How funding works
As the adage goes, cash is king in business, especially so for a startup as it navigates the murky waters of new ventures until it develops a sustainable and profitable business model. A founder can choose to self-fund ("bootstrap") a startup's...
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Startup Cartography
Review: Star Trek into Darkness
Four years after reviving a franchise on life support with a brand new cast and creative license to scribble all over a fleet of nerds' preciously worshipped "canon," director J.J. Abrams and crew have returned with Star Trek into Darkness.
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Movie Filter
News roundup: LSU board to take up lawsuit appeal, hospital agreements Tuesday … U.S. durable goods orders rise in April … Summer travel forecast relatively flat
On the agenda: At a special meeting Tuesday, the LSU Board of Supervisors will consider authorizing an appeal of an April 25 judgment against the board in a lawsuit brought by several media outlets regarding public release of...
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Gulf restoration plan lacks several required components
The federal-state body that will oversee the spending of billions of dollars in Clean Water Act fines resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released on Thursday a "draft initial comprehensive plan" for spending the money on projects that...
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Lower admission standards yield higher enrollment for LSU business college
Starting with the 2011-12 LSU course catalog, the E. J. Ourso College of Business began admitting students with a 2.0 grade-point average into four of the college's eight bachelor's programs: economics, international trade and finance, information...
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
LaPolitics by Maginnis: Money moves made
With the next governor's election a mere 29 months away, prospective candidates are getting down to the first order of business: raising the money to fund whatever they decide to do. Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne reportedly raked in $118,000 at a recent New...
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Coming off record year, Lee Michaels eyes further expansion
On the heels of a historic year for sales, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry is looking at opportunities to add more stores, says market president Scott Berg. "We're looking at a couple of different places at this time," Berg says. "I wouldn't say [where]...
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
N.O. the nation's fastest-growing city between 2010 and last year
With a 6.2% increase in its population—or an influx of 21,450 people—between July 2010 and July 2012, New Orleans was the fastest-growing city in the nation during the two-year span. That's according to U.S. Census Bureau figures...
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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