“Mistakes? Mistakes are nothing!” So bellows Ludwig Von Beethoven to a dispassionate student in the film “Immortal Beloved.” His eruption wasn’t an apology for sloppiness or carelessness or lack of preparation. Such laziness was unforgivable to Beethoven. Rather, it was…
E-mail, instant messaging, Internet access and sharing electronic files are critical to operating a modern business. However, time-wasting or “cyber-slacking” — such as accessing inappropriate Web sites, participating in online auctions or sending personal e-mail — also can hinder business…
One of five Plymouth State teams to qualify for the world finals of the Best Strategy Invitational tournament, a semester-long online competition, was named grand champion of the simulated Industry 15 and inducted into the Business Strategy Game Hall of…
Fixed-rate commercial loans lock the interest rate for the loan term at a spread, or margin, over an underlying index, such as U.S. Treasury bonds or Federal Home Loan Bank rates. The majority of fixed-rate commercial loans being originated today…
As a venture capitalist, I meet a lot of entrepreneurs who introduce their company and opportunity to me with hopes of raising capital. All tell me of their strong growth plans, catalyzed by a single round of financing that will…
The first quarter of 2006 was the best opening quarter in four years for New England businesses seeking venture capital, according to the recent MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data from Thomson Financial.…
For Top Shelf’s most recent tasting, 30 people gathered at the Hanover Street Chophouse in Manchester, Chuck Rolecek’s newest culinary endeavor, known for its rich masculine décor and steaks as big as your head. We couldn’t have had a more…
A bill to require that self-employed people sign a labor form declaring their independent contractor status passed the Senate 16-8 this week on a party-line vote, but it failed in the House. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-Portsmouth, co-sponsored the legislation to…
J. Bonnie Newman has been asked to return to the University of New Hampshire as interim president. The executive committee of the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees yesterday unanimously endorsed the recommendation from Chancellor Stephen J. Reno…
Dinah Haycock, a resident who claims she was snookered into taking an Ameriquest Mortgage Company loan that now has her facing foreclosure, has sued the company in federal court in a rare motion to rescind the mortgage. Haycock, who lives…
