large colony? A.The Dutch had too small of a sailing fleet, and were not able to send many colonists. B.It was not as profitable to develop as their other colonies around the world. C.The Dutch were only interested in acquiring land, and had no need for the resources. D.The Dutch did not believe in slavery, so they had no labor to help build colonies. 14.Why was the building of colonial empires essential to mercantilism? A.To develop a base camp to expand into new territories. B.It created new jobs for the county’s citizens. C.Colonies existed as a way for the mother country to make a profit. D.It gave the rulers of countries bragging rights to their power of exploration. 15.What was one of the basic principles of mercantilism? A.Based on a nation’s ability to produce products inexpensively B.The use of trade routes to increase import and export capabilities C.That a nation’s strengths depended on its wealth D.A nation’s ability to acquire raw materials at a cheap rate 16.To create a balance of trade a country had to A.sell more goods than it bought from foreign countries. B.close its borders and keep its trade internal. C.build trade routes to ship its goods around the world. D.use more resources than it produced. 17.Increasing trade created a new business practice called capitalism, which was A.a group of businesses setting up trade organizations in the capitals of countries. B.the ability to make trades based on using gold and silver as payment. C.used to build relations between governments, as a way to increase trade with those counties. D.private individuals and organizations engaged in trade to make a profit. 18.During the beginning of capitalism, European investors risked investing overseas, because A.the local economy was flat. B.the rising demand for goods was driving prices higher, creating more profit opportunities. C.the local citizens resented the introduction of new food and merchandise into their culture. D.they hoped their government would appoint them to diplomatic positions overseas. 19.Because of the cost of overseas business ventures, investors pooled their money into A.new world banks. B.governments who favored overseas trade. C.joint stock companies. D.profit sharing organizations. 20.What was one of the main factors leading to the Atlantic slave trade? A.There was a shortage of labor in the Americas. B.European workers demanded too much money for salaries. C.The Native Americans did not want the available jobs. D.There was too much work and not enough skilled workers. 21.Which of the following was not an effect of the Atlantic slave trade? A.Millions of Africans were shipped to the Americas against their will. B.The slaves were able to own their own land after ten years of servitude. C.Countless people died due to the horrendous conditions on the slave ships. D.It caused many decedents to be forced into servitude. 22.By the end of the 1600s, the slave trade was dominated by which country? A.Spain B.France C.England D.Italy 23.Slave trade was part of a trading network called? A.the no return trade route. B.the western labor trade route. C.the labor passage. D.triangular trade. Please no guessing if you know it please help i cant find them in the book i been looking for hours. IF your gna be rude please dont even bother dont even comment Thank you

history hep please!!!!!!!!? i HAVE BEEN LOOKING O GOOGLE AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET TO find these awnsers and cant....I cant find my history book either...so im turning to yahoo awnsers please help or show me a refrence to find the awnsers thanks. 15. What was one of the basic principles of mercantilism? A. Based on a nation’s ability to produce products inexpensively B. The use of trade routes to increase import and export capabilities C. That a nation’s strengths depended on its wealth D. A nation’s ability to acquire raw materials at a cheap rate 36. To create a balance of trade a country had to A. sell more goods than it bought from foreign countries. B. close its borders and keep its trade internal. C. build trade routes to ship its goods around the world. D. use more resources than it produced. 47. Increasing trade created a new business practice called capitalism, which was A. a group of businesses setting up trade organizations in the capitals of countries. B. the ability to make trades based on using gold and silver as payment. C. used to build relations between governments, as a way to increase trade with those counties. D. private individuals and organizations engaged in trade to make a profit. 58. During the beginning of capitalism, European investors risked investing overseas, because A. the local economy was flat. B. the rising demand for goods was driving prices higher, creating more profit opportunities. C. the local citizens resented the introduction of new food and merchandise into their culture. D. they hoped their government would appoint them to diplomatic positions overseas. 59. Because of the cost of overseas business ventures, investors pooled their money into A. new world banks. B. governments who favored overseas trade. C. joint stock companies. D. profit sharing organizations. 70. What was one of the main factors leading to the Atlantic slave trade? A. There was a shortage of labor in the Americas. B. European workers demanded too much money for salaries. C. The Native Americans did not want the available jobs. D. There was too much work and not enough skilled workers.

Do I qualify for a small business loan? I need a relatively small business loan, (40K) to cover intial operating expenses for my seed-stage business. Here's what I do have: Over 10 years hands-on experience in my field, extensive business / marketing "knowledge", intelligence, passion and enthusiasm, a solid business plan and statistics / research for the past 2 years proving how and why my business will be successful. However, I lack formal education, management experience and experience running my own business. In addition, I have a horrible credit rating, about 15K in personal debt and no collaterral. We've all heard that investments are made to the people, not the business. On paper, I as a person look like a big risk, but my business is a million dollar idea. (I know that's what everyone says, but my pro-forma income projections have me generating roughly 5 million dollars profit annually in just 3 years...and those are very feasible estimations) I have done extensive reading and learning about effective business operation and how to be successful, but don't have a piece of paper from a University or College. (I've never let my education interfere with my schooling as Twain said) I'm quite confident that a bank would laugh me right out of their office, but would a private investor or other organizations be able to "see the forest through the trees" so to speak or would the focus be on my credit, lack of formal education etc.? The only thing I'm not interested in is any venture capital firms. Sure they would help me now, but in three years they'd be helping themselves to my profits...but any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. I am located in Canada, so anyone with a Canadian perspective or resource would be beneficial, but will take input from anyone in the world that can provide some insight.

How do I get a form to submit using ASP? Please help! This is a form....can't get code to make it submit. <form action="mailto:sandy.guzman@octaneoc.org" method="post" name="[object]"> <p><strong><font size="3">Interested in joining OCTANe Next? It's free and easy!</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3"><em><font size="2">OCTANe Next is for people 29 and under. You will be asked to show ID at your first meeting.</font></em> </font></p> <p><font size="2"><strong></strong></font></p> <p><font size="2"><strong>Which of the following best describes you or the company you work for?</strong></font></p> <p><select size="1" name="Which best describes you or the company you work for?"> <option selected="selected">Undergrad</option> <option>Student - Undergrad</option> <option>Student - Grad Student</option> <option>Entrepreneur</option> <option>Technology Company</option> <option>Biomedical Company</option> <option>Venture Capitalist/Investor</option> <option>Service Provider/Advisor</option> <option>Other</option> </select> </p> <p><strong>Please tell us about yourself...</strong> <em>Fields with (*) are required</em></p> <p><strong><font size="2"></font></strong></p> <table style="WIDTH: 409px; HEIGHT: 63px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="409" summary="" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><strong>First Name*</strong></td> <td><input title="Your Google Toolbar can fill this in for you. 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Politicians and their Illusion of Power? Take a look a give your opinion:? Critics accuse libertarians of reveling in government failures. Yes and No. No one is pleased to see the destruction caused by government policies, whether small scale, as when a tighter regulation causes business failures, or large scale, as when wars destroy life for millions. The kernel of truth to the claim is this: the failure of government illustrates something extremely important about the structure of reality that most people are likely to forget. It comes down to this: statesmen and public officials, no matter how powerful they may be, cannot finally control social outcomes. If I might offer a summary of a point emphasized in all of Mises's works: the structure of society and world affairs generally is shaped by human actions, stemming from imaginative human minds working out individual subjective valuations, and their interactions with the material world, which is governed by laws that are beyond human control. What that means is that you and I cannot on our own, even if we have maximum political power, control all of human society, and especially not its economic side. Let's first consider an example from current popular wisdom about the manufacturing base. Many products that were once made in the US – thinking here of televisions, pianos, firecrackers, plastics, and bicycles--are now made in China. This has caused a great deal of alarm--all unwarranted, so far as sound economics is concerned. But let's say we have the ambition to change this social outcome. Anyone is free to build a bicycle and attempt to market it to willing buyers. Let's say you rent some property, hire the workers, acquire all the necessary capital, and then put your bike on sale. In order to cover your costs and make a profit, you find that you must price your bikes above the going market price. Maybe you can persuade people that you have a special product that is better than the others. Or maybe yours will sit on the floor. Or maybe you will have to lower your price and you will find that your revenue does not cover your costs, and you have to go out of business. No matter what you decide, this much is clear: you are not dictating the outcome. You wanted to build bikes, but it is the consuming public that decides whether it is in our interest to do so. There is nothing you have to say about it. You cannot make people fork over the money. I would venture to suggest that you will ultimately come to the conclusion that you should be doing other things besides attempting to keep up with other businesses that have lower labor and capital costs and hence can make a profit through selling goods at much lower prices. But let's say you decide that you don't want to bow to the realities of the market. Instead you lobby Congress to tax everyone who buys a bike from overseas. The tax is high enough that you can continue to charge exorbitant prices for your bikes. You make a profit. But at what expense? The consumers who buy your bikes have less income left over for other pursuits, whether consumption, saving, or investment. The workers you are employing are being kept from other pursuits as well, and the capital you are consuming is not available for other projects. Ultimately, you have skewed the entire economic system in a way that benefits you at everyone else's expense. Others have found a way to do what you are doing much more efficiently, but because you lobbied and got your way, society is prevented from benefiting from others' innovations. And how long must this distorted system last? That you managed to tax everyone to benefit you does nothing to change the reality that others can do what you are doing more cheaply and better. Do workers really want to be employed in an industry that is something of an artifice? Do consumers really want to pay high prices just so that you can continue to indulge in your bike-making passion? Clearly not. At some point, people will catch on to the racket, and find other ways to go about acquiring bikes. Maybe they will exploit loopholes in the law that allow them to import bike parts. An industry of do-it-yourself bike building becomes a threat to your profits. Or perhaps black markets will take over. Or maybe people will turn away from bikes altogether and starting trying out new forms of informal transportation. Skateboards are fitted with handlebars. Gas-powered scooters develop a peddle-only option. The very definition of a bike comes into question. Increasingly, enforcement will have to become ever more onerous. At some point in this game, we face a choice. We can continue to impose an ever more absurd and preposterous system of regulations and protections just so that you can benefit, or we can bow to reality and let in foreign bikes for consumer purchase. Let's say your tariff lasts a year or even ten years. What will it accomplish? In that time, vast resources are wasted. Consumers of all sorts are exploited. Capital is consumed in economically wasteful ways. People are pushed around and the police powers of the state grow. It does society no good at all. My point is that whatever the fate of the so-called manufacturing base, there is nothing in the long run that can be done to turn it in one direction or another. The fate of manufacturing is in the hands of consumers at large, and subject to the laws of economics which no man can repeal. It is the outcome of human choice. Now, the Bush administration has thought otherwise and imposed a huge range of protections to benefit its supporters and people who the administration hoped would become its supporters. The result has been to skew the world economy, hobble markets, delay inevitable transitions, and impose massive social costs. What this example shows is that governments are not omnipotent. Many try to be, and no government is liberal by nature. But there are limits. Governments bump up against human valuations time and again. Even in the highly rarified event of a despotic government that rules a population unanimously in support of despotism, government still bumps up against the structure of the world, which resists control. Let us consider another example. Let us say that government desires a strong dollar. But it still wants to print dollars and ship them around the world. In this case, there is nothing that government can do to insure the dollar’s strength against depreciation. Nothing. This is due to the laws of economics. All else equal, the value of a currency in terms of goods falls as its quantity increases. Governments that desire otherwise can only shake their fist in anger. The same is true domestically. The government wants economic recovery before a recession has fully run its course. It thereby drops interest rates, spends vast amounts of money to gin up demand, and otherwise encourages as much consumption as possible. These tactics can result in some short-term gains but it doesn't work in the long run. These tactics deplete savings and capital and weaken the foundation for solid future growth. The issue of the price of prescription drugs will be a big one in this coming campaign. The problem is high prices. Popular wisdom has it that this is because of the greed of the medical industry. The truth is that these high prices are partly a result of subsidized demand due to Medicare and Medicaid, as well as the restricted supply due to patent laws. In other words, the political class is responsible for the high prices. It's true that the pharmaceutical industry is not complaining. In fact, high prices are precisely what its friends in government want to bring about. They may regret that the poor have to pay the higher prices, but not enough to do anything substantive about it. Prices would plummet today if patents were repealed, free trade (including re-importation) allowed, and subsidized demand ended by the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid. But no one wants to consider that solution, so Congress creates ever more intrusive programs designed to control prices, keeping the prices high enough to satisfy the industry but low enough to reduce the political clamor. The problem is that the government can't have it both ways. It cannot reward its friends with high prices and keep consumers happy at the same time. The current system with its large subsidies is only creating massive new liabilities in programs that cannot be funded in perpetuity without massive tax increases that no one is willing to advocate. Absent tax increases, the only answer is inflation, which taxes us in other ways. One way to think about government is as a rat wandering through a maze with no escape. There is no magic solution to getting around basic economic laws. All lunches must be paid for by someone, prices cannot be both high and low at the same time, and all attempts to coerce generate counter-reactions. In short, there is no alternative universe in which the fantasies of politicians come true. But try telling that to the political class. The last thing they want to hear is that their power is limited, that their will is not a way. They are prone to believe that membership in the political class comes with the privilege of shaping the world to their liking. If you read the social science literature, you find the same error at work on a nearly universal basis. Very rarely does anyone come along and say: great theory but it has nothing to do with reality. You are just playing intellectual games. Socialism was really nothing other than an intellectual game. People from the ancient world to the present conjured up some vision of how they would like the world to work and then advocated a series of measures of how to achieve it. Mises and his generation explained that their vision was fundamentally at odds with reality. In the real world, capital must have price rooted in exchange of private property in order for it to be employed in its highest-valued capacity. It solves nothing to say that everyone should own capital collectively. This was the equivalent of pointing out that the Emperor was wearing no clothes. In some ways, what we do as commentators on economic affairs is to follow this model again and again. The other day, a candidate for president suggested that the answer to our economic woes was more regulation. He had it all figured out in his mind. Immediately, free-market economists from all over the world joined forces to point out that his goal of higher economic productivity could not be achieved this way. It was an unwelcome message but one necessary to deliver regardless. The experience of Iraq has provided myriad examples of the same. The US wants to pump oil. It wants to start factories, stores, and commerce generally. But it refuses to put private owners in charge. As a result, all its military muscle has amounted to very little at great expense. It is a classic example of how governments fail when they try to fight against forces they cannot control. Factories in Iraq that have gone into operation have done so without support of the occupying government. And think of the war generally. At the outset, the visionaries in the Bush administration imagined that Iraq was really a very simple problem to solve. It only needed to be decapitated and the magic dust of the US presence would otherwise create an orderly and prosperous society that would be a model for the region. The reality hit. Crime was unleashed. Feuding political factions clamored for control. Production stopped. Society flew into chaos. This was not because of the absence of the political leadership. It was because of the presence of foreign martial law in a country that was seething in resentment against the US. Time and again, we have seen evidence that the Iraq war only accomplished the opposite of its aims. Its purpose was to find weapons, punish terrorism, and bring order to the region. Instead it has fueled terrorism and brought new levels of disorder to the region. Not having done that, the war is then re-defined in terms that reflect whatever government has done: namely to toss out and capture Saddam, In this sense, the war was like any other government program: bringing about the opposite of its stated intentions and doing so at greater expense. Thus do we see the intersection between foreign and domestic policy. Government is famously ham-handed at home and similarly incompetent abroad. No matter how much government claims that it is master of the universe, it constantly confronts forces beyond its control. In all the talk of the calamity of this war, never forget the broader picture: what an incredible opportunity was squandered after the end of the Cold War. The US had emerged as the universally acknowledged ideological victor in that forty-year struggle. That the Cold War was not actually an ideological struggle so much as a classic standoff between two empires is irrelevant for understanding the implications of this fact: totalitarian communism collapsed while the free economic system of the market remained standing in total triumph. The world was ready for a new period of genuine liberalism, and looking to the US. On the verge of an amazing period of technological advance, we were perfectly situated to lead the way. There had never been a time in US history when George Washington's foreign policy made more sense. A beacon of liberty. Trade with all, belligerence toward none. Commercial engagement with everyone, political engagement with as few as possible. The hand of friendship. Good will. This was the prescription for peace and freedom. It was within our grasp. Our children might have grown up in a world without major political violence. A world of peace and plenty. It could have been. But it was not to be, mainly because George W.'s father decided that he wanted to go down in the history books for doing something big and important. What else but war? The US was now the world's only superpower and itching for some fight somewhere. It's a bit like a playground filled with wimps and one boy with a black belt in karate who never absorbed the lesson in how and where to use his fighting skills. And then there was this oil-drilling dispute between Iraq and Kuwait, and Bush decided to intervene. Twelve years later, the US is still there, causing unrelenting havoc for those poor people. Here at home we are given constant examples of the huge gulf that separates government's perceptions of itself versus the reality. The Bush administration wanted to give the steel industry a boost. The administration established tariffs, which amounts to a tax on all consumers of steel. American manufacturers faced a choice of paying the tax to buy imported steel or paying the higher prices for domestic steel. Those who could do neither had to cut back production and hiring in other areas. Other consumers had to pay higher prices, which diverted income from other pursuits. As for the steel industry itself, the tariffs did nothing to help it achieve greater efficiency, which is the only way to deal with more efficient competitors. They only ended up subsidizing inefficiency. Even then, it wasn't enough. During the period of tariffs, the industry dramatically consolidated in order to become more efficient in other ways. Once faced with the prospect of trade wars, the ultimate cost of protectionism, the Bush administration pulled back and repealed the new tariffs, thereby landing the industry in exactly the same predicament it was in before the tariffs were past. As for commercial society as a whole, it paid dramatically higher steel costs, and faced sporadic shortages, for absolutely no reason. Faced with failure on every front, the Bush administration did the right thing and repealed the tariffs. Not that it was honest about the failure. Instead it claimed its policy worked so well that it could now repeal it. This is like a physician prescribing poison and then changing his mind. He can't but try to put the best spin on it, I suppose. But what a beautiful example of the powerlessness of government this is! The Bush administration wanted to save American industry and only ended up vastly raising the costs of doing all forms of business. More cutbacks are inevitable as steel production shifts to other countries and the US finds its comparative advantage elsewhere. Much legislative energy is poured into helping some groups gain favorable treatment in the workplace. I'm thinking here of the usual litany of victim groups as identified according to race, ability, sex, national origin, religion, and the like. Have these laws actually helped the group in question? The results are mixed at best. If you send people out into the workforce with a high price attached to their heads – and the prospect of a lawsuit is a very high price indeed – you only make employers less likely to hire them. I don’t doubt that some people have been helped by these laws, but they are not the people most in need of help. Today, the disabled, blacks, women, and religious minorities go in search of jobs with a major problem: employers fear them on the margin, and, on the margin, are less likely to hire them relative to others, provided they can get away with it. It is the least qualified among them who pay the highest price. A good test case is disability: it is a documented fact that unemployment among the truly disabled is higher today than it was when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed. Because libertarians know in advance that government policies are destructive, we tend to focus our editorial energy on pointing to its destructive effects. But in our zeal to draw attention to issues others ignore, let us not forget the bigger picture. There are always limits to what the government can do, and the government's destruction is always accompanied by examples of great creativity on the part of the market. Even as government dominates the headlines, private entrepreneurs are busy every day working to improve products and services that improve our lives. They do it without taxing us or regulating us, or making us suffer through tedious elections or political debates. They make their products and offer them to us in a way that pleases the consuming public the most. We can choose whether we want them or not. Consider the success of Wal-Mart. If government had set out to create a volume discounter that made a world of material goods and groceries available to the multitude in all countries, it might have tried for a thousand years and not created anything resembling this company. Even the military has relented and now routinely points its employees not to its on-base stores but to Wal-Mart, Office Depot, and others for the best prices. Foreign development aid is another example. It took decades to get the message across, but today finance ministers in the developing world understand that they have far more to gain through integration into the world economy than from development aid and all the restrictive policies that come with it. Today, as Sudha Shenoy points out, the largest resistance to new trade deals comes from the developing world, not because they don't want trade but because they desire trade without the labor and environmental controls the US demands. The same is true in the area of communications. In the last century, governments aspired to control them all: the phones, the mails, the media. Today, we see that government, in practice, controls very little of the communications industry, despite every attempt to hobble private enterprise. In that same vein, a major issue for everyone these days are computer viruses and spam, which threaten to make our chief mode of communication less reliable. Congress passes ineffectual legislation against spam and viruses, while private enterprise has given us dozens of means of winning the battle. Private enterprise creates; government destroys. That is the great economic lesson of our times and all times. Of course there is one way in which government never fails. It can loot. It can gain footholds into society's command centers. It can punish enemies. It can even indoctrinate people in its preferred vision of the world through propaganda. This is the best way to understand the public school system. It doesn't work to educate but it does work to transfer vast sums from the private to the public sector. And here too, we see the power of private enterprise: booster clubs in public schools represent a de facto source of privatization, and the clubs and groups connected to them are the only really successful things going on in public school. We’ll hear much in the coming months about all the wonderful reforms politicians are going to bring us. This is the time when politicians vie for our allegiance by telling all about their ideas and vision for the future. As usual, they will parse their words in ways to maximize the numbers of people who are persuaded and minimize the amount of trouble they get into for inadvertently telling people something they don't want to hear. As an aside, whoever came up with this idea of a mass democracy just wasn't thinking things through very clearly. Nothing runs well by majority vote, to say nothing of the fact that a truly free society shouldn't be "run" at all; it works on its own without would-be masters-and-commanders grasping at the helm. Let me then offer to you my own top ten list of political lies you are told, all designed to make you believe that government should have more power than it already has, so that it can create more of the disasters we are accustomed to: 10. My new program will generate jobs. Truth: only the market generates jobs on net. 9. My education program will reform schools so that they leave no child behind. Truth: the public schools do not work for the same reason no government program can work. They exist outside the market economy. 8. My program will save industry x. Truth: industry must be part of the market or else it is not really industry at all. 7. I won't raise your taxes but I will pass lots of new programs: Truth: all programs must be paid for. 6. As president, I will pursue a humble foreign policy. Truth: nothing in the office of the president encourages humility. 5. This war is humanitarian and winnable. Truth: war is nothing but a government program on a massively destructive scale, and just as error prone. 4. My reform will bring market-based competition. Be on the lookout for this lie, which market partisans are likely to believe. There is only one kind of genuine market, and it is rooted in private property and nothing else. 3. We will secure the nation. Truth: government cannot provide security better than markets, any more than it can provide food or houses better than the market. 2. Government is compassionate. Truth: men who seek power over the lives of others are the coldest, cruelest humans of all. 1. You can't love your country and hate your government. Truth: A person who loves his country loves liberty first. One hundred years from now, the great story of the latter part of the 20th century and the first part of the 21st century will be the vast improvements in life wrought by technology. Consider the web, the cell phone, the PDA, the affordable laptop computer, advances in medicine, and the spread of prosperity to all corners of the globe. What has government had to do with this? The answer is: nothing contributory. It has worked only to impede progress, and we can only be thankful that it hasn't succeeded. Through all of human history, governments have caused frightening levels of bloodshed and horror, but in the end, what has prevailed is not power but the market economy. Even today governments can only play catch-up. This is because of the reasons that Mises outlined. Government cannot control the human mind, so it cannot, in the long run, control the choices people make. It cannot control economic forces, which are a far more powerful and permanent feature of the world than any government anyway. Governments have a propensity to overreach in so many areas of life that their exercise of power itself leads to their own undoing. The overreach can take many forms: financial, economic, social, and military. In this way, and with enough passion for liberty burning in the hearts of the citizenry, governments can be responsible for their own undoing. It comes about as a result of overestimating the capacity of power and underestimating its limits. I believe this is happening in our time. It may not be obvious when taking the broad view, but when you look at the status of a huge range of government programs and institutions, what you see is a government that is at once enormously powerful and rich, but also fragile and teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Events of the last year indicate just how far the government has slipped in its ability to manage the economy, society, culture, and world order. Despite the exalted status of the state today, the vast and sprawling empire called the US government may in fact be less healthy than it ever has been. A few months back, we had a special speaker come to Auburn, probably the most famous man who has visited us since the Country and Western star Alan Jackson was in town. He was Mikhail Gorbachev, a very interesting figure in the history of nations. He came to power with the reputation of a reformer and instituted many reforms that were designed not to give more liberty to the people, but to stop the unraveling of an empire before it was too late. But it was too late. All his talk of perestroika and glasnost couldn't fool the people, who had become convinced that the Soviet machine was something of a hoax. The empire unraveled not because of him, but despite his efforts to save it. When it came time to make the critical decision of whether to try to hold the empire together by more and more force, or not, history had already made the choice for him. The empire dissolved in the blink of an eye. Not too many months later, he was out of a job, not because he was recalled in some formal process, but because the forces of history had run him over. Democratic governments are not immune from the forces of history that overthrew Soviet tyranny. All governments overreach and no government is permanent. So let us fear government but not exaggerate its powers. It can cause enormous damage and it must always be fought. But in this struggle, we are on the right side of history. The power of human choice, aided by the logic of economics and the laws that operate without any bureaucrat's permission, are our source of hope for the future. _______________________________ Llewellyn H. Rockwell http://www.mises.org/story/1396

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As a general rule, the Chinese government allows foreign companies to participate in its market only if those? As a general rule, the Chinese government allows foreign companies to participate in its market only if those companies agree to establish operations with local Chinese enterprises. Which market entry mode would be appropriate choice under these circumstances? A.Acquisition. B.Exporting. C.Joint venture. D.Licensing In which of the following two or more organizations collaborate on a project for mutual gain? A.Limited partnership B.Public corporation C.Strategic alliance D.None of the given options The difference between a country's merchandise exports and its merchandise imports is the: A.Current account. B.Capital account C.Balance of trade. D.Balance of payments. ________ refers to the strategy of approaching worldwide markets with standardized products. A.Vertical integration B.Horizontal integration C.Globalization D.Franchising If the UK placed a limit on the amount of steel that could be imported into the UK in a particular period this would be an example of: A.A quota. B.A tariff. C.Dumping D.An export subsidy "Differences in the importance of values and norms" are an example of which type of international trade barrier? A.Cultural B.Political C.Legal D.Economic _________________ is a dimension of social responsibility that includes hiring minority workers, making safe products, minimizing pollution, using energy wisely, and providing a safe work environment A.Corporate philanthropy B.Corporate policy C.Corporate governance D.Corporate responsibility ________________ refers to the form of social activism dedicated to protecting the rights of consumers in their dealings with businesses. A.Environmental marketing B.Marketing ethics C.Social responsibility D.Consumerism Human resource management is the formal part of an organization responsible for all of the following aspects of the management of human resources except: A.Systems, processes, and procedures B.Management of the organization’s finances C.Policy making, implementation, and enforcement D.Strategy development and analysis Human resource planning is a dynamic planning process which involves ongoing environmental scanning and an analysis of organizational objectives, strategies, and policies aimed at deciding A.What business the organization should be in? B.The right quantity and quality of employees needed when and where. C.What physical resources the organization needs? D.Who the organization’s main competitors are?