A fundraiser kickball tournament will be held June 27 at Love-Hatbox Sports Complex to raise money for next year’s Junior Achievement program in Muskogee.
The program was brought back to Muskogee Public Schools after an absence of several years, said Milly Daniels, district development manager for Junior Achievement.
The program teaches the principals of business, from applying [...]
Maryland health care regulators are planning to increase the size of businesses that will be eligible for a new health insurance subsidy that will become available in October.
The $15 million small business premium subsidy, created during last fall’s special legislative session, will open up this fall to firms with between two and nine employees. It [...]
Insurance agents and insurance companies. Insurance can be a great career for some, but getting started can be tough for the individual insurance agent or small insurance agency. Virtually everyone needs insurance of one kind or another, but the competition for clients can be stiff. And with the current economic climate, getting new business can [...]
Red Cross to open traveling donor center - American Red Cross Travel Donor Center will host a ribbon cutting at noon today at Fishkill town hall, 807 Route 52.
The American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn region launched the new traveling donor center thanks to grant money in the 2007 New York state budget.
It’s a [...]
In a recent survey conducted by Woolcott Research, eighty four percent of business owners said they fear their business will experience crime at some stage. Sixty percent said they had already experienced crime - ranging from burglary, vandalism, graffiti or shoplifting.
Yet a surprising number of businesses - and small businesses in particular - remain completely [...]
Trying to keep Midland ISD on sound financial footing in a time of static state funding is a challenge Executive Director of Business Services David Garcia faces daily.
Garcia gave the last presentation Wednesday to the district’s Key Communicators, a group of residents from across Midland who get a behind-the-scenes look at the district’s operations and [...]
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Shinsei Bank is reportedly set to win the auction for General Electric’s Japanese consumer finance unit. However, the deal could sink the struggling bank back into red ink again.
Shinsei (other-otc: SKLKY - news - people ) has likely topped consumer finance company Acom in the bidding for Lake, General Electric’s Japanese unit, the [...]
General Electric Co (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will likely pick mid-size lender Shinsei Bank Ltd (8303.T: Quote, Profile, Research) as a buyer of its Japanese consumer loan business, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
The paper said Shinsei has likely offered a higher price for the unit, Lake, than consumer finance firm Acom Co (8572.T: [...]
Michael and Associates Real Estate and Insurance, Inc. located on the corner of Market and Second Streets in the old Wachovia building, held a first time ever “Quote Fest” on Friday. Those who wanted to get a free insurance quote were also able to enjoy chilidogs and sodas while they waited to see how much [...]
Working for a common good with a low or slow cash flow is the defining challenge for the non-profit sector. But pressure points are building in other areas as well according to a recent state of the sector survey.
Money is a constant concern for most not-for-profit groups. Many subsist on a lean diet of government [...]
