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Madison Dance Studio mixes variety of styles with fitness classes
Amanda Gonzales turned to salsa dancing as a way to meet people.
Not only did she make some new friends, she met her future husband, joined a performance team and became an instructor.
Her latest coup cutting a rug is opening her first studio, Madison Dance Studio, in Minglewood Hall’s business plaza.
Partnering with Edgar Mendez, her first instructor and owner of Downtown’s salsa nightclub, the Rumba Room, the two held their first class on the first Monday of the new year.
Gonzales says their studio covers a lot of ground.
“We’re offering some different things, not just your usual run-of-the-mill dance classes,” said the 26-year-old English-as-a-second-language teacher.
In addition to varying levels of salsa classes, the business duo are offering hip-hop classes, capoeira, belly dance, cardio ballet, Zumba and Pilates. Also, Gonzales is offering a women’s hip-hop class, called Hip-Hop in Heels.
“We play Rihanna and Beyonce, and mix sexy salsa with hip-hop.
MPI releases new research tool Stylus Pro Version 10.0
Investment professionals will benefit from a suite of new features, analytics designed to optimise research and reporting capabilities
Investment research and technology provider Markov Processes International (MPI) has introduced Stylus Pro Version 10.0, the tool for quantitative manager research, surveillance, risk analysis, portfolio construction and custom reporting.
Stylus Pro Version 10.0 offers a streamlined user interface, new enhancements and innovations and with Stylus Pro Version 10.0 investment professionals will benefit from a full suite of new features and analytics designed to optimise research and reporting capabilities.
The research and reporting capabilities include: MPI Factor Search which quickly identifies the best set of factors to analyse any given managed product from thousands of market factor options; MPI Factor Intersection which assesses factor exposure overlaps and concentrations in any multi-asset portfolio and a new CVaR optimisation model for portfolio construction.
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Congress reaches last minute deal to fund two critical SMB programs
On Monday night, members of the House and Senate agreed to a six-year reauthorization for a pair of highly successful small business programs: the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) initiatives.
The SBIR and STTR initiatives require federal agencies to award a segment of their grants and contracts to small businesses. Both programs have been operating under a string of short-term reauthorizations, which were set to expire in less than four days.
“As our nation continues to recover economically, it is important for Congress to pass legislation like this that helps our nation’s most effective job creators and innovators our small businesses,” said Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), the chairman of the House Small Business Committee.
Currently, the 11 federal agencies participating in SBIR are required to dedicate 2.5% of their R&D investments to the program, and the 5 agencies in the STTR program must commit .3% of their external research budgets to small businesses.
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Best StartUp Books
What is it that drives people to start their own business? An economy that isn’t hiring; the desire for flexibility in your schedule; or the drive to achieve a long-held dream of building a business thats bigger than us personally these and many more reasons drive us into startup mode.
Whatever your reason for starting a new business, you’ll need to do your homework before you start and while you are growing your business. A good place to start is to read some books about what you need to know when starting a business. The following books are a good start on your reading list, to guide you through the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial journey (in no particular order).
“Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business that Works” by Melinda F. Emerson and Michael C. Critelli
A good start-up book needs to have more than just motivational advice about following your dreams. After yo
Major airlines oppose more disclosure on lucrative ‘hidden’ fees
ATLANTA — Major airlines are required to report how much extra revenue they collect from checked baggage and flight change fees, and now the government wants them to provide a more detailed accounting for many other types of fees as well.
The government says that will help regulators form a clearer picture of the true cost of flying, one they can share with consumers.
But Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Continental and US Airways are lining up against the idea, saying the extra layer of reporting is needless and costly.
The U.S. Department of Transportation proposes to require airlines to disclose how much revenue they get from a wide range of fees — everything from seat assignments to food for sale.
Delta, the passenger hub carrier in Memphis, collected $952 million in baggage fees last year, far more than any other airline.
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