Leaderboard
728x15

Cool Small Business Grants images

Check out these small business grants images:


New York Expo Small Business May 2012 Photo i030 by Grant Wickes
small business grants
Image by Grant Wickes
Image from the 7th annual New York Expo for Small Business Show presented by Event Management. Details of show NYXpo Show. For additional photos from the event see: Flickr NYXpo photostream May 2012

Picture by Grant Wickes principal of Wickpoint Management Services and VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies.

Photo (cc). If using photo, please credit: Photo courtesy Grant Wickes.

In picture: Maisha Walker (@maishawalker)
#nyxpo
Photo taken with iPhone 4 w/ Photojojo 8x lens attached


New York Expo Small Business May 2012 Photo i031 by Grant Wickes
small business grants
Image by Grant Wickes
Image from the 7th annual New York Expo for Small Business Show presented by Event Management. Details of show NYXpo Show. For additional photos from the event see: Flickr NYXpo photostream May 2012

Picture by Grant Wickes principal of Wickpoint Management Services and VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies.

Photo (cc). If using photo, please credit: Photo courtesy Grant Wickes.

In picture: Maisha Walker (@maishawalker)
#nyxpo
Photo taken with iPhone 4 w/ Photojojo 8x lens attached


New York Expo Small Business May 2012 Photo i037 by Grant Wickes
small business grants
Image by Grant Wickes
Image from the 7th annual New York Expo for Small Business Show presented by Event Management. Details of show NYXpo Show. For additional photos from the event see: Flickr NYXpo photostream May 2012

Picture by Grant Wickes principal of Wickpoint Management Services and VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies.

Photo (cc). If using photo, please credit: Photo courtesy Grant Wickes.

In picture: Sights and sounds near times square NY
#nyxpo
Photo taken with iPhone 4

Nice Business Investors photos

A few nice business investors images I found:


Investor Forum
business investors
Image by LunaWeb
The Second Annual LaunchMemphis Investment Forum was held at the Fedex Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis


Investor Forum
business investors
Image by LunaWeb
The Second Annual LaunchMemphis Investment Forum was held at the Fedex Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis

Nice Start Up Business photos

Check out these start up business images:



Easier credit to help unemployed people start up businesses
start up business
Image by European Parliament
Legal measures to make it easier for people who have lost or risk losing their jobs to get credit to start up their own businesses were backed by the European Parliament on Tuesday.

A "European Progress Microfinance Facility" is to make available "micro-credits" (up to €25,000) to people who want loans to start or grow very small firms (10 people or less and a turnover of less than €2 million), but are unable to obtain them on conventional credit markets.

The rapporteur Kinga Göncz is smiling the moment the chamber vote YES to the report on microfinance.

Read more: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/focus_page/008-66083-3...

©European Parliament/Pietro Naj-Oleari

Nice Business Banking photos

A few nice business banking images I found:


The Bank of LaCrosse 1
business banking
Image by Universal Pops
Thank you for all views and comments. They are much appreciated.

Somewhere I’ve read that banks employed Classical detailing in the façade to impart the sense of stability and permanence. The Bank of LaCrosse (Mecklenburg County, Virginia) is no exception, a small town bank exhibiting the Classical features that seemed standard for early banks. I have no date for the structure but guess before 1925; I also don’t know the building material. The façade is framed by four pilasters instead of columns, one at each corner and the remaining two on either side of the entrance. The stylized capitals are elongated and grooved. Above the overhang are recessed panels, functioning as extensions of the pilasters. The overhang has prominent rectangular brackets which resemble large dentil. Below that at each corner is a circular floral design and the name of the bank. A broken pediment is above the entrance with an urn (in funerary sculpture it symbolized immortality, hence permanence of the institution). There's an ornamental swag pattern in the panel between the two large brackets, which support the pediment, and below each bracket are long narrow vertical panels. The doorway itself consists of narrow grooves. The windows are fixed and are enclosed within a large panel between the pilasters in a set pattern (except for the window above the entrance): the second-story windows are arched and have recessed areas, simulating a surround with a bracket form as the keystone; the first story windows are to either side of the entrance; between the stories is a recessed ornamented rectangular panel and below the first-story windows the panel is raised instead of recessed.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.


The Bank of LaCrosse--Detail of Pilaster Capital 6
business banking
Image by Universal Pops
Thank you for all views and comments. They are much appreciated.

Somewhere I’ve read that banks employed Classical detailing in the façade to impart the sense of stability and permanence. The Bank of LaCrosse (Mecklenburg County, Virginia) is no exception, a small town bank exhibiting the Classical features that seemed standard for early banks. I have no date for the structure but guess before 1925; I also don’t know the building material. The façade is framed by four pilasters instead of columns, one at each corner and the remaining two on either side of the entrance. The stylized capitals are elongated and grooved. Above the overhang are recessed panels, functioning as extensions of the pilasters. The overhang has prominent rectangular brackets which resemble large dentil. Below that at each corner is a circular floral design and the name of the bank. A broken pediment is above the entrance with an urn (in funerary sculpture it symbolized immortality, hence permanence of the institution). There's an ornamental swag pattern in the panel between the two large brackets, which support the pediment, and below each bracket are long narrow vertical panels. The doorway itself consists of narrow grooves. The windows are fixed and are enclosed within a large panel between the pilasters in a set pattern (except for the window above the entrance): the second-story windows are arched and have recessed areas, simulating a surround with a bracket form as the keystone; the first story windows are to either side of the entrance; between the stories is a recessed ornamented rectangular panel and below the first-story windows the panel is raised instead of recessed.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.


The Bank of LaCrosse--Brackets for Pediment 3
business banking
Image by Universal Pops
Thank you for all views and comments. They are much appreciated.

Somewhere I’ve read that banks employed Classical detailing in the façade to impart the sense of stability and permanence. The Bank of LaCrosse (Mecklenburg County, Virginia) is no exception, a small town bank exhibiting the Classical features that seemed standard for early banks. I have no date for the structure but guess before 1925; I also don’t know the building material. The façade is framed by four pilasters instead of columns, one at each corner and the remaining two on either side of the entrance. The stylized capitals are elongated and grooved. Above the overhang are recessed panels, functioning as extensions of the pilasters. The overhang has prominent rectangular brackets which resemble large dentil. Below that at each corner is a circular floral design and the name of the bank. A broken pediment is above the entrance with an urn (in funerary sculpture it symbolized immortality, hence permanence of the institution). There's an ornamental swag pattern in the panel between the two large brackets, which support the pediment, and below each bracket are long narrow vertical panels. The doorway itself consists of narrow grooves. The windows are fixed and are enclosed within a large panel between the pilasters in a set pattern (except for the window above the entrance): the second-story windows are arched and have recessed areas, simulating a surround with a bracket form as the keystone; the first story windows are to either side of the entrance; between the stories is a recessed ornamented rectangular panel and below the first-story windows the panel is raised instead of recessed.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.

Cool Business First images

Some cool business first images:


New York JFK Lufthansa Senator, Business & First Class Lounge
business first
Image by golden_toque
Photos taken from the Second floor of the Lufthansa Lounge in New York's JFK Airport.

The Business Lounge is on the first floor (no photos) while the Sentaor Lounge which is accessible to Star Alliance Gold Members, is on hte Second Floor. The Third floor which you can see above the Senator Lounge is the First Class Dining Room.

Mind Your Own Business - 57/365

Check out these own business images:


Mind Your Own Business - 57/365
own business
Image by flow14
The other side of the table @ Kansas City AIGA's Mind Your Own Business, The Money

Pieced together with PanoLab


Female Owned Businesses
own business
Image by NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan
An employee at Sarco Abad works on pillows destined for Afghan security forces. (Photo by G. A. Volb)

Cool Find A Business images

Some cool find a business images:


in new york
find a business
Image by theogeo
Found this while cleaning out my closet. Drawn when I was 10 or 12. Obviously I had never been to New York.



PhotonQ-Mind Your Security Business
find a business
Image by PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE
"Well-Manicured Man: I'm a member of a kind of consortium.

Scully: What kind of business are you in?

W.M.M: We predict the future and the best way to predict the future is to invent it."
...

The X Files
---------------------------------
Brimstone is an advanced air-launched anti-tank guided missile developed by MBDA.

The missile's advanced sensor package includes its millimetric wave radar (MMW), which allows the weapon to image the target, thus finding the most effective location on the target to impact. The bandwidth of the MMW radar also makes it less susceptible to inclement weather. With as many as twenty-four missiles in the air, the missile's targeting system also required an algorithm to ensure that missiles impact their targets in a staggered order, rather than all simultaneously. In addition to the semi-autonomous ability to decide its own targets, the Brimstone has the capacity to determine where on a target to best impact causing damage or elimination of the target. ...

Business of Software - Dan Bricklin

Some cool business software images:


Business of Software - Dan Bricklin
business software
Image by betsyweber
Business of Software 2010, Boston - businessofsoftware.org/


Business of Software - Paul Kenny
business software
Image by betsyweber
Business of Software 2010, Boston - businessofsoftware.org/


Business of Software - Jason Cohen
business software
Image by betsyweber
Business of Software 2010, Boston - businessofsoftware.org/

Cool Business Plan images

Check out these business plan images:


Individual Business Blueprint Activity
business plan
Image by Hibr
Day 3

New York Expo Small Business May 2012 Photo i019 by Grant Wickes

A few nice small business grants images I found:


New York Expo Small Business May 2012 Photo i019 by Grant Wickes
small business grants
Image by Grant Wickes
Image from the 7th annual New York Expo for Small Business Show presented by Event Management. Details of show NYXpo Show. For additional photos from the event see: Flickr NYXpo photostream May 2012

Picture by Grant Wickes principal of Wickpoint Management Services and VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies.

Photo (cc). If using photo, please credit: Photo courtesy Grant Wickes.

In picture: Andy Morris (@andymorris), Ramon Ray (@ramonray)
#smb911
Photo taken with iPhone 4


New York Expo Small Business May 2012 Photo i001 by Grant Wickes
small business grants
Image by Grant Wickes
Image from the 7th annual New York Expo for Small Business Show presented by Event Management. Details of show NYXpo Show. For additional photos from the event see: Flickr NYXpo photostream May 2012

Picture by Grant Wickes principal of Wickpoint Management Services and VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies.

Photo (cc). If using photo, please credit: Photo courtesy Grant Wickes.

In picture: Never a dull moment at Times Square NY
#nyxpo #nyc
Photo taken with iPhone 4


New York Expo Small Business May 2012 Photo i008 by Grant Wickes
small business grants
Image by Grant Wickes
Image from the 7th annual New York Expo for Small Business Show presented by Event Management. Details of show NYXpo Show. For additional photos from the event see: Flickr NYXpo photostream May 2012

Picture by Grant Wickes principal of Wickpoint Management Services and VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies.

Photo (cc). If using photo, please credit: Photo courtesy Grant Wickes.

In picture: behind the scene view of @TechEssential onsite video studio
#nyxpo
Photo taken with iPhone 4

Nice At Home Business photos

A few nice at home business images I found:



Crime Ring (1938) ... LCSO Charges 7 in Connection with Organized Theft Ring (Feb 07, 2013) ...item 2.. Ex-Detroit mayor convicted of corruption -- 'private profit machine' (11 March 2013) ...
at home business
Image by marsmet551
Business owners said they were forced to hire Ferguson as a subcontractor or risk losing city contracts. Separately, fundraiser Emma Bell said she gave Kilpatrick more than 0,000 as his personal cut of political donations, pulling cash from her bra during private meetings.
A high-ranking aide, Derrick Miller, told jurors that he often was the middle man, passing bribes from others.
.

........*****All images are copyrighted by their respective authors ........
.

... message header for item 1. WCTV News

When store personnel flagged Young’s identification for not having proof of purchase for items returned, Young began soliciting others to assist her in the scheme. On twelve occasions between November 2012 and January 2013, Young and another person would enter the stores and continue the thefts with the other person presenting identification each time.
.

...........................................................................................................................................................................................
.
.....item 1).... LCSO Charges 7 in Connection with Organized Theft Ring [SLIDE SHOW] ... WCTV News ... www.wctv.tv/home ... Coverage You Can Count On! ...

Posted: Thu 5:14 PM, Feb 07, 2013 ... Reporter: Leon County Sheriff's Office Email

www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/LCSO-Charges-7-in-Connection-w...

Leon County Sheriff's Office Release

Tallahassee, FL - In January 2013, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by Loss Prevention personnel from both Lowe’s Home Improvement stores in reference to a series of thefts.

Property Crimes Detectives were able to confirm that seven individuals had been involved in an organized scheme that defrauded the Lowe’s stores out of more than ,000.00 dollars. Beginning in November of 2012, Lesley Young, 39, began visiting both Lowe’s stores.

Young took merchandise off the shelves, going to the customer service counters and obtaining merchandise cards as refunds for returning the items that were never purchased.

When store personnel flagged Young’s identification for not having proof of purchase for items returned, Young began soliciting others to assist her in the scheme. On twelve occasions between November 2012 and January 2013, Young and another person would enter the stores and continue the thefts with the other person presenting identification each time.

Detectives, working with Loss Prevention personnel, reviewed video surveillance of these incidents, identified the suspects and obtained arrest warrants. As contact was established with each suspect, they were interviewed and taken to the Leon County Jail.

One of the defendants, Octvter Stibbins, 39, is in custody in Dade County, Florida on unrelated charges. Stibbins will be charged here upon the conclusion of the unrelated charges.

.
...........................

img code photo ... Lesley Young, 39

media.graytvinc.com/images/426*320/TheftRing-LesleyYoung.jpg

Lesley Young: Charges: Grand Theft (7 counts), Felony Theft (2 counts), Dealing in Stolen Property (8 counts), Organized Scheme to Defraud

...........................
.
...........................

img code photo ... Willie Holloway

media.graytvinc.com/images/429*320/TheftRing-WillieHollow...

Willie Holloway: Charges: Grand Theft, Dealing in Stolen Property

...........................
.
...........................

img code photo ... Britany Williams

media.graytvinc.com/images/426*320/TheftRing-BritanyWilli...

Britany Williams: Charges: Grand Theft, Dealing in Stolen Property

...........................
.
...........................

img code photo ... Cedric Mills: Charges

media.graytvinc.com/images/425*320/TheftRing-CedricMills.jpg

Cedric Mills: Charges: Grand Theft, Dealing in Stolen Property

...........................
.
...........................

img code photo ... Charlton Williams

media.graytvinc.com/images/425*320/TheftRing-CharltonWill...

Charlton Williams: Charges: Grand Theft, Dealing in Stolen Property

...........................
.
...........................

img code photo ... Octvter Stibbins

media.graytvinc.com/images/427*320/TheftRing-OctvterStibb...

Octvter Stibbins: Charges: Warrants for Grand Theft, Dealing in Stolen Property (In custody in Dade County, Florida)

...........................
.
...........................

img code photo ... Sharon Echols

media.graytvinc.com/images/427*320/TheftRing-SharonEchols...

Sharon Echols: Charges: Grand Theft, Dealing in Stolen Property

...........................
.
.
.
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
.
.....item 2).... Ex-Detroit mayor convicted of corruption after he stole nearly million and spent cash from charity for needy city residents on yoga lessons, golf clubs and travel ...

Mail Online - Daily Mail ... www.dailymail.co.uk/news ...

... Kwame Kilpatrick has been convicted of corruption charges today after a five month trial
... The politician took bribes, rigged contracts and lived far beyond his means while in office until fall 2008 and ran a 'private profit machine' out of Detroit's City Hall
... Stole money

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 11:25 EST, 11 March 2013 | UPDATED: 14:13 EST, 11 March 2013

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2291616/Kwame-Kilpatrick...

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been convicted of corruption charges today, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city leaders.

Jurors found Kilpatrick guilty of a raft of crimes, including a racketeering conspiracy charge.

He was portrayed during a five-month trial as an unscrupulous politician who took bribes, rigged contracts and lived far beyond his means while in office until fall 2008.

Prosecutors said Kilpatrick ran a 'private profit machine' out of Detroit's City Hall.
.
........................

img code photo ... Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/11/article-2291616-18918F...

Convicted: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, pictured leaving court today, has been convicted on corruption charges

AP
........................
.

The government presented evidence to show he got a share of the spoils after ensuring that Ferguson's excavating company was awarded millions in work from the water department.

More...

... US accused of colluding with Taliban in Afghanistan as President Karzai hijacks Hagel's visit
... Jeb Bush calls political journalists 'crack and heroin addicts' as he reveals he is NOT thinking about a run for the White House - yet

Business owners said they were forced to hire Ferguson as a subcontractor or risk losing city contracts.

Separately, fundraiser Emma Bell said she gave Kilpatrick more than 0,000 as his personal cut of political donations, pulling cash from her bra during private meetings.

A high-ranking aide, Derrick Miller, told jurors that he often was the middle man, passing bribes from others.
.
........................

img code photo ... Profit machine:

i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/11/article-2291616-1891AE...

Profit machine: Prosecutors said Kilpatrick, pictured, ran a 'private profit machine' out of Detroit's City Hall

AP
........................
.
........................

img code photo ... Racketeering:

i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/11/article-2291616-18918E...

Racketeering: Jurors found Kilpatrick, pictured center, guilty of a raft of crimes, including a racketeering conspiracy charge

AP

........................
.

Internal Revenue Service agents said Kilpatrick spent 0,000 beyond his mayoral salary.
Kilpatrick, who now lives near Dallas, declined to testify.

He has long denied any wrongdoing, and defense attorney James Thomas told jurors that Kilpatrick often was showered with cash gifts from city workers and political supporters during holidays and birthdays.

The government said Kilpatrick abused the Civic Fund, a nonprofit fund he created to help distressed Detroit residents. There was evidence that it was used for yoga lessons, camps for his kids, golf clubs and travel.
.
..........................

img code photo ... Sexting:

i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/11/article-2291616-189168...

Sexting: Kilpatrick, pictured with his wife and actress Gabrielle Union at the 2007 Bermuda Music Festival, resigned in 2008 amid a sexting scandal with his chief of staff

Getty images

..........................
.
..........................

img code photo ... Low:

i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/11/article-2291616-189168...

Low: The government said Kilpatrick, pictured right while he was mayor, abused the Civic Fund, a nonprofit fund he created to help distressed Detroit residents

Getty images

..........................
.

Kilpatrick, 42, was elected in 2001 at age 31. He resigned in 2008 and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a different scandal involving sexually explicit text messages and an extramarital affair with his chief of staff.

The Democrat spent 14 months in prison for violating probation in that case after a judge said he failed to report assets that could be put toward his million restitution to Detroit.

Voters booted his mother, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, from Congress in 2010, partly because of a negative perception of her due to her son's troubles.
.
.
.............................................................................................................................................................................................
.
.

Cool Example Business Plan images

A few nice example business plan images I found:




7-Level Design - the product defect hierarchy - the 7 drivers of impact and cost reduction
example business plan
Image by Julian Partridge
I'm quite used to finding massive, multi million-pound system 'improvements' in industry that have failed - unwittingly - well before the construction hurdle was even past.

Massive IT projects, for example, based on poor architecture becoming plagued with performance and cost issues that could have all been avoided if addressed earlier.

In large organisations, the operating concept of whatever change solution is being looked at is often the most overlooked - being the hardest to grasp due to competing political silos and a shortage of overarching conceptual talent. This only condemns the best of craftsmanship straight to the bin - the product just fails to solve the business problem!

...

A bad workman always blames his tools; but which gardener can dig his frozen ground with just a broken trowel?

...

Implementation - tirelessly converting work practices and installing new products and training all the people affected and then each learning how to optimise their new ways over time - is another very common oversight.

Often the costing of the idea was limited to the purchase of the product, with the scantiest allowance planned for 'extras' like proper implementation. Owners often throwing their kneejerk new product ideas at their organisations and just expecting perfection to emerge by osmosis! [ring a bell, anyone... in the NHS perhaps?]

And of course there's the other extreme - an industry of implementation hangers-on making a small fortune 'improving' the implementation of an operation, or the 'skills' of the person, without any regard to the opportunity or concept upon which their world is based.

...

Ergo: massive cost; no impact.

...

But remember: not just iPhone apps, aeroplanes, and electric bikes are products - systems, services, events, enterprises, NGO missions, charities, economic policies, governments, laws, work programmes, economic stimulants, town centres, benefit systems, hospitals, schools, communities... Even whole nations can be viewed as 'products'.

To cater for this all-encompassing product view, I've added the opportunity and spirit upper levels in this hierarchy. Ie even if the concept is sound it may not be the best opportunity to take-up: what else is out there!?

And when people are the most pressing concern, the whole endeavour must be born of the right spirit. Woe to everyone if it's not!

So by looking at your organisation, product or service, rooting-out defects at every quality level - particularly from the top - you can drive up your impact and drive out your costs, maximising your spiritual and financial return on investment.

National Small Business Week 2010

Some cool small business images:


National Small Business Week 2010
small business
Image by ShashiBellamkonda
National Small Business Week 2010 (cc) Shashi Bellamkonda <a href="http://www.shashi.name" >www.shashi.name</a> Social Media Swami <a href="http://www.networksolutions.com" >Network Solutions</a> Please use and credit as above.


National Small Business Week 2010
small business
Image by ShashiBellamkonda
National Small Business Week 2010 (cc) Shashi Bellamkonda <a href="http://www.shashi.name" >www.shashi.name</a> Social Media Swami <a href="http://www.networksolutions.com" >Network Solutions</a> Please use and credit as above.


National Small Business Week 2010
small business
Image by ShashiBellamkonda
National Small Business Week 2010 (cc) Shashi Bellamkonda <a href="http://www.shashi.name" >www.shashi.name</a> Social Media Swami <a href="http://www.networksolutions.com" >Network Solutions</a> Please use and credit as above.

IMG_0080

Some cool business strategy images:


IMG_0080
business strategy
Image by Mark & Andrea Busse
Various shots from F5 Expo online business strategy conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 7, 2010.


IMG_0102
business strategy
Image by Mark & Andrea Busse
Various shots from F5 Expo online business strategy conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 7, 2010.

Nice Insurance Business photos

Check out these insurance business images:


Farmers Insurance
insurance business
Image by David Gallagher
two doors down from where our stationery store was , it's the last business on the block that hasn't changed.

Nice Find A Business photos

A few nice find a business images I found:


Robie House and The Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL
find a business
Image by Grufnik
A panoramic shot of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House and its neighbor, the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects and completed in 2004.

Viñoly was particularly concerned with the context of the new school, bordered on one side by one of Frank Lloyd Wright's master works, and on the other by the gothic-style Rockefeller Chapel, with its tall carillon.

Viñoly's design is centered around a quad enclosed in a greenhouse, the Winter Garden, who's vertical thrust follows the proportions of the lancet windows of the chapel. The roof structure is a quadripartite, pointed vault, built with tubular steel members that also reflects gothic style.

To bring the building down in scale and to let Frank Lloyd Wright's work breathe, Viñoly set back each floor, reducing the perceived mass of the building from street–level, and reflecting the residential building across the street.

More about Viñoly's building can be found here: www.rvapc.com/ht/HTProject.aspx?Base=Projects&projID=379

The original size allows viewers to see in clearer detail.

Seen:
archipreneur.blogspot.com/2010/04/walk-thru-of-flws-robie...
architecturerevived.blogspot.com/2009/01/graduate-school-...
doteduguru.com/id1999-is-your-school-unique-different.html (Where it has been cropped, grmbl)

Stitched with ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 and corrected using Adobe Photoshop CS2. DSC_0744, 0747, 0749, 0752 stitch mod crop 85

Cool Business From Home images

A few nice business from home images I found:


Michael Khatkar The Billion dollar vision ezeparty I want to change my life style
business from home
Image by raymond_whittaker
Kleeneze September Annual showcase 2012 Raymond Whittaker The Billion dollar vision MyKleeneze 2012 company of Excellence Awards winners 638992 mykleeneze.com/raymondwhittaker The Billion dollar vision ezeparty I want to change my life style


Michael Khatkar Kleeneze 2012 company of Excellence Awards winners
business from home
Image by raymond_whittaker
Kleeneze September Annual showcase 2012 Raymond Whittaker The Billion dollar vision MyKleeneze 2012 company of Excellence Awards winners 638992 mykleeneze.com/raymondwhittaker


Peter and Myrna Wellock I want to change my life style (3)
business from home
Image by raymond_whittaker
Peter and Myrna Wellock I want to change my life style (3)

New Business Cards

Some cool new business images:


New Business Cards
new business
Image by Sheryl Westleigh - Noadi.etsy.com
Just got my brand new business cards and they turned out wonderfully.

Nice Business Reports photos

A few nice business reports images I found:



Behind the Mic
business reports
Image by Project On Government Oversight
What it looks like to sit in on a podcast with Bryan Rahija, Dana Leibelson and Scott Amey.http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2011/09/new-podcast-discussing-the-bad-business-report.html

Cool Business Grants images

A few nice business grants images I found:


20110715-RD-LSC-0153
business grants
Image by USDAgov
Kaylee Black (7, right) helps Bath County resident Virginia Lollis bag her beets at the Bath County Agricultural Education and Marketing Center, Owingsville, KY, on Friday, July 15, 2011. The Center was the recipient of a 0,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant. It has given farmers and producers from Bath and surrounding counties the opportunity to manufacture and market their locally grown and locally produced value-added and “Kentucky Proud” branded products, including but not limited to, fresh produce, artisan crafts and specialty food products. The Center is open year-round and allow residents to sell products in four different retail categories, including Kentucky products, regional crafts, “green” groceries and bakery/deli. Several producers expressed their gratitude for Rural Development’s assistance in making the center a reality. The project was made possible through funding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.


20110715-RD-LSC-0126
business grants
Image by USDAgov
Shandy Karrick gathers a bundle of Half Runner heirloom beans for his customer at the Bath County Agricultural Education and Marketing Center, Owingsville, KY, on Friday, July 15, 2011. The Center was the recipient of a 0,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant. It has given farmers and producers from Bath and surrounding counties the opportunity to manufacture and market their locally grown and locally produced value-added and “Kentucky Proud” branded products, including but not limited to, fresh produce, artisan crafts and specialty food products. The Center is open year-round and allow residents to sell products in four different retail categories, including Kentucky products, regional crafts, “green” groceries and bakery/deli. Several producers expressed their gratitude for Rural Development’s assistance in making the center a reality. The project was made possible through funding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

United We STAND.

Check out these small business financing images:


United We STAND.
small business financing
Image by eyewashdesign: A. Golden
New Yorkers Protest the US0 BILLION (US TRILLION) Wall Street BAILOUT: Wall Street, NYC - September 25, 2008

Phototgrapher: a. golden, eyewash design - c. 2008.

Friends,

The richest 400 Americans -- that's right, just four-hundred people -- own MORE than the bottom 150 million Americans COMBINED! 400 of the wealthiest Americans have got more stashed away than half the entire country! Their combined net worth is .6 trillion. During the eight years of the Bush Administration, their wealth has increased by nearly 0 billion -- the same amount that they were demanding We give to them for the "bailout." Why don't they just spend the money they made under Bush to bail themselves out? They'd still have nearly a trillion dollars left over to spread amongst themselves!

Of course, they are not going to do that -- at least not voluntarily. George W. Bush was handed a 7 billion surplus when Bill Clinton left office. Because that money was OUR money and not HIS, he did what the rich prefer to do -- spend it and never look back. Now we have a .5 trillion debt that will take seven generations from which to recover. Why -- on --earth – did -- our -- "representatives" -- give -- these -- robber -- barons -- $ US850 BILLION -- of – OUR -- money?

Last week, proposed my own bailout plan. My suggestions, listed below, were predicated on the singular and simple belief that the rich must pull themselves up by their own platinum bootstraps. Sorry, fellows, but you drilled it into our heads one too many times: THERE...IS...NO…FREE... LUNCH ~ PERIOD! And thank you for encouraging us to hate people on welfare! So, there should have been NO HANDOUTS FROM US TO YOU! Last Friday, after voting AGAINST this BAILOUT, in an unprecedented turn of events, the House FLIP-FLOPPED their "No" Vote & said "Yes", in a rush version of a "bailout" bill vote. IN SPITE OF THE PEOPLE'S OVERWHELMING DISAPPROVAL OF THIS BAILOUT BILL... IN SPITE OF MILLIONS OF CALLS FROM THE PEOPLE CRASHING WASHINGTON "representatives'" PHONE LINES...IN SPITE OF CRASHING OUR POLITICIAN'S WEBSITES...IN SPITE OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PROTESTING AROUND THE COUNTRY... THEY VOTED FOR THIS BAILOUT! The People first succeeded on Monday with the House, but failed do it with the Senate and then THE HOUSE TURNED ON US TOO!

It is clear, though, we cannot simply continue protesting without proposing exactly what it is we think THESE IDIOTS should/'ve do/one. So, after consulting with a number of people smarter than Phil Gramm, here’s the proposal, now known as "Mike's Rescue Plan." (From Michael Moore's Bailout Plan) It has 10 simple, straightforward points. They are that you DIDN'T, BUT SHOULD'VE:

1. APPOINTED A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO CRIMINALLY INDICT ANYONE ON WALL STREET WHO KNOWINGLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COLLAPSE. Before any new money was expended, Congress should have committed, by resolution, to CRIMINALLY PROSECUTE ANYONE who had ANYTHING to do with the attempted SACKING OF OUR ECONOMY. This means that anyone who committed insider trading, securities fraud or any action that helped bring about this collapse should have and MUST GO TO JAIL! This Congress SHOULD HAVE called for a Special Prosecutor who would vigorously go after everyone who created the mess, and anyone else who attempts to scam the public in future. (I like Elliot Spitzer ~ so, he played a little hanky-panky...Wall Street hates him & this is a GOOD thing.)

2. THE RICH SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THEIR OWN BAILOUT! They may have to live in 5 houses instead of 7. They may have to drive 9 cars instead of 13. The chef for their mini-terriers may have to be reassigned. But there is no way in hell, after forcing family incomes to go down more than ,000 dollars during the Bush years, that working people and the middle class should have to fork over one dime to underwrite the next yacht purchase.

If they truly needed the 0 billion they say they needed, well, here is an easy way they could have raised it:

a) Every couple makeing over a million dollars a year and every single taxpayer who makes over 0,000 a year should pay a 10% surcharge tax for five years. (It's the Senator Sanders plan. He's like Colonel Sanders, only he's out to fry the right chickens.) That means the rich would have still been paying less income tax than when Carter was president. That would have raise a total of 0 billion.

b) Like nearly every other democracy, they should have charged a 0.25% tax on every stock transaction. This would have raised more than 0 billion in a year.

c) Because every stockholder is a patriotic American, stockholders should have forgone receiving a dividend check for ONE quarter and instead this money would have gone the treasury to help pay for the bullsh*t bailout.

d) 25% of major U.S. corporations currently pay NO federal income tax. Federal corporate tax revenues currently amount to 1.7% of the GDP compared to 5% in the 1950s. If we raised the corporate income tax BACK to the levels of the 1950s, this would give us an extra 0 billion.

All of this combined should have been enough to end the calamity. The rich would have gotten to keep their mansions and their servants and our United States government ("COUNTRY FIRST!") would've have a little leftover to repair some roads, bridges and schools...

3. YOU SHOULD HAVE BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HOMES, NOT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BUILD AN EIGHTH HOME! There are 1.3 million homes in foreclosure right now. That is what is at the heart of this problem. So, instead of giving the money to the banks as a gift, they should have paid down each of these mortgages by 0,000. They should have forced the banks to renegotiate the mortgage so the homeowner could pay on its current value. To insure that this help wouldn't go to speculators and those who tried to making money by flipping houses, the bailout should have only been for people's primary residences. And, in return for the 0K pay-down on the existing mortgage, the government would have gotten to share in the holding of the mortgage so it could get some of its money back. Thus, the total initial cost of fixing the mortgage crisis at its roots (instead of with the greedy lenders) is 0 billion, not 0 BILLION.

And let's set the record straight. People who have defaulted on their mortgages are not "bad risks." They are our fellow Americans, and all they wanted was what we all want: a home to call their own. But, during the Bush years, millions of the People lost the decent paying jobs they had. SIX MILLION fell into poverty! SEVEN MILLION lost their health insurance! And, every one of them saw their real wages go DOWN by ,000! Those who DARE look down on these Americans who got hit with one bad break after another should be ASHAMED.! We are a better, stronger, safer and happier society when all of our citizens can afford to live in a home they own.

4. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A STIPULATION THAT IF YOUR BANK OR COMPANY GOT ANY OF OUR MONEY IN A "BAILOUT," THEN WE OWN YOU. Sorry, that's how it's done. If the bank gives me money so I can buy a house, the bank "owns" that house until I pay it all back -- with interest. Same deal for Wall Street. Whatever money you need to stay afloat, if our government considers you a safe risk -- and necessary for the good of the country -- then you can get a loan, but WE SHOULD OWN YOU. If you default, we will sell you. This is how the Swedish government did it and it worked.

5. ALL REGULATIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BE RESTORED. THE REAGAN REVOLUTION IS DEAD! This catastrophe happened because we let the fox have the keys to the hen-house. In 1999, Phil Gramm authored a bill to remove all the regulations that governed Wall Street and our banking system. The bill passed and Clinton signed it. Here's what Sen.Phil Gramm, McCain's chief economic advisor, said at the bill signing:

"In the 1930s ... it was believed that government was the answer. It was believed that stability and growth came from government overriding the functioning of free markets.

"We are here today to repeal [that] because we have learned that government is not the answer. We have learned that freedom and competition are the answers. We have learned that we promote economic growth and we promote stability by having competition and freedom.

"I am proud to be here because this is an important bill; it is a deregulatory bill. I believe that that is the wave of the future, and I am awfully proud to have been a part of making it a reality."

FOR THIS NOT TO REOCCUR, This BILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPEALED! Bill Clinton could have helped by leading the effort for the repeal of the Gramm bill and the reinstating of even tougher regulations regarding our financial institutions. And when they were done with that, they should have restored the regulations for the airlines, the inspection of our food, the oil industry, OSHA, and every other entity that affects our daily lives. All oversight provisions for any "bailout" should have had enforcement monies attached to them and criminal penalties for all offenders.

6. IF IT'S TOO BIG TO FAIL, THEN THAT MEANS IT'S TOO BIG TO EXIST! Allowing the creation of these mega-mergers and not enforcing the monopoly and anti-trust laws has allowed a number of financial institutions and corporations to become so large, the very thought of their collapse means an even bigger collapse across the entire economy. No ONE or TWO companies should EVER have this kind of power! The so-called "economic Pearl Harbor" can't happen when you have hundreds -- thousands -- of institutions where people have their money. When we have a dozen auto companies, if one goes belly-up, we DON'T FACE A NATIONAL DISASTER! If we have three separately-owned daily newspapers in your town, then one media company can't call all the shots (I know... What am I thinking?! Who reads a paper anymore? Sure glad all those mergers and buyouts left us with a STRONG and "FREE" press!). Laws Should have been enacted to prevent companies from being so large and dominant that with one slingshot to the eye, the GIANT FALLS and DIES. And no institution should be allowed to set up money schemes that NO ONE understands. If you can't explain it in two sentences, you shouldn't be taking anyone's money!

7. NO EXECUTIVE SHOULD EVER BE PAID MORE THAN 40 TIMES THEIR AVERAGE EMPLOYEE, AND NO EXECUTIVE SHOULD RECEIVE ANY KIND OF "PARACHUTE" OTHER THAN THE VERY GENEROUS SALARY HE OR SHE MADE WHILE WORKING FOR THE COMPANY. In 1980, the average American CEO made 45 times what their employees made. By 2003, they were making 254 times what their workers made. After 8 years of Bush, they now make over 400 times what their average employee makes. How We have allowed this to happen at publicly held companies is beyond reason. In Britain, the average CEO makes 28 times what their average employee makes. In Japan, it's only 17 times! The last I heard, the CEO of Toyota was living the high life in Tokyo. How does he do it on so little money? Seriously, this is an OUTRAGE! We have created the mess we're in by letting the people at the top become bloated beyond belief with millions of dollars. THIS HAS TO STOP! Not only should no executive who receives help out of this mess profit from it, but any executive who was in charge of running his company into the ground should be FIRED before the company receives ANY help.

8. CONGRESS SHOULD HAVE STRENGTHENED THE FDIC AND MADE IT A MODEL FOR PROTECTING NOT ONLY PEOPLE'S SAVINGS, BUT ALSO THEIR PENSIONS AND THEIR HOMES. Obama was correct to propose expanding FDIC protection of people's savings in their banks to 0,000. But, this same sort of government insurance must be given to our NEVER have to worry about whether or not the money they've put away for their old age will be there. This should have meant strict government oversight of companies who manage their employees' funds -- or perhaps it means the companies should have been forced to turn over those funds and their management to the government? People's private retirement funds must also be protected, but perhaps it's time to consider not having one's retirement invested in the casino known as the stock market??? Our government should have a solemn duty to guarantee that no one who grows old in this country has to worry about becoming destitute.

9. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, CALM DOWN, AND NOT LET FEAR RULE THE DAY. Turn off your TVs! We are NOT in the Second Great Depression. The sky is NOT falling, Chicken Little! Pundits and politicians have lied to us so FAST and FURIOUS it's hard not to be affected by all the fear mongering. Even I wrote to and repeated what I heard on the news last week, that the Dow had the biggest one day drop in its history. Well, that was true in terms of points, but its 7% drop came nowhere close to Black Monday in 1987 when the stock market in one day lost 23% of its value. In the '80s, 3,000 banks closed, but America didn't go out of business. These institutions have always had their ups and downs and eventually it works out. It has to, because the rich do not like their wealth being disrupted! They have a vested interest in calming things down and getting back into their Jacuzzis before they slip into their million thread-count sheets to drift off to a peaceful, Vodka tonic and Ambien-induced slumber.

As crazy as things are right now, tens of thousands of people got a car loan last week. Thousands went to the bank and got a mortgage to buy a home. Students just back to college found banks more than happy to put them into hock for the next 15 years with a student loan. I was even pre-approved for a USK personal loan. Yes, life has gone on with little-or-no-change (other than the whopping 6.1% unemployment rate, but that happened last month). Not a single person lost any of his/her monies in bank, or a treasury note, or in a CD. And, the perhaps the most amazing thing is that the American public FINALLY didn't buy the scare campaign. The citizens didn't blink, instead telling Congress to take that bailout and shove it. THAT was impressive. Why didn't the population succumb to the fright-filled warnings from their president and his cronies? Well, you can only say 'Saddam has the bomb' so many times before the people realize you're a lying sack of shit. After eight long years, the nation is worn out and simply can't take it any longer. The WORLD is fed up & I don't blame them.

10. THEY SHOULD HAVE CREATED A NATIONAL BANK, A "PEOPLE'S BANK." Since they're really itching to print up a trillion dollars, instead of giving it to a few rich people, why don't We give it to ourselves? Now that We own Freddie and Fannie, why not set up a People's bank? One that can provide low-interest loans for all sorts of people who want to own a home, start a small business, go to school, come up with the cure for cancer or create the next great invention. And, now that we own AIG - the country's largest insurance company - let's take the next step and PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR EVERYONE. MEDICARE FOR ALL! It will SAVE us SO MUCH MONEY in the LONG RUN (not to mention bring peace of mind to all). And, America won't be 12th on the life expectancy list! We'll be able to have a longer lifespan, enjoying our government-protected pension and will live to see the day when the corporate criminals who caused this much misery are let out of prison so that We can help re-acclimate them to plain old ordinary, civilian life -- a life with ONE nice home and ONE gas-free car invented with help from the People's Bank.

P.S. Call your Senators NOW !!! ---> www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Since they voted against passing the extension of unemployment benefits and skipped out to "campaign" to us to be re-elected...call them and tell them you will vote for the other "guy" if they don't get their act together!

-----------------------------------------------------

UPDATE: THE PEOPLE HAVE VOTED! A HISTORIC MOMENT: NOVEMBER 4th 2008!

------> THE Historic ELECTION <------

"A work in PROGRESS."

Nov. 4th, 2008.

A great American leader once said, "As individual fingers We can be easily broken. But TOGETHER We make a mighty fist." These words too were spoken by a minority leader. He was the venerable Chief Sitting Bull. No, Barack Obama's not the first American minority to speak eloquently and he most certainly won't be the last. Though, in the end, this election wasn't even close !!! The world watched as, "YES WE CAN!" turned into, "YES WE DID!" as it now ushers in, "YES WE MUST!" time is NOW!

What WE do with this moment shall define US, forthright. America has now elected a man with a background of partial African - American descent as President elect. A new leader with roots from Kenya to Kansas (with a step-father from Indonesia), will be working in conjunction with a vice-Presidential of Anglo-European roots. This is something in which citizens of ALL races - both here and the world 'round – have loudly REJOICED. Why talk about race? Is race important? You bet! Because - like it or not - race has dominated and governed Our daily lives for thousands of years. After all: "To know where We're going, We must first know where We've been".

We've come a LONG Way baby! What was once "acceptable" in 1965 is no longer in 2008 and THANKFULLY.

This is a changing of the guard. Especially since forty-percent of America's population is considered to be a "minority". Only four generations removed, the repression of African slaves by Anglo Saxons caused hundreds of thousands of brothers to kill brothers in a viscous and bloody battle that changed the fundamental principals of this Constitutional Republic from rhetoric to reality. This too was a significant changing of the guard.

For the first time in the history of the country, the ancestors of these very same people who so passionately fought for slavery have now OVERWHELMINGLY voted for a minority leader. This too ushers in a new chapter in the history of America. This is a tremendous nod to those great American leaders before Us who risked everything so that We find ourselves at this precise moment in time. We must give thanks to these men and women who both tirelessly and unselfishly gave their lives to cross and to help shatter the racial, sexual and social boundaries imbued in the history of the United States of America.

It has now taken place. There's a palpable renewed sense of HOPE for a better tomorrow – a HOPE that these same crippling boundaries shall finally once and for all be erased. Yet it is wise to also remember the adage, "Actions speak louder than words" and Our rhetoric must now be turned into action. The ability to truly rise above differences and to not just speak of doing so, tells much of Our long and continuous journey. If We remember the old North American Indian saying, "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." We might just have a fighting chance.

The People have spoken! A record-setting 130 million Americans' turned out to vote in Tuesday's election, in which Barack Obama made history on a Democratic tidal wave of victory. Polling suggests voters came out in record numbers because of growing concerns over the economy, jobs, health care, energy, and the war in Iraq.

Clearly, the Obama administration and the new Democratic majority in Washington have a chance to make profound changes in Our lives - stretching ­from Wall Street to Main Street. Yes, this moment shows decency about human possibility and let's face it, We could use just a little decency RIGHT NOW.

Perhaps more importantly, this moment speaks volumes as it's an utter rejection of the right's politics of fear and greed? It will now be decades before there's another Republican majority in Congress. Never have the words, "Ask not what Your country can do for You, but what You can do for Your country," seemed more true for SO MANY. For, We-Are-Our-country. And We're at a MAJOR crossroads. Where, oh where to begin?

OBAMA / BIDEN Campaign.

Here in New York, Working Families voters, members, affiliates, supporters and chapter leaders poured everything they had into critical campaigns that proved successful. Many are now understandably exhausted - though more than a little proud of what was accomplished. And, the results were terrific ~ if not downright Historic. For the first time since the mid-1930, the State Senate will NO LONGER be controlled by Republicans. It's now in the hands of a Democratic Working Families majority! Just-take-one-moment-and-soak-this-in. MASSIVE Democratic majorities in BOTH the HOUSE and the SENATE!

Together, the W.F.P built a solid partnership with Senate Democrats, knocking on more than half a million doors for progressive CHANGE. And, in the end, "We the People" overwhelmingly responded. This is a MILESTONE. There's now a renewed sense of real HOPE resonating from Washington, indeed, around the world. This is powerful. Because, without HOPE, there's simply nothing to gain.

However, We must be careful not to fall prey to disillusionment. If illusions tear People asunder, then disillusion outright kills the human spirit. In other words, divided THEY conquer, united, WE stand. That this historic moment was ushered in during Native American Indian month is apropos. Because, We must not forget the very real foundations of this idealistic country and pay homage to the 500 plus year struggle of Our First Peoples' for the basic rights afforded them in Our own Constitution. Obama's victory is indeed a victory representing the multitudes. It is precisely because his success mirrors the masses, rather than a few wealthy, power-elite that this is so electrifying. A VERY palpable, "Finally!" was the expression heard 'round the world.

The world woke up WEDNESDAY with the real possibility of a very RARE OPPORTUNITY - the best in most Our lifetimes. This is a chance to truly transform America.

But, We mustn't forget the VERY hard realities existing in this country. Just ask any woman…any "person of color"…or, any First Peoples living in this "great" land. For, as long as Native American Indians in Our country still live in policies of containment on reservations without the very basics, such as running water, electricity, or heat… as long as more than 75% of the prison population includes African-Americans, First and Taino Peoples …as long as We continue to allow Our tax dollars spent to be three times more for each of these prisoners per head than on Our own school childrens' education…as long as American women continue to earn less than men for the SAME work…as long as We allow privately held corporations to exist without extreme MAJOR reform…as long as We continue to allow Our children to trample on foreign soil to kill and to be killed in "Our" names…as long as We sit idly by expecting or content to let others to "Do the right thing," for us… as long as We DON'T ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE TOGETHER in challenging and fighting for OUR OWN WELL-BEING for the betterment of future generations… as long as We choose to remain ignorant and in denial to Our faults…TRUE CHANGE can, and will NEVER HAPPEN.

Though, like anything rare and unique, We must first take proper time to Honor…to give thanks to those before us who, without their dedication and sacrifice, made this moment possible. We must come together. Immediate formulation and a real plan to guard and to protect this moment with fierce determination is required. New leaders are needed and will emerge so We ensure moments like this become the norm, rather than a mere token fluke. If We HOPE to transform Tuesday's results into a real break from the shipwreck of the most immediate last thirty years - We MUST start by realizing this election represents just that – a START. It's Round One of Our LONG and CONTINUOUS struggle.

And, Round Two will be just as tough, if not more so. Staying the course can easily be forgotten when People are dying from inadequate health care; when they've found themselves on the streets for lack of shelter and as they grow ever more desperate due to lack of job opportunities. Just ask people of Native or African American descent. Or, one of Our homeless veterans living on America's streets of plenty.

Yes, the house of cards has fallen HARD and FAST. And, President / V.P. elect Barack Obama and Joe Biden have inherited many seemingly insurmountable challenges. REAL CHANGE - not rhetoric - is what's needed. And to get it, We MUST demand it. We MUST march and be watchdogs for the sake of the coming generations. Communication with Our politicians is a MUST. MOST importantly, We MUST stand TOGETHER and be willing to fight to protect what is right and what is good for the MANY, NOT the FEW.

UNITED We STAND, DIVIDED, We FALL.

A President Obama will need to be simultaneously supported AND pushed. His training as a community organizer gives one confidence that he'll not only understand, but should also expect this dynamic. It's imperative for us to mind the trusty, "Follow the money" strategy. Don't forget, President elect Obama dually made history by raising the most unprecedented amount of campaign dollars in the HISTORY of U.S. Presidential elections. According to CNN, if annualized, the Obama campaign's ad spending on the post-primary Presidential campaign would come to US0 million. This amount is only exceeded amongst large corporations such as Verizon and AT&T - both heavy sponsors of the Republican AND the Democratic national party conventions.

At the start of October, the Democratic National Committee announced it raised US.9 million with US.5 million sitting in the bank. The party raised money through joint fund-raising events with Obama and was able to use that money to assist his candidacy. These numbers were only possible because he opted out of the public financing system for the fall campaign. John McCain chose to participate in the system, which limited him to US million for the September / October stretch prior to the election. After initially promising to accept public financing if McCain did, Obama changed his mind after setting primary fund-raising records. In fact, by the time the primaries hit, Obama was raising as much as US million each and every day. The Obama / Biden campaign raised more than US0 million in September alone - a stunning and unprecedented eruption of political giving. This extraordinary fund-raising is bound to set a new standard in politics that could doom the current taxpayer-paid system set up in the 1970's.

HOPEfully NOT.

The party presidential nominees – Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain – together spent more than US BILLION, also an unprecedented figure. According to White House for Sale, a nonpartisan group that tracks political giving, Obama had 605 bundlers, or donors who collect money from friends and associates and bundle them together. Four years ago, Democrat John F. Kerry had 588 bundlers and, in 2000, Al Gore had none. McCain had 851 bundlers working for his campaign, compared to 557 who raised money for the Bush-Cheney re-election committee in 2004. George W. Bush is largely credited with institutionalizing the role of bundlers in 2000, when he recruited a then unprecedented 555 surrogate fundraisers.

Ask Yourselves: Who really benefits most from having donated to the Obama / Biden campaign?

President - elect Barack Obama & John McCain's U.S. Presidential campaign funds details:

OBAMA:
Total:US0,767,963
Bundlers:605
LobbyistBundlers:17

MCCAIN:
Total: US2,525,058
Bundlers: 851
Lobbyist Bundlers: 77

See the Center for Responsive Politics Presidential campaign monies for a better perspective:

2008: Obama AND McCain - US.3 BILLION

(Obama: US0,767,963 million / McCain: US2,525,058 million)

2004: Bush AND Kerry - US.2 BILLION

2000: Gore AND Bush - US.56 MILLION

1996: Dole AND Clinton - US.82 MILLION

1992: Clinton AND Bush - US.24 MILLION

* TO SEARCH FOR MEGA-DONERS, CLICK here: www.whitehouseforsale.org/searchDonor.cfm?CandidateSelect... McCain&StateSelect=&SortOrder=Last_Name, First_Name, Middle_Name, Suffix.*

Democrats in Washington and will be under enormous pressure to "play it safe", even as everyone knows We need bold action and some kind of new, New Deal. And, if We allow the "play-it-safe" crowd to dominate, then Obama (and We) will not succeed. Make NO mistake: the corporate big-wigs and free-market fundamentalists see this for exactly what it is: THE FIGHT OF A LIFETIME. They want nothing more than for the Democrats to disappoint, because then the HOPEfulness that Obama represents can be stuffed back in the bottle and cynicism can once again regain its place in Our national political culture.

WE Can't Let This Happen!

Whether it's revamping our health care system…implementing a new fair-based trade policy…creating a sound, realistic and well thought-out immigration plan…jobs programs…organizing rights in Washington, or campaign election reform, family leave or fair taxes, this election has set the stage for an ENTIRELY NEW social contract between the government and the People. This election opens up a real possibility – small, but real - that We could make genuine progress as a society, in terms of equality and freedom and true sustainability. In other words, the democracy We preach, but don't teach. What comes next is up to US. And, We need to seriously ready OURSELVES.

In short, the real meaning of this election hasn't yet been decided.

Overall, there's a lot of work to do. It's imperative that EVERYONE do his share - whether this means attending a neighborhood or union meeting, signing a petition, organizing or riding a bus to a demonstration, going on a lobby visit, making a financial contribution, or just talking to a stranger about the need and desirability of the common good.

Thanks for all you do!
Live your values. Love your country.
And, remember: TOGETHER, We can make a D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-C-E !

Window, Start-Up Cafe, Coventry University

Check out these start up business images:


Window, Start-Up Cafe, Coventry University
start up business
Image by jisc_infonet
'Meet, Drink, Think' signage reinforces the start-up cafe ethos. The cafe is centrally located overlooking other buildings on campus.



Meet Drink Think, Start-Up Cafe, Coventry University
start up business
Image by jisc_infonet
'Meet, Drink, Think' – the Start-Up Cafe ethos. The windows overlook the new development - The Student Enterprise building - due to open in 2011

Martell Ultimate Start Up Space

A few nice business start up images I found:


Martell Ultimate Start Up Space
business start up
Image by coolinsights


Martell Ultimate Start Up Space
business start up
Image by coolinsights

Nice Business Consulting photos

A few nice business consulting images I found:


_IGP8481
business consulting
Image by Shadow becomes White

Nice Business B2b photos

Some cool business b2b images:


_MG_9586
business b2b
Image by jamesburchill
Business in Burlington (BiB) October 3, 2012 Trade Show Photographs.


_MG_9521
business b2b
Image by jamesburchill
Business in Burlington (BiB) October 3, 2012 Trade Show Photographs.


_MG_9415
business b2b
Image by jamesburchill
Business in Burlington (BiB) October 3, 2012 Trade Show Photographs.

Cool Business Loans images

Some cool business loans images:


Alemayehu
business loans
Image by USAID_IMAGES
"This is an opportunity for me to grow by saving money. I want to have my own business in the future."
-Alemayehu Belete, worker at Abebaw's poultry farm.


Book browsing
business loans
Image by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection.

Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex camera.

Over the next few years he photographed various Newcastle scenes, including the Grainger Market and the demolition of housing estates in the West End of the city.

Robert Hope died in 2001.

Thanks to Steven Hope for donating the collection to Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.

(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure - for image licensing enquiries please follow this link www.twmuseums.org.uk/image-licensing/


M. Robertson florists, Grainger Market
business loans
Image by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection.

Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex camera.

Over the next few years he photographed various Newcastle scenes, including the Grainger Market and the demolition of housing estates in the West End of the city.

Robert Hope died in 2001.

Thanks to Steven Hope for donating the collection to Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.

(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure - for image licensing enquiries please follow this link www.twmuseums.org.uk/image-licensing/

Leaderboard