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Your Questions About Bay Area Marketing Firms
Posted by admin on Sep 9, 2011 in SEO - Search Engine Optimization | 0 comments
Lizzie asks…
Can a recent MBA Finance grduate apply with Venture Capitalist firms in Bay Area, CA.?
I am an MBA graduate with major in Finance and Marketing from the California State University Hayward. I am interested in persuing career as a Venture Capitalist. How to proceed at entry level. Is there any certification required.
admin answers:
Best way to find out — call one and ask.
James asks…
I love the stock market and live in the Bay Area?
I was wondering if anyone out there in the Bay Area has any internships or classes that I can take. I would love to train at an Investment Firm, or just study in a class. I have read tons of books and been the president of my school’s stock club for 4 years. I want to learn everything I can before I head to college next year! I will take all offers seriously as I am really motivated to learn everything I can before I leave.
Thanks
admin answers:
Try craigslist go to:
sfbay.craigslist.org/
they have lots of ads in the JOBS section who are looking for interns
Also, you can post your resume for free.
Good Luck!
Helen asks…
how does one go about doing market research when they are starting a new company?
I’m starting a web design firm and we’re trying to research the market in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I don’t really know where to go to get the statistics and the data about the market here. What resources are available? I am looking for stats like how many start up companies are there per year in the SF bay area? how frequently do businesses redesign their websites? how many web design firms are there in the bay area? that sort of thing….any suggestions?
admin answers:
Dwight DJ has some good points (see up). You can also do some primary data research by conducting your own surveys, questionaires and focus group. Or you can pretend to be a student and visit existing firms and pretend that you are doing a huge huge project that will decide whether you graduate or not and start digging in questions like the data that they use for their market research and who their sources were, and other data that you need.
Or go to the local university or college design/computing/business department and ask whether they know a thing or two.
Btw, are you hiring? Lol
Ruth asks…
I am interested in career in Finance (Hedge Funds or other Investments)?
I am 23 and planning to move to NY this fall. Here are my credentials: Graduated from UC Berkeley in 2005, BA in Slavic Languages and Literature, very low GPA however, around a 2.3. Afterwards, I got a MS degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Ok GPA. Currently working as a Tax Accountant in a regional firm in the Bay Area, California. I’ve worked here for 4 months and already feel that accounting is not for me. I am just upset that the MS Tax degree cost me $20K. I am fascinated by the stock markets, and investing in general. I am contemplating a career change into something related to Hedge Funds or the like. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to transition to a finance career in hedge funds or other investment firms without any financial background, with a low undergrad GPA and a MS in Tax. What classes should I take, who should I talk to in order to build a network relationship? Any and all advice is appreciated!
admin answers:
Yes u can go to hedge funds as ur career because their is lot of potential in Indian stock market or no matter where ever in any part of the world and u can make money in no matter but let me tell u one thing, one thing u got to know is risk, i went through ur profile it has got lot of weightage and u can u do it in hedging from my opinion and my vision.
Best of luck and have a bright future
Sandy asks…
As Credit Markets & Conditions Continue To Tighten, what Does This Means For Consumer Spending?
With rising unemployment, deteriorating consumer spending and economic conditions, getting a business, car, personal, etc regardless how small or large is quite of challenge. It’s quite interesting because everybody keeps talking optimistic about market recover, but unless credit conditions really shape up, it’s going to be a long road.
The only reason I am so angry is because I want to start my own business starting out medium range because I have a good business degree and work experience, but they keep telling me, the interest and terms are going to be sharp, you are not going to make much, its going to take a while to approve, and this that or another.
I am getting rather tired and even advanced markets like San Francisco bay area or New York City is having lot of trouble. This is a major concern because if entrepreneurs, college graduates, or experienced to get optimistic, they are going to go elsewhere, or not pursue advanced degrees as they will realize the potential is not as great or as permanent as they thought.
Thus, I have no reason to believe consumers spending will ever return to peak levels, not will business investment, start ups, or opportunities to advanced, which means many firms will lose top talents individuals, and go down altogether. Government bailouts will not encourage top talent, only pay and compensation will which is what they oppose.
admin answers:
I think this is a great question. You nailed it on the head with how most employees in the financial industry are thinking. I work in a bank as a lender and we’re all saying the same thing, in order for this market to turn around the banks HAVE to let loose a little on their conservative thinking. They’re thinking too much “in the box” and the box is small and if you don’t fit that formula (which majority don’t these days) then no one’s going to be approved. Did you know that over 80% of employment out there is started with small business owners or entrepreneurs like yourself?
This means that the government is taking away from creative thinking and not allowing great innovators to stream line more employment thus pumping more money into the economy. You are dead on with what you said. If the credit market doesn’t turn around this economy won’t, you have to allow business owners to borrow money because it’s impossible for business’s to start up without it. The cost involved far exceeds the revenue generated your first 5 years in business. Without a loan to fall back on you’re riding a sinking ship. You have to stay aflot somehow those first few years in order to succeed.
The government has taken measures to address this by pumping money into the financial sector potentially to allow banks for more wiggle room to lend HOWEVER the banks are receiving the money but they are still sitting in the corner sucking their thumb hoping the big monster just goes away. They’re not doing anything with it I have yet to see underwriting policies loosen up in fact it’s got even more stringent and nearly impossible for anybody to be approved for business loans.
More and more college graduates are coming into the work environment in debt up to their eye balls with student loans just to find out that the job they had in mind isn’t covering the bills as they had expected it too. You think they’ll want to go back to school to advance any further??? Doubt it.
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