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Tips For Health Care Management Career Through Business School

Careers in Health Care thorugh Business School

Another equally promising and high demand career area is health care management through specialization in Business School in health care management in MBA. Health care includes diverse areas concerned with the health of the society like pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, diagnostic industry, clinical trials, nursing, medical equipment and public health. These sectors so far have been managed by the technocrats. Of late health care organizations have been getting converted into corporate structures and require professional corporate managers to manage them. Here again the Business school has responded by developing new programs like MBA in Health care administration and MBA in Hospital administration. For anyone with appropriate background and aptitude this is a good area to pursue career. It gives them an advantage with managerial positions in related industries. In a way one could claim that it is also a green area as it concerns the conservation of the most valuable resource of health.

Health care is growing sector. The anticipated growth is health care industry is very high due to increased spending. As on June 2010, according to US department of Labor health care gained 217,000 jobs over the past 12 months. In US health care spending constitutes more than 15 percent of the GDP. More than 100 MBAs join the health care industry every year from Harvard Business School alone

Tips for Career in Health Care Management-Business School Path

The number of MBA programs that fall under health care is quite high. Apart from the Master of Business Administration (MBA) some schools offer Master of Science (MSc) and Master of Arts programs (M.A) in health care. There is some difference in the syllabus of business administration and Master of Science and arts programs. While the MBA programs are business oriented programs dealing with the management of profit, non profit organizations and government bodies involved in health administration and policy, the other two master’s programs tend to be more research and teaching oriented. I personally would opt for Master of Business Administration, full time program because of the need for good practical exposure to some organizations in health sector and the advantage of being able to interact with the practicing executives from this sector. I would also think that a general MBA with focus on Health care similar to the Harvard program would be best for most students except those who are already have a degree in some medical or paramedical program.

There is a difference in MBA programs in Hospital administration and MBA programs in Health care too. While, hospital administration programs are ideal for nurses and doctors health care programs are ideal for those who want to be employed in many other jobs in health care industry. There are also highly focused programs MBA in Pharmaceutical Industry management and MBA in biotech. These would be ideal for graduates holding pharmacy degrees and science degree in related area of specialization. The following examples will illustrate the diversity in the programs.

Master of health Administration

MBA in Health Care Management

MBA in Health Administration

MBA in Health Services Administration

MBA in Health Systems Management

Master of Science In Health Care Management

Please see the link below for the full list.

The Harvard MBA program in health care is general management program where student with interest in health care interest focus on health care in the second year apart from choosing health care relevant topics through the entire program. Entrepreneurship, global health, venture capital, commercializing science, managing medicine are some topics the students explore apart from the project and field studies integrated into the course.

MBA Biotec – In Bioinformatics is a specialty that includes the process of statistics and information rapidly in this competitive industry.

The top business schools for MBA in health care management are in US

Kellogg school of Management, North Western University

The Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania

Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Booth School of Business University of Chicago

Top health care management programs published by US news in 2007 included

University of Michigan Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota twin cities, Minneapolis

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)( Philadelphia)

University of Washington, Seattle

Virginia Common Wealth, Richmond, Virginia

University of Alabama, Birmingham

Northwestern University Kellogg

University of California Berkeley

University of California Los Angeles

Top MBA in Health care Management and Post Grad programs in India-Tips

Top Universities and Institutes in India Offering Programs in Health Care Management include –

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai

Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune

Apollo Institute of Health Administration, Hyderabad

Centre for Management Education, Hyderabad

Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad

TA Pai Management Institute, Hyderabad

NIMS University of Hyderabad

Arora Business School Hyderabad

University of Delhi, New Delhi

Jamia Hamdardh University, New Delhi

European Programs MBA in Health Care Management and Other Post grad programs -Tips

Master of International Health Care Management Economics and Policy

SDA Bocconi, Milan Italy.

European Business School , Frankfurt Germany offers Executive MBA program

Many universities in Europe offer health care as a focus area in a general MBA program but not a dedicated MBA health care management program.

There are also MSc programs in health care in UK

Australia’s MBA in Health care Management Programs

MBA in healthcare, Monash University, Australia

MBA health Informatics, Monash University Austalia

MBA Health Service management, University of Ballarat School of Business

MBA in health Management, Curtin Business School

MBA in Health Services Management offered by Central Queens Land University, Faculty of Business and Law

Queensland University of technology, Brisbane Graduate School of Business

Southern Cross University, Graduate College of Management

Approximate Salaries for MBA in Health Care in USA

Hospital Administrator approximate salary 5-120,000 per year

Health care consultant salary $ 99,500 to 105,000 per year

Health Care Services Director of Program Management $ 90,000-95000 per year

Some major employers are IMS Health, Amedisys, Amgen, and HCA.

In India MBA in Hospital administration were paid 5-8 lakhs per year

List of Business School -MBA in Health Care Graduate Programs

http://www.gradschools.com/search-programs/mba-health-care

Tips For Pursuing Health care management career -useful courses

1. For graduates with medical and paramedical programs MBA in health care management and MBA in health services is preferable.

2. For graduates in subjects other than medical or paramedical a general MBA may be better with focus on health care.

3. For those good in quantitative areas biotech, bioinformatics and bio engineering are preferable.

4. Students who would like to pursue research or teaching careers would be better advised to get into MA and M.SC programs in health care.

5. Most or all full time programs require GMAT

6. Unless you are employed and cannot get a study leave, full time programs will have more weight and effectiveness

7. It would be better to take courses in entrepreneurship and venture capital management to enable to work in health care start ups or invest in a start up after some years if not immediately after graduation.

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MARKET UPDATE : HOT FROM THE PRESS

* BANKING : bank credit dips for the forthnight ended 15 Jan after rising for 3
consecutive fortnights.. On YoY basis credit grew 13.8% v/s RBI projection of
18% for FY10.. Separately Moody’s changes fundamental credit outlook for
Indian banking system to stable from -ve on bk of favourable trends in
economic indicators

* BHARTI : invites bids to outsource the management of its 120k km of inter-city
optic fibre cable network.. deal estimated to be worth upto bn over 5yrs

* WIPRO : enters into multi year outsourcing agreement with British American
Tobacco for its global biz ops

* NTPC : to miss power capacity addition by 70% this fiscal year, to add 990Mw
this fiscal v/s target of 3,300Mw

* POWERGRID : board approves plan to sell 10% of equity.. also plans to invest
Rs2.16bn for a 1000MW project to be commissioned in 28 months

* AHLUWALIA CONTRACTS : wins order worth Rs 5bn

* ONGC : signs accord on oil exploration with Sonangol of Angola

* BHEL : to sign JV with MP Power generation Co to setup 2X800Mw super critical
power plant in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh

* CADILA : CFO says sales may climb 22% to bn next year

* ADANI GRP : Min of Environment & Forest denies co nod for coal mining for
setting up a 1980mw power plant in Maharashtra

Corporate News – Industry trends

– Global cues and fears of tightening monetary measures by the central bank
pulled down the benchmark BSE Sensex 490.6 points (2.92%), marking the
sixth day the market has been in a bear grip. (BS)

– Lower input costs and growth in sales have helped Steel Authority of India
Ltd (SAIL) almost double its net profit for the third quarter ended December
31, 2009; the company’s net profit stood at Rs16.7bn, almost double the
Rs8.4bn in the same quarter last fiscal. (BL)

– Banks and financial institutions are on a resource mobilisation spree overseas
to take advantage of the current low interest rates; Bank of Baroda, Union
Bank of India, IDBI Bank, and Export Import Bank of India plan to tap the
overseas debt market to mop up .5-2bn in the next month or so. (BL)

– Hindustan Unilever’s (HUL) advertising expenses simply galloped in the
December quarter, even as both its sales and net profits grew at a modest
pace. To put it in context, the sum of Rs6bn that HUL set aside towards
advertising and promoting its brands was three times what it spent on its
employees (Rs2bn) and nearly equal to the operating profit (Rs6bn) it
generated for this quarter.(BL)

– The Steel Minister is set to take up the issue of making operational the joint
venture International Coal Ventures Ltd (ICVL) with his coal counterpart.
(BL)

– DLF Ltd posted a 30.2% drop in its consolidated net profit for the third
quarter ended December 2009 to Rs4.6bn, but said that demand was robust
across all segments of housing and there are signs of recovery in leasing of
office space. (BL)

– Tata Communications said that it plans to invest about US mn over the next
two years into its newly-formed Global Media & Entertainment Solutions (GMES)
group. (BL)

– India’s leading sea carriers, Shipping Corporation of India, GE Shipping and
Mercator Lines, are looking at buying ships for resale from yards, as their
original buyers succumb to the downturn in shipping cycles and cancel purchase
contracts. (BS)

– Lanco Infratech Ltd has secured contracts worth Rs56.7bn from its subsidiary,
Lanco Mahanadi Power Pvt Ltd, in connection with the setting up of a 2×660-Mw
pulverised coalfired power plant in Maharashtra. (BS)

– Jaypee Group firm Jaiprakash Power Ventures said it will raise up to
US0mn by issue of bonds for meeting capital expenditure of the company,
its joint ventures and projects being implemented through company’s
subsidiaries. (BS)

– NTPC, India’s largest power utility, plans to sell at least 15% of its additional
capacity through power exchanges to third-party buyers, which would be outside
the purview of a power purchase contract. (ET)

– The government is considering selling its stakes in engineering company Larsen
& Toubro (L&T) and consumer goods maker ITC in tranches to state-run
financial institutions, as it walks a tightrope between raising funds to tide over
fiscal deficit and keep lobby groups in good humour. (ET)

– As many as four telecom proposals were deferred and two rejected by the
Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) at its last meeting on January 18. The
deferred proposals include those from Etisalat DB Telecom (UAE), Verizon
Communications (US), Arkadin SAS (France), and Telecordia Technologies (US).
Applications filed by Telstra Telecommunications (Australia) and Global Holding
Corporation have been rejected. (DNA)

Economic/Regulatory development

– The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has pitched for
a modified Software Technology Park Scheme in the forthcoming Union Budget
(2010-11) in order to facilitate the uninterrupted growth IT and IT Enabled
Services (ITeS), particularly as the industry’s growth has dipped to 15% in 2008-
09 from an average growth of over 30% in the last decade. (BL)

– Imports of sensitive items rose 34.5% in April-October 2009 at Rs354bn from
Rs263bn during the corresponding previous period, according to official data
released on Wednesday. (BL)

– Sugar mills have told the Centre that the country would need to import only
another 15-16 lakh tonnes of sugar to meet the current 2009-10 season’s
(October-September) consumption requirements along with ensuring the
reasonable opening stock. (BL)
International trends

– Toyota Motor Corp’s American depositary receipts tumbled the most in a year
after the company halted US output and sales of eight models because of a part
that spurred a 2.3 million vehicle recall. Toyota’s move covers the topselling
Camry and Corolla sedans, along with the Avalon and Matrix cars; RAV4,
Highlander and Sequoia sport-utility vehicles; and Tundra pick-ups. (ET)

Hypo Venture Capital: Retirement Investing ? Expert Tips

 

 

Consider Many Retirement Investment Options and Diversify Portfolio

Here at Hypo Venture Capital we are committed to offering our clients access to the latest and broadest range of financial services and products on the market. We know that choosing the right strategy, the right investment and the right product is no easy task in this day and age! Whether its advice, investments or financial planning we are here to answer all your questions and facilitate all your financial needs.

 

There are so many options for retirement investment planning that even the most ambitious person can feel daunted. But learning about retirement investment strategies as a young or middle-aged adult can save all kinds of financial worries later. The soundest approach to investing for retirement is to save slowly but persistently, and invest widely with as much information as possible.

 

The Best Approach to Retirement Investing

Every expert has a different recommendation for the best retirement investment decisions, but some advice is universal: 1. Figure out how much retirement income will be needed. Retirement investment calculators are available online that can predict how much a given investment will be worth or how much retirement income will be needed to maintain quality of life by retirement; 2. Start now by opening an investment retirement savings account. Even a small amount, deposited every week or every paycheck, eventually adds up to substantial savings that can be used to fund a comfortable retirement; 3.Knowledge is power. Take every opportunity to learn about retirement investments, as well as the best investment planning in general, and invest money from the aforementioned retirement account wisely as opportunities appear; and 4. Create a diverse portfolio. Some stocks will go up while others go down. The real estate market might be booming while sales in other areas fall. The best retirement investment planning takes this into account and invests in several different options at once to ensure a solid investment portfolio that will do well, no matter what.

 

Retirement Investment Options

There are many retirement investment strategies available. While the best investment plan is always to diversify, with several investments, the following options are a key part of most investment strategies aimed at yielding retirement income: Annuities – An annuity works like the opposite of a mortgage. Money is invested in advance, and in retirement years the annuity pays out principle and interest on the investment; GICs – GICs guarantee a fixed rate of interest if money is left in an investment for a pre-arranged period. Once the term of the GIC is up, retirement funds can be reinvested again until needed; Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds – While there are differences, each of these investment vehicles is a way to speculate by investing money where it may grow – or may, possibly, shrink. The riskier the investment, the greater the potential earning. It’s wise to invest a portion of retirement savings in riskier investments like stocks and mutual funds, if thorough research suggests that they have a good chance of succeeding in delivering a healthy return on investment; and Home Equity – Real estate is always a smart investment, and paying off the family home before retirement is one of the smartest investments. House values will only rise over time, and home equity can also be used in a reverse mortgage or withdrawn in a lump sum home equity loan if money is needed to supplement retirement income.

 

The best move, for anyone thinking about investing for retirement, is to learn as much as possible about retirement investment strategies and consider all the options in selecting investments. Speaking with a qualified financial advisor is a first step on the way to a solid investment strategy, and the first step to a profitable retirement portfolio.

 

About the Author:

Stephen Holmes is a Senior Vice President at Hypo Venture Capital, with experience in the Financial Services industry spanning over 25ys and 3 Continents. Stephen currently directs the Portfolio Risk Management Group after moving from the Equity Derivatives Research Group 3yrs ago. He has a PhD in Experimental Particle Physics and has been working in the alternative investment industry since 1992. His interests include classical music, reading and he often is a guest speaker at corporate functions with a focus on ‘Technology in Society’.

 

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Tips on Looking for a Good Venture Capital Business Firm

Numerous ventures are experienced with the challenging task of increasing thier venture capital. If you are one them, then this process might be helpful on finding the right venture capital firm for your business. Although this may look easy. There are numerous of venture capital firms in the United States alone, and becoming after the wrong ones is one of the most common causes why companies break to raise the capital they need.

When looking for a right venture capital firm for your business, there are 6 key things to consider, and this are:

location sector preference stage preference partners portfolio assets.

Location
Most venture capital firms they only invest within 100 miles of their business office. By investing approximately home, the business firm are able to more actively get affected with and add value to their portfolio companies.

Sector preference
Numerous venture capital firms center on particular sectors such as healthcare, information technology I.T., wireless technologies, and others. In most cases, even if you have a goostanding company, if you fail outside of the venture capital sector preference, they will pass on the opportunities.

Stage preference
Venture Capital tend to center on another stages of ventures. For example, some Venture capitals prefer ahead of time stage ventures where the risk is avid, but so are the expected returns. Conversely, some Venture capital centre on providing capital to business firms to bridge capital breaches before they go on public.

Business Partners
Venture capital business firms are represented of individual partners. These partners create investment decisions and commonly take a seat on each portfolio company’s Board. Partners tend to invest in what they experience, so finding a business partner that has past work experience in your industry is very helpful. This relevant experience reserves them to more fully understand your venture’s value proposal and gives them assurance that they can add value, thus advancing them to invest.

Business Portfolio
Even as you should search venture capital business firms whose partners have undergo in your industry, the ideal venture capital business firm has portfolio companies in your area as well. Portfolio company direction, as they are industry experts, often advises venture capitalist as to whether the company in doubtful is worthwhile. Additionally, if your venture has potential synergies with a portfolio company, this importantly raises the venture capital interest in your business firm.

Business Assets
Most companies searching venture business capital for the first timer will require subsequent cycles of capital. As such, it is helpful if the venture capital has enough funds, enough cash to enter in follow-on cycles. This will bring through the company important time and effort in maintaining an enough cash balance.

Finding the right venture capital business firm is absolutely vital to companies seeking venture capital. Success solutions in the capital required and important assistance in arising your venture. Conversely, breaking down to find the right firm often results in increasing no capital at all and being ineffective to grow the venture.

Interested in early-stage company investment? Duke alumni Mitch Mumma ’81 of Intersouth Partners speaks about the basics of venture capital. A former chairman of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development and current technology general partner at Intersouth, Mitch has had full-cycle venture investment experience. He has held management positions with various companies throughout his career, including three start-up companies, all of which subsequently went public. Part of the Duke Entrepreneurship Education Series. Visit www.dukedees.com for more information.
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Five Tips To Start Up Your Own Wide-Format Printer Shop

Starting a business as a print service provider with a wide-format printer or a large-format printer may prove to be a profitable venture for you. The demand for printing jobs requiring the use of a wide-format printer or a large-format printer is growing steadily but not enough to make these specialized printing machines into a staple in every home or office. You can make some good money addressing this demand.

But just like any startup business, you need to do your research and study your options before you launch your business. If you do not do your homework first, you might end up losing money instead of earning it. No one goes into business just to lose money, after all.

So, what do you need to know before you start a business as a print service provider? There are so many things that you need to think about as you make your business plan, but here are five basic tips that can help you get started with your business.

1. Figure out what kind of printing jobs to specialize in. While it is certainly tempting to start up a super printing shop that offers a wide range of services, it may be more feasible for you to narrow your focus to only a limited number of services, especially if your capital is limited. You can just expand the range of your services when you begin to see a return on your investments.

When you choose the services to focus on, do a scope of the place where you will locate your shop. Check out what kind of printing services your competition offers. You will probably get more profits by augmenting the services that your competition lacks.

2. Purchase the right printing equipment. Once you have made the decision on what kind of printing services to focus on, you need to buy the right kind of printing equipment that will help you offer these services. Remember that while many wide-format printers and large-format printers are versatile, you should buy the printers that are more suited to the printing jobs you have in mind. Do not forget the accessories, such as the laminator, the cutters and the binders.

Also, do not be swayed easily by advertising. Look at the specifications of the printer and buy only the printers that have the features that you need. In addition, buy brand new printers. Most high-end wide-format printers and large-format printers are very expensive, but you can get entry-level printers at around ,000 on the average.

3. Develop a relationship with suppliers. You would definitely need supplies to run your business, such as paper and printer ink. You need to find suppliers that offer good deals on the supplies that you need and develop a relationship with them so you can get discounts on bulk deliveries and other perks.

4. Hire the right people. Wide-format printers and large-format printers are special machines. The people whom you will hire to handle them must be trained properly in how to handle them. They would need to have a good working knowledge on color management, paper types, fonts and other aspects of commercial printing.

5. Keep abreast with technology. Technology changes fast, especially in the printing industry. You need to keep yourself updated with changes and developments in technology so you can upgrade your business as you go along.

Opening a business and becoming a print service provider that uses wide-format printers and large-format printers can be a truly profitable venture for you. But you need to do your homework first to ensure that your business will soar instead of bust.
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Are You Looking For Capital? Executive Summary Tips

The process of obtaining capital for a startup can be very difficult and time-consuming. To minimize the amount of time and expenses entrepreneurs should follow some steps. The first step is writing a detailed business plan, which includes product or service description, technology used, financial projections, market analysis, advertising strategy, management team details and sales forecast. When the plan is ready, write an executive summary. It is the tool that helps you present your idea, vision and implementation strategy to business investors, revealing whether there are any chances for a high return on investment.

Ideal Length

The executive summary should be maximum two pages long. It should contain only essential information and investors should understand what you do from the very beginning.  Leave the details for the business plan,  as the aim of the executive summary is to entice readers to read the rest. The presentation is supposed to last no more than ten minutes and ideally be accompanied by a slideshow.

Content and Structure

What do include in the executive summary, since it has to contain essential, concise and interesting information as well? Begin with company name and industry field, a short description of the business, management team, market, product or service and its advantages, as well as target customers. Move on to the execution of the plan , followed by funds required, when, why and how you will use these funds, milestones for each funding round, revenue and, finally, contact information.

Mistakes to Avoid

Some common mistakes inexperienced presenters make: forget about the audience and avoid eye-contact, use a monotonous tone, do not rehearse the speech and sound unnatural, start reading from the slides, use too much technical language, list too many names, fill the slides with text, do not state the essential, forget that simplicity is the easiest way to avoid misunderstandings, do not reveal a realistic connection between funding requirements and the efficient use of the money.

What business investors need to know after listening to the presentation of your executive summary is whether your venture is worth investing in. Whether you appeal to angel investors or to venture capitalists, they will also provide you advice and expertise they have gained by previously working with similar companies in their portfolio. For a successful deal consider investors’ stage and industry preference, as well as geographic location. The closer they are to your offices, the more actively implied they can be.

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