According to the National Venture Capital Association, 43 Venture Capital funds raised $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, down sharply from both the previous quarter amount of $8.4 billion, and the fourth quarter of 2007 ($11.7 billion). Mark Heesen, president of the NVCA, said he expects the slowdown to continue well into 2009, […]
When I was asked by The New School to teach NMGT2133 “Introductory Finance for Business”, I had the inspiration to use excerpts from movies and television to reinforce some of the class learning objectives. It seemed like a “no-brainer”; many of my students would be media majors, so this would be a great way to […]
Thanks to economist John Dunham of John Dunham & Associates for putting the current U.S. economic situation in a historical context: The last time the country experienced a serious recession was in 1980-81 when the economy contracted by 1.5 percent. This compares to our projection of a 1.2 percent decline for the current recession. This […]
Thanks to economist John Dunham of John Dunham & Associates for putting the current U.S. economic situation in a historical context: The last time the country experienced a serious recession was in 1980-81 when the economy contracted by 1.5 percent. This compares to our projection of a 1.2 percent decline for the current recession. This […]
Suppose you are a retailer with $600,000 annual sales, what would be a normal amount to expect to achieve in annual gross profit? In net profit? Inc. Magazine’s November issue includes a profitability calculator, based on surveys of key financial metrics for 19 different industries by Sageworks, in partnership with Inc Magazine. The retailer mentioned […]
Suppose you are a retailer with $600,000 annual sales, what would be a normal amount to expect to achieve in annual gross profit? In net profit? Inc. Magazine’s November issue includes a profitability calculator, based on surveys of key financial metrics for 19 different industries by Sageworks, in partnership with Inc Magazine. The retailer mentioned […]
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