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Why Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Is A Thing Of The Past And What You Should Do About It

YoungUpstarts

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. Basically, employees purchase their own individual policies on the open market (a purchase frequently offset by government subsidies), and employers reimburse them. For many, it’s been a struggle.

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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

Apart from having different ways of thinking about ‘growth’, startups seek financial investment differently than most small business operations. Startups tend to rely on capital that comes via angel investors or venture capital firms while small business operations may rely on loans and grants.

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Five Tips For People-Centric Data Security This Holiday Season

YoungUpstarts

By David Kidd, Vice President of Governance, Risk & Compliance at Peak 10. David Kidd, Vice President of Governance, Risk & Compliance at Peak 10 , Inc joined the Peak 10 management team in 2000 where he oversees legal affairs, governance, risk management, compliance and information security.

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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

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Modern theories of economics and finance teach us that in a world of perfect information, the market will decide what a fair price is for any company’s stock at any point in time based on its current financial condition, results of past operations, analysts’ forecasts of future performance, industry conditions and so on.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – February 2012

VC Cafe

R&D centers established in the center of the country will receive government support of about 19 million shekels ($5.1 Once the acquisition has been completed, Worklight’s operations will be merged with IBM’s software laboratory in Israel, which is headed by Dr. Daniel Yellin. ATX Networks Inc. for $26 million.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, is acquiring Provigent, an Israeli company which develops system-on-a-chip products that enable wireless system vendors to deliver broadband wireless backhaul systems to network operators. FACEBOOK BUYS ISRAELI FEATURE PHONE MAKER SNAPTU.

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