11,298 articles on "finance"

Entrepreneurship: What does it REALLY mean?

Entrepreneurship is a term that has been thrown around in the business world for quite some time now, but what does it really mean? At its core, entrepreneurship is all about taking risks and creating something new. Entrepreneurs are individuals who ...

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Hawala, or The Bank That Never Was

Hawala, sometimes referred to as “the bank that never was”, is an alternative remittance system that operates outside of traditional banking channels. It is a method of transferring money without physically moving it, and it is particularly popul...

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How to Use Graphs and Charts in Your Business Plan

How to Use Graphs and Charts in Your Business Plan by: Dave Lavinsky I often hear the question, “how many graphs or charts should I have in my business plan?” As with most other business planning questions, the answer is “it depends.” Th...

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Why is there a USF Fee or Tax on my bill

Why is there a USF Fee or Tax on my bill?Long distance companies used to make money off of your USF Fee which is an FCC mandated fee that goes to schools, roads etc... in your community. AT&T used to charge 11.5% and MCI used to charge 12.3% for som...

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Did you hear the one about the funny quiz that was walking past a graveyard

Q. My company publishes a monthly employee newsletter. My boss asked me to write a funny quiz. I'm not exactly a stand-up comic. Help!A. Ah, the funny quiz. Lucky you! It's not often that a company has an official sense of humor that they a...

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Government Buying and Selling on the Internet

Government Buying and Selling on the Internet by: Christina DeMers Global Insight, a leading economic and financial forecasting company, (formerly DRI-WEFA), states that all levels of government (federal, state, and local) should see steady incr...

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What I Learned About Soda Vending Machines

What I Learned About Soda Vending Machines by: Mike Corbin Soda vending machines come in all shapes and sizes but the most common style are the stand-alone full sized machines. Soda vending machines have lots of capacity. Even my old one that I...

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The Investing Power Behind Randomizers

Reader,Let's give out the definition of a 'RANDOMIZER': "A 'profits randomizer' is an electronicinvesting mechanism, that divides wealth with absolute justice."George Papazoglou - Greece / 2004.Let me ask you a question...Ca...

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The Practice of Knowledge Management

Knowledge management is not about technology. It is aboutculture. To put it into the right perspective,the practice ofknowledge management will drive the organisation to develop astrong culture of competency and innovation. Such enterprise-widecultur...

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What Are Chemical Bonds and Why Do They Form?

What Are Chemical Bonds and Why Do They Form? by: George V Grant Attraction between atoms or ions leads to a chemical bond. According to the types of bonds contained in a molecule, the physical properties including melting point, hardness, elect...

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