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Generational Equity Presents $108,000 Check To Mavs Foundation & Trinity Strand Trail

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Generational Equity president Ryan Binkley and vice presidents Paul Blake and Jay Hellwig joined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on the basketball court on March 30, 2016, to present the proceeds of the 2015 Dallas Jingle Bell Run to the Mavs Foundation and the Trinity Strand Trail.

Director Katie Edwards received the check on behalf of the Mavs Foundation, while Trinity Strand Trail executive director Shelly White represented the Friends of the Trinity Strand Trail. [Read more…]

Yahoo CEO Resume Scandal Highlights Resume Fraud Trend

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Yahoo’s most recent CEO, Scott Thompson, was fired after it was discovered that he lied on his resume about his education. Thompson claimed that he had degrees in accounting and computer science from Stonehill College, but he only received a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

What’s worse is that Thompson’s educational background appears in Yahoo’s annual report, which was filed with the SEC. As CEO, he must legally confirm that everything in the document is truthful.

Thompson’s resume fraud is only the latest example in a growing trend that underlines the need for businesses of all sizes to certify that new hires are being truthful on their resumes. [Read more…]

Rush for Patents Highlights Opportunities for Business Owners

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Technology companies are going to war over patents. Not only are they paying billions of dollars for intellectual property, but they’re also filing lawsuits to protect their investments.

A recent case that started a few days ago is one that Oracle brought against Google. Oracle claims that Google’s Android operating system copied Java code, a “programming language and computing platform first released…in 1995.”

While the trial’s outcome will be important for software developers regarding what constitutes copyright infringement, Oracle’s history with Java provides a lesson about opportunities for all private business owners. [Read more…]