LinkedIn To Go Public
The popular business networking site “LinkedIn” has filed for an IPO worth an estimated $175 million dollars. Co-founder and billionaire in the making Reid Hoffman, made the announcement yesterday, but did not indicate how many shares or at what price range they would be offered. The company has approximately 90 million users and is currently […]
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A Tale of Two CEO’s
This year Lola Gonzalez, CEO of Accurate Background Check of Ocala Florida had a difficult decision to make. After crunching the numbers for her business, she determined that she would need to layoff one of her 8 person staff. In a company employee meeting, she dropped the bombshell news that someone would have to be […]
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New GM CEO Akerson To Receive $9M Pay Package
GM’s new CEO Dan Akerson’s compensation package for the next 3 years has just been filed with the SEC. It outlines a total of $9 million dollars to be paid through a combination of salary and stock options. Mr. Akerson is replacing Ed Whitacre who has led General Motors through bankruptcy and the subsequent bailout […]
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