MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web http://money.blogdig.net/ 2009-07-11T11:52:04-04:00 MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web http://money.blogdig.net/ http://money.blogdig.net/template/images/backgrounds/headers.jpg text/html 2009-07-11T11:00:09-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net Coming Soon: Waste-Free Breweries http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Coming_Soon__Waste_Free_Breweries.html Beer production is an energy-intensive process--it requires hot water, steam, and electric energy to cool everything down. At the same time, spent grains from breweries have been piling up as farmers who traditionally used the grains for animal feed produce less beef and contend with waste restrictions on their land. The solution? Using spent grains and wastewater to generate energy for brewing. German biomass company BMP Biomass Projekt has teamed up with German firms INNOVAS, BISANZ and<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Coming_Soon__Waste_Free_Breweries.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br>The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web text/html 2009-07-11T10:53:51-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net SEC declares California IOUs to be municipal securities http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/SEC_declares_California_IOUs_to_be_municipal_securities.html On July 9, 2009, the US SEC declared California IOUs to be securities subject to Federal law, as reported in an article in The Bond Buyer.Further regulation is expected from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.If these securities do not extend beyond one year, it would appear that they might be exempt from Federal income tax.We [...]<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/SEC_declares_California_IOUs_to_be_municipal_securities.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br> text/html 2009-07-11T10:45:32-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net The Cranky Middle Manager Show #199 Thrive in Tough Times with Mike Cook http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/The_Cranky_Middle_Manager_Show__199_Thrive_in_Tough_Times_with_Mike_Cook.html Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel looks at how managers need to examine their attitudes in these weird times. We talk to Mike Cook about how to thrive or at least survive. We also look at management as first aid and a poet gives us trite advice that holds up. Sounds like another typical show doesn&#8217;t [...]<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/The_Cranky_Middle_Manager_Show__199_Thrive_in_Tough_Times_with_Mike_Cook.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br>The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web text/html 2009-07-11T10:28:01-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net Help rename Colorado's tech industry http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Help_rename_Colorado_s_tech_industry.html When Colorado Governor Ritter visited Silicon Valley a few months ago, the best he could come up with for a name that represented the collective entrepreneurial zeal and accomplishments of the state was to refer to us all as the "Colorado information and communications technology (ICT) sector".Ugh, that's pretty ghastly and certainly not memorable.On the other hand, when I said "Silicon Valley" in that first paragraph, you knew exactly where I was talking about, and as someone who lived and<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Help_rename_Colorado_s_tech_industry.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br> text/html 2009-07-11T10:15:28-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net Wall Street Journal debunks ?Common Stock Legend? http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Wall_Street_Journal_debunks__Common_Stock_Legend_.html On July 11, 2009, in a column by Jason Zweig, the WSJ asked, &#8220;Does Stock-Market Data Really Go Back 200 Years?&#8221;Here are some quotes from this article: [...]<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Wall_Street_Journal_debunks__Common_Stock_Legend_.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br>The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web text/html 2009-07-11T09:08:08-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net The Fine Line Between Informing and Spamming Your Followers http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/The_Fine_Line_Between_Informing_and_Spamming_Your_Followers.html As of this morning, I've got 27,162 followers on Twitter. I've developed this following the hard way, slow and steady growth for 2 1/2 years. I'll be the first to admit that being an investor in and a board member...<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/The_Fine_Line_Between_Informing_and_Spamming_Your_Followers.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br> text/html 2009-07-11T08:00:00-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net Saturday Success Story - Tommy, Louisiana http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Saturday_Success_Story___Tommy__Louisiana.html At MarketClub, our mission is to help you become a better trader. Our passion is creating superior trading tools to help you achieve your goals?no matter which way the markets move?we promise objective and unbiased recommendations not available from brokers.Here&#8217;s great news from a member&#8230;&#8220;For years, I struggled with how to determine the trend. MarketClub taught me how to do that using multiple time frames. On top of that, MarketClub helped me to cut out many of my losing<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Saturday_Success_Story___Tommy__Louisiana.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br>The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web text/html 2009-07-11T04:17:00-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net #303: Seeing differently creates dreams http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/_303__Seeing_differently_creates_dreams.html Where do big dreams come from? I don?t know. But I do know that big dreams come through inspiration.Inspiration is a sudden, brilliant, original idea. And original ideas come from seeing differently.A long, long time ago two shoe-salesmen went to Africa. Soon the one wrote to his boss, ?Coming home. People don?t wear shoes.? The other telegraphed his office, ?Urgent. Send shoes. Huge untapped market.?Both were looking at the same market, but seeing it differently. Seeing differently<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/_303__Seeing_differently_creates_dreams.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br> text/html 2009-07-11T03:11:50-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net Choosing a Credit Repair Organization http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Choosing_a_Credit_Repair_Organization.html Tip! Make credit repair your focus. You need to insure that each purchase you make is a wise one.If you choose to use a credit repair organization to help you improve your credit scores, you should choose carefully. Some credit repair organizations suggest options that are questionable or even illegal. There have been [...]<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Choosing_a_Credit_Repair_Organization.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br>The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web text/html 2009-07-11T02:14:32-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net New Home Affordable Modification Guidelines ? Mortgage Help! Should I Refinance? http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/New_Home_Affordable_Modification_Guidelines___Mortgage_Help__Should_I_Refinance_.html The New home Affordable Modification Guidelines that the United States Treasury department announced last March for makes millions of homeowners eligible to refinance or modify the terms of their existing mortgage, even if their payments on their current mortgage is up to date. By partnering with financial institutions, the Treasury department aims to reduce the [...]<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/New_Home_Affordable_Modification_Guidelines___Mortgage_Help__Should_I_Refinance_.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br> text/html 2009-07-11T01:46:02-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net Private Equity Capital For Small Business http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Private_Equity_Capital_For_Small_Business.html Effective from today, small businesses that would otherwise havedifficulty securing private equity or venture capital may find funding easier toget as a result of changes made as part of the American Recovery andReinvestment Act to the U.S. Small Business Administration?s Small BusinessInvestment Company program.<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Private_Equity_Capital_For_Small_Business.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br>The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web text/html 2009-07-11T00:57:06-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net Weekend Roundup, Tinfoil Edition http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Weekend_Roundup__Tinfoil_Edition.html Medvedev Shows of Sample of New World Currency &#8211; Veeeeerryy interesting. Get your Reynolds Aluminium Headgear ready for this one. Here&#8217;s a supposed picture:When Will The Recovery Begin? Never &#8211; &#8220;The X marks a brand new track ? a new economy. What will it look like? Nobody knows. All we know is the current economy [...]<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Weekend_Roundup__Tinfoil_Edition.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br> text/html 2009-07-11T00:41:13-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net Taking Advantage of A Monthly Business Sales Quotas http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Taking_Advantage_of_A_Monthly_Business_Sales_Quotas.html I saw this tid bit on tv that talked about sales people at various companies and how for the most part these employees usually have a sales quota to meet by the end of the month. The result? Stereotypically, this is one of those ?If you don?t sell X amount of dollars this [...]<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/Taking_Advantage_of_A_Monthly_Business_Sales_Quotas.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br>The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web text/html 2009-07-11T00:03:00-04:00 http://money.blogdig.net/ blogdig.net A Saturday Interview with No Debt Plan - From Personal Finance to Blogging to the Future http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/A_Saturday_Interview_with_No_Debt_Plan___From_Personal_Finance_to_Blogging_to_the_Future.html No Debt Plan is about getting and staying out of debt with a plan. Kevin, the author, is passionate about budgeting, saving for the future, and using goals to reach financial freedom. You can subscribe to his blog by RSS or Email.This interview is part of a feature he?s developed called Subscriber Swap Saturday. The basic idea is to get the subscribers of one blog to subscribe to the other blog for at least a week, just to try it out. After a week if you don?t find that blogger?s content<br> ---- <a href="http://money.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2009/11/A_Saturday_Interview_with_No_Debt_Plan___From_Personal_Finance_to_Blogging_to_the_Future.html">link</a><br><br>MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web<br>