Contract Differences Between Employee Stock Options and Standard Exchange Traded Call Options

Stock options can be used to both protect and create profits for typical investors. For example during the dot.com bubble of the late 1990s one of the owners of a major internet company purchased put options to protect against a stock value decline. He kept these positions in place. After the collapse he made over […]

Technology’s Impact on the Business Landscape of Today

Technology is changing the world, and recent developments in technology have had significant impacts within the realm of business. Business as we know it is constantly evolving, and now more than ever, we rely on computers and cutting-edge technological innovations to stay up-to-date with peers, colleagues and competitors, to maintain market share and any competitive […]

Mergers and Acquisitions

Senior Debt In corporate finance a senior debt is often issued as a senior note or loan and is a debt that must paid-off before other (junior) debt owed by the corporation in the event of a liquidation. Senior debt is most often secured by company assets or receivables and is often a credit line […]

Creating A Logo For Your Small Business

Chances are you can think of dozens of successful logos right off the top of your head because they are effective and memorable. Businesses go all out planning the logos you see marking restaurants on the roadside or designating stores within a mall, and as a small business owner, you need to do the same. […]

Creating A Logo For Your Small Business

Chances are you can think of dozens of successful logos right off the top of your head because they are effective and memorable. Businesses go all out planning the logos you see marking restaurants on the roadside or designating stores within a mall, and as a small business owner, you need to do the same. […]

Producing a Successful and Complete Salon Business Plan

The popularity of the salon business continues to grow year after year, and more and more entrepreneurs are jumping into this exciting world. There are many ways to run a successful salon, and many different types of salons to run, but the key to making any salon business work is a detailed and complete salon […]

Preparing a Rental Business Plan

Many people in the world today want to buy those big screen plasma TV\’s, personal computers and other high end electronic equipment, but many lack the money to buy such expensive products outright. What this means to you is that there is an enormous business opportunity waiting in the rental business. = The Rental Business […]

A Short History of Venture Capital

In the first half of the 20th century (1900-1950)– with very few exceptions– venture capital investments were made by very wealthy families like the Rockefellers (Standard Oil), the Vanderbilt family (shipping lines and railroads), and the Warburg family (financial dynasty including banking, and the US Federal Reserve). Among the many businesses these families funded one […]

Venture Capital Basics, Part 1

Venture capital, a subset of private equity investing, usually represents money provided by investors to small or start-up companies with perceived long-term growth potential. Venture capital can be injected into a company at any time the company wants to expand, sell-out, or merge with another company. Often VC money is invested after the start up […]

Maintaining a Healthy Work-Life Balance

Whether you’re a single parent, a part-time student, a friend, a grandparent, or a fiancee, you have responsibilities outside of work. Your duties can range from extremely demanding (hello three children under the age of five!) to requiring only minimal effort on your part (think young, carefree bachelor), but they’re still exactly that: duties. No […]