Archive for the 'Investments / Investimentos' Category

Site Lets Entrepreneurs Pitch To Investors

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Netimperative:
A new social network is offering entrepreneurs the chance to video pitch their business ideas for funding to more than 100 investors, for free.
cmypitch.com is a social network for small businesses, that helps entrepreneurs engage and do business with investors and service providers, as well as connecting with other entrepreneurs.
Users can upload a […]

The Rise Of Brazil

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Small Business Labs:
For many years Brazil has jokingly been referred to as “a country that will always have great potential.” But over the last decade, and in particular the last 3 years, Brazil has experienced strong economic growth. Key quote from a recent Wall Street Journal article:
A recent study by the local office […]

How To Buy A Small Business Without Getting Taken

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

U.S. News & World Report:
1. Know the fair-market valuation for a healthy business of the type you’re buying in that particular geographic location.
2. Do your due diligence: Scrutinize the seller’s financials and tax returns. Understand clearly what it costs to run the business: Ask for supplier contracts and invoices for significant expenses, like advertising and […]

How To Make Money In Brazil

Friday, February 1st, 2008

TheStreet.com:
If for no reason other than the scantily-clad revelers adorning the floats in its Carnival parades, Brazil is certain to gain some investor attention now that its annual pre-Lenten festivities are at hand.
But aside from the images permeating TV and computer screens this time of year, how about the investment climate in Brazil?
For someone not […]

How To Buy A Small Business Franchise

Monday, December 17th, 2007

SkyNewswire:
* The most important thing would be to know your budget. It would help you understand which small business idea you should venture into and also help you compile a list of franchisee outlets you may be interested in. You must be completely aware of the amount of money you can put aside before you […]

Google Options Make Masseuse A Multimillionaire

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

New York Times:
Bonnie Brown was fresh from a nasty divorce in 1999, living with her sister and uncertain of her future. On a lark, she answered an ad for an in-house masseuse at Google, then a Silicon Valley start-up with 40 employees. She was offered the part-time job, which started out at $450 a week […]

Multimilionária Após Massagear O Google

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Bonnie Brown, 52 anos, foi massagista do Google quando a empresa tinha apenas 40 funcionários. Comprou ações do Google pelo preço antigo e ao se aposentar depois de 5 anos, ficou milionária vendendo os papéis pela cotação atual e lucrando a diferença.
Os papéis do Google foram lançados a US$ 85. Na semana passada, chegaram a […]

Microsoft To Pay $240 Million For Stake In Facebook

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

The New York Times:
Microsoft has won a high-profile technology industry battle with Google and Yahoo! to invest in the social networking upstart Facebook.
The 2 companies said on Wednesday that Microsoft would invest $240 million for a 1.6% stake in Facebook. The investment values the 3-year-old Facebook, which will bring in about $150 million in revenue […]

Erros Que Os Investidores Mais Cometem E Que Podem Ser Evitados

Monday, October 8th, 2007

UOL Economia:
Erros clássicos
Com o advento da internet, que praticamente acabou com as informações privilegiadas, o investidor tem maior liberdade de escolha e decisão, além de ter a possibilidade de investir on-line e de maneira independente.
Segundo Sandra Blanco, consultora financeira, este novo contexto que se desenha no mercado financeiro é fortemente atraente, mas pode provocar […]

What Is The Best Business Loan For My Small Business Conclusion?

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Write To Right:
These are just a few of the many loans that are available to people who are trying to start their own business. A business loan can greatly enhance the potential success of a company and helps to eliminate the sometimes overwhelming task of financially supporting such a huge investment. Business loans can be […]

Tips To Score Venture Capital Funding

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

CNNMoney:
When it comes to funding your start up idea, a well honed business plan may get you in the door, but for most venture capitalists it’s the person behind the plan that makes or breaks the pitch.
CNNMoney.com asked several venture capitalists to reveal what they look for in entrepreneurs before they will even consider investing […]

Franquia De Banco

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Que tal abrir sua própria agência bancária? É o que propõe o Paraná Banco.

Márcio Kroehn:
Você gostaria de ser sócio de um banqueiro? Então, o dono do Paraná Banco, Joel Malucelli (photo), está de olho em você.
A primeira investida do empresário em busca de sócios minoritários ocorreu em junho passado, quando abriu o capital do banco, […]

Invista Em Muitas Ações Com Pouco Dinheiro

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Diário Net:
Se você quer aplicar pouco dinheiro em muitas ações, reduzindo o risco, o ideal é aplicar na carteira PIBB, que engloba 50 papéis de empresas de vários setores ou optar pelos fundos Se você está procurando opções de investimento no mercado acionário, para diversificar, tem pouco conhecimento e pretende aplicar uma quantia pequena, saiba […]

Nouveau Riche University Makes Money By Getting Its Students To Buy Investment Property - No Matter How Scary The Market Gets

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

NicheGeek:
Several months ago Silvia Cuevas took stock of her life, and it was a profoundly unsettling experience. At 40 she had a solid job with a modest salary at the public library in Santa Ana, Calif. She’d carefully squirreled away some savings and bought herself a little house.
She was financially secure - and utterly dissatisfied. […]

Sites Criados Para Auxiliar O Investidor Internauta

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Por Márcio Kroehn e Milton Gamez – IstoÉDinheiro:
Cada vez mais, novos investidores se aventuram em aplicações de maior risco para compensar a queda dos juros.
Somente na Bovespa, cerca de 120 mil pessoas físicas já utilizam o sistema Home Broker, que permite a negociação de ações pela internet.
Também há milhões de investidores em fundos, que nem […]

Social Lending - Banco Cidadão

Monday, August 6th, 2007

É Nóis:
… O ZOPA aproxima quem está precisando de dinheiro daqueles que querem emprestar dinheiro. É o chamado empréstimo ‘peer to peer’ ou ‘person to person’.
O consumidor da era digital está mesmo tirando os intermediários do meio do caminho. Nesse caso o ZOPA tira os bancos do meio do caminho. E como o ZOPA […]

Google Aposta Em Celulares Para Lucrar Com Receita De Publicidade

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Portal Exame:
A empresa que se tornou sinônimo de lucros bilionários com propaganda na internet, o Google, tem investido pesado para entrar também no mercado de anúncios publicitários para usuários de telefone celular. Segundo o americano The Wall Street Journal, executivos da companhia têm buscado entre as principais operadoras mundiais de telefonia parceiros para levar aos […]

Petrobras Fecha Parceria Em Biocombustível

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

G1:
As empresas Toyota Tsusho, Odebrecht e Queiroz Galvão se juntaram à Petrobras para avaliar o potencial de produção de biocombustíveis nos Estados da Bahia e de Pernambuco. As empresas assinaram nesta sexta-feira (20) documento de adesão ao Memorando de Entendimento firmado pela Petrobras e Itochu em junho para promover a avaliação da região denominada Canal […]

Brasileiros Investem Em Etanol Para Garantir Aposentadoria

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Saiba quais são as opções para quem quer seguir o exemplo de Bill Gates e George Soros e tentar lucrar com a onda dos combustíveis alternativos.

Portal Exame:
O potencial de crescimento do mercado de etanol já chamou a atenção de gente como o megaespeculador George Soros e o fundador da Microsoft Bill Gates.
Com a onda mundial […]

How To Get Rich: Is Real Estate Investing The Number One Way?

Monday, July 16th, 2007

PlanetImpressions Money:
‘How to get rich’: there are few more written upon topics in the history of history than how to get rich. Is Real Estate Investing the Number One Way to leverage yourself and build wealth easily? If you’re an entrepreneur who is constantly striving to get to that next level in your life, your […]