Archive for April, 2013

Venture Capital Concepts, Part 2

How do you calculate capital gain on stock? – The net sales price less your investment (adjusted tax basis) on the stock. Are capital gains short or long-term? – Capital gains for tax purposes are calculated on assets held for over a year. By specific definition a capital gain is the net increase on any […]

Careers in Healthcare That Don’t Require a Medical Degree

If you know that you want to work in healthcare, but medical school isn’t an option for you, there are still plenty of options that can allow you to work in the industry you love. Although some of these jobs will still require some sort of certification or degree, the commitment will be less than […]

Venture Capital Definitions, Part 1

What is an “Accredited Investor?” – Accredited investor is a wealthy investor who meets certain SEC requirements for net worth and income as they relate to some restricted offerings. Who is included in the definition of “Accredited Investors?” – Accredited investors include institutional investors, company directors and executive officers, high net worth individuals, and certain […]

5 Easy Rules of Thumb For Negotiation Tactics

Negotiating shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to anyone as we learned to do this from a very early age. Whether it was negotiating to get that toy we saw on TV or whether it was to find a way to go out with our friends on a Friday night. Many of us […]

Safety Tips When Traveling For Back or Neck Surgery

Surgery is never something to be taken lightly. When you make the decision to have spine surgery, or any surgery for that matter, you are putting your wellbeing in someone else’s hands. Therefore, it wouldn’t be surprising if you have decided to get treatment from a facility that requires traveling a great distance. When it […]

How to Keep Your Spine Healthy and Avoid Back Pain

Did you know that people with back pain are oftentimes less healthy overall than people without? Back pain can affect your mobility and exercise habits, and it can even have an effect on your emotions and stress level. With spine health playing such a vital part in people’s daily lives, it’s surprising how easy it […]

THIS is an ADVERTISING LIE, “DEPRESSION is CAUSED by a CHEMICAL IMBALANCE.” THEN WHAT is the TRUTH?

“Depression is Caused by a Chemical Imbalance,” was from the beginning a meaningless, unscientific sales gimmick, but why? So everyone including doctors would believe that, “Antidepressants (SSRIs)” were the answer to depression. This lie created a huge antidepressant drug market and vast profits for the giant pharmaceutical companies while destroying families and killing thousands of […]

Initial Public Offerings

An IPO (Initial Public Offering) or stock market launch is an offering of stock where shares of a private company’s stock are sold for the first time on a securities exchange, like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This process is known as “going public.” A company goes public for different reasons. For example a […]

Crowd Funding

Funds are Usually Brought Into a Business In the Following Order: 1. Individual personal assets – the money and assets you invest or pledge as collateral. 2. Family and friends personal assets. – the money and assets your friends and family pledge as collateral. 3. Crowdfunding – people from across the USA or the world […]

Post Panda and Penguin. How Can Your Business Succeed

Search engines like Google constantly update their search algorithms to improve the results that they provide to users. In order to achieve and maintain a high search engine rank, it is crucial for companies to develop and continually evolve their SEO marketing strategy. Many small and medium sized business that to do not have staff […]