finance

This informative series gives future entrepreneurs and businesspeople practical advice about starting and running a business including developing a plan organizing time sources of funding marketing and much more.

Presents the 2006 College Cost and Financial Aid handbook featuring over three thousand four-year and two-year colleges, descriptions of their financial aid packages, tuition costs, and scholarship programs.

"Documents the evolution of HOPE VI, exploring what it accomplished replacing severely distressed public housing with mixed-income communities and where it fell short. Reveals how a program conceived to address a specific problem triggered a revolution in public housing and solidified principles that still guide urban policy today."--from the publisher.

"Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes offers unparalleled insights into the funding and management of companies like YouTube, Zappos, Twitter, Starent, Facebook, and Groupon. The venture capitalists profiled--among the best in the business--also reveal how they identify promising markets, products, and entrepreneurs. Author Tarang Shah, a venture capital professional himself, interviews rising VC stars, Internet and software investment pioneers, and venture investment thought leaders. You'll learn firsthand what criteria venture capitalists use to make investments, how they structure deals, the many ways they help the companies they fund, avoidable mistakes they see all too often, the role of luck in a success, and why so many startups fail. Venture Capitalists at Work also contains interviews with those on the receiving end of venture money--entrepreneurs in high-profile startups that went on to achieve great success. Whether you're an entrepreneur, an aspiring VC, an M&A professional, or an ambitious student, the knowledge you will gain from Venture Capitalists at Work could provide a significant shortcut to success."--Back cover.

A guide to financing college that covers direct and indirect costs, student loans, aid eligibility, scholarships, tuition reward programs, and other related topics.

The author compiled over 300 interviews for these vignettes about the ripples of the Sept. 11 attacks. Customs officers, New York merchants, WTC widows, air marshal trainees, ACLU staff, and many others speak about how the terror attacks affected them.

Addresses the implementation of the key components of Library Power, a program initiated in 1988 to improve public school libraries in New York City; discusses some of the consequences of Library Power programs; examines the use of professional development as a communication strategy; and considers the evaluation process.