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Month: November, 2009

Editor’s letter: The more ideas on climate change, the better

23 November, 2009

As usual, when it comes to climate change, tempers are rising a lot faster than sea levels. In this issue, senior writer Matthew McClearn reports on a recent study estimating the costs of various climate change policies. Published by economists at the Toronto-Dominion Bank, the report has triggered a wave of fear and loathing in [...]

Financial Projections for Business Plans

22 November, 2009

Learn the tips and tricks of creating sound financial projections and valuation for a business plan. Entrepreneurs create business plans for a variety of reasons. Where a business plan is used to seek funding from business angels or venture capitalists, care must be taken to develop a sound financial plan. The financial section of a [...]

Treasury Dept. Holds Forum For Small Business

21 November, 2009

The Treasury Dept. held a forum on Thursday to address how the economy has affected small business. Specifically, the forum addressed how to help small businesses weather the bad economy. ABC News reports that an Obama administration focused on how to increase small business access to financing. In fact, the press release about the forum from the Treasury Dept. details [...]

Small firms scrapping, scaling back health plans

19 November, 2009

Linda Bax, owner of Classic Travel Tours & Tanning, does the office bookwork on her computer in Jefferson City, Mo. AP Photo JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Faced with high health insurance costs, a North Carolina brokerage passed the buck on to its employees, a Texas public relations firm switched from group insurance to stipends, [...]

ESDC gives out $300,000 locally

18 November, 2009

Empire State Development Corp., the state’s economic development arm, has approved more than $300,000 in grants to two local businesses to help fund their expansion. The money includes $200,000 for Breton Industries in Montgomery County, which makes fabrics for the military. Breton is constructing a 20,000 square-foot addition to its existing 60,000 square-foot addition as [...]

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