The executive summary of a business plan must be a complete overview of the entire business plan (often a document twenty pages or longer), but also a concise and compelling hook which grabs your readers in one or two pages. While these may seem like contradictory directions, the completeness of the argument in the executive summary can be part of what compels readers to read the entire plan. If they see no initial reasons why the business is a...more
The financial plan of a startup business plan is not only necessary to complete the plan, but a place where you can either win points with funders or make mistakes from which you cannot recover. The pro forma financial statements each have something to say to funders. Income StatementThe income statement (also called the profit and loss statement or P & L) is the most explicit statement in terms of a telling a funder if the business is sound. The...more
Thailand sent army troops with shields and batons to evict some 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers Monday and send them back to Laos despite strong objections from the U.S. and rights groups who fear they will face persecution.Under tight security, more than 1,000 of the Hmong were loaded onto covered military trucks and driven out of the camp toward buses waiting near the Lao border, Thai authorities said. Journalists kept at a distance from the camp could see many children inside the trucks.With the eviction under way, the United States called for it to stop."The United States strongly urges Thai authorities to suspend this operation," U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in a statement, noting that the United Nations and Thailand in the past had deemed that many of the Hmong in this group were "in need of protection because of the threats they might face in Laos."The Hmong, an ethnic minority group from Laos' rugged mountains, helped U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. Many Hmong fought under CIA advisers during the so-called "secret war" in Laos before it fell to the communists in 1975.The Hmong claim they have been persecuted by the Lao government ever since.More than...more
The BSE Market in India came into existence with efforts from 22 professional stock brokers in the year 1875. Popularly known as Bombay Stock Exchange, this share market has evolved into the most efficient & productive stock market in Asia. Now, both the operational capacity & infrastructure of this market are at par with the global standard. The...more
When you try to pay off an auto loan early there are a lot of profits. When it is paid early, you can save cash from not having to pay the pre-agreed monthly interest rate. Another profit is that you will lessen the amount of debt that reflects on your credit report. This will also help your credit score to improve that will accumulate your...more
The popular merchant Sony Ericsson has proposed its new piece of attraction from its handset family for the consumers named as Sony Ericsson W995. The quality of this gadget comes from its inbuilt outlandish features and its stylish look is also commendable.The competition is being very tough every day in the realm of communication among different mobile phone merchants like Nokia, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, HTC etc. These all brands are still trailing in order to impress their handset users through their proposed latest devices at very much affordable prices. Among the huge battle of different brands the well know merchant Sony Ericsson is leading amazingly in the domain of communication and got a long list of its handset consumer across the world. Many handset users have recommended purchasing the devices of Sony Ericssion, like Sony Ericsson W715, Sony Ericsson W705, Sony Ericsson Idou and so on.Because the gadgets of such big brand are very stylish and holds many interactive features. Interestingly, the devices of such giant are also able to support latest technologies as well. So, in order to justify such facts about this brand (Sony Ericsson), one should go through...more
Does your organization have a "team player" attitude?Why is teamwork important?Are the benefits of teamwork clear?Leaders who recognize the importance of teamwork create an environment that allows their team to feel that they can be a part of...more
Shirts can say a lot. They can tell a person you are a professional. If you see someone wearing a button down shirt with a tie, chances are they are a banker, lawyer, doctor or any number of other professionals that mean business. Shirts can also be...more
The Rudd government intends to reintroduce its carbon pollution reduction scheme when parliament resumes in February.But the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says it is a mistake for Australia to lock in an ETS design and timing...more
Economists have warned that the pound is on the brink of sinking below parity with the euro due to the Governments unconvincing plans to tackle Britains 178 billion budget deficit.Douglas McWilliams, the chief executive of the Centre for Economics...more
The government is considering a new system of iron ore royalty based on iron content in the ore. The move will impact the business plans of companies such as Tata Steel, SAIL, Posco and ArcelorMittal, but increase the government's revenues....more
Overall commodity markets witnessed a sharp rally in 2009, with agri-commodity prices rallying to multi-year highs on the back of below average monsoons and thereby supply concerns. This lead to food inflation hitting a 10 year high of 19.95% for the...more