Wednesday, January 26

How to switch your bank account

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Switching bank accounts has a bad reputation for being a lengthy and painstaking process but in reality it is much easier than you think and should take only about eight weeks.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/banking/8269023/How-to-switch-your-bank-account.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d3707727886194e%2C0

Attracting angel investors

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There's no better sign of a healthy economy than a thriving angel investment community.
Angel investing is a particular style of funding for early stage ventures where generally high net worth individuals are prepared to inject funding, and often expertise, into young businesses.

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http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/startup/attracting-angel-investors-20110113-19pds.html

50 ways to make Google love your website, by Steve Johnston and Liam McGee

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If this book won't change your life, it might transform your business. It is a lesson in the power of keeping things simple. There are lots of reasons for businesses having a website, but all share the common aim of wanting to come as high as possible in the Google rankings when consumers enter a search relevant to their business.

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http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2010/5_May/books_google_love_website_63_09.html

Can Apple Find More Hits Without Its Tastemaker?

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Shortly before the iPad tablet went on sale last year, Steven P. Jobs showed off Apple’s latest creation to a small group of journalists. One asked what consumer and market research Apple had done to guide the development of the new product. “None,” Mr. Jobs replied. “It isn’t the consumers’ job to know what they want.” For years, and across a career, knowing what consumers want has been the self-appointed task of Mr. Jobs, Apple’s charismatic co-founder. Though he has not always been right, his string of successes at Apple is uncanny. His biggest user-pleasing hits include the Macintosh, the iMac, iBook, iPod, iPhone and iPad.  But as he takes a medical leave of absence, announced on Monday, the question is: Without him at the helm, can Apple continue its streak of innovation, particularly in an industry where rapid-fire product cycles can make today’s leader tomorrow’s laggard?

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/technology/companies/19innovate.html?ref=technology

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