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Setting the budget for your Web site
Dear FSB: We are in the market to have a Web site built. We are currently gathering proposals, but they range wildly, from $19,500 to $1,800. Help! What is the price range for a typical Web site construction in Maryland?
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Dear FSB: We are in the market to have a Web site built. We are currently gathering proposals, but they range wildly, from $19,500 to $1,800. Help! What is the price range for a typical Web site construction in Maryland?
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Nip/tuck in Budapest
Randy Simor's entrepreneurial savvy was severely tested when police and anti-government protesters in Budapest skirmished during celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the Soviet Union. As the CEO of Meditours Hungary, a Budapest-based business offering Americans and Europeans access to Hungarian medical care, he had five clients in the city that day.
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Randy Simor's entrepreneurial savvy was severely tested when police and anti-government protesters in Budapest skirmished during celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the Soviet Union. As the CEO of Meditours Hungary, a Budapest-based business offering Americans and Europeans access to Hungarian medical care, he had five clients in the city that day.
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How much equity do my investors deserve?
Dear FSB: I have developed a technology I would like to commercialize and I'm looking to bring in partners to help me develop a business plan and seek venture capital/collaboration. What percentage of the company is typical given away in such cases? Assume the company will be an LLC?
CNNMoney.com – May 9, 2008 6:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Dear FSB: I have developed a technology I would like to commercialize and I'm looking to bring in partners to help me develop a business plan and seek venture capital/collaboration. What percentage of the company is typical given away in such cases? Assume the company will be an LLC?
CNNMoney.com – May 9, 2008 6:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
How can I keep my retirement plan?
Dear FSB: My company supplies irrigation and plumbing materials. Last year I set up a Roth 401(k) plan for my five full-time employees using a major mutual fund firm. Now the firm says that because of a new law, our employees' contributions and employer matching contributions require separate custodians that it is not equipped to provide for us. Some brokerage firms say the same thing. Any ideas?
CNNMoney.com – May 9, 2008 3:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Dear FSB: My company supplies irrigation and plumbing materials. Last year I set up a Roth 401(k) plan for my five full-time employees using a major mutual fund firm. Now the firm says that because of a new law, our employees' contributions and employer matching contributions require separate custodians that it is not equipped to provide for us. Some brokerage firms say the same thing. Any ideas?
CNNMoney.com – May 9, 2008 3:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Rigged for success
As multinational corporations race to pursue oil worldwide, a small Tulsa-based firm is striking black gold state-side. Arena Resources landed at No. 1 last year on the FSB 100, our list of America's fastest-growing small public companies. Arena, which explores and drills for oil and natural gas in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, increased revenues from $60 million in 2006 to a little more than $100 million in 2007. "We've set new growth records each year since 2000," says CEO Lloyd Rochford.
CNNMoney.com – May 9, 2008 2:42 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
As multinational corporations race to pursue oil worldwide, a small Tulsa-based firm is striking black gold state-side. Arena Resources landed at No. 1 last year on the FSB 100, our list of America's fastest-growing small public companies. Arena, which explores and drills for oil and natural gas in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, increased revenues from $60 million in 2006 to a little more than $100 million in 2007. "We've set new growth records each year since 2000," says CEO Lloyd Rochford.
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Brazilian tour operator: Come see our slums!Read full story for latest details.
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When Small Biz Can't Get a Loan
With lending tight, more entrepreneurs are turning to controversial "merchant cash advances"
Business Week – May 8, 2008 9:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
With lending tight, more entrepreneurs are turning to controversial "merchant cash advances"
Business Week – May 8, 2008 9:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Slaying the Boogie Monster
It sounds like the plot for a Footloose sequel: Small-town officials try to shut down a local saloon by wielding an antiquated ban on outdoor dance halls.
CNNMoney.com – May 8, 2008 6:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
It sounds like the plot for a Footloose sequel: Small-town officials try to shut down a local saloon by wielding an antiquated ban on outdoor dance halls.
CNNMoney.com – May 8, 2008 6:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mom: An Entrepreneur's Secret to Success
Of course a mother's impact extends to business. We asked 10 renowned entrepreneurs, from Richard Branson to Bobbi Brown, to get specific
Business Week – May 8, 2008 6:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Of course a mother's impact extends to business. We asked 10 renowned entrepreneurs, from Richard Branson to Bobbi Brown, to get specific
Business Week – May 8, 2008 6:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
On the table
For May, a tasting menu of new food books with small-biz hooks.
CNNMoney.com – May 8, 2008 1:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
For May, a tasting menu of new food books with small-biz hooks.
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