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January 2006, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

No Recession Any Time Soon, But Troubles

Ahead, Nonetheless

The CEO ofCVB Explains It All

What are the biggest sales presentation mistakes professionals

make and how can you avoid them?

The Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (CVHC) has received

S 1.46 million

LearnWhat Credit Stalkers Know About You

Close-Up ......... . .................................. 6

Corporate Profile ...................... . .......... 7

Investments & Finance ................ . ................. 9

Commentary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... I 0

Marketing .............. . .... 12

Executive Time Out. ............ . .... 23

Managing .......... …

Entrepreneurial Financing—Alternatives For Raising Capital, Paul Broude, Joseph E. Levangie

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Most entrepreneurs are continually concerned about their finances. Their companies perhaps not yet profitable, they may have a fear of “running out of dry powder.” These entrepreneurs often have fallen in love with their company’s technologies, products, and potential markets, but they require more resources. Invariably these emerging ventures shroud their fear of the grueling capital raising marathon by presenting voluminous business plans to potential investors. They often flaunt their “optimized business models.” Investors, however, typically want to know why the potential investment is such a good deal. The entrepreneur often wants guidance regarding what to say to whom in …

Aicpa Professional Standards: Statement On Responsibilities In Personal Financial Planning Practice As Of June 1, 2006, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Personal Financial Planning Executive Committee

AICPA Professional Standards

No abstract provided.

Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Audits, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2006; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Single Audit Working Group

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

State And Local Governments With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2006; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. State And Local Government Audit Guide Revision Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Audits - 2006; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Guide To Fraud In Governmental And Not-For-Profit Environments, Lynda M. Dennis

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

December 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Amtec Communications Teams up With Cymphonix

4 Ways to Increase Sales---Is your Marketing Pumping iron?

World Trade: A Mall for Global Manufactures

Office and Industrial Markets Poised for Sold Growth

Close-up

Corporate Profile

Investment and Finance

Commentary

World Trade

The List:

Chambers of Commerce

Business Brokerage Firms Serving in the Inland Empire

Fleet Automotive Dealership in the Inland Empire

Managing

Computers/ Technology

Real Estate Notes

Managers Bookshelf

New Business List:

County of San Bernardino

County of Riverside

Executive Time out

November 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Close-up

The Number one Soft Drink Maker in the Inland Maker

Corporate Profile

The Lists: Commercial Building Developers

Investments & Finance

Letters to the Editor

Commentary

Executive Notes

OK, So the Phone is Ringing

The Lists: Fastest Growing Companies in the Inland Empire

The Lists: Title Companies in the Inland Empire

Hazardous to Our Health

Health Issues

Malpractice Maladies

The Lists: Mortgage Lenders

Computers/Technology

New Solar Energy Project Coming Soon to the Mojave Desert

The Lists: Commercial Real Estate Brokers Serving the Inland Empire

Commercial Real Estate Brokers Serving the Inland Empire

New Business Lists: Real Estate Notes

New Business …

Members In Government, November 2005, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

September 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

High Praise for Palm Springs Convention Center Expansion 1

A Family and Their Family Restaurant 7

Ambryx Biotechnology Relocates Corporate Headquarters From Orange County to Riverside's University Research Park 8

What Went Wrong in New Orleans? 10

The Training Track: Four Reasons to Invest In a Great Training Program 30

Columns

Close-up 6

Corporate Profile 7

Inland Empire People 8

Investments & Finance 9

Editorial 10

Commentary/Opinions 11

Executive Notes 12

Computer Technology 13

The Lists; Golf Courses in the Inland Empire 14

Inland Empire's Largest Hotels 20

Banks in the Inland Empire 34

Substance Abuse Programs …

October 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Two Indian Gaming Casinos Slated for Barstow

Job Market Strongest in Nation

CSI: San Bernardino---Real Facts vs. Myths and Beliefs

Only you can Prevent Identity Theft

Stop Managing and Start Leading

Owning Your Intellectual Property

Close-up

Commentary

Executive Notes

Inland Empire People

Financial

Executive Time Out

Managing

Computers/ Technology

Leadership

Real Estate Notes

Managers Bookshelf

The List:

Wireless Companies in the Inland Mepire

Interconnect/ Telecommunications Firms Serving the Inland Empire

Internet Service Providers Serving the Inland Empire

Copier, Fax and Business Equipment

Retailers in the Inland Empire

Long Distance Companies Serving the Inland Empire

New Business List:

County of San …

August 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Nine Things o Know Before Selecting the Web Host for Your Business 6

Garner Holt: San Bernardino’s Toymaker 7

Market Competition and Recent Reforms Will Keep Bringing Workers’ Comp Rates Down, If Preserved 8

Phishing and Casting 13

Columns

Close-Up 6

Corporate Pro file 7

Investments & Finance 9

Letters to the Editor 10

Opinions 11

Computers/Technology 13

Lists. Top Health Care Medical Clinics’Groups 20

MBA/Executive Programs 22

Environmental Companies 34

Money/ Investments 23

Executive Time Out 26

Managing 27

Managing Bookshelf 39

New Business List: County of San Bernardino 41

New Business List: County of Riverside …

July 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

San Bernardino Count)'S Top Teacher 6

Scandia Downs; A Family Affair 7

This Could Happen to You--So It's Always Great to be Proactive 21

World's First Total Marrow Irradiation Procedure Performed at City of Hope Cancer Center 26

My Favorite Small Hotel in the Desert 7

Columns

Close-Up 6

Corporate Profile 7

Inland Empire People 8

Investments & Finance 9

Commentary 10

Credit Unions 11

Computers/Technology 13

Law 14

Negotiations 22

Money/ Investments 23

Lists:

Advertising Agencies in the I.E 16

Staff Leasing Companies 25

Certified Public Accountant Finns 35

Commercial Printers 36

Managing 28

Desert Business …

June 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Corporate Profile 7

Commentary 10

Managing 11

Computers/Technology 13

Law 14

Legislation 15

Executive Time Out 19

Financial Institutions 20

Negotiations 22

Communications 23

Desert Business Journal 30

Lists:

I Savings & Loans 21

Motorcycle Dealers 29

Hospitals 35 & 36

Manager's Bookshelf 39

Restaurant Review 44

Calendar 46

A Note On The Preferred Hedge Instrument, Arthur Hau

Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies Working Paper Series

Contrary to Battermann et al.'s (2000) claims, this paper shows that risk-averse exporters may produce less with fair commodity futures than with fair put options; moreover, they may prefer the latter instrument for hedging against its exchange rate risk.

May 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Workers’ Compo Plan Critics Cry Foul 5

Kelly Space: Measuring the Moon From the Inland Empire? 7

Why Rosie Wilson Is as Bubbly as Her Own Champagne 8

The Mall of Victor Valley 17

Radical Capitalist Ethics 37

Owners, Presidents, Genera; Managers START YOUR ENGINES 38

Columns

Close-Up 6

Corporate Profile 7

Commentary 10

Inland Empire People 8 +16

Investments & Finance 9

Computers/Technology 13

Managing 11, 15

Executive Time Out19

Lists:

Largest Credit Unions 22

Employment Services/Agencies 29,30,31

Law Firms 33,35,36,37

Dental Plans 41

New Business Lists 42 & 43

Manager's Bookshelf 39

Restaurant Review 44 …

Members In Government, May 2005, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Corporate Governance And Expropriation Of Minority Shareholders' Rights: Evidence From Latin America, Marisela Santiago-Castro

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The dissertation empirically examines whether the internal corporate governance mechanisms of the firms represented in Latin American equity markets lead to the expropriation of minority shareholders' rights; and whether such expropriation leads to economic underperformance. Specifically, the dissertation answers the following: Is there a relationship between the board of director's characteristics and the expropriation of minority shareholders rights in Latin American firms? Is there a relationship between the ownership structure of Latin American firms and the expropriation of minority shareholders rights? Moreover, does the expropriation of minority shareholders rights lead to economic underperformance among Latin American firms?

Several hypotheses were …

April 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

P.O.W.E.R. Leaders Are leaders born or made? 11

Developing a Corporate E-Security Policy 12

Ten Steps to Solving Any Problem 15

Time Evans: The Unforgettable Champlain 16

What Can We Learn From Martha Stewart? 17

W. M. keek Foundation Grant $20 Million 30

The Story Behind the Need for Refinancing of the Pacific Life Open Tennis Tournament 38

Columns

Close-Up 6

Corporate Profile7

Investments & Finance 9

Opinion/Commentary 10

Computers/Technology 13

Managing 15

Inland Empire People 8, 16

Executive Time Out 19

lnternet 34

Desert Business Journal 18

Lists: Airlines Serving the Inland Empire 43

Meeting Facilities 35, 37

Top …

Members In Government, April 2005, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

March 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Managing 14

Inland Empire People 18

Executive Time Out ....19

Marketing 21

Sales 22

Negotiation 23

Entrepreneurship 26

Financial Institutions 29

New Business in County of San Bernardino .36

New Business In County of Riverside 37

Business in the Desert 38

Lists:

The Top HMOs 17

Corporate Housing 39

Residential Real Estate Brokers 45

The Top PPOs 47

Manager's Bookshelf 40

Real Estate Notes 43

Calendar 44

Restaurant Review 46

On ‘‘Investment Decisions In The Theory Of Finance: Some Antinomies And Inconsistencies’’, Bert De Reyck

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In the paper “Investment Decisions in the Theory of Finance: Some antinomies and inconsistencies”, Magni [Eur. J. Operat. Res. 137 (2002) 206] shows that using the net present value rule for making investment decisions can lead to inconsistencies and antinomies. The author claims that the so-called equivalent-risk tenet of finance, whereby an investor needs to compare an investment opportunity with an asset of equivalent risk, is impossible to implement. In this paper, we show that the main thesis of this paper is incorrect, and that finance theory, when applied correctly, can be used to value investment projects by comparing assets …

February 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Close-Up 6

Corporate Profile 7

Investments and Finance 9

Commentary/Opinion 10

Computers/Technology 13

Managing 15

Getting Organized 17

Inland Empire People 18

Sales 21/22

Resource Directory. 23

Manager's Bookshelf. 40

Executive Notes 41

Lists:

Independent Banks 25

Architectural/Engineering Firms 35

Top Commercial/Industrial Contractors .42

Residential Real Estate Builders 44

Restaurant Review 45

Calendar 46

Members In Government, February 2005, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

How Risky Are Your Capital Expenditures?, Thomas Zeller, Brian Stanko

School of Business: Faculty Publications and Other Works

The article discusses estimating the risks involved with capital expenditures. According to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) risk is built into the measurement system by evaluating each future cash flow estimate. This model builds risk into an analysis by weighting the possible range of cash flow estimates that may be applied in an investment decision.

January 2005, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Law 8

Investment & Finance 9

Computers/Technology 12

Managing 13

Getting Organized 17

Executive Time Out 19

Inland Empire People 20

Effective Presentations 28

Entrepreneurship 29

Negotiating Sales 34

World Trade 39

Manager's Bookshelf 42

Calendar 44

Retirement Plans, Attitudes, And Expectations Of Kansas Board Of Regents Faculty, Carl Parker, Bill Rickman, Rory Terry, Tom Johansen

Fort Hays Studies Series

This data set enables the examination of investment choices of a mature group of faculty, where saving for retirement is a major investment objective. Consideration of future retirement-related policy proposals by universities should be evaluated with an understanding of the relative importance of economic and non-economic influences upon the retirement decision by university faculty.

Members In Government, January 2005, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Audits - 2005; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.