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...paper reported that Greek prosecutors are considering these documents in an ongoing investigation of the wealthy entrepreneur...
...huge biceps as he describes his vision for a chain of low-fat fast food joints. He clasps his hands over the table. “I want to go nationwide with my restaurant,” says Pappas, a three-time Mass. state bodybuilding champion and health food entrepreneur. “Florida would be nice—that state is a gold mine. So is California. Out there, it’s a mecca of health...
When four of Roger Jusseaume's nieces and nephews bought new homes last year, they didn't go through a bank or other institution for financing. Instead, Jusseaume, an Arizona entrepreneur, was more than happy to lend them the money. While few relatives can afford to be that generous--after all, there aren't many people who have the means to provide $500,000 worth of mortgages--loans between family members are common. Financial planners and family counselors often caution against the practice, but the Federal Reserve estimates that 2.1 million U.S. households owe money to individuals, including friends...
...Away Networking makes me deeply uncomfortable," says Brendan Barnes. That might seem like a fatal flaw for an entrepreneur with a strange passion to "reinvent the world of boring, burnt-coffee business conferences." But Barnes' discomfort led him to a gadget called Spotme, which makes its U.K. debut at his upcoming London Business Forum. Developed by a tiny Swiss company called Shockfish, Spotme thrusts the awkward business of fumbling for names and exchanging business cards into the 21st century. Upon entering a conference, delegates' pictures and details are taken, then beamed to Spotme devices issued to everyone in attendance. Scroll...
Ensler is an entrepreneur who has made herself CEO of The Vagina and whose business plan involves all college women as her loyal subscribers, performing their roles in her play and in her audience. Ensler said she and her Vagina franchise would stop sexual assault by 2005. Ensler’s success has clearly dimmed her critical eye to addressing the real problems that women face—if you told a counselor at a rape crisis center that the Monologues were the long-awaited cure to sexual violence, she might suggest Ensler has her head in her Vagina...