News tagged with business plan

Sony, Panasonic eye next generation TV tie up

Japan's cash-bleeding electronics giants Sony and Panasonic are looking to join forces to produce next generation televisions in a bid to claw back market from South Korean rivals, according to a report.

Technology / Business

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Students design virtual ID badge to combat online hackers

A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a winning business plan for a virtual ID badge that operates off of any mobile device. The team, calling itself EMRID Technologies, developed ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

What drives IT performance?

Going online was once a considerable achievement for a business. Now it's a given and what makes for success is how well a business exploits its online capabilities, according to a recent study.

Technology / Business

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Netflix and beyond: new ways to watch TV, movies

(AP) -- The DVD-by-mail service Netflix built its business on will soon be known as Qwickster. The rebranding follows Netflix's decision to split its DVD rental business from its online streaming service, a move that raised ...

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Battle for Lions Gate ends with Icahn selling

(AP) -- Activist investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday that he is shedding his entire stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., ending a more than two-year battle for control and sending shares of the niche movie studio tumbling ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Verizon workers return to work, without a deal

(AP) -- Thousands of striking Verizon workers will return to work starting Monday night, though their contract dispute isn't over yet.

Technology / Business

created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New small business law could have big effect on retirement accounts

A new law aimed at helping stimulate small business job growth through tax deductions could have major consequences for anyone with a retirement savings account at work, a University of Illinois expert on taxation and elder ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

To plan or not to plan is not the right question

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurial Performance & Economics at Cranfield School of Management and the Centre for SMEs at Warwick Business School has revealed that having the right business ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Startup Weekend: 48-hour labor for business births

(AP) -- With just minutes to go until deadline, the coders sit furiously typing, putting the finishing touches on their website. Brett Martin turns to his computer - the PowerPoint slides are almost done.

Technology / Business

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young entrepreneurs get tips from Facebook-Twitter

Facebook and Twitter stars shared lessons learned with young entrepreneurs aspiring to be the next hot technology firm.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Economist says renewed financial crisis looms unless government acts

(PhysOrg.com) -- Another crippling financial crisis looms unless the U.S. government thaws credit markets that are starting to freeze up amid a lingering and deepening recession, a University of Illinois economist ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3