All Discussions Tagged 'business' - TechHui2024-03-28T10:15:38Zhttp://www.techhui.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=business&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIT Senior Business Analyst - Education # 016270tag:www.techhui.com,2016-03-03:1702911:Topic:1383912016-03-03T00:59:58.474ZAmber Leehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/AmberLee
<p><span>Kamehameha Schools (KS) has an<strong> </strong></span><strong>IT Senior Business Analyst - Education</strong><span> position available at our Kapalama Campus in Honolulu. </span><strong>The deadline to apply is: 3/15/2016. </strong><br></br><br></br><strong>Education:</strong><br></br><br></br><span>Bachelors Degree in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Process Re-engineering or closely related…</span></p>
<p><span>Kamehameha Schools (KS) has an<strong> </strong></span><strong>IT Senior Business Analyst - Education</strong><span> position available at our Kapalama Campus in Honolulu. </span><strong>The deadline to apply is: 3/15/2016. </strong><br/><br/><strong>Education:</strong><br/><br/><span>Bachelors Degree in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Process Re-engineering or closely related field.</span><br/><br/><strong>Summary of Minimum Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelors Degree in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Process Re-engineering or closely related field and 8 years of experience in an IT or software development environment doing business analysis, project management, test development and management, and user engagement support OR Masters Degree with 6 years of experience in an IT or software development environment doing business analysis, project management, test development and management, and user engagement support.</li>
<li>2-3 years of general management experience.</li>
<li>Ability to perform business analysis and understand the needs of the business as a whole and it's strategic direction.</li>
<li>Ability to elicit complex requirements by employing a variety of techniques and ability to develop and maintain clear and concise analysis documentation for complex projects including process flow diagrams, detailed use cases and activity diagrams.</li>
</ul>
<p><br/><strong>Summary of Duties:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Critically evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, decomposes high-level information into details, abstracts up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguishes user requests from the underlying true needs. </li>
<li>Investigates business systems, identifies options for improving business systems and bridges the needs of the business with the use of information technology. </li>
<li>Works as a liaison among stakeholders in order to elicit, analyze, communicate and validate requirements for changes to processes, policies and information systems. </li>
<li>Completes analysis to understand business problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements and works with the IT team to recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals. </li>
</ul>
<p><br/><br/><strong>HOW TO APPLY:</strong><br/><br/><span>Interested applicants must apply online. Visit our website at <strong><a href="http://www.ksbe.edu/careers" rel="nofollow">http://www.ksbe.edu/careers</a></strong> & search Requisition Number <strong>016270</strong> for full job description, & to apply for this position. *Sorry, no resumes accepted via email, mail or fax.</span><br/><br/><i>KS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, arrest and court record, credit history, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence, among other things, as provided for by State and Federal law.</i></p> IT Senior Business Analyst # 016271tag:www.techhui.com,2016-03-03:1702911:Topic:1384982016-03-03T00:58:43.183ZAmber Leehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/AmberLee
<p><span>Kamehameha Schools (KS) has an </span><strong>IT Senior Business Analyst</strong><span><strong> </strong>position available at our Kawaiahaʻo Plaza location in Honolulu. </span><span>The deadline to apply is: 3/15/2016</span><span>. </span><br></br><br></br><strong>Education:</strong><br></br><br></br><span>Bachelors Degree in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Process Re-engineering or closely related…</span></p>
<p><span>Kamehameha Schools (KS) has an </span><strong>IT Senior Business Analyst</strong><span><strong> </strong>position available at our Kawaiahaʻo Plaza location in Honolulu. </span><span>The deadline to apply is: 3/15/2016</span><span>. </span><br/><br/><strong>Education:</strong><br/><br/><span>Bachelors Degree in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Process Re-engineering or closely related field.</span><br/><br/><strong>Summary of Minimum Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelors Degree in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Process Re-engineering or closely related field and 8 years of experience in an IT or software development environment doing business analysis, project management, test development and management, and user engagement support OR Masters Degree with 6 years of experience in an IT or software development environment doing business analysis, project management, test development and management, and user engagement support.</li>
<li>2-3 years of general management experience.</li>
<li>Ability to perform business analysis and understand the needs of the business as a whole and it's strategic direction.</li>
<li>Ability to elicit complex requirements by employing a variety of techniques and ability to develop and maintain clear and concise analysis documentation for complex projects including process flow diagrams, detailed use cases and activity diagrams.</li>
</ul>
<p><br/><strong>Summary of Duties:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Critically evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, decomposes high-level information into details, abstracts up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguishes user requests from the underlying true needs. </li>
<li>Investigates business systems, identifies options for improving business systems and bridges the needs of the business with the use of information technology. </li>
<li>Works as a liaison among stakeholders in order to elicit, analyze, communicate and validate requirements for changes to processes, policies and information systems. </li>
<li>Completes analysis to understand business problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements and works with the IT team to recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals. </li>
</ul>
<p><br/><br/><strong>HOW TO APPLY:</strong><br/><br/><span>Interested applicants must apply online. Visit our website at <strong><a href="http://www.ksbe.edu/careers" rel="nofollow">http://www.ksbe.edu/careers</a></strong> & search Requisition Number <strong>016271</strong> for full job description, & to apply for this position. *Sorry, no resumes accepted via email, mail or fax.</span><br/><br/><i>KS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, arrest and court record, credit history, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence, among other things, as provided for by State and Federal law.</i></p> Ricoh USA seeks a Sr. Solutions Workflow Consultanttag:www.techhui.com,2014-12-09:1702911:Topic:1324512014-12-09T23:42:59.946ZKelli D'Amicohttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KelliDAmico
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<div><strong>POSITION PROFILE</strong></div>
<div>Promotes and manages solutions design activities to enhance Professional Services-based opportunities and revenue. Serves as the Area subject matter expert in Ricoh's Solutions, Premier and Specialty Solutions. Partners with Sales teams in Direct or Dealer channel in the presales design process for Professional Services and IT Services. Gains an understanding of the customer's…</div>
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<div><strong>POSITION PROFILE</strong></div>
<div>Promotes and manages solutions design activities to enhance Professional Services-based opportunities and revenue. Serves as the Area subject matter expert in Ricoh's Solutions, Premier and Specialty Solutions. Partners with Sales teams in Direct or Dealer channel in the presales design process for Professional Services and IT Services. Gains an understanding of the customer's business and technology requirements and creates a compelling business solution and design documents that meet client needs. Possesses advanced knowledge of Capture and Content software solution design and services, as well as consulting services offerings.</div>
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<div><strong>JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Support sales teams as Ricoh PS and IT Services expert during once engaged in the presales process and drive to meet or exceed assigned revenue and target metric objectives within the assigned territory.</li>
<li>Adheres to Solutions engagement process to design Ricoh portfolio solutions, IT Services and advanced workflow solutions by supporting with Sales Management in supporting customer workshops, vendor shows, symposiums, etc. to promote Ricoh Services.</li>
<li>Partners with Marketplace DOS and MVP's, sales management and other constituents throughout RICOH to promote Professional Services strategy and manage the product portfolio.</li>
<li>Responsible for working with direct or dealer channel to design Ricoh, Premier and Specialty Solutions offerings through analysis of customer business and technology requirements and the development and design of customized solutions to fit individual customer needs.</li>
<li>Applies a consultative approach to all contacts with customer business owner and IT groups in either the LMA, local Vertical or larger SMB accounts utilizing Ricoh's 3D approach.</li>
<li>Once engaged, teams with sales force in solution presentations, demonstrations, proof of concepts (primarily without install assistance), internal trainings, and solution configuration development related to Professional and IT Services solutions</li>
<li>Develops Statement of Work (SOW) and design documentation as a part of the business/technology solution that relates to capture, document/content management and workflow requirements in the SMB, LMA and local vertical opportunities</li>
<li>Collaborates with and follows engagement process when assistance is needed from members of other RICOH organizations when supporting expertise and broader solution offerings are required.</li>
<li>Designs Ricoh portfolio solutions as well as complex capture, electronic document management (EDM) and document workflow projects.</li>
<li>Adheres to and complies with the RICOH methodology framework</li>
<li>Participate in advanced solution opportunities by supporting in customer workshops, vendor shows, symposiums, etc. to promote Services offerings.</li>
<li>Consistently promotes RICOH Enterprise Services internal and externally. Continually promote the Center of Excellence concept and value to local areas, direct and dealer or other organizations within RICOH.</li>
<li>Adheres to and complies with the RICOH design methodology framework to hand of solutions they designed directly to the Install and PMO team.</li>
<li>Participate in frequent communication of activities and account status to Management and local marketplace teams and Vertical resources where needed.</li>
<li>Support the relevant constituents through sustained activities in presentations, demonstrations related to Services. This involves applying a consultative approach to C-level and IT contacts, using the RICOH methodology framework to analyze the customer's business and technology requirements and developing customized solutions to meet the customer's needs.</li>
<li>Develops Statement of Work as a part of the business/technology solution that relates to capture, document/content management and workflow requirements.</li>
<li>Engage vendor partners to assist in complex solutions where appropriate.</li>
<li>Manage client communications and expectations through the design cycle through to implementation.</li>
<li>Participate in assessing the success and profitability of each project and make improvements.</li>
<li>Is responsible for the discovery and design necessary to implement a solution that will meet client needs. Must be able to discovery and design through hand of to implementation, in SMB, local vertical and LMA space.</li>
<li>Works independently from the implementation team in developing and designing complex premier solutions and utilizes engagement process to obtain additional resource expertise where possible.</li>
<li>Performs other duties as assigned and demonstrate a commitment to the RICOH design process, values and business code of ethics.</li>
</ul>
<div> </div>
<div><strong>QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience, and Certifications)</strong></div>
<div>Typically Required:</div>
<ul>
<li>Four-year college degree preferred, or equivalent experience in a related field</li>
<li>Requires 5 years experience in software solutions design, implementation or software configuration knowledge. At least 4- years working in a sales service organization. And experience in IT environments at least 3 of which is complex solutions and services sales support.</li>
<li>2 years project management or solutions development management experience preferred.</li>
<li>Experience calling on a variety of accounts including local major, vertical or national accounts as well as mid-size and smaller firms.</li>
<li>Experience working within a team selling environment. preferred Software and Services.</li>
<li>Display the ability to be trained on new software applications. Certifications, or training on other software products preferred</li>
<li>CDIA+ or equivalent certification preferred</li>
<li>Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.</li>
</ul>
<div> </div>
<div>Ricoh is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer -- M/F/Disability/Veteran</div> Hawaiian Airlines looking for BI Program Leadtag:www.techhui.com,2014-10-09:1702911:Topic:1318332014-10-09T22:37:48.561ZMartha Omhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/MarthaOm451
<p>Hawaiian Airlines is looking for a Business Intelligence Program Lead to help manage BI projects and grow/maintin infrastructure within agile processes to ensure successful deliveries.</p>
<p><strong>Essential Duties:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Provide consistent leadership and management of BI projects utilizing corporate data assets.</li>
<li>Effectively communicate and execute BI strategy as set by BI Director.</li>
<li>Maintain agile processes, project scope and workflows to ensure that the…</li>
</ul>
<p>Hawaiian Airlines is looking for a Business Intelligence Program Lead to help manage BI projects and grow/maintin infrastructure within agile processes to ensure successful deliveries.</p>
<p><strong>Essential Duties:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Provide consistent leadership and management of BI projects utilizing corporate data assets.</li>
<li>Effectively communicate and execute BI strategy as set by BI Director.</li>
<li>Maintain agile processes, project scope and workflows to ensure that the work products and processes of the scrum teams meet defined standards and delivery dates.</li>
<li>Track, drive and report progress to IT and business sponsors on multiple BI projects.</li>
<li>Assist team members in identifying issues and blockers and work with stakeholders to remove these impediments.</li>
<li>Coach , educate and mentor team members on Agile methodology and BI team processes.</li>
<li>Evaluate team performance, identify resource constraints and recommend action for increasing team performance as needed.</li>
<li>Understand and mitigate project dependencies, including regulatory requirements, and integration of new developments/enhancements into current and future BI architecture.</li>
<li>Coordinate work integration and communications between onshore and offshore resources.</li>
<li>Sell, evangelize and motivate business users to contribute time to the effort.</li>
<li>Constantly reinforce the role of BI in the business and clearly communicate what business intelligence will and will not deliver.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Position Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>College degree, relevant certifications and professional training programs.</li>
<li>Experience in successfully managing large complex BI projects and teams.</li>
<li>Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills</li>
<li>Over ten years of professional experience, with over six years experience in working with data warehousing and business intelligence disciplines.</li>
<li>Expertise in structured software development life cycle , agile methodology, and dimensional and relational database structures, theories and practices.</li>
<li>Ability to build and motivate a team to achieve well communicated expectations</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Preferred Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>College degree, relevant certifications and professional training programs.</li>
<li>Experience in successfully managing large complex BI projects and teams.</li>
<li>Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills</li>
<li>Over ten years of professional experience, with over six years experience in working with data warehousing and business intelligence disciplines.</li>
<li>Expertise in structured software development life cycle , agile methodology, and dimensional and relational database structures, theories and practices.</li>
<li>Ability to build and motivate a team to achieve well communicated expectations</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Please apply online: <a href="https://rn11.ultipro.com/HAW1000/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*47EFD289F6E491B3">https://rn11.ultipro.com/HAW1000/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*47EFD289F6E491B3</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Or submit your resume and email <a href="mailto:Martha.om@hawaiianair.com">Martha.om@hawaiianair.com</a> Thank you for you looking, we look forward to hearing back from you. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 10 years (2004-2013) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.</p>
<p>Now in its 85th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. Mainland. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 200 daily flights system-wide.</p>
<p> </p> Introducing Our New 3D Printing Service at the Manoa Innovation Center (MIC)tag:www.techhui.com,2013-07-12:1702911:Topic:1224332013-07-12T23:24:57.927ZCollin Kobayashihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/CollinKobayashi
<p><strong>3D Innovations, LLC</strong>: Our product development service offering is expanding and we couldn’t be more thrilled! We are proud to announce that we are now able to provide a stand-alone 3D printing service. This means that if you have a design ready to be printed, we can now easily provide you with a <a href="http://www.3d-innovations.com/quote.php" target="_blank" title="3D Printing Quote Request">quote</a>, quickly print your product in-house on our new …</p>
<p><strong>3D Innovations, LLC</strong>: Our product development service offering is expanding and we couldn’t be more thrilled! We are proud to announce that we are now able to provide a stand-alone 3D printing service. This means that if you have a design ready to be printed, we can now easily provide you with a <a title="3D Printing Quote Request" href="http://www.3d-innovations.com/quote.php" target="_blank">quote</a>, quickly print your product in-house on our new <a title="Fortus 250mc" href="http://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers/production-series/fortus-250mc" target="_blank">Stratasys Fortus 250mc</a> and ship it to you.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.3d-innovations.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/3Dprinter.jpg"><img class="wp-image-1291 alignright align-right" title="Fortus 250mc" src="http://www.3d-innovations.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/3Dprinter-300x250.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="184"/></a>All parts are built from production-grade ABS thermoplastic material that is durable, accurate, and functional. The parts produced can be used to validate designs, create prototypes for functional testing, and for pre-production.</p>
<p><span>Our new 3D printer goes beyond “printing” and is also a great educational tool. If you are in the Honolulu area, and interested in learning more about 3D printing please feel free to contact us (info@3d-innovations.com) so that we can set an appointment to show you the printer and explain the technology. For all of those educators out there, this is also a great resource for students! Imagine your students working on a 3D CAD project and then coming to the</span><a title="Manoa Innovation Center" href="http://www.htdc.org/incubation-techcenter-mic.html" target="_blank">Manoa Innovation Center</a><span> so that they can watch their project come to life in real-time.</span></p>
<p>Visit our new <a title="3D Printing Quote Request" href="http://www.3d-innovations.com/quote.php" target="_blank">3D Printing Quote Request</a> page to start building your parts today!</p>
<p>If you have any questions about our new 3D printing service, please feel free to contact us directly at info@3d-innovations.com or by phone (808) 722-8667.</p>
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<p><a title="3D Innovations" href="http://3d-innovations.com/" target="_blank">3D Innovations</a> is a full service 3D Engineering/Design company in Honolulu, Hawaii – from the 3D Design to a fully functional 3D Prototype & Product.</p> Seeking Business Analysts - Healthcaretag:www.techhui.com,2012-12-28:1702911:Topic:1149032012-12-28T21:17:17.761Zbradston sakamotohttp://www.techhui.com/profile/bradstonsakamoto
<p>Aloha TechHui Members,</p>
<p></p>
<p>I have a couple clients that are currently seeking business or systems analysts with previous healthcare experience for EHR projects that they are currently working on. These opportunities are all regular, FT positions with good compensation and benefits. </p>
<p>One of them in particular is ideal for an IT professional that is seeking to transition over to a business analyst or systems type of role. If you would like to learn more, please email me at…</p>
<p>Aloha TechHui Members,</p>
<p></p>
<p>I have a couple clients that are currently seeking business or systems analysts with previous healthcare experience for EHR projects that they are currently working on. These opportunities are all regular, FT positions with good compensation and benefits. </p>
<p>One of them in particular is ideal for an IT professional that is seeking to transition over to a business analyst or systems type of role. If you would like to learn more, please email me at bradston@ods-hi.com.</p>
<p>Mahalo,</p>
<p>Brad</p> Concerns about bogus companies entering our markettag:www.techhui.com,2011-03-24:1702911:Topic:774892011-03-24T02:10:44.268ZDaniela Stolfihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DanielaStolfi
<p>There have been quite a few companies marketing in Hawaii, that are claiming to be local or implying it with vague websites. I see them advertising with google ads, craigslist or cold calling. But now its become an issue of concern, some of our new clients have already been ripped off or have expressed concern about it. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>SO I have been thinking that maybe TechHui could come up with a "100% Local" badge that local companies can put on their websites? To get the seal, you…</p>
<p>There have been quite a few companies marketing in Hawaii, that are claiming to be local or implying it with vague websites. I see them advertising with google ads, craigslist or cold calling. But now its become an issue of concern, some of our new clients have already been ripped off or have expressed concern about it. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>SO I have been thinking that maybe TechHui could come up with a "100% Local" badge that local companies can put on their websites? To get the seal, you have to be a techHui member with a local address, be registered for business in Hawaii and have at least 5 local companies as clients. Each company can market this themselves, saying "We are TECHHUI certified as a 100% local company. Remember, if a company doesn't have the seal, they do not meet the requirements of being a local company in good standing." Something like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here is why I think its important. We recently were bidding on a job that we lost to another company. That doesn't bother me, I am a good sport and if a client feels another company is better suited for the job that is cool with me. However I happen to know this company specifically wanted a local company. They told us who they chose and at first look I assumed they were just a new company because there are new ones springing up everyday. Several weeks later I was hearing clients tell me they were getting cold calls from this same company who was trying to sell them their services, I even received a call myself. Then the Kailua Chamber asked me about them as well because some members had been receiving calls. So I looked into them and found that they are in fact not a local company. The address they showed on their site is a well know office building downtown that I happen to know someone who leases there. And when I called to see if they really had an office there I found out they don't. The are not registered in Hawaii and the person cold calling is a local sales guy. The site shows 5 clients all mainland clients and the only 1 Hawaii client, the website doesn't appear to exist. No last names on the people who work there, not history....just really vague.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That is awkward for us because we want to warn the company but since we lost the bid, it would just make us look like soar sports. At the same time I think its wrong that they sold themselves as local to get the job.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As someone who gets probably 40% of their clientele from people who have been burned by other companies I have become really skeptical and very annoyed with anyone who appears to be falsely representing themselves. I sit on several boards that supports local commerce and I hate seeing small businesses and non profits getting ripped off or mislead. Especially from companies who aren't from here. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I am a big supporter of buying local, we all work hard to establish ourselves here and support our community. Anyone trying to come in here and take work from local businesses, at the very least, should be doing so honestly. So I think its important that as professionals we should think about coming up with a way to protect our market and our businesses from encroaching companies.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anyone agree?</p>
<p> </p> Small Business Bill - No capital gains tax on new shares issued until the end of this calendar yeartag:www.techhui.com,2010-10-07:1702911:Topic:682952010-10-07T17:16:43.529ZKen Berkunhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KenBerkun
I was just made aware of this clause in Obama's small business tax bill. It affects my company's fund raising (in a very positive way), and may affect yours, take a look. This is a post from a Seattle tech list that I follow and here is a link to more information:…<br></br><br></br>
I was just made aware of this clause in Obama's small business tax bill. It affects my company's fund raising (in a very positive way), and may affect yours, take a look. This is a post from a Seattle tech list that I follow and here is a link to more information:<br/><br/><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/27/background-small-business-bill-signing-today">http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/27/background-small-business-bill-signing-today</a><br/>-----------------<br/><br/><br/>Hi all,<br/><br/>I haven't seen much written on this, but I think it's germane for any startup trying to raise funds through the end of the year:<br/>(disclaimer, I'm not a lawyer or accountant, but I did get a rundown from a senior tax partner at Faegre about this). Obama signed a small business aid bill into law last week; there are a bunch of pieces to it, but one especially interesting for fundraising:<br/><br/>From Sep 27 to the end of the year, any investments made in small businesses will qualify for 0% cap gains treatment on that investment.<br/><br/>OK, almost. Here are the caveats.<br/><br/>1) Gotta be a C Corp, no LLCs<br/>2) Gotta be issuing new shares (not buying already-issued shares)<br/>3) Gotta hold the shares for five years<br/>4) Capped at 10x or $10mm, whichever is less<br/><br/>That said, this is pretty sweet in my opinion -- many expect cap gains to go up over the next few years, making this an even sweeter situation.<br/><br/>My fundraising mnemonic is Vision, Urgency and Greed, this helps U and G nicely while you're raising.<br/><br/>Anyway, I'd suggest a quick look into this if you are currently looking for money.<br/><br/>Best,<br/><br/>Peter<br/><br/>---------------------------<br/><br/>We are going to encourage all our investors to exercise their warrants before the end of the year to qualify for this benefit - we may even give them a discount to get them to do so. More cash earlier!<br/><br/>Ken<br/> ALTRES Tackles the Business Risk of Social Mediatag:www.techhui.com,2010-04-21:1702911:Topic:602032010-04-21T20:59:47.999ZYvette Kamahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/YvetteKama
<p><br></br>ALTRES recently released their latest white paper, “Social Media and the Workplace: A Guide for Hawaii Employers". Social networking’s influence on business is growing daily, and ALTRES believes business owners need to be aware of the inherent risks of social media amidst the potential rewards.</p>
<p><br></br>“Social Media and the Workplace” was created to keep their clients informed, but they've made the white paper available to all local businesses at no cost. Anyone can download a copy…</p>
<p><br/>ALTRES recently released their latest white paper, “Social Media and the Workplace: A Guide for Hawaii Employers". Social networking’s influence on business is growing daily, and ALTRES believes business owners need to be aware of the inherent risks of social media amidst the potential rewards.</p>
<p><br/>“Social Media and the Workplace” was created to keep their clients informed, but they've made the white paper available to all local businesses at no cost. Anyone can download a copy at: <a href="http://simplicityHR.com/social">simplicityHR.com/social<br/></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">This 14-page guide covers important social networking issues that all organizations should understand and provides practical steps for mitigating risk. Highlights include:</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">As Hawaii’s largest HR department, ALTRES consists of two distinct business units, ALTRES, Inc. and ALTRES Staffing, Inc., which serve more than 1,200 clients across the islands.</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">ALTRES, Inc.</font></span></b> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">is Hawai‘i’s premier provider of HR administration solutions, known collectively as <b>simplicityHR</b>, and is Hawai‘i’s pioneer professional employer organization (PEO). Serving as the human resources “back office” for hundreds of local businesses, the company provides payroll processing, workers’ compensation coverage, safety, HR support, training, health care coverage, and employee benefit plans covering thousands of employees statewide. For more information, visit</font> <a href="http://www.simplicityhr.com/"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">simplicityHR.com</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">ALTRES Staffing, Inc.</font></span></b> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">is Hawai‘i’s largest, most experienced employment services company. With four specialized staffing divisions—Office/Professional, Industrial, Technical and Medical— the company screens more than 20,000 job applicants each year. ALTRES Staffing helps local companies “get the work done” by recruiting and placing experienced, pre-screened, and pre-qualified personnel in temporary, temp-to-hire, direct-hire and contract positions throughout the islands. For more information, visit</font> <a href="http://www.altres.com/"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#800080">altres.com</font></span></a></span></p>
<p> </p> Good talk on what works @ 37signalstag:www.techhui.com,2008-10-23:1702911:Topic:239132008-10-23T07:44:24.211ZTimothy Littlehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/TimothyLittle
Jason Fried <a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1329-my-talk-at-the-business-of-software-conference-september-2008">explains</a> what works for them
Jason Fried <a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1329-my-talk-at-the-business-of-software-conference-september-2008">explains</a> what works for them