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Galveston Financial Capital: Starting Your Business

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Galveston Financial Capital: Starting Your Business

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Questions?

1. What basic skills do I need to run a business?

2. What business should I choose?

3. What do I need to start my business?

4. How long will it take to start a small business?

5. How can I get my business certified as minority or women owned?

6. What insurance should I have?

7. Do I need to obtain a Federal Identification Number?

What basic skills do I need to run a business?

Starting a business can be challenging and previous business experience can be an important success factor. First hand knowledge of business and its four functional areas – management, operations, marketing, finance – and an understanding of the role of technology, contribute to a solid foundation and provide a basis for making informed business decisions.

What business should I choose?

Business experience is a plus, and the right kind of experience gives you an edge. Having worked in the industry you choose for your new business gives you insight and know-how that can be invaluable. Combine your background in the industry with strong management skills and you are on your way to success.

What do I need to start my business?

The Texas Road Map to Starting a Business contains directions to get your business off the ground and help strengthen our state economy along the way. This booklet covers eight essential steps to starting a new business.

How can I get my business certified as minority or women owned?

Federal, state and local government agencies as well as large private sector corporations have different eligibility requirements and application processes for certifying your business. The common denominator is that the business MUST be at lease 51% owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are eligible for certification. Consult your target customer to determine which certification(s) they accept. Then, learn the requirements and rules to determine if you are eligible to apply.

What insurance should I have?

An important aspect of your business is a well-planned insurance program. Types of insurance you should consider are:

•  Property Insurance

•  Liability Insurance

•  Product Liability Insurance

•  Automobile Insurance

•  Workers' Compensation

•  Disability Insurance

•  Business Interruption Insurance

•  Health Insurance

•  Life Insurance

Do I need to obtain a Federal Identification Number?

Sole proprietorships without employees can use the proprietor's social security number as a business identification number, providing the proprietor uses his or her own name for the business. Using a different name and/or hiring employees requires obtaining a federal identification number from the Internal Revenue Service (Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number).

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Top 5 bizarre interview questions and
how to answer them

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Top 5 bizarre interview questions and
how to answer them

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There’s an apocryphal story that has been bandied about for years, about an interview where the interviewer asked a candidate: “Do something to surprise me”. The interviewee got out his lighter and set fire to the interviewer’s newspaper. It’s not an action we would advise emulating, but very definitely comes under the heading of utterly incomprehensible interview questions.

Why do these questions get asked?

"Why do these questions get asked" is a tricky question to answer, but as it appears to have started in Silicon Valley during the tech boom its roots are likely to be found in the free-thinking, mould-breaking philosophy that many of the tech pioneers applied to their businesses. Ultimately for some interviewer it’s about unearthing someone who offers more than just “can you do the job”. Wall Street soon followed suit and the practice has become more commonplace. The question for most of us is not why are they asked but how do I answer them?

First and foremost you should remember there isn’t a right answer, depending on the nature of the question, which these questions are about your thought processes, your coolness under pressure, your personality and your approach to problem solving. What you don’t do is say, “I don’t know”, or “that’s a good question” and stare off into space. Let’s take the question: “How many cricket bats are there in the world?” You could either pluck an answer out of thin air: “Three million?”, or go about figuring out how to work it out. “Well, if the population of the sporting public in the UK is X, and a tenth of them play cricket, then that’s XX for the UK, plus another X for the cricketing population in India…” etc. This is the sort of approach the employer would be looking for.

Five types of questions you might encounter

1. Lots of these questions fall along the lines of if you were a colour/an animal/a garden gnome/a car/a food/a computer application (yes, really) what one would you be and why? Try to think of the qualities of the object and how they might relate to your skills or character.

2. What are all the different uses you can think of for a lemon? Apparently asked during an interview for an airline pilot, this type of question is designed to find out how much of a creative thinker you are.

3. Who would you invite to a dinner party/what superhero/movie character would you be/who is your role model? In other words, what character traits do you most admire in other people and why? Think about what specific things they have achieved and what it is about those achievements that you admire so much.

4. How many people will be on Facebook in New York on a Friday afternoon? There are a raft of questions that are much more technical in nature and much more aligned to the role you are seeking. This question was aimed at a marketing executive, and was probing how well they understand the use of social media around the world.

5. Tell me a story. This is a firm favourite, and represents a golden opportunity for you to tell a work-related anecdote that is also relevant to the role in question and also illustrates how you see other people and the world around you.

Preparation, preparation, preparation

This is the key to a good interview. However, these questions are not something that you can easily prepare for. If your job is a technical one, brush up on your technical knowledge. If it’s a creative role, keep a clear head and try to analyse how you would approach some of these types of questions. Above all, expect the unexpected!

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Hill & Associates, Security Risk Management: Who We Are?

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Hill & Associates, Security Risk Management: Who We Are?

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Our Story

Hill & Associates has been operating for more than 20 years, with offices in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

We are owned by G4S plc, the world’s largest private security company, but operate completely independently. Our management, legal and information technology structures are protected by inter-company agreements to protect confidential client information.

Our Team

Our strength is the breadth of our Asia-based team and depth of local knowledge. Our staff of more than 150 includes experts from around the world in fields ranging from law, accounting and banking to military, intelligence and computer forensics. All adhere to strict ethical and internal codes of conduct. Discretion, effectiveness and professionalism make our team – individually and as a unit – your trusted adviser.

Meet some of our team members.

Neil Marshall

Managing Director

Neil has more than 30 years of experience in security and business risk consulting across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He helps corporate clients manage internal fraud matters, labor and commercial relationships, and crisis and contingency management issues, working with stakeholders and senior management to create solutions that are logical, ethical and economically sound. Clients include top-tier Fortune 500 organizations during times of exponential growth into new markets and operations.

Mike Groves

Security Risk Management

Prior to joining Hill & Associates, Mike completed a 28-year career in the Hong Kong Police Force, rising to directorate rank. During his service, Mike commanded the VIP Protection and Tactical Units, and oversaw operations at events including the Handover of Hong Kong in 1997 and meetings of the World Bank, IMF and WTO. Mike works with clients to pre-empt and address issues that impinge on business operations and reputation risk.

John Bruce

Corporate Intelligence

John Bruce runs our Corporate Intelligence service line, which encompasses business intelligence and integrity and background checks. In addition to this, he has specific responsibility for gaming related due diligence, having become involved in the gaming industry due to the burgeoning expansion in worldwide gaming that took place alongside the expansion of the worldwide web. He has considerable experience in providing independent consulting services to companies in the gaming industry on the nature of the industry in Asia.

Adelene Wee

Fraud Prevention & Integrity Risk

Adelene has worked throughout Asia and has extensive experience in the practicalities of doing business – both local and cross-border. She is responsible for managing and conducting client engagements focused on the areas of fraud, bribery and corruption, ethics, corporate governance and integrity and compliance matters. Prior to joining Hill & Associates, Adelene worked in tax and legal services in a Big Four firm and in corporate and commercial law at several international firms.

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Our Story Hill Associates has been operating for more than 20 years, with offices in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. We are owned by G4S plc, the worlds largest private security company, but operate...

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Exclusive Online Services at Mossack Fonseca

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Exclusive Online Services at Mossack Fonseca

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CLIENT INFORMATION PORTAL

The Mossack Fonseca Client Information Portal is a secure online account that enables you to access your corporate information anywhere and everywhere, with real-time updates of your ongoing requests.

Our exclusive online portal offers clients these features:

FIND updated information on your Company Formation requests through the Case Information Service panel, as well as digital copies of Corporate and legal paperwork.

FOLLOW UP on your cases and receive notifications by email whenever one of your cases is updated.

SEARCH and RESERVE Shelf Companies online.

VIEW your price lists.

PAY your outstanding invoices

REQUEST for certificates, reactivations and order forms

You can access all of these features from any place in the world in a safe environment in real time! Ask for your log in at: portal@mossfon.com

Find the following applications:

1.CASE INFORMATION SERVICE (CIS)

The Case Information Service (CIS) is a tool which tracks the progress of client requests and ongoing cases.

The CIS enables you to:

Contact our staff around the world

View digital copies of documents as soon as they are received in our office

Receive automatic email notifications every time one of your cases is updated (optional)

2.ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM (OPS)

Mossack Fonseca Client Information Portal offers a complete account management system where you can keep track of all your outstanding or paid invoices.

The OPS will allow you to:

Generate account statements with real-time information

Pay your outstanding invoices online or by credit card

Take advantage of our debit account application

Choose our Batch Payment option that facilitates bank transfers and cheques for settlement of invoices

3.ELECTRONIC DELIVERY SERVICE (EDS)

Mossack Fonseca guarantees the most rapid and secure delivery system for your Annual Invoices and Account Statements. This Electronic Delivery System (EDS) eliminates delays due to the air-mail service. We avoid the use of paper, and it allows you to have more time to collect bills from your clients and send payments before deadlines.

4.ONLINE WORK REQUEST (OWR)

Through this new application you can access these documents easily and quickly, and all in one place!

Incumbency Certificates

Good Standing Certificates

Reactivation of one or more companies

Order Form

Discover these and other website features NOW! Subscribe us here!

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Dr. Howard J. Marans graduated from the Univ of Toronto, Fac of Med, Toronto, Ont, Canada in 1982. He works in Fountain Valley, CA and specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Dr. Howard Marans is affiliated with Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center.

Dr. Marans’s Specialties

Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine

Dr. Marans’s Education & Training

Medical School: Univ of Toronto, Fac of Med, Toronto, Ont, Canada; Graduated 1982

Dr. Marans’s Accepted Insurance

- Aetna Basic HMO
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO Deductible Plan CA members only
- Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
- Aetna Savings Plus of CA
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Vitalidad Plus CA con Aetna
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross CA Advantage PPO Preferred DirectAccess Plus

Dr. Marans’s Office Information & Appointments

Office Locations

Howard J Marans Md

11190 Warner Ave Ste 306
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 979-8981

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North American
Training Group: What We Offer

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North American
Training Group: What We Offer

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NATG offers On Line State Fraud Compliance Training, Continuing Education (CE), General Fraud Training & the IFC (Insurance Fraud Certified) Professional Designation. Our courses are geared for the insurance industry, specifically, Adjusters, Agents Underwriters and Private Investigators. The topics of our courses are Insurance Fraud, Investigations and Compliance.

These courses provide professional license holders & other insurance professionals convenient, engaging and superior quality training that both enhance career development and increases productivity.

NATG tailors its on-line and on-location training to your specific needs, offering information you can use with the training to make that information effective. Our coursework satisfies state requirements for both fraud and continuing education credits. Our programs are flexible and delivered in multiple formats to meet industry needs and standards. Browse our course catalogs

We provide this training either through your company own Learning Management System or we can provide a customized Learning Management Center designed to look like your company's very own training center.

NATG tailors its on-line and on-location training to your specific needs, offering information you can use with the training to make that information effective. Our coursework satisfies state requirements for both fraud and continuing education credits. Our programs are flexible and delivered in multiple formats to meet industry needs and standards.

Our Online Courses:

•  offer customized tailored courses for all lines

•  Offer group pricing on all packages

•  are delivered instantly online, any time

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Finlay & Associates on Charity & Nonprofit Resources

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Finlay & Associates on Charity & Nonprofit Resources

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Charity Filing Guide

The Charity Filing Guide is designed to help small and rural Canadian charities complete the Registered Charity Information Return. The information in this website helps you understand CRA's requirements, develop processes to make completing the forms easier, and gives you a chance to practice using working copies of the forms that provide plain language explanations.

http://www.charityfilingguide.ca/en/index.html

T3010-1 Registered Charity Information Return

A new Form T3010-1, Registered Charity Information Return, and amended Guide T4033-1, Completing the Registered Charity Information Return, are now available online. Charities with fiscal periods ending on or after March 4, 2010, that have not already filed, should use the new form. The form and guide were updated because of amendments to the Income Tax Act.