Entrepreneurs, please don’t let the name of our contest scare you.As we launch our 15th annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge today, we are putting out our annual call for entries. But we aren’t looking for long, laboriously detailed business plans. Quite the contrary.More and more, today’s investors in very early stage companies want to see a succinct presentation...
Jan
27
Woman’s Club member earns another well-deserved honor
Label: World Warm congratulations to my friend and Miami Woman’s Club sister Dolly MacIntyre, who will be honored as the club’s Historian of the Year for 2013 on Tuesday at the monthly luncheon meeting. Dolly has been a resident of Miami for 56 years. She began her involvement with local history and historic preservation in 1966. She is a kind and unassuming woman who goes about doing...
Exxon passes Apple as most valuable company
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter.Apple Inc.’s stock has been on the decline since the company’s quarterly earnings report Wednesday suggested that its fast growth phase, rare for a company of its size, may be coming to an end.Apple‘s stock fell 2.4 percent to close Friday at $ 439.88...
Exclusive: JJ Abrams Confirms Bradley Cooper in Talks For Lance Armstrong Biopic
Label: LifestyleShortly after Bradley Cooper expressed interest (publicly) in portraying disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in J.J. Abrams'upcoming biopic about the athlete, the producer/director confirmed to ET exclusively that he is indeed in talks with Cooper for the role.
Pics: Stars Take On Real-Life Roles
When asked about Cooper's interest in tackling the part backstage at the Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles,...
At least 200 killed in Brazil nightclub fire
Label: Health A nightclub fire in Brazil killed at least 90 people and injured 200 more, according to a newspaper report.Estado de S. Paulo reports that the fire started during a concert at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, a 250,000 population municipality located in southern Brazil.The fire was sparked by a band's pyrotechnics show, Reuters reports.The building's...
Miami Lakes company growing its brand of skin care products
Label: Business For decades, Vivant Skin Care has formulated creams, serums, cleansers and tonics to treat such dermatological conditions as acne, aging and hyperpigmentation.Family owned and linked to Dr. James E. Fulton, who co-developed the anti-aging formula Retin-A, the company built its reputation with medically tested therapies aimed at improving skin.Now, like a complexion that has...
Jan
26
Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones running for reelection
Label: World Eight years have passed since Michelle Spence-Jones was elected to the Miami City Commission.She isn’t willing to leave just yet.Spence-Jones — who was charged with bribery and grand theft in 2009, suspended from office, acquitted and reinstated to her post — is seeking reelection, she announced Friday. She represents District 5, which includes Overtown, Little Haiti and...
Report: J.J. Abrams to Direct New 'Star Wars' Movie
Label: Lifestyle Disney/ Andrew H. Walker/ Getty ImagesThe Force is with J.J. Abrams. The prolific producer/director has agreed to direct the next installment of the Star Wars franchise, confirms Walt Disney Studios.Pics: Must-See Movies of 2013"I've consistently been impressed with J.J. as a filmmaker and storyteller," said George Lucas of Abrams in an official statement. "He's an ideal choice to direct the new...
Mayor Bloomberg rejects calls to intervene in school-bus strike with job-security pledge
Label: Health Mayor Bloomberg brokered a sit-down between striking bus drivers and their bosses — but the factions say it’s pointless unless the city joins them at the table. Union reps and bus owners are planning to meet at Gracie Mansion Monday, but they said the city should be there, since its new contracts are the main sticking point. “The best way for this strike...
Fed aims for a 6.5% jobless rate
Label: Business Six and a half percent unemployment in America would mean almost 2.1 million more people working than today. At the rate the country has been creating new jobs each month, it would take more than a year to find work for that many people.Keep 6.5 percent in mind this week when the Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and Wednesday to talk about its efforts to push interest rates...
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