Business

Can You Get A Job On Your Phone?

May 4, 2011
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Startup company Gigwalk, has received seed money.  Gigwalk allows workers to find job opportunities through an application on their phone. Gigwalk helps businesses recruit a mobile workforce By: Anthony Ha A startup called Gigwalk is launching a service today to help businesses manage and recruit workers for basic jobs that can be accomplished on their [...]

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Why Are VC Deals Getting Larger?

May 4, 2011
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Venture capital funding continues to grow and more money continues to enter the space.  Some experts feel that this may be a bubble that is forming.  It also could be a change in the business landscape and the type of companies that are appealing to investors. Bubblicious? Global VC deal sizes keep rising by Dan Primac [...]

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Surfer Sells Internet Company

May 4, 2011
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Phillip McGriskin an Australian entrepreneur and surfer just sold his internet company Envoy Services. Sale of internet payment firm earns surfer millions By HUGO DUNCAN A British-based Australian surfing fanatic yesterday trousered millions of pounds after selling the company he set up five years ago. Phillip McGriskin, 37, sold internet payment business Envoy Services to [...]

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Can Japanese Hedge Funds Prosper?

May 3, 2011
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Even though Japan has experienced one of the worst natural disasters in modern times a new Japanese Hedge Fund was able to raise $1.5 Billion in funds. Man Group Raises $1.5 Billion for Japan Fund BY CHRIS V. NICHOLSON The Man Group said on Tuesday that it had raised $1.5 billion for a new hedge [...]

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Is It Finally The Time For Private Exchanges?

May 3, 2011
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs created their own private stock exchange.  At the time there was not enough trading volume to keep the exchange going.  They have now teamed up with other players to work on a private exchange that has much more investors.  With trading volume coming back now may be the time to have [...]

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Is Space Going Private?

May 2, 2011
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Over the past couple of years many private companies have started to enter the space industry.  Many of these companies are looking to get government contracts to ship things to and from their space stations. Bringing the heavens to the masses As NASA winds down its shuttle program, SpaceX and other private firms emerge as [...]

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Are Private Stocks A Good Buy?

May 2, 2011
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With some privately held companies getting really large valuations there has been demand to purchase some of their private stock.  Many investment funds have been quietly buying up some of these shares on private stock exchanges. Buying Stocks Before They Go Public By RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN Want to get a piece of Facebook Inc. or [...]

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Is Boston The Place For A Startup Company?

May 2, 2011
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Over the past couple of decades the majority of the top technology and startup talent has come out of the Boston post secondary education scene.  For some reason Boston has not caught on as the top startup city and much of their top talent has fled to Silicon Valley. City needs a new reputation Andrew [...]

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Project Leverages Immigration To Raise Capital

May 1, 2011
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The old Pabst brewery project has been approved for the EB-5 program.  Investors that invest $500,000 or more will qualify for a visa to live in the United States.  These visas can be converted to green cards after 2 years of good standing. Feds approve foreign investor’s role in Pabst project By Tom …

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Syracuse University Students Win Startup Contest

April 29, 2011
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Syracuse University students win the University of Albany business plan competition.  These students will receive prize money to help them fund their new company. Syracuse company wins business plan competition Robin K. Cooper Helios, a Syracuse-based start-up medical device company won the top prize Thursday night at the inaugural New York State Business Plan Competition [...]

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