Mass. Companies Encouraged By Call For Social Impact Bonds

Mass. Companies Encouraged By Call For Social Impact Bonds
A small item in President Obama’s budget plan is generating a lot of interest, especially among two Boston entities. It’s essentially an experiment with a new way to pay for social programs by getting private investors involved.
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Venture capital-backed companies enjoy yearly workforce boost

Venture capital-backed companies enjoy yearly workforce boost
Venture capital has helped the firms they back on each side of the border to increase their workforce by nearly 20% every year since 2003, a new study claimed. Related Stories london City Airport staff to ballot in pay row 10,000 Northern Ireland jobs to be axed, says CEF [...]

Companies await results of below market offers

Companies await results of below market offers
Five of the companies whose shareholders were targeted with “lowball” offers from Christchurch businessman Bernard Whimp are still waiting to see how many of their investors took up the deal.
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Nine State Companies Receive Venture Capital Funding

Nine State Companies Receive Venture Capital Funding
Get Business Mobile Text Alerts : Text BIZ To 37798 Nine Connecticut companies received nearly $12.5 million in venture capital funding in the last three months of 2010.
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US companies expand goals as China leader arrives

US companies expand goals as China leader arrives
WASHINGTON – U.S. companies have long demanded that China let its currency rise to make U.S. exports cheaper. But as President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week, U.S. companies are stressing other goals: Stopping the theft of intellectual property. And getting a fair chance to win government contracts.
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Investment strategy: Manufacturers seek new way to save money, grow companies

Investment strategy: Manufacturers seek new way to save money, grow companies
Like most manufacturers, Jamison Scott knows he needs to invest in capital improvements, work force training and equipment if his Woodbridge company is going to retain its edge in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
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Companies lining up behind i4i in Supreme Court case against Microsoft

Companies lining up behind i4i in Supreme Court case against Microsoft
Microsoft has already made permanent changes in its Word software, but the company has appealed a patent case with software-development company i4i to the U.S. Supreme Court. Several large corporations sided with Microsoft in amicus briefs, including Google, Apple, Wal-Mart and Toyota.
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Teva and other pharmaceutical companies

Teva and other pharmaceutical companies
Dear Mr. Berko: I know health care costs grew a lot in the last 10 years. But a lot of that increase was due to greedy, slick lawyers who corrupted the system. Do you think that health care costs/spending under Obamacare will continue to grow (especially drugs) in the coming …
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LI companies named in alleged Ponzi suit

LI companies named in alleged Ponzi suit
Two Long Island broker-dealers, one of which closed in 2008, have been implicated in an alleged $600 million Ponzi scheme started by a now-bankrupt investment company, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. The lawsuit claims the companies, Holbrook-based American Portfolios and now-closed Basic Investors, which was located [...]

Valuation of Early Stage Companies

Valuation of Early Stage Companies
In September, I mentioned I spent my summer developing a new half-day workshop for the Angel Capital Education Foundation on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies. This workshop has now been delivered several times to rave reviews from audiences of entrepreneurs and angel investors. Let me tell you a [...]

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