Recent Posts Tagged With 'business'

• Big Profits and Big Losses

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 00:16 in business

  Let's say you want to start a chain of restaurants in Florida using NBA star Dwyane Wade’s name as the name your restaurant, and at times, Wade will make personal appearances at the restaurant. Sounds like a great idea for a start-up restaurant to...

• Investment Firms Going Green to Make Green

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 11:00 in business

  Venture capitalists are flocking to green-technology companies to get a cut of the action. Approximately $1.59 billion dollars have been sunk into environmentally-friendly corporations worldwide in the third quarter of 2009. These businesses are d...

• More Woes for GM: Hummer and Saturn Back on the Chopping Block

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 12:00 in business

  The respective sales of Hummer and Saturn appear to have derailed, leaving General Motors reeling as it tries to pick up the pieces following bankruptcy. GM may now have to eliminate the brands and shut down approximately 350 additional dealerships...

• Doing Business in Florida With a Fictitious Name? A New Law Imposes Advertising Requirement.

  Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 13:27 in business

  Florida businesses, take heed: you must give the public notice of your fictitious name! Here is the notice on the 2009->Ch0865->Section%2009#0865.09"target="_blank">Fictitious Name Act (F.S. Title 46 Ch. 865.09), all persons transacting business u...

• Confidential Email Disclaimers: Are They Effective?

  Posted on Friday July 3rd, 2009 at 00:00 in business

  In the course of business, you may often receive emails that are punctuated at the end with a disclaimer that reads as follows: “The contents of this email are intended for the aforementioned recipient and are confidential.” But are these messag...

• More Credit For FInancing Small Businesses

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 00:00 in business

  Most potential franchisees face a common impediment: money. The start-up fees and capital costs of a new venture can be extremely onerous and may even prevent many small businesses from launching. One solution to these costs is to finance with a Sm...