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- Research and Markets: Oman Commercial Banking Report Q1 2010 - PR Inside
- Charlotte Woman Entrepreneur Crowned Winner of the Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE - Newsblaze.com
- NY’s Paterson will not seek reelection - Baywindows.com
- Early morning fire damages Elk Grove business - KXTV News10Net
| Research and Markets: Oman Commercial Banking Report Q1 2010 - PR Inside Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:28 AM PST 2010-03-02 16:30:07 -
Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fded43/oman_commercial_ba : Oman Commercial Banking Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, banking associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Oman's commercial banking industry. Since Q108, we have described numerically the banking business environment for each of the countries surveyed. We do this through our Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating (CBBER), a measure that ensures we capture the latest quantitative information available. It also ensures consistency across all countries and between the inputs to the CBBER and the Insurance Business Environment Rating, which is likewise now a feature of our insurance reports. Like the Business Environment Ratings for all the other industries on which it reports, the CBBER takes into account the limits of potential returns and the risks to the realisation of those returns. It is weighted 70% to the former and 30% to the latter.The evaluation of the Limits of Potential Returns includes market elements that are specific to the banking industry of the country in question and elements that relate to that country in general. Within the 70% of the CBBER that takes into account the Limits of Potential Returns, the market elements have a 60% weighting and the country elements have a 40% weighting. The evaluation of the Risks to Realisation of Returns also includes banking elements and country elements (specifically, the authors assessment of long-term country risk). However, within the 30% of the CBBER that take into account the risks, these elements are weighted 40% and 60%, respectively. Further details on how we calculate the CBBER are provided at the end of this report. In general, though, three aspects need to be borne in mind in interpreting the CBBERs. The first is that the market elements of the Limits of Potential Returns are by far the most heavily weighted of the four elements. They account for 60% of 70% (or 42%) of the overall CBBER. Second, if the market elements are significantly higher than the country elements of the Limits of Potential Returns, it usually implies that the banking sector is (very) large and/or developed relative to the general wealth, stability and financial infrastructure in the country. Conversely, if the market elements are significantly lower than the country elements, it usually means that the banking sector is small and/or underdeveloped relative to the general wealth, stability and financial infrastructure in the country. Third, within the Risks to Realisation of Returns category, the market elements (ie: how regulations affect the development of the sector, how regulations affect competition within it, and Moodys Investor Services ratings for local currency deposits) can be markedly different from the authors long-term risk rating. - Executive Summary Companies Mentioned. - Bank Dhofar Research and MarketsLaura Wood, Senior Manager press@researchandmarkets.com : mailto:press@researchandmarkets.com U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716 Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:04 AM PST HOUSTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence named Sarah Stevens of Charlotte, NC the grand prize winner of the Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE (M3RACE), a year-long business growth competition for women entrepreneurs at the American Express OPEN Women's Business Summit in Houston. Stevens' company, Stevens Technologies, achieved the greatest year-over-year increase in gross annual revenue, growing 131% to reach $1,544,262. During this same time, the company also increased the number of employees who have health benefits, 401k packages and paid leave, from 12 employees in 2008 to 21 people in 2009. Revenue and employee growth are the two chief criteria for the highly spirited competition. Stevens Technologies creates reports on how to strengthen information security within organizations, especially with management and operations divisions. Her company serves as a subcontractor to Federal agencies like NASA, Langley Research Center. In surpassing $1 million in annual revenue, Stevens demonstrated the hallmark of Make Mine a Million $ Business, an initiative launched by Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence and American Express OPEN to inspire and support one million women entrepreneurs growing million-dollar businesses. In addition to the prize money, Stevens will also receive a year of growth-focused resources such as marketing, advertising and media opportunities as part of the grand prize. "Sarah's story of entrepreneurial achievement in the face of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression is a testament to her as a leader as well as our collective will as a movement," said Nell Merlino, founder and CEO, Count Me In. "Together, the entrepreneurs of Make Mine a Million $ Business are helping to right the ship that is the U.S. economy by driving revenue and creating jobs on the way to economic recovery." "The resources and contacts I made over the course of the M3RACE proved invaluable," said Stevens, who prevailed over the 1,543 competing entrepreneurs. "I could not be prouder to be associated with such an inspirational group of self-starters and resilient business owners." Make Mine a Million $ Business is the only national initiative committed to helping post-start-up women entrepreneurs grow million-dollar enterprises. Since its inception in 2005, the movement has empowered women to grow their entrepreneurial ventures, providing more than 75,000 women entrepreneurs nationwide with vital business growth resources. In 2009, Make Mine a Million $ Business brought its successful growth methodology to the Web through the M3RACE, a business growth marathon designed to support women entrepreneurs and help them realize their revenue goals while connecting them with like-minded women entrepreneurs. M3 Racers' progress was tracked online through a business growth platform developed specifically for the M3RACE. To help track the M3 Racer's progress, a national Leaderboard announced top performers each quarter. Leaders received business-boosting coaching and publicity consultation, all made possible by Count Me In and American Express OPEN. "The conventional bootstrapping philosophy that you can go it alone no longer applies in the new normal created by the Great Recession," said Michelle Thompson-Dolberry of American Express OPEN. "All business owners, men and women, need to know the rules have changed, and to thrive in the post-recession economy, they need to employ the strategies and tactics that the Make Mine a Million $ Business preaches every day." Regular counsel via weekly webinars with business experts in finance, strategy, marketing and human resources proved to be critical to Stevens' success. On the heels of Sarah's victory were two runner ups, each strong contenders who were named as second and third place winners in the 2009 M3RACE. Gabrielle DeSantis, the second place finisher, is the owner of Gigi Hill in Yorba Linda, CA. Gabrielle's company designs bags that are high quality, stylish, and functional for a mom's everyday life. Participating in the M3RACE compelled DeSantis to internally track her financial goals and aspirations and in doing so, she took advantage of the Web blogs, videos and stories that were provided through the M3RACE platform. Laurie Myers, owner of Coupon Sense in Chandler, AZ came in with a competitive third place finish in this year's M3RACE. Coupon Sense is a website that organizes the many manufacturers' coupons that come in the Sunday papers. The subscription based site was first launched in 1998 and features several tools to help subscribers save. Coupon Sense also provides alerts to users about specific products so that they never miss an opportunity to save on those items. Laurie's performance in the M3RACE portrays how innovative, successful and productive entrepreneurs can help rebuild the nation's economy through their products and services. About Count Me In Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence is the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources, business education and community support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises. Count Me In launched Make Mine a Million $ Business to inspire one million women entrepreneurs to scale their businesses to a million dollars in revenue by providing tools, skills and the support of a nation-wide community of peers. About American Express OPEN American Express OPEN is dedicated exclusively to the success of small business owners and their companies. OPEN supports business owners with exceptional service. With tailored products and services, the team delivers purchasing power, flexibility, control and rewards to help customers run their business. Specifically, business owner customers can leverage an enhanced set of products, tools, services and savings, including charge and credit cards, convenient access to working capital, robust online account management capabilities and savings on business services from an expanded lineup of partners. To obtain more information about OPEN, visit www.OPEN.com, or call 1-800-NOW-OPEN to apply for a card. Terms and conditions apply. American Express Company www.americanexpress.com is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6199546&lang=en
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| NY’s Paterson will not seek reelection - Baywindows.com Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:05 AM PST New York Governor David Paterson announced Feb. 26 that he will not seek reelection. "[T]here's more work to do, and up until the last few days I was looking forward to participating in that work in a full four-year term," Paterson said during a Friday press conference in Manhattan. "But I am being realistic about politics. It hasn't been the latest distraction it has been an accumulation of obstacles that have obfuscated me from bringing my message to the public. "Therefore, there are times in politics when you have to know not to strive for service but to step back. And that moment has come for me. "Today, I am announcing that I am ending my campaign for governor of the state of New York. It has become increasingly clear to me in the last few days that I cannot run for office and try to manage the state's business at the same time and right now New York State needs a leader who can devote full-time to this service." The governor promised that there is no resignation in his future. "Now let me make this clear: There are 308 days left in my term, I will serve every one of them fighting for the people of the State of New York," Paterson said. "We still have very serious challenges and we're going to have to come together from different areas of the state in a nonpartisan way and address these issues." While New York Senate rejected a marriage equality bill last winter, Paterson has expressed his support for LGBT rights. "I understand the anger, I understand the frustration, I understand the feeling of betrayal and I understand the profound disappointment of those who came to Albany today thinking they could get married tomorrow," he said after the Dec. 2 rejection. "I believe in my heart that if people had voted their consciences today, we would be celebrating marriage equality tonight." Two weeks later, the governor signed an order extending discrimination protection in the workplace to include gender identity and expression.
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| Early morning fire damages Elk Grove business - KXTV News10Net Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:15 AM PST ELK GROVE, CA - Cosumnes Fire Department officials are investigating the cause of an early morning structure fire at 9800 Kent Street in Elk Grove. The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. and a call for two alarms came in a half hour later. Sacramento and Sac Metro Fire cres were called to assist. According to reports, the fire damaged the building housing Jim Dupzyk Concrete Pumping and Belting, Inc. Tracey Hansen with the Cosumnes Fire Department says the building was unoccupied and no one was injured in the fire. Hansen says it looks as though the fire started in the office area of the building, but a cause had not yet been determined.
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