The seminar is sponsored by the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation and will be led by Mark Robinson and the securities staff from OFIR and the Insurance Regulation. Materials will be provided by the Securities Section of the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation and the Investor Protection Trust. The seminar is part of the national Investor Education in Your Community program sponsored by the Investor Protection Trust and the Investor Protection Institute. According to the Investor Protection Trust/Securities Investor Protection Corporation Investor Survival Skills Survey (December 2005), the vast majority of American investors do not possess important “investor survival skills” needed to build their savings into a retirement nest egg. read more

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TRDA Business Innovation Center, Women?s Business Center offer Free Seminar for Women Entrepreneurs Quick Pitch Free seminar for female entrepreneurs on how to communicate in the workplace. The Women?s Business Center (WBC) at the Florida Institute of Technology offers training, resources and services targeting the needs of a diverse group of clientele. It offers clients access to intensive mentoring, modern office space, shared office resources, business services, professional development and training, investor networking and more for one monthly fee. Limitation of Liability – In no event will PitchEngine be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages (Including, but not limited to, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of programs or information, and the like). This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury under any cause of action, including, without limitation, those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or bug, communication line failure, theft, destruction or alteration of or unauthorized access to the Site or materials on the Site. read more

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Studer is founder of the Studer Group, a Gulf Breeze-based organization of 164 employees that is dedicated to helping hospitals and other health-care organizations improve. Still, there are some local people who are suspicious of Studer, especially his involvement with the Community Maritime Park, a public-private partnership that will include a new stadium for Studer’s baseball team and a conference center and office space for his company. Eventually, Studer, Call and Carrie teamed up to produce “Passion & Purpose,” with Studer writing or co-writing all 14 songs. Quint Studer talks about improving corporate performance to a sold-out audience during a Studer Group seminar last week at Pensacola Beach. read more

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When certified financial planner Scott Plaskett recently appeared on a call-in radio show he never expected more than 70 people would pick up the phone to ask him for advice. With uncertainty in the market, investors are turning to unconventional sources to find answers ?” and often they are looking for free financial advice. The Speaking of Money seminar is a public service program run by the Financial Planners Standards Council which allows groups or individuals to have a certified financial planner speak at an event. More foot traffic in banks, since the financial crisis began, is a sign people are looking for information. While it generally takes a life event ?” such as a wedding, birth of a child, death or divorce ?” before people consider their financial future, Plaskett says the recent crisis is spurring people to look at these issues now. read more

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Angela Cropper, the deputy executive director of the U. Environment Program, said Thursday she welcomed the recent announcements by several Asian countries, including South Korea and Japan, of a green component to their multibillion dollar stimulus packages. Cropper lauded the effort of governments “to create the climate in which business and industry can tap into these new investments. The initiatives come on the heels of President Barack Obama’s promise to invest $150 billion over the next decade to create green jobs, particularly in the automotive industry, and to improve the electricity grid so people can drive plug-in hybrid vehicles. Japan also recently announced that it aims to expand the “green business” market and create up to a million new jobs, with measures including zero-interest rate loans for environmentally friendly companies, the U. James Gifford, the executive Director of Principles for Responsible Investment, a U. read more

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Jason presents innovative new thinking on real estate investing with The Hartman Risk Evaluator?”? which can virtually eliminate or at least dramatically reduce downside risk based on the LTI (Land-to-Improvement) Ratio?”?. Folks, it took me 19 years to discover this. Every time the cost of energy goes up, really, the price of your assembled house goes up that you own. Starting with very little, Jason, as a 19 year old college student, embarked on a career in real estate while promoting his unique Personal Branding methodology through which Jason says ?virtually anyone can achieve wealth, notoriety and a high level of personal satisfaction. read more

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Fans at the Cubs Convention were not in favor of adding a video scoreboard at Wrigley Field like the one used during the Winter Classic. CHICAGO — The Cubs would like to install new TV monitors at Wrigley Field and want to build the so-called Triangle Building on Clark Street, but they are some of the projects on hold until new ownership is in place. Among the plans on hold are the Triangle Building, a project proposed for the land west of Wrigley Field along Clark Street that would handle, among other things, office space, a restaurant and an expanded weight room for the players. Also revealed was that the waiting list for Cubs season tickets has topped 100,000, but the team plans on keeping the number of season tickets at 28,000. The following are trademarks or service marks of Major League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. read more

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