• Some things to consider before purchase a small business

    Some things to consider before purchase a small business...

    If you want to have a business, sometimes buy one is easier than starting one. An existing business is more advantageous than the construction of a relatively new company from the beginning. But buying a small business, even if it seems to be the easiest way to do, is not necessary easy to do. And there are certainly a lot of things you should know before you go ahead and purchase a franchise or an existing company. When buying a small business, the first thing you should consider is the kind...

  • Business insurance is a safety belt for your company

    Business insurance is a safety belt for your company...

    A woman enters the your restaurant, and is triggered by a nail protruding from the floor. She seems fine, but a week later she is back with a lawyer and a cervical collar. Obviously she hit her head in the fall, and is not so well. Any kind of your business, insurance is only a part of the cost of doing business. It is absolutely impossible to manage a company without liability insurance, and in many places, it is a legal need. Business insurance covers liability cases so that the risk you can...

  • A successful business plan is the first part of successful small business company

    A successful business plan is the first part of successful s...

    If you deliver your presentation of business plan to potential investors, it is important for you to do the preparation so that you receive your presentation goes smoothly. Since you want to attract investors, you need to make your presentation to be interesting. At that time, this article will give you some easy tips to prepare a business plan presentation. Your first task is analyzing of your audience. Know who will attend your presentation. Besides, you also need to find the back of each...

  • How to survive on the market with business debt relief

    How to survive on the market with business debt relief...

    When you conduct a company, a business debt can be an unavoidable problem due to poor management or economic unsteadiness of the market. As a result business debt relief appears. Corporate debt refers to the amount owed by the company to creditors and it is much higher than personal debts, because it is used for huger purposes. The money that businesses take is generally used for the company itself or for the development, extension or even maintenance. Debt relief companies need to mitigate the...

  • May
  • 12
  • 2012

Ferguson Enterprises opens downtown showroom

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Almost a year ago, Have You Heard? reported that Ferguson Enterprises would open a new Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery downtown.

Tuesday, it finally happened.

Showroom manager Shelley Beardslee says its amazing being in the new space at 1210 E. Douglas, which is two blocks east of Douglas and Washington.

This has been really hard work, she says of preparing the building while still running the business. The whole company has done a great job of working together and making this happen.

General manager Jeremy Zellers calls it a destination showroom. Beardslee says its central location means easy access for the entire city, and she says its a much more visible location than the old showroom at 2222 W. Harry.

People can actually figure out where we are down here.

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Tags: Ferguson Enterprises, Showroom

  • May
  • 05
  • 2012

Bank of America begins mailing offers to reduce customers’ mortgages

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Bank of America said Tuesday that more than 200,000 mortgage customers nationwide may be eligible to get their payment slashed by one-third as part of the bank’s settlement this year with federal and state authorities over allegations of foreclosure abuse.

The bank has started sending letters this week to people who could qualify to get part of their principal forgiven. People who are granted reductions should save an average of 30 percent on their monthly payments, the bank said. Most people should receive their letters by this fall.

Bank of America, along with Ally Financial, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, agreed in February to a $25 billion settlement with state and federal regulators following a 11/2-year-long investigation into foreclosure abuse by many of the nation’s largest banks.

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Tags: Customers, Customers Mortgages

  • Apr
  • 12
  • 2012

Tampa, Wells Fargo, battle over finances

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The mayor of Tampa, Fla., said in court he was hard pressed to recall a contract he signed that allowed Wachovia Bank to take larger risks with city funds.

Former Mayor Rick Baker, although a former corporate attorney, said he delegated many of the city’s financial decisions to staff members or simply allowed financial managers at Wachovia Global Securities to oversee the city’s $400 million investment portfolio, the Tampa Bay Times of St. Petersburg, Fla., reported Saturday.

The city is suing Wells Fargo & Co., which bought Wachovia in the wake of the financial crisis. At issue is how much in advance city officials were aware that investment firm Lehman Brothers was about to collapse.

The city contends that Wachovia did not warn them that Lehman Brothers was going bankrupt.

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Tags: Tampa, Tampa Wells

  • Apr
  • 09
  • 2012

Wichita State’s Dean Headley: the man behind the airline rankings

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The first time AirTran Airways wound up first in an airline quality ratings report co-authored by Wichita State Universitys Dean Headley, the carrier reacted in a big way.

It hung a huge banner at every AirTran gate in the country touting the ranking.

Employees briefly stopped operations to walk out on the tarmac in Atlanta to salute one another.

The report, now in its 22nd year, gets plenty of national attention.

Its featured by Good Morning America, CNN, the Today show, C-Span, USA Today, the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal and other national and international news outlets reaching an audience of roughly 75million people every year.

Between 50,000 and 60,000 people view the 60-page report online.

Im proud to be known for getting this exposure for the university, Headley said. I think it carries as much weight as a published refereed article in an academic journal.

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Tags: Airline, Dean Headley

  • Mar
  • 31
  • 2012

Cleveland, Akron real estate boards may merge their houses, reflecting a consolidation trend

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Two metropolitan real estate boards in Northeast Ohio are considering a merger, to become more efficient and counter the effects of changing technology and a challenging housing market. Leaders of the Akron Area Board of Realtors and Cleveland Area Board of Realtors say talks are in their infancy.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Akron and Cleveland aren’t known for their warm and fuzzy relationship.

Yet two real estate boards, representing 4,500 professionals in Northeast Ohio, are considering a merger that might blur lines between the cities and build a stronger, unified voice to highlight housing issues in the region.

Across the country, nonprofit groups that represent real estate brokers and agents are talking about consolidation. Faced with changing technology and a challenging housing market, these local boards are fighting to stay relevant, effective and affordable for their members.

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Tags: Estate Boards, Merge, Real Estate, Real Estate Boards

  • Mar
  • 28
  • 2012

Save Money! Buy a Cricket Smartphone Today

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Paying a ton of money for your smartphone is usually just the first in a long series of fees, charges and payments you make to own and use your phone. But now, there is an alternative. Cricket smartphones are reasonably priced and you can choose among plans that offer tons of talk minutes, text, web browsing and music – with no contracts and no hidden fees. Read all post…

Tags: Smartphone, Smartphone Today

  • Mar
  • 23
  • 2012

Federal grant to help laid-off Idaho workers

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BOISE — The U.S. Department of Labor has given the Idaho Department of Labor a grant of more than $1.04 million to help roughly 175 workers recently laid off from the Idaho National Laboratory.
 
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis said in a prepared statement that the workers have specialized skills that don’t translate easily to new employers. The money will go to help those workers better market their current skills and learn new skills for other industries in the region, including hospitality, education, health care, and scientific and technical services.
 
The workers were all laid off from the INL contractors Battelle Energy Alliance, Bechtel BWXT Idaho and CH2N WG Idaho earlier this year.

 

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