Many small business owners forget to identify and define who their target market is, which hinders them from completely capitalizing on consumer buying. In order for small business owners to be successful they must have a clear understanding of who the consumer is, what their needs are and their purchase behavior. If small business owners … Read more
Mutual funds as a group perform badly over the longer term. Most cannot out perform the share index furthermore, a mutual fund is considered good if it reaches double digit gains. If you take into account the effect of inflation on growth, mutual funds don’t look so attractive and the risk is high, … Read more
Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the 32nd issue in a series of regional roundtable forums – the 2010 Opalesque West Coast Roundtable. The 25 page Roundtable publication can be downloaded for free at: http://www.opalesque.com/RT/RoundtableSF2010.html The Western world has run up massive deficits in an effort to … Read more
Tokyo, March 8th 2010: Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the 27th issue in a series of regional roundtable forums, the “Opalesque 2010 Japan Roundtable”. Matthias Knab, founder of Opalesque and internationally recognized expert on hedge funds and alternatives, moderates the Opalesque Roundtables. Each Roundtable unites leading hedge … Read more
Think about yourself wanting to begin a business. Let’s say it’s a small one; an experimentation maybe on how the public acts to it. You’ve got the plans, the creative ideas and also you’re all empowered to start; what else is missing? Needless to say, you need to have capital. Wouldn’t you want to have … Read more