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Financing for startups: bootstrapping

March 21, 2018 Carsten Lexa Leave a comment

What do you do when you have an idea for a company, but nobody is waving with money to support you? “Bootstrapping” is the magic word, at least if you want to try your idea in the real world. But what does that actually mean? A chic term — for a precarious situation “Bootstrapping” is the term for a company founded entirely

Commercial, Entrepreneurial, Finance, Startups

Long Arm Of US Law Reaches Across The Pond To Freeze Stanford Assets

April 9, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown The US securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has extended its long arm yet again. This time it was as a part of an operation to locate and then freeze the personal and company assets of Sir Allen Stanford and his Stanford International Bank (SIB). Mr. Stanford – oh sorry I should say Sir Allen

Asset Management, Banking, Crime, Investment, Litigation, Securities