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If you are an average person looking for reliable financial service, you may have second thoughts about turning to one that had previously experienced bankruptcy in its history. Many people may pursue a beeline towards the opposite direction when confronted with such an alternative. Savvier consumers, however, would have enough presence of mind to weigh the pros and cons of a given service before making a judgment.

Quite, a number of people were confronted with the very same choice years ago, when news first broke out of JG Wentworth’s filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As it turned out, the JG Wentworth bankruptcy story became an example of more than just overcoming negative press. It also became an example of how one company overcame adversity and eventually grew just as financially stable as before. The company probably gained more revenues in its awakening.

The JG Wentworth financial services firm had long exercised only the shrewdest, most calculated of business practices since it first started operations in the early nineties. The JG Wentworth bankruptcy filing of 2009 was no exception. While otherwise viewed as a red flag in the minds of ordinary consumers, the move was not without its sound logic. The JG Wentworth bankruptcy strategy was a precautionary measure carried out at the peak of the last economic recession. As a result, the move had not only ensured the company’s longevity, but also kept its customers’ assets fully protected.

For years, people had trusted JG Wentworth, readily turning to them for the skilled management of structured settlements, consumer-held annuities and other illiquid assets. Through JG Wentworth’s assistance, people have managed to convert life insurance policies, lawsuit advances and lottery winnings into immediate cash. These people have in turn succeeded in bouncing back from heavy debt, unpaid bills, and tight financial straits.

The company has helped the public gain awareness of its specialized services through its crowd-pleasing series of commercials. These commercials have helped get across the nitty-gritty of JG Wentworth’s financial work in clear terms. They have also featured characters such as the fictional Mr. Wentworth and an overenthusiastic opera singer straight out of Wagner.

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) August 19, 2009 — SBTV.com-Small Business Television, the Internet's first television network focused on providing information to the nation's small businesses has a dynamic new look with a redesigned online portal offering many new features and interactivity functions.

"Entrepreneurs and small business owners gain by staying current with the news on a daily basis and want to understand how the news of the day impacts the small business community," said SBTV.com CEO Susan Wilson Solovic. "The new SBTV.com (http://www.sbtv.com)site brings the news and resources to small businesses owners in a more powerful way, allowing quicker and deeper understanding. The result is that small business owners are better prepared to succeed."

"We are constantly updating our daily news and now we've added new ways for business owners to connect and share vital business-building information with other entrepreneurs. With thousands of online videos, tools and resources, every business owner will find new ways to grow their business," explains SBTV.com Vice President & Director Editorial Ron Corning.

Some of the new features for SBTV.com include ways to connect and share vital business-building information including:

– Share It – easily share online videos and articles through all major social networks, blogs, and email

– Embed It – quickly links to embed Daily News video in your own web page

– Rate It – business owners rate the latest news stories daily

– Comment – business owners instantly share thoughts on top small business news stories

The Small Business Events Calendar (http://www.sbtv.com/Calendar) was already the largest of its kind, and offers more business events with these enhancements:

– Submit your own events. Business owners help one another thrive by sharing business building opportunities.

– A "Power Search" tool allows searches across thousands of events by topic.

About SBTV.com:

SBTV.com (http://www.sbtv.com) is the first and only video news and information destination site for America's 25 million small businesses. Launched in 2004, SBTV.com provides credible, unbiased content, produced by award-winning small business journalists, thought leaders and experts to help small businesses start, grow, protect and manage their enterprises.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 24, 2009 — Appearing on Fox Business News, Bankruptcy attorney, Reed Allmand, participated in a panel discussion on the current state of bankruptcy filings related to consumers and the automobile and newspaper industries.

Allmand, who appeared on the "Money for Breakfast" show with two other panelists, expressed his surprise at the velocity with which Big Autos' bankruptcies may proceed: "What we're seeing here is something we've never seen before in a bankruptcy context," he says. "Chrysler may be out of bankruptcy in two months."

And the normal pace by which a bankruptcy proceeds? "an average Chapter 11 bankruptcy takes 18 months," Allmand stated.

Allmand also believes there's a certain hypocritical element to seeing automakers like GM pushing towards bankruptcy while the Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Bill, which would have helped GM's workers and many other Americans, was defeated.

For example, GM now has the power under Chapter 11 to modify the terms of their secured debt and is taking full advantage of that power by cramming down billions of dollars they owed to their secured creditors. The Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Bill proposed in Congress earlier this year would have extended those same rights to individuals in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy allowing them to modify the terms of their adjustable rate mortgage. However, GMAC Mortgage, a wholly owned subsidiary of GM, lobbied approximately $410,000 dollars to defeat that bill leaving millions of Americans helpless to stop foreclosures of their homes, due to adjustable rate mortgages.

What's next for Allmand? He says, "I will continue to do interviews on radio and television when the opportunity arises. This is wonderful exposure for Allmand & Lee and helps solidify us as the leading bankruptcy firm in the Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex area."

W. Reed Allmand is a Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney (http://www.allmandandlee.com/) and partner in the law firm Allmand & Lee. He has been practicing for 9 years and has handled more than 5,000 bankruptcy filings. He is also author of the book, " The Truth about Bankruptcy. (http://thetruthaboutbankruptcy.com/)" Allmand & Lee has offices in Dallas and Hurst. To speak with Mr. Allmand or to schedule an interview, please call (214) 265-0123 or visit us at http://www.allmandandlee.com/

Old Westbury, NY (PRWEB) June 22, 2008 — The general manager and executive chef of the New York Institute of Technology’s de Seversky Center, Robert J. Rizzuto, has just celebrated 25 years serving in both posts, and was featured recently in the Long Island Business News for his commitment to the Center.

According to the feature, Rizzuto, who is certified by the American Culinary Federation as both a certified executive chef and a certified culinary instructor, oversees a variety of events from weddings and business conferences to student award banquets and faculty luncheons.

The New York Institute of Technology’s de Seversky Center is one of the metropolitan area’s premier conference and dining facilities, and offers luncheons, corporate barbecues and catering in its Gold Coast-era mansion building and on its landscaped grounds.

Rizzuto is proud to be positioned in posts that allow him to oversee all the functions, and believes that guests will enjoy his signature dishes, such as parfait of smoked salmon with osetra caviar or salad of duck breast with gorgonzola and champagne vinaigrette.

For more information about the New York Institute of Technology, go to www.nyit.edu.

About the New York Institute of Technology:

New York Institute of Technology, founded in 1955, offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 100 fields of study. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses in Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at sites throughout the world. For more than 50 years, NYIT has been guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world.

Farmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) September 9, 2008 — Goliath (http://goliath.ecnext.com), a top 10 business information and reference website (http://goliath.ecnext.com/?referid=9011), today announced free trial access to hundreds of top business publications from North America and around the world. Through Goliath Business News, users can take advantage of unlimited online access to hundreds of popular and hard-to-find business magazines, newspapers, newswires, and journals including:

The Washington Times, PRNewswire, Macworld, Los Angeles Business Journal, Information Today, Business Wire, and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance as well as recently added publications such as San Francisco Chronicle, eWEEK, and the London Evening Standard.

“There is so much business information out there right now, but who has the time and the money to visit all the different websites and subscribe to all the magazines and newspapers you need to keep up with it all?” said Doug Cohol, Director of Product Management for Goliath. “Goliath Business News compiles these information sources into one, easy-to-use online resource that you can access anytime and all in one place.”

From the most recent business news to over 10 years of historical content, Goliath offers unlimited access to search and browse its entire collection of business magazines, newspapers, newswires, and journals.

“The goal of Goliath Business News is to ensure that our business users are able to access the information that they need, when they need it,” Cohol added. “Our first-rate publications from around the world provide reliable and accurate information, and since the content is updated daily, users can access the latest news at the click of a mouse.”

Unlimited access to Goliath Business News is available through a free 7-day trial (http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/page_subscribe_research?referid=9011). To learn more, please visit http://goliath.ecnext.com.

About Goliath:

Goliath is Gale’s online-business content service, providing global company and industry intelligence to business executives. Goliath provides immediate online access to more than three million records including business articles, industry reports, company profiles and executive contacts pulled from business data resources maintained by Gale. The site serves a range of business needs — from starting a company, to researching an existing company and reviewing best practices, to retrieving recent business news. To learn more visit goliath.ecnext.com.

About Cengage Learning and Gale:

Cengage Learning delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. Gale, part of Cengage Learning, serves the world’s information and education needs through its vast and dynamic content pools, which are used by students and consumers in their libraries, schools and on the Internet. It is best known for the accuracy, breadth and convenience of its data, addressing all types of information needs – from homework help to health questions to business profiles – in a variety of formats – books and eBooks, databases and microfilm. For more information visit: www.cengage.com or www.gale.com.

Rochester, Michigan (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 — Dr. L. Todd Thomas, premier coach in global leadership development and president of IMPACT Consulting and Development, LLC. (http://impactsuccess.com/Home_Page.html), discussed with Fox Business News' Money for Breakfast host Alexis Glick integrity in leadership and how President Obama has handled recent fallout from controversial appointees Bill Richardson, Tom Daschle, Nancy Killefer & Timothy F. Geithner.

The discussion centered around both the possibility that the president may have credibility issues because of the problems with the four appointees and the president's new policy on private sector executive compensation packages. Thomas specifically commented on what President Obama needs to accomplish going forward with future appointees. "He has to look at his processes and he as to affirm with his team that 'Hey guys, we set the bar, we have to model this…'" Thomas said. "Maybe this is a credibility hit, maybe this is an opportunity for him to model what he's been talking about for so long."

Thomas also remarked that so far, President Obama's response to the Daschle and Killefer withdrawals was exactly what he needed to do, taking responsibility both from his postion and personally for the failures of the appointments. This marks Thomas' third appearance on Fox Business News in recent months.

Dr. L. Todd Thomas (http://impactsuccess.com/About_Us.html) is a speaker, author, trainer, coach, and president of IMPACT Consulting and Development, LLC. He has coached leaders from nearly 40 countries, provided seminars and presentations in over 20 countries and is a member of the National Speakers Association, the International Federation of Speakers and the Les Brown Platinum Speakers Network. The International Consortium for Executive Development Research (ICEDR) recently recognized Todd as one of the most innovative speakers and trainers of our time.

Contact:

Rachel van Rossum

Phone:  (248) 996-7043

www.IMPACTSuccess.com

London (PRWeb UK) April 8, 2009 — Business News Today today announced the launch of their Web site, dedicated to providing professionals in the business and finance industry with breaking news and information in the United Kingdom (http://www.businessnewstoday.co.uk).

The blog will explore a range of topics including but not restricted to: business executives, new products, market research, investing, finance, and human resources. In addition to news, Business News Today will also contain tips&tools and company news announcements.

Initially, the content on Business News Today will be drawn from leading news and information resources on the Internet but the long-term goal is to combine that with originally produced content from both Business News Today writers as well as from freelance professionals.

About Business News Today

Business News Today is a resource of news and information about businesses in the United Kingdom. We gather information from leading news resources on this subject and select the most relevant stories of the day to present to you.

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 9, 2009 — Entrepreneurs and small business owners need news focused on what matters to them, news that explains how the day's events will impact their small companies. Ventureneer (http://ventureneer.com/) now provides that service on our homepage via SBTV.com (http://www.sbtv.com/).

Mindful of our mission to provide small business advice (http://ventureneer.com/) and education and nonprofit training and insights, Ventureneer has redesigned its homepage to include sources of news, information, and advice beyond Ventureneer's own content. As Ventureneer president Geri Stengel says, "Learning comes from many sources. We want to provide a full range of resources and meet the differing needs of small businesses, whether start-ups or established."

SBTV.com was chosen as Ventureneer's first outside content-provider because it offers dedicated coverage of news that matters to America's 27 million small businesses, whatever their stage of development.

Launched in 2004, SBTV.com provides credible, unbiased content, produced by award-winning small business journalists, thought-leaders, and experts. SBTV.com provides this news 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Entrepreneurs and owners of small businesses can watch the SBTV.com daily news summary from Ventureneer's homepage with just the click of a mouse. They'll get a comprehensive, yet brief, synopsis – typically three to five minutes – of the events that matter to them.

"By understanding how events affect them, entrepreneurs and small business owners will make better daily business decisions," said Stengel. "Ventureneer is delighted to provide our viewers with daily access to such a valuable tool."

"SBTV.com is proud to offer our news and resources to Ventureneer viewers to help further our reach to help as many small business owners as we can," says Susan Wilson Solovic, CEO of SBTV.com. "We know small business owners are starved for time and resources and we want to be able to provide what they need to help manage and grow their enterprises."

About SBTV.com

SBTV.com (http://www.sbtv.com/) is the premier video news and information destination site for America's 25 million small businesses. Launched in 2004, SBTV.com provides credible, unbiased content, produced by award-winning, small business journalists, thought-leaders, and experts to help small businesses start up and grow, then protect and manage their enterprises.

About Geri Stengel

Geri is founder of Ventureneer, an online education and peer support service. An adjunct professor at The New School, she honed her online experience at companies like Dow Jones and Physicians' Online. Geri co-founded the Women's Leadership exchange and is president of Stengel Solutions, a strategic planning and marketing consultancy.

About Ventureneer

Ventureneer.com provides small business advice (http://ventureneer.com/) and education, and nonprofit training and insights using a new approach to learning: a blend of traditional, formal instruction with informal, peer learning using Web 2.0 technology to capture and share knowledge. Ventureneer's customized blogs, virtual classes, peer-to-peer learning, coaching, web events and articles help entrepreneurs make faster, better decisions for their enterprises.

Coral Gables, FL. (PRWEB) July 7, 2009 — Usually, when revenues increase, profit goes up. The opposite is also the norm. Revenues decrease and profit goes down. But how much should profit go up and how much should it go down? This calculation is most often called Flow-Through analysis.

In his first article in a series on Hospitality Operations Finance, Eric C. Hertha, Principal at Hospitality Financial Consulting Group LLC (http://www.hfcgllc.com) and Publisher of Hospitality Business News (http://www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com), discusses the steps needed to implement a system in your hotel or restaurant.

"My feeling is that if you do not know generally what something should be then you cannot tell if there is a problem" states Mr. Hertha. He went on to say that "you may have a GOP percentage one month of 25% versus your budget of 30%. In this situation one might think that there is a big problem, and there very well could be, but the variance could simply be the result of a change in the revenue mix from high profit departments to lower profit ones. If you have not analyzed the change in the sales mix and projected what the outcome at GOP should be you will not know if your performance is good or bad. You will not know where the problems are."

Download a copy of this report here.

http://www.hospitalitybusinessnews.com/search/label/My%20Articles

About Hospitality Financial Consulting Group, LLC

At Hospitality Financial Consulting Group, LLC we will help you with your finance and accounting needs so that you can run your business better and have confidence in the financial information that is being produced. We offer you over 20 years of straight forward finance and accounting expertise.

About HospitalityBusinessNews.com

Hospitality Business News is your one stop site to get daily up-to-date business news. Started in January 2009 the site continues to grow in both the number of stories covered and the number of hits that it receives on a daily basis.

Rochester, Michigan (PRWEB) December 31, 2008 — Dr. L. Todd Thomas, a premier coach in global leadership development and president of IMPACT Consulting and Development, LLC., (http://www.IMPACTSuccess.com) discussed with Fox Business News host David Asman the public's lack of trust in its leaders in a segment called Should You Trust Your Leaders? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkMVrw4OTtw) which aired December 22, 2008.

The discussion centered around the perception of success. "One of the problems I think we've created is we've become so success-oriented, so results-oriented, that we've turned a blind eye…we need to look at some of these things, not just what are the results, but what goes in to making these results," Thomas said.

Thomas also discussed his work with hundreds of leaders (http://www.global-leadership-dialogue.com/) around the world and have found their biggest challenge is pressure for results from bosses, shareholders, etc. Thomas challenged that the definition of results needs to be redefined.

Dr. L. Todd Thomas (http://impactsuccess.com/About_Us.html) is a speaker, author, trainer, coach, and president of IMPACT Consulting and Development, LLC. He has coached leaders from nearly 40 countries, provided seminars and presentations in over 20 countries and is a member of the National Speakers Association, the International Federation of Speakers and the Les Brown Platinum Speakers Network. The International Consortium for Executive Development Research (ICEDR) recently recognized Todd as one of the most innovative speakers and trainers of our time.

Contact:

Rachel van Rossum

Phone:  (248) 996-7043

www.IMPACTSuccess.com