MiamiHerald.com: Business Monday http://www.miamiherald.com/business/business-monday/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Business Monday http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/business-monday/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Business Monday 60 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:39:49 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Startup spotlight: clearCi]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405280/startup-spotlight-clearci.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405280/startup-spotlight-clearci.html Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39 EDT

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]]> <![CDATA[Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406105/home-buying-frenzy-strong-demand.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406105/home-buying-frenzy-strong-demand.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:29 EDT

The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000.

]]> <![CDATA[Distressed homes lure cash investors]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406242/distressed-homes-lure-cash-investors.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406242/distressed-homes-lure-cash-investors.html Mon, 20 May 2013 09:49 EDT

Cash-wielding investors are dominating the market for distressed homes and condominiums.

]]> <![CDATA[Buyers shoot first, ask questions later]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406100/buyers-shoot-first-ask-questions.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406100/buyers-shoot-first-ask-questions.html Mon, 20 May 2013 09:49 EDT

Even with good credit, a solid down payment and an easy-to-please attitude, a young couple finds home buying a test of endurance.

]]> <![CDATA[James Cassel: Seeking VC funds? Get creative]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405303/james-cassel-seeking-vc-funds.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405303/james-cassel-seeking-vc-funds.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:29 EDT At a cocktail party earlier this year, my friend’s daughter took the initiative to tell me about her new startup venture. Her story piqued my interest, so I did some homework and later decided to throw a little angel money into her San Francisco-based company, “FunLoop.”

]]> <![CDATA[Jet-setter’s love of travel fueled by early Miami trip]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405363/jet-setters-love-of-travel-fueled.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405363/jet-setters-love-of-travel-fueled.html Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00 EDT

Now the publisher of Condé Nast Traveler, Carolyn Kremins took her first plane trip to Miami.

]]> <![CDATA[ERBA Diagnostics: Rooted in Mumbai, growing in Miami]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406092/erba-diagnostics-rooted-in-mumbai.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406092/erba-diagnostics-rooted-in-mumbai.html Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00 EDT

An Indian businessman expands his international medical diagnostic network in Miami-Dade County.

]]> <![CDATA[Susan Amat: Using your roots to grow your business]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405539/susan-amat-using-your-roots-to.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405539/susan-amat-using-your-roots-to.html Sun, 19 May 2013 16:59 EDT Here are a few ways to tap into the power of your Diaspora group.

]]> <![CDATA[Startups take the stage at statewide investor conference]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405301/startups-take-the-stage-at-statewide.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405301/startups-take-the-stage-at-statewide.html Sun, 19 May 2013 16:57 EDT With interest in early-stage investing heating up, more than 200 investors, entrepreneurs and service providers came together last week for the Florida Venture Forum’s Early-Stage Conference in the Orlando area.

]]> <![CDATA[Tech entrepreneurship datebook]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405286/entrepreneurship-datebook.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405286/entrepreneurship-datebook.html Sun, 19 May 2013 17:34 EDT

THIS WEEK

]]> <![CDATA[My View: Acquisitions — cucaracha style]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405307/my-view-acquisitions-cucaracha.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405307/my-view-acquisitions-cucaracha.html Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00 EDT They lived among the dinosaurs. They live among us now. They’re the hardiest insects on the planet, able to survive up to 45 minutes without air and a month without food. Cockroaches. Cucarachas. Most people find them disgusting. Serious investors should find them enlightening.

]]> <![CDATA[Winning SeniorLink helps senior citizens stay connected]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/05/3382345/winning-seniorlink-helps-senior.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/05/3382345/winning-seniorlink-helps-senior.html Tue, 14 May 2013 07:40 EDT

A win-win: This operating business offers affordable service to seniors by employing teens.

]]> <![CDATA[The luxury car rental market is revving up in South Florida]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/12/3394067/the-luxury-car-rental-market-is.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/12/3394067/the-luxury-car-rental-market-is.html Tue, 14 May 2013 07:54 EDT

The luxury car rental market is revving up in South Florida, where wealthy foreign tourists, celebrities, athletes, business people and other car enthusiasts can get behind the wheel of the car of their dreams — like a Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini or Rolls-Royce — and rent by the day, a week or a month.

]]> <![CDATA[My View: ‘Miami Nice’ is becoming our special sauce]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/12/3394143/my-view-miami-nice-is-becoming.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/12/3394143/my-view-miami-nice-is-becoming.html Tue, 14 May 2013 07:53 EDT

I am the CEO of Kairos, a tech startup focused on facial recognition in the workforce management and retail spaces. We moved from San Francisco to Miami last year and it’s been nothing less than a stellar experience and a blessing.

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