| The Music Biz: Nashville company follows unconventional business ... | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 12:47:26 PM by Blog57 Team | | Shasone King and his partner Andalé have a vision for Nashville regarding rap music, specifically, and hip-hop culture in general. They formed Soulspeak Entertainment two years ago as a vehicle to foster not only a brand of rap that is lyrically different from much of what's popular, but also one that's equal parts inspirational, instructional and informative. Andalé, a native Nashvillian who is frank and honest about his background, has emerged as one of the city's finest rap stylists, a verbal improviser who can match anyone in terms of ferocity of tone, combative fire in his rhymes or forceful personality on the microphone. But Andalé, also a noted Seventh-Day Adventist minister, wants to use the powerful forum of rap music in a positive, uplifting manner, without sacrificing any of the studio sophistication, rhythmic energy or edge that's commonplace in commercial rap.... | |
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| | | Governor seeks business support for reforms | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 2:47:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | FREMONT ? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to convince Silicon Valley business leaders Monday that his $12 billion-per-year health insurance plan will help their bottom line. The proposal, which Schwarzenegger pitched to about 20 Silicon Valley executives in a conference room at Seagate Technology, would require businesses with 10 or more workers to offer health coverage or pay 4percent of payroll into a state insurance pool. Judging from comments after the gathering, the members of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group seemed to be buying. "The numbers pencil out in theory," said J. Kim Fennell, CEO of San Jose-based deCarta. The question is whether there will be enough momentum to keep the proposal from being sidetracked, he added, noting that health insurance reform is one of the leadership group's top issues.... | |
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| | | Rep. Bradley: Ameren's plan like 'payday loan business' | | Posted Sunday, December 24, 2006 2:48:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Illinois Commerce Commission's approval of Ameren's plan to offer a phase-in of an electric rate hike could mean consumers will pay more now and pay more later, according to state Rep. John Bradley.Ameren customers will have the option of phasing in the higher rates over a three-year period. Under the plan, Ameren customers could phase in rate increases ranging from 42 percent to 55 percent by paying a 14 percent increase in each of the first three years of the plan, followed by a 3.25 percent interest payment. .... | |
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| | | Plan to smelt the hearts of Zinifex shareholders | | Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:49:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | THE proposed demerger of Zinifex's zinc and lead-smelting business and its combination with the smelting assets of Europe's Umicore to create the global leader in the sector will, if consummated, complete the transformation of the company since its re-emergence from administration less than three years ago. Zinifex was created from the ashes of the old Pasminco, which spent 2½ years in administration after wiping out all of its shareholders' funds and generating losses of more than $1 billion for its bankers after the worst market conditions for 15 years. The combination of diving zinc prices and the impact of a plummeting Australian dollar on a leveraged balance sheet and massive hedge book destroyed the former blue chip. Zinifex, however, emerged from administration as an ungeared and more focused company just as the dollar and zinc prices started their recovery.... | |
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| | | Anger From 1 Ripoff + 2 MBAs = a Game Plan | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 10:48:13 PM by Blog57 Team | | Here's how Jon Dugan's business idea was born: Last year, Dugan, a student at the University of Maryland, went to a used-video-game store with his brother and a pile of Xbox games. For a stack of 17 used titles, they got $34 in store credit. Out of curiosity, the two went back to the store the next day. The games they traded in had been put on the shelves with prices ranging from $12.99 to $32.99. "We got ripped off," said Dugan, 23. .... | |
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| | | Google Filing: Copyright Claims Could Change our Business Plan | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:51:17 PM by Blog57 Team | | Copyright claims against YouTube could compel Google to change its business practices and potentially lose revenue, the company said in an SEC filing yesterday. "Our planned acquisition of YouTube may also subject us to additional copyright claims upon the closing of the transaction," the quarterly report said. "Adverse results in these lawsuits may include awards of damages and may also result in, or even compel, a change in our business practices, which could result in a loss of revenue for us or otherwise harm our business." The filing said that companies had filed copyright claims against Google, alleging that features of Google Web Search, Google News, Google Video, Google Image Search and Google Book Search infringe their rights. The filing made note that Google faces several copyright complaints in Europe over queries that contain copyrighted terms.... | |
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| | | Glasgow pledges to do the business as Fife 'superschool' plan stalls | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 6:50:45 AM by Blog57 Team | | GLASGOW Business School is aiming to grab top spot in Scotland as plans for the country's first "superschool" in Dunfermline appear to be stalling. Professor Angus Laing, who took over as head of the Glasgow school earlier this month, plans to revive its flagging fortunes after plans to run it as a standalone venture collapsed. .... | |
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| | | City chamber, IU plan business workshops | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 2:49:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | INDIANAPOLIS -- The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and Indiana University's Kelley School of Business will hold a series of workshops, called the Main Street Institute, focusing on sales and marketing, customer relations and managing growth. Business professionals can attend the inaugural event Dec. 1 at the Downtown Marriott. Registration begins at 7:15 a.m. (Star report) .... | |
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| | | Business plan is road map to future | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:48:26 PM by Blog57 Team | | A business plan is a useful exercise for any company. A well-crafted business plan not only clarifies the owner's vision for the business but also the steps that must be taken to achieve the vision. Because the business plan captures this vision, it is important to share it with employees and other key stakeholders so they can understand their roles and responsibilities in moving toward the vision. The plan begins with a cover page, table of contents and executive summary. The cover page is the first impression a reader gets of the plan and the business it represents, so it should not be an afterthought. The table of contents allows readers to easily find areas of interest to them. The executive summary is prepared last and should capture the key theme of the business plan.... | |
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| | | Citizens' input needed for plan | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 2:49:08 AM by Blog57 Team | | The second public meeting for the latest master plan for downtown will look to citizens for solutions to issues cited during the first workshop last month, things like safe pedestrian access across Manatee Avenue, the need for more activity in downtown after business hours and a perceived lack of parking. Attendees can expect a market-conditions presentation, detailing the kinds of businesses currently sustained in downtown Bradenton, information that will be used to later detail what kinds of additional retail, commercial or residential development downtown can support. More than 150 people gathered at the Bradenton Auditorium for the first workshop that yielded themes planning consultants will ask for more input on during Wednesday's meeting, themes like public access to the waterfront, a need for more variety in housing options, transportation improvements and more restaurants.... | |
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