Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, in his book The Art of the Start  put it like this: “Think of investor’s deal flow as a funnel. Two thousand business plans enter at the top of the funnel. Two hundred are moderately credible. One hundred are interesting enough to read. Forty undergo due diligence. Ten get funded. One makes a bundle of money.”

Imagine that, only five percent of all business plans submitted are interesting enough to read, two percent get to the due diligence stage and one half of one percent actually get funded. Those odds are incredibly long indeed. But th

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The livestock sector needs Sh700 million to restock, following massive deaths of the animals due to drought and current floods.

Speaking during a leather stakeholders meeting at Jacaranda Hotel on Thursday, Livestock Development permanent secretary, Kenneth Lusaka, said the Sh130 million already provided for was inadequate.

“This is a far cry from what is needed. We have developed a memo asking the government for more support,” he said.

Mr Lusaka added that the ministry is preparing a comprehensive report on the losses suffered by farmers due to the drought and floods.

He said another Sh500 million that was provided for buying livestock from farmers during the height of drought was also meant to cushion them by way of assisting them restock once the weather improved.

“We shall soon be moving to these areas to see if farmers are using the money to restock. We ho

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A Perfect Sermon – Learn How To Make It Up Now!

If you want to be an honour for all the pastors you have to learn out how to make up ideal sermons. To make up your sermon you are keen on – it is really a challenge. If you are a pastor of honour you have to deal with sermons making. And just be sure – you will be able to deal with it – mark these words!

Get steps and tips which have to be in your pocket by all mean!

1) You have to work out, make up sermons with full measure. We are sure this tip goes without any explanations. As much

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The following is a guest post by Chris Birk of SuretyBondsBlog:

If your list of New Year’s resolutions seems thin, look no further than your estate plan — and make sure you’ve included a waiver of bond for the executor.

Probate bonds can prove a costly headache. Without a will that explicitly waives the need for a probate bond, courts have no choice but to mandate their purchase unless the heirs formally agree that a bond is unnecessary. And even then the court may still deem a probate bond necessary to ensure the estate and its assets are protected and debts are paid.

The absence of a bond waiver ensures that the executor is likely to spend time and money negotiating a financial and legal hurdle in a process that already has its fair share.

Surety companies will also examine the financial and credit history of the executor before issuing a bond. Make

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2010 is going to suck. And if that doesn’t catch your attention in an ad headline, I don’t know what does. You may have heard of this by now. Seen it. Come across the ad in a magazine, perhaps. In any case, it’s one of the components in the suck-less (great double entendre) ad campaign by Nicorette.

Why it caught my eye — other than the clever copy — was that it struck me as being very GenX in tone and style. GenXers (those born in the U.S. between 1961-1981) experience and/or view their generation’s young adulthood years with a whole lot of cynicism and a big dose of Reality Bites! GenXers fol

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Information To Avoid Pitfalls In Owning Investment Rental Property

Owning and operating investment rental property can offer a range of vital advantages. There are potential disadvantages to owning rental property; however, you’ll be able to help to attenuate possible pitfalls by following certain guidelines to protect your real estate investment.

First, continuously make positive that your expectations regarding investing in rental property are cheap and realistic. You should continuously approach the investment of rental property with the goal of achieving a positive cash flow; however, don’t expect that you’ll be ready to shop for a new vacation home within a year.

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