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Business » Public Company | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Tuesday, 18th November 2008 @ 1:26 PM

As a candidate preparing for the PMI PMP exam you can use a PMP exam simulator to successfully pass the test. The official pmp exam is administered on a computer and is based on the PMI PMBOK guide to project management. You can study on the go using a laptop, at work or at the library. When deciding which simulator to choose consider the number and quality of questions, the features included and guarantee. Some websites sell practice exams for up to one hundred dollars each only in text formats... more...

Business » Public Company | By Aydan Corkern @ Tuesday, 7th October 2008 @ 8:38 AM

How in the world did this horrific economic crisis happen so fast? Suddenly we are hearing that the economy is on the verge of collapse and it only seems like a few months ago that we were pulling teeth just to get some economists and politicians to even admit there was a slight recession going on. It just goes to show that you can not put much stock in what some people say. Of course, homeowners, business owners, working folks, and even retired folks have seen this coming for a while now whethe... more...

Business » Public Company | By Andrew Stratton @ Monday, 19th May 2008 @ 11:24 PM

Using a wholesale optical laboratory is becoming more popular among independent opticians. Choosing the right manufacturer is important for both the health and success of an independent optician\'s practice. Learning about how other opticians select their wholesale laboratories and understanding which questions to ask can greatly help an optician decide which manufacturer is best for their practice. The increasing popularity of using a wholesale optical laboratory as a sourc... more...

Business » Public Company | By Musa Aykac @ Tuesday, 6th May 2008 @ 5:33 AM

Ok so you have got your nice car a successful business and have now gone to buy your dream office in the country, this has been a success and now is the time to look at renovating your office. We all have watched the programs at home where they buy a house, barn or office for 30,000 pounds and spend a couple of months in renovations then sell them off for a nice lump sum, giving them 40% profit. But is it really that easy, what they do not show on the television is the stress and strains of gett... more...

Business » Public Company | By Dave Kauppi @ Sunday, 20th April 2008 @ 1:02 AM

Two companies that are recognized as among the best at making successful acquisitions are General Electric and Cisco Systems. These companies have been star performers in growing shareholder value. The core principal that runs through almost every acquisition is integration. Over the past 10 years Cisco Systems has acquired 81 companies. Their stock price is up a remarkable 1300%. GE outperformed the S... more...

Business » Public Company | By Keith Scott @ Monday, 21st May 2007 @ 2:07 AM

Wal-Mart has become the largest corporation in the world employing hundreds of thousands of people in the United States and over a million world-wide. The big retailer posted revenues of $351.1 billion and profits of $11.3 billion in 2006. Wal-Mart has topped the Fortune 500 list five out of the last six years. Its sales are bigger than the GNP of over 150 countries. It employs more people than anybody expect the US Post Office. Over the years as Wal-Mart has continued to grow, Wal-Ma... more...

Business » Public Company | By Charlene Kalk @ Monday, 5th February 2007 @ 8:57 PM

There are many ways to go public in the US and there are many different listings and quotations. The three major levels of listing are: THE OTC PINK SHEETS: Often referred to as \"pinks\", These companies are listed by the National Quotation Bureau (NQB). As of today, neither the NASD nor the SEC require Pink Sheet companies to maintain current reporting status nor undertake costly annual audits. However, this is soon changing. (Note, however, this is currently changing. ... more...

Business » Public Company | By Stan Medley @ Monday, 15th January 2007 @ 3:25 PM

Well, I first started assisting taking companies go public around 1987. I started off as a paralegal and quickly learned my way up to being a consultant.. For the last 5 or 6 years I and my associates often operate as what we describe as \"Senior Consultants\" to the companies we advise. Over the last 20 years, the most common mistake I see companies, large and small alike, making while going public is: 1) letting their \"money raising\" investment banker be their \"se... more...

Business » Public Company | By Charlene Kalk @ Tuesday, 2nd January 2007 @ 7:41 PM

The new Pink Sheets Trading Categories are a tool to help investors gather the information they need on publicly traded companies quoted on the Pink Sheets. Since Pink Sheets is a trading venue that is driven by OTC market trading demand, it is hoped that categorizing securities by their level of disclosure will greatly enhance the capital formation process, and help prevent Micro cap fraud. The following Pink Sheets categories are a tool to help investors make better informed, educated d... more...

Business » Public Company | By Charlene Kalk @ Tuesday, 2nd January 2007 @ 7:39 PM

It is a common misconception in the small business community that one\'s company has to be a certain size and have a certain amount of revenues before one can go public. I have been taking Small Businesses and Start-Up companies public as a consultant for over 10 years now. And for 10 years I have been repeatedly asked in various ways \"Can I really go public? We only have a million dollars in revenue. Aren\'t we too small?\" The answer has been and still is \&quo... more...