To Bootstrap Or Not To Bootstrap: That Is The Question

David Lane | July 31, 2010

WARNING: Using personal assets as a source of small business financing could jeopardize those personal finances. “I will never advise new business owners to dip into their personal savings or credit cards for startup business financing. A company should have its own legal personality and it should pay for its own obligations,” Stevens, a leading [...]

RV Vacations Aren’t Just For The Well-To-Do

Cindy Parker | July 31, 2010

For many people, nothing compares to the freedom and versatility of enjoying the open road in a recreational vehicle or camper. There is certainly much to be said for taking your hotel with you wherever you go, and the savings on hotel costs can more than pay for the initial cost of an RV. One [...]

University of Texas Athletics Unites To Form Texas Longhorns Energy Partnership

Ron Crawford | July 31, 2010

The University of Texas Men’s & Women’s Athletics programs today announced a landmark sponsorship program with Dallas-based Branded Retail Energy Company to create Texas Longhorns Energy (TLE). TLE, to be powered by one of the nation’s top retail electricity providers, Champion Energy Services, will provide 100 percent renewable energy to alumni and fans in deregulated [...]

Small Business Financing Quandries? Find The Answers You Need!

Karen Silvers | July 31, 2010

Have a burning small business question?  Get it answered! There is more than one way to finance a business, and every startup venture requires a different approach. MoreBusiness.com’s free eBook, titled How to Finance Your Startup, explains the options, providing entrepreneurs with practical evaluation tools to help them weigh the pros and cons. Readers can [...]

Individuals With Ties To Mexican Drug Cartel Charged With Racketeering, Conspiracy

Ruby Burns | July 26, 2010

A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging 43 defendants with participating in a federal racketeering (RICO) conspiracy. The RICO conspiracy alleged in the complaint involves the commission of both state and federal crimes, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. [...]

Newbies Guide To Business Travel

Linda Davis | July 23, 2010

As with any area of specialization, there are business travelers who always seem to know what they are doing and those who constantly seem to be in a state of crisis. The business traveler who has been at it a while figures out some insider information that not many travelers know. These little travel secrets [...]

Business Financing Dependent on Credit Scores

David Lane | July 23, 2010

BusinessFinance.com reports in their Business Finance Coach that business credit scores must be established in order to obtain financing. Business credit scores work very much like personal credit scores in that they have to be established to gain any financing. The Business Finance Coach tells businesses how to properly set up their lines of credit [...]

Personal Finance Manager Just For You

David Lane | July 23, 2010

Fortora is pleased to announce the availability of Fortora Fresh Finance 1.1, the straightforward personal finance software for everyone. With Fortora Fresh Finance, you can easily manage your personal finance-related tasks, such as balancing the checkbook, keeping track of credit cards, bill reminders, budgets and more. And you can easily generate reports to see where [...]

Gatorade Names National Softball Player Of The Year

Robert Crosley | July 22, 2010

In its 25th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Kasey Fagan of Dunnellon High School (Dunnellon, Fla.) as its 2009-10 Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year.  Fagan was surprised with the news during a team breakfast at Dunnellon High School by [...]

Alcoholics Get The Help They Need With Professional Intervention

Abby Glass | July 21, 2010

Entering a facility for alcoholism treatment or drug addiction treatment is one of the most difficult decisions to make in a substance abuser’s life. Often we find that it’s difficult to convince them that they are in need of help due to the denial in which they are living. For alcoholics there is sometimes another [...]