How to Get Permission to Use a Copyrighted Song. Eden Project - family attraction, garden & educational charity. Easter holiday fun: Chocolate Unwrapped From 5 to 21 April at Eden, find out the fascinating story of chocolate, try making it and, of course, eating it! Bring your school to the jungle We run educational workshops for pupils aged 3 to 18, covering everything from science to maths to art – giving them a day they’ll never forget. Have a Big Lunch on 1 June Join your neighbours for lunch in your street, garden or park and be part of a nationwide get-together to grow new friendships and connections. Support the Cornish community Starting on 1 March you have the opportunity to support your local charities with extra funds, as donations to 10 Cornish charities will be doubled pound for pound.
Find out more. Kickstarter. How to Launch a Film Production Company - Start Up Business Idea. Another nice thing about film is that it provides many possible revenue streams. Before production, a production company may be able to receive payment for integrating products into a film. After production it may be able to receive ticket revenues from theatrical releases, revenues from PPV and cable rights sales, overseas rights sales, broadcast television rights sales and DVD rights sales. These are just a few of the revenue streams a good, high quality film, can exploit. Finally, films are very fast turnaround businesses. Unilke an Internet startup which might take five years to turn a profit, or a manufacturing company which might take a decade, film production companies can develop a project, produce it, get it into theatrical release, and sell off its rights in a matter of three years.
In some cases, films generate revenues for decades. The intrepid souls that launch small businesses usually follow their heart in the businesses they choose. Focus Infographic: The Most Disruptive Companies in Tech - Column Five Media. The Perks of Working at Google, Facebook, Twitter and More [INFOGRAPHIC] Are you a techie looking for work? We recently offered some tips on landing jobs at Google, Apple and Facebook, but there are more companies in the Valley than those three. And you might be wondering what the culture is like at each of these companies, as well as at LinkedIn, Twitter, Eventbrite, Gaia and Tagged. Back in August, we brought you word of awesome perks at various startups; now, we bring you perks at a number of Silicon Valley's largest and finest.
From yoga to catered lunches, 401(k)s to dry cleaning, sports teams to vacation days, these tech companies seem to understand that quality of life affects productivity — and that having to run fewer errands after work means you're more likely to stay at the office. Check out the infographic below from ResumeBear for a breakdown of who offers what perks. Do you work at any of these companies and take advantage of any of these perks?
Every week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities. Raising Venture Capital. Below you will find an outline for the posts I’ve done on how to raise VC. The initial section covers what to do before you approach a VC (or if you should even raise VC at all), the middle section is what the presentation you send should look like and the final session covers what to do after the meeting. If there a post description but no link it means I have not written the post yet. If you need that covered urgently please write a comment and I’ll prioritize it. Also, if there is a topic you’d like me to write about and it’s not on the list feel free to suggest it. I’m not known for brevity. Sorry. Thank you. Fund Raising Stories My favorite fund raising story from posted in 2006 from my days as a startup CEO (see I was irreverent even back then!)
Are There Right Times or Wrong Times in the Year to Raise Money? Guide to VC Funding Season Before a VC Meeting Do you really even need VC? Things to do During the Meeting VC Meeting Slides Do you really even need a PowerPoint deck?