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biBERK: Cyberthreats change SMB insurance policies
There are a number of things to consider before opening a small business. While many SMB owners take into consideration things like current economic conditions, regulatory changes, and even sustaining customer loyalty, one problem many of them forget about is cyberattacks. It used to be that small and medium-sized businesses weren’t targeted as often as…
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An excerpt from Karen Linder’s ‘The Women of Berkshire Hathaway’
I’ve attended the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder’s meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, for the past few years and always get there early (or send my husband early) to be able to secure seats in the main arena of the 19,000-seat CenturyLink Center. The 2011 attendance was 40,000, so getting there by 6:30 a.m. is important, lest…
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Curiosity leads Omaha angel investor to pen book about Berkshire women
Karen Linder, cytotechnologist, Nebraska Angels investor and entrepreneur, has added published author to her credentials. The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffet’s Female CEOs and Directors, published by John Wiley and Sons, debuts this weekend at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder’s meeting in Omaha. It was actually last year’s meeting …
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Berkshire hashtag: #BRK2010. @BillGates at #BRKtweetup?
When searching Twitter today for Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting chatter, there seemed to be quite the confusion over an agreeable hashtag for this year’s event. So, since we’re helping to organize the unofficial Berkshire Tweetup tomorrow, I thought I’d step up to the plate and set the “official” hashtag: #BRK2010 Now that we’ve decided on…
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Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting: extra passes & Tweetup reminder
The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting is upon us – a weekend of mingling with people from the around the world, browsing Berkshire-owned company exhibits, and absorbing the wisdom of business partners Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. And the best part, it’s all in Omaha. There’s no event like this one: accompanied by cans of Coca-Cola…