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Skyytel Ltd. is an aggressive communication technology firm where global knowledge about the world markets is one of its most potent strategic tools. Take Skyytel’s past investments in Africa building partnerships when many of its competitors believed then that existing environment were too much an impediment to invest considerable amount of resources because of perceived political instability.  Today with its list of technology and strategic partners, Skyytel is preparing to enter a growth period after a few years of zero-growth conditions due to economic conditions and volatility in some western telecommunication foreign markets. Sub-Saharan Africa has always been a focal point. Alliances with technology partners have helped develop many value added products and services to be commercialize in collaboration with national telecom operators across the great continent. An 8 year of relentless efforts in building capacity for telecom innovators will come to prove that this long-term approach of incremental investment in human capital, technology resources and infrastructure rebuilding will take the company to new levels of continued positive growth.

In 2002, SKYYTEL grew out of a highly successful calling card platform in Montreal Canada. Amid a growing demand for lower prices and higher volumes, the founders realized that to grow in scope and profit in the nascent VOIP industry, global PoPs

(Points of Presence) were just as essential as bulk minutes from industry traders.

Within months, SKYYTEL established itself with partnerships and licenses in many countries; Romania, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Bahrain and Ivory Coast, amongst others. Under its innovative management team, it developed unique software solutions for managing, monitoring and sharing information internally about its routes.

With its vision, it even extended its reach into telecommunication infrastructure development projects in Congo, Mali, and Guinea.

Not content with sitting on its successes. SKYYTEL has since aggressively pursued a dominant role in developing its resale division. It has multiplied its sales figures by investing into its own infrastructure and manpower, following the motto: “work smarter, not harder”.

With a renewed focus on quality employees and streamlined procedures,

SKYYTEL’s roster has swelled to over 40 staff and partners working globally to increase satisfaction and route quality.

Mr. Richard J. Pepsny is admitted to practice law in the state of New Jersey as well as the federal court for the district of New Jersey. After graduation from Rutgers University in 1988, he worked for a small mortgage banking firm in New Jersey. From there, Richard J. Pepsny enrolled in law in the California Western School of Law where he graduated with honors in 1993. He has conducted various seminars on title and closing issues. Mr. Pepsny concentrates his practice on real estate, title, closing and foreclosure issues, as well as consumer protection litigation.

We provide legal counsel on all aspects of federal and state law affecting mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers. Our expertise runs from handling real estate and mortgage loan closings, mortgage foreclosures and in personam tax sale foreclosures, in negotiating and preparing leases and contracts, and in protecting creditors rights in bankruptcy. We also advise clients on everything from cutting-edge issues like disclosure and other compliance concerns in internet lending and more conventional issues like compliance reviews of closed loan files for traditional FHA and other government programs to all of the following laws: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Truth in Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Fair Housing Act, among others, and reviews and/or creation of loan document forms. We also provide clients with mortgage foreclosure litigation defense services, including contested predatory lending litigation, short sales, deeds in lieu of foreclosure, loan modification, and bankruptcy representation.

To comprehend a private equity firm, it is extremely important to know that there are three fundamental factors. The term “equity” means Ownership interest in a corporation in the form of common stock or preferred stock. It also refers to total assets minus total liabilities, in which case it is also referred to as shareholder’s equity or net worth or book value. private equity is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange. A private equity firm is the controlling partner in a collection of partnerships that have come together to pool their capital and invest in an investment opportunity.

Investments in private equity most often involve either an investment of capital into an operating company or the acquisition of an operating company. Capital for private equity is raised primarily from institutional investors. There is a wide array of types and styles of private equity and the term private equity has different connotations in different countries.

While private equity firms focus on an assortment of investment strategies, they often purchase undervalued or under-appreciated companies, improve them, and then sell them for a profit. After buying a company, a private equity firm will remove it from the stock market. By making the company private, the private equity firm is only accountable to its smaller group of investors.

That’s what Voobon Ventures is all about. Voobon Ventures, Inc. manages its own Private Equity Venture Funds and has mandated access to several privately held Global Venture Capital Funds.

Voobon Ventures, Inc. invests in talented people and innovative ideas with strong financial returns to its investors, with capitalization investments from a minimum of $5 Million to $500 Million with both its small cap and large cap funds.

Voobon Ventures seek to develop long lasting, trusting, principal-to-principal partnerships with each management team. Within these partnerships, Voobon Ventures strive to understand and share the objectives of all shareholders and structure deals that afford an equitable balance of risks and reward for each party.

Protecting and securing syndicated investors’ Principal Capital is Voobon Ventures’ core responsibility. The company knows that the investment lead-time is a vital consideration for companies rising funding.

The team at Voobon Ventures, Inc. believes that open and active communication is a key factor in successful deal negotiations. This way, they are forthright in their views on potential investments and progress within our process. In these turbulent times, Voobon Ventures offers new and existing investors solid investment strategies and wealth management with a high level of expertise and professionalism.

Voobon Ventures

Geno Brunton founded The Brunton Corporation in 1994 and serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Geno Brunton serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brunton Vineyards Holdings, Inc. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vianet Technology Group Ltd. and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of CastPro.com Inc. Prior to CastPro.com, Mr. Brunton served as General Manager of Ross Drugs and also as the Senior Producer and Writer … of L.A. based Business World News. Mr. Brunton serves as Director of Brunton Vineyards Inc. and Thaon Communications Inc. He served as Director of L.A. based Business World News.

As a pioneer in the Global Venture Capital Industry, Voobon Ventures, Inc., is a private equity company that presents an innovative and creative investment strategy. Our company provides Capital Financing to seed early stage and seasoned companies. We provide expert guidance through active participation that assists talented entrepreneurs in successfully building and growing profitable companies. We offer innovative solutions, flexibility, and services that treat smaller businesses as larger businesses. Our winning strategies and advisory services create growth solutions in both share value and revenues for early stage and stagnant growth companies. Voobon Ventures, Inc. provides growth capital to early stage information technology and healthcare companies in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern.

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in NewYork, Voobon Ventures also has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and London.

Voobon Ventures, Inc. manages its own Private Equity Venture Funds and has mandated access to several privately held Global Venture Capital Funds. Voobon Ventures, Inc. invests in talented people and innovative ideas with strong financial returns to its investors, with capitalization investments from a minimum of $5 Million to $500 Million with both its small cap and large cap funds. In these turbulent times, Voobon Ventures offers new and existing investors solid investment strategies and wealth management with a high level of expertise and professionalism. Our winning strategies and personalized services to each client’s individual investment strategy is a major reason that we have high success at retaining our past investors.

1-800LoanMart is a direct financer title loan company, and not a bank. We are not bogged down with the regulatory constraints that make most bankers hesitate to advance small or large amounts of money. This form of financing will enable car owners to achieve their financial objectives by supplying them with the money they need to help them get by. We are able to give most people who own cars loans because our financing methods are secured by the value of the car, and not by our customer’s credit. We are licensed by the State and members of the Better Business Bureau.

We will do our best to…

• Loan the maximum amount of money based on the value of your car and your car title ownership.
• Provide fast funding by continually seeking ways to automate the title loan process.
• Build the trust of our customers by being upfront and honest in all transactions and interactions.
• Create a comfortable business environment for our customers.

We realize that our most valuable asset is our reputation. This is why we always treat our customer’s right by always returning their title to their car upon repayment of their loans.

1-800LoanMart
15821 Ventura Blvd. Suite 185
Encino, CA 91436

Debt lead conversions are extremely inflated when lead providers market their services. You will see advertisements stating closing ratios of 18% for an Internet lead and 25% for a live lead. Well that may happen one day or even one week, but overall conversions are not going to be that high. In reality they do not need to close at that rate to earn a nice ROI. If I am selling overpriced shared leads or expensive exclusive leads then of course I am going to hype up my closing ratios to sell my leads. In the end it is all about your conversions. Your price per lead does not matter if the closing ratios support what you are paying.

Reading too much into pricing could lead you away from a good debt lead provider. A debt lead provider priced too low could be a sign of a debt lead provider selling bad leads or it could be a debt lead provider that generates their leads in house. This makes their price per lead much lower. A debt lead provider with high priced leads is either a reseller or is generating debt leads via marketing channels such as Google PPC. Generating debt leads via Google PPC can run a company anywhere from $20 to $35 just to generate one quality lead.

A better way to look at lead cost or lead buying is to determine a target cost per sale. It varies in the debt settlement industry. You have companies that are happy with a $500 cost per sale and some that demand a $200 cost per sale. Establishing this number can help in determining a good lead source. Cost per sale or close is the total dollars spent on marketing to achieve a sale.

Most research shows that a shared Internet debt lead closes at about 3 to 4 percent. Sounds low but if you are paying $10 for the leads then you are going to hit a $250 to $300 cost per close. Exclusive Internet debt leads close around 10 percent. Depending on what you are paying for exclusive leads it may be more profitable to go with exclusive debt leads. Each of these numbers are just examples. There are going to be cases where a certain lead is closing better for one company compared to another.

Other factors that increase debt lead closing ratios are a good lead management system, a good return policy and a well trained sales team.

Before you start buying debt leads or move to a new debt lead provider try and establish a target cost per close. Share it with the debt lead provider and establish a plan to hit your target. If the closing ratios are not high enough then maybe your debt lead provider can lower the cost per lead to meet your target.

If you want a set cost per close then our Pay per Sale Program is the right solution for you.

For more information on these services visit IDebtLeads.com for Debt Leads.

Sean Seshadri (Dr. Sean Seshadri)
Lux Investments International

Lux Investments Intl was founded by Sean Seshadri. Sean went to medical school in Brooklyn, NY where he pursued a career as a radiologist and achieved great success in his field of interest.

Lux Investments International. or LII holds quarterly seminars to groom fellow traders to trade our capital both domestically and internationally. The technical analysis we use at Lux investments is based on candlesticks and other indicators which are commonly found. However, the way we use these indicators at Lux Investments are unique and are used by the top hedge fund managers worldwide. At Lux Investments we are concerned about our student’s well being and we teach small groups of students because we are a trading firm first and a seminar company second. What separates us from the rest of the companies out there is that the founder of Lux Investments (Sean Seshadri) has trained every trader personally to profitability, and when a trader has demonstrated consistency then he or she is allowed to trade on the funds behalf. Dr. Seshadri is a master of option strategies and has coined different ways to prevent a losing trade even when a stock moves against a fellow trader.

Lux Investments
1936 Bruce B. Downs Blvd
Wesley Chapel, FL
On The Web: http://luxinvestmentsintl.com

Usha S. Heeraman Midland Texas CPA

Usha S. Heeraman started her own certified public accounting firm, a professional corporation, located in Midland, Texas in 2007.
Prior to starting the firm, Usha S. Heeraman has worked as an accountant at a worldwide SEC advertising agency and has about twelve years experience in operations and financial management in the health care industry. In addition, she has handled tax services and compilations for individuals and a wide variety of industries at a local public accounting firm. Usha S. Heeraman has also performed assurance engagements, such as financial statement audits and agreed upon procedures at a larger regional public accounting firm in diverse industries; including government, oil and gas, construction, non-profit, financial institutions and employee benefit plans - being involved from the planning phase to the reporting phase.

Usha S. Heeraman graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy and Information Systems. She took the uniform certified public accountant exam in Texas, which required 150 semester hours of college credit and passed each section the first time. Usha S. Heeraman holds a Texas State Board of Public Accountancy license and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants; and Sigma Beta Delta - National Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration. Usha S. Heeraman’s firm is enrolled in the AICPA Peer Review Program.

Usha S. Heeraman resides in Midland, Texas with her husband, and their two children.

Visit her website for more infomation: http://www.ush-cpa.com

NetSalon FX develops and commercializes financial markets trading technology.

We focus in two areas:

(1)Developing and providing a tier one, broker neutral trading platform (”The Environment”) where investors, traders, brokers, and technologists can interact with minimal barriers to entry.

(2)Developing and trading with algorithms that execute statistical and other mathematical strategies to maximize trading opportunities.

NetSalon FX LLC’s parent company has a long history of providing technical solutions via professional services engagements and the realization of innovative products.
NetSalon FX presents “The Environment” coming Q1 2009

There are numerous automated trading systems nowadays, both free and commercial, but almost all lack one thing - credible, verifiable, performance records from live trading. NetSalon FX fills this gap by offering an easy way to compare these systems based on their real time trading performance. Then, NetSalon FX offers a convenient way to slave your account to their signals. You can even create and distribute portfolios consisting of almost unlimited different trading systems on any currency pair . . .

So, now you can duplicate automated systems’ trades, manual traders’ trades, etc. No longer will you have to learn any new system or spend hours watching the markets trying to decipher different movements. Just slave your account to the trading of one or more expert traders or trading systems out there and watch all the trades be executed automatically on your account, duplicating the trades generated by the trading systems you have subscribed to.

The Environment is primarily a host based, tier one service that provides a forum whereby:
(1)Trading systems developers can provide products to investors;
(2)Trading systems developers’ algorithms can be classified, rated, and ranked;
(3)Ranking based on real time trading that is easily evaluated by numerous statistical values, no more back testing only results.
(4)Investors and/or Traders can research, discover, and subscribe to trading systems developers’ algorithms;
(5)Investors and/or Traders can build portfolios based on different trading systems and currency pairs, the performance of which can be evaluated based on real time trading data; and,
(6)Brokers can provide services to all participants.

For Trading Systems Developers

The Environment is a one stop shop for: Accessing a large user base of investors or end users; NetSalon FX implicitly offers 3rd party verification of your trading algorithm using real time trading, offering one of the most credible verifications; By easily finding new customers, you can concentrate on the development of your system rather than marketing; and finally, you don’t even have to program; you could simply send us a manual signal to effect a trade.
For The Investor/Trader

Now you can find trading algorithms that you can subscribe to or have your account slaved to, in an attempt to maximize trading opportunities. Furthermore, the algorithms are rated and ranked against the others and you can view real time performances. The most important of all of this is that NetSalon FX is an unbiased 3rd party ranking the trading systems, so you will receive unbiased information that is based on live trading data.

Finally, perhaps most importantly, you can do it all remotely and do not have to worry about hardware, software, or connectivity issues. In fact, you don’t need any software at all and can do everything from your web browser.

http://www.netsalonfx.com

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