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Do you have an innovative idea you wish to market? Are you planning on opening a new business? Are you investing on somebody else’s idea? If you said “yes” to any of these questions, don’t do it just yet! Starting or investing on a new venture can be an emotional […]

In order to formulate powerful communication statements and get your message across with influence, you firstly need to step back and analyze the mechanics of communication. So what are the mechanics of communication? The mechanics of communication are often used in communication training to explain how communication works at the […]

Billionaire entrepreneur and innovator Niraj Goel is ready with his latest offering – the Singapore Innovation League. What is this league about and what is the purpose behind its launch? Well, Niraj, who has risen from the ground up all by himself, has strong views about giving back to the […]

David E. Gumpert, author of Burn Your Business Plan, often tells the story about how he and his partner failed to raise money after sending their business plan around to venture capitalists and meeting with several others to make presentations. Disappointed by the fruits of their labor, they considered giving […]

Mr Harvey Goldstein is a successful American businessman in Asia, a prominent public figure and a spokesman for the foreign business community with the respective governments of Asia, particularly Indonesia. He is a catalyst and a participant in private sector growth and development in the Asia – pacific region. He […]

It’s unbelievable how dependent we’ve become as a society on electronic communication devices! E-mail, text messaging, PDA’s, cell phones, video conferencing, blackberries, blueberries, rasberries, and more…have taken the place of good old fashioned, face-to-face communication leading to many interpersonal difficulties and miscommunications in today’s workplace. You may be thinking…Why improve […]

There are hundreds of thousands of business plans floating around and attempting to find a funding home. I receive hundreds of business plans annually myself, and can definitely state that 99% of these documents are laughable as presentations of an exciting investment opportunity. I am not referring to the value […]

Starting a business is an exciting time, but lining up all of your financing can be stressful. With minority business grants, individuals who are starting a new business or expanding an existing business can obtain as much as $50,000 to help their business succeed. As a result, minority business owners […]

Joint venture businesses are composed of two or more companies, groups or individual businessmen or businesses. The join each other to create a much better or a new business line, hence the name joint. Today, a lot of businesses have been joint venturing with other businesses and companies for numerous […]

Introduction Private equity is medium to long-term finance provided in return for an equity stake in potentially high growth unquoted companies. Private equity isn’t new-it’s been around in various forms for almost 25 years, including the Barbarians at the Gate-style hostile takeover of RJR Nabisco by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) […]