Sony Ericsson, one of the largest developers of high end mobile phones and worldâ??s fastest growing mobile phone manufacturer company. Everyone loves Sony Ericsson phones not because of its popularity but it gives us some finest handsets including CyberShot & Walkman phones. At present, Sony Ericsson is the second largest mobile vendor over the globe.Now, a question arises in our mind that Why Sony Ericsson mobiles are most popular among the users? It is just because of the exceptional use of mobile phone technologies in their latest phones. Presently, Sony Ericsson is the most famous leader of developing CyberShot & Walkman mobile phones. If you look at their latest releases like Sony Ericsson C902, C905, W980i, Xperia X1 and W910i then you get the answer of the first question why they are best among the rest. All of these latest Sony Ericsson handsets are most demanded yet just because of their unique design and features. The use of high resolution megapixel cameraâ??s in their latest phones makes it well performed CyberShot handset. Their CyberShot phones always give high quality videos as well as images. So, you donâ??t need to buy any digital camera after purchasing their Cyber-Shot phones. Currently, two of their handsets are more popular CyberShot handset and they are C902 & C905. Itâ??s a rumor that may be they are going to release 10 megapixel camera phones very soon. Now imagine the clarity of pictures taken by 10 megapixel camera handset. Devising Walkman phones are the most innovative idea of Sony Ericsson engineers because it creates a revolution in music series handsets. Their Walkman series phones are the most successful handsets ever. No other mobile phone manufacturer compete their Walkman phones. This is only because they have some extra ordinary technology which they use in their latest Sony Ericsson Walkman phones. These finest series of phones basically creates an unforgettable impact on the young generation who loves music. After buying their phones you must love with them. Sony Ericsson also has some other series of phones like K-series, P-Series and M-Series. So, they offer you variety of phones to choose from. Apart from their successful music phones they have some top smart phones & business handsets too. Sony Ericsson handsets may be the perfect Christmas gift for your dear ones. Some online phone shop offers these latest phones at very affordable rates along with some exclusive gifts. Connect with them and buy the most popular phone for your beloved one on this Christmas. I wish Merry Christmas in advance to everyone.
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Concept of LLP
Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) are commercial vehicles which combine the features of partnership and company form of business .The concept of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) has been introduced in India by way of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (notified on 31st March 2008).
A Limited Liability Partnership combines the advantages of both the Company and Partnership into a single form of organization. In an LLP one partner is not responsible or liable for another partner’s misconduct or negligence. In an LLP, all partners have limited liability for each individual’s protection within the partnership, similar to that of the shareholders of a limited company. However, unlike the company shareholders, the partners have the right to manage the business directly. An LLP also limits the personal liability of a partner for the errors, omissions, incompetence, or negligence of the LLP’s employees or other agents.
LLP – A Separate Legal entity
LLP is a separate legal entity, liable to the full extent of its assets; the liability of the partners would be limited to their agreed contribution in the LLP. Further, no partner would be liable on account of the independent or un-authorized actions of other partners, thus allowing individual partners to be shielded from joint liability created by another partner’s wrongful business decisions or misconduct.
Advantages and Disadvantages of LLP
Advantages
Disadvantages
Partners / Designated Partners of LLP
An LLP should have minimum 2 partners. Every LLP should have minimum 2 designated partners who are individuals and at least one of them should be resident in India.
Partner of LLP can be consisted of
a) Companies incorporated in and outside India
b) LLP incorporated in and outside India
c) Individuals Resident in and outside India
Designated Partner of LLP shall be responsible for the doing of all acts and things that are required to be carried out by the LLP and is responsible for the compliance of the provisions and filing of document / returns/ statements of LLP Act and as may be specified in the LLP agreement
Designated Partner shall be liable to all penalties imposed on the LLP for any contravention of provisions of LLP Act.
Designated Partner Identification Number (DPIN)
A person or nominee of a body corporate, intending to be appointed as who is appointed as designated partner of LLP should hold a Designated Partner Identification Number (DPIN) allotted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Director Identification Number (DIN) allotted under the Companies Act and DPIN are not same. DIN holder has to make a separate application for DPIN with his/her DIN. On submission of documents for verification, the DPIN status will be confirmed.
Management of LLP
Day to day operations of Limited Liability Partnership will be managed by Designated Partners, who are responsible for ensuring the compliances of all applicable laws.
Limited Liability Partnership is managed as per the LLP Agreement, however in the absence of such agreement the LLP would be governed by the framework provided in Schedule 1 of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 which describe the matters relating to mutual rights and duties of partners of the LLP and of the limited liability partnership and its partners.
Capital Contribution to LLP
Unlike in the case of a company, there is no requirement for minimum capital contribution for a LLP. However, the registration cost for LLP is determined on the basis of amount of contribution.
FDI in LLP
The Government of India has not notified the policy for Foreign Direct Investment in LLP.
Reservation of Name by a LLP registered out side India
A foreign LLP or a foreign company can reserve its existing name by which it is registered in the country of its incorporation by making an application to Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The reservation will be valid initially for three years and is renewable thereafter.
Branch office of Foreign LLP
A LLP registered outside India can establish an office in India and has to comply wit the provisions of LLP Act 2008.
LLP FORMATION
Pre-requisites for registering a LLP
Partners of LLP
An LLP should have minimum 2 partners. In case any Body Corporate is a partner, then it will be required to nominate any person (natural) as its nominee for the purpose of the LLP.
Partner of LLP can be consisted of
Designated Partner
Every LLP should have minimum 2 designated partners who are individuals and at least one of them should be resident in India.
A person or nominee of a body corporate, intending to be appointed as who is appointed as designated partner of LLP should hold a Designated Partner Identification Number (DPIN) allotted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
DPIN can be obtained by submitting application along with address proof and identity proof of the individuals.
Digital Signature Certificate
All forms for registration of LLP shall be filed online after signing digitally and for this purpose, one of the designated partners shall take digital signature certificate.
LLP Name
Selection of business name is crucial for the image of your venture. You select a name which reflects the business you plan. Ensure selected name satisfy LLP Name Guidelines of Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
LLP Agreement
Like partnership, partners of LLP can frame agreement for defining their terms, profit sharing ratio etc. The basic contents of Agreement are, Name of LLP, Name of Partners and Designated Partners, and Form of contribution, Profit Sharing ratio and Rights and Duties of Partners.
In case no agreement is entered into, the rights & duties as prescribed under Schedule I to the LLP Act shall be applicable. It is possible to amend the LLP Agreement but every change made in the said agreement must be intimated to the Registrar of Companies.
Registered Office
The Registered office of the LLP is the place where all correspondence related with the LLP would take place, though the LLP can also prescribe any other for the same. . A registered office is required for following purposes. At the time of incorporation, it is necessary to submit proof of ownership or right to use the office as its registered office with the Registrar of Companies.
PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF LLP INDIA
Stage I – Partners
Stage II – DPIN & DSC
Stage III – Name filing
Stage IV – Agreement
Stage V – Filing of Incorporation documents
Stage I – Partners
To form a LLP, there Minimum two partners and at least two shall be designated partners having DIPN. In case of body corporate as partners, their nominee can be act as designated partners. Out of two designated partners, one must be resident in India. (Who has stayed in India for a period of not less than one hundred and eighty two days during the immediately preceding financial year)
Stage II – Obtaining DPIN & Digital Signature
DPIN can be obtained by making an application online with MCA . After submitting the online application, signed physical copy of Form 7 has to be submitted to Ministry of Corporate Affairs along with certified copies of address proof and Identity proof of the applicant.
Digital Signature can be obtained from any of the Certifying Authorities in India.
Stage III – Name filing
After finalization of name, an application of name availability has to be filed in form 1 with MCA for approval. Please note that selection of name is subject to Guidelines issued by MCA.
Stage IV – Agreement
LLP agreement has to be drafted line with LLP Act. It is not mandatory to file LLP agreement at the time of registration and same can be file with in 30 days. If no agreement is framed, provisions of Schedule I of the LLP Act shall be applicable.
Stage V – Filing of Incorporation Documents
The following documents along with required attachments has to be filed with MCA
Form 2 : Details of partners, registered office etc
Subscription Sheet: All partners are required to subscribe their names along with signatures to the subscription sheet, which shall be witnessed by any chartered Accountant/Company Secretary/Advocate in practice.
Form 4: Consent of Partners – Consent of each partner to become a partner of Liability Partnership
Form 3: LLP agreement – this can be filed with in 30 days from the date of registration
Above said documents are required to be filed after signing digitally. After verification, registrar will register all documents and issue Certificate of Incorporation.
Ref : www.companiesinn.com
New Delhi: Delhiites will have little respite to thousands of trucks from the capital every day. The major initiative to decongest the city, reducing pollution and making the roads safer – Rs 4.120 crore western and eastern peripheral fast – growing at a snail’s pace.The bypass roads that are ambitious, in Delhi, semi-circular belt, through arches in the east and Haryana on the west side are exposed to the deadline in July 2009 by a major brand . Only 12% of the work on WPE is complete while the construction is not yet start the EPE that the project has received only one bid, a monitoring committee of the Supreme Court said in a damning report presented to the court Summit friday.Both WPE (Kundl-Manesar-Palwal) and EPA (Sonepat-Baghpat-Ghaziabad), with a total length of 269 km, are lagging badly. The deadline is July 27 WPE, but the monitoring committee on the inspection revealed that only 12.2% of the work had been carried out by contractors until December 31, 2008 against the target 73.21%.The WPE 135.65 km long, was awarded on a build-operate-transfer (BOT), a dealer KMP Expressway, a special purpose vehicle formed by Madhucon, Apollo and DSC consortium on 14 November 2005 for a period of concession of 23 years and 9 months, including the three-year construction period.”During the committee meeting on 17 November 2008, the Committee noted the slow progress made by the concessionaire of WPE and requested the Chief Secretary of Haryana to provide detailed report with delays on different activities,”the report submitted to the SC said.A bench comprising Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justices Arijit Pasayat and SH Kapadia asked for a report following a complaint filed by amicus curiae Harish Salve that the contractor had no money to proceed with construction. Land acquired, but no work on the e-modeNew Delhi: Detailing the progress, or lack thereof, on fast devices, including EPA (Sonepat-Baghpat-Ghaziabad), the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee has declared that 1310 hectares of a total of 13,560 hectares of land have been acquired, the work was yet to begin despite the detailed project report (DPR) being prepared on July 14, 2007.The only problem in assigning work to a contractor on the BOT basis has been receiving a single bid, despite numerous extension of the date of submission.”The starting date for submission of bids is 20 October 2008 and given the low response from the shortlist of bidders, it was extended up to five times at December 23, 2008 and even then, only one tender has been received before the deadline, “the committee said. ”The process of seeking the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for entering the single tender was launched in order to avoid delays …,” he said. Perfume this problem even earlier, the Committee asked Solicitor General GE Vahanvati and counsel for the Haryana government to file a report on progress in the WPE and EPE.The SC authorized the construction of two expressways to reduce the truck traffic on the roads of Delhi in the night. Most of the trucks using the city as a transit route. They are a major traffic problem and are involved in many fatal accidents.
There are five critical areas an SBA lender considers in detail when deciding whether to underwrite an SBA loan. These five areas are Cash-flow, collateral, credit, management experience and liquidity. If you plan to apply for an SBA loan make sure you consider each of these areas. You don’t need to be perfect in all these areas but if you are weak in one area you will need to be so much stronger in another.
Let’s have a look at each of these in a little more detail.
1. Cash-Flow
This is one of the most important areas. The lender is using a concept called Debt Service Coverage (DSC.) In simple terms, the lender wants to know that the business is producing enough positive cash flow to service the costs to run the business, provide an adequate income to the buyer so they can pay their personal bills and feed the family etc plus service the debt that will be incurred if a loan is approved. To use some numbers to provide a specific example, if the buyer of the business wanted to make an SBA loan that required an annual loan payment of $100,000 for the loan only, the bank would want to see the business generate a positive cash flow over and above all expenses to run the business of at least $120,000 per annum or at a Debt Service Coverage ratio of 1.2.
When deciding whether to lender money to the buyer of a business, the SBA lender analyzes the tax returns for all the businesses in which the borrower(s) owns 20% or more and the living expenses of each borrower and any sources of income.
All this information is considered within the time frame of at least the last three years so the SBA lender will need the buyer to provide 3 years of tax returns plus interim financial statements that are less than 90 days old.
2. Collateral
As the banks are primarily concerned with risk management, to protect the loan they may extend to the buyer, they look for collateral to take to support the loan. Collateral is simply an asset on standby the bank can take and seller if the borrower defaults on the loan.
When determining how much collateral is available, banks discount the property because they rarely get 100% of its value if the property is foreclosed upon. These reasons include that payments are usually in arrears, they will incur costs to sell the property such as agents and attorney’s etc. Typical discounts are 20% for residential properties and 20% for commercial real estate. Additionally, banks view properties ranging from easy-to-sell to difficult-to-sell. For example, factors that make properties harder to sell are: a) location, such as the property being in an outlying area, b) condition, might be old or not kept up, c) type, might be single purpose or raw land.
3. Credit
The credit of the borrower is important to the SBA lender. However, other areas of the business loan application need to be strong if the buyer’s credit report is poor. For example, if the business cash flow and collateral are strong, poor credit can often be overcome. If either of these areas are weak, however, the credit history becomes increasingly important.
Some banks focus on FICO scores, while others want to focus on the explanations to determine how much weight to give to credit issues. If you are thinking of applying for a loan to finance the purchase of a business, before you start looking for a business to buy, check your credit report and history are in order in case there are errors and you can therefore correct them.
4. Management Experience
In recent years, this area has become more and more important to the SBA lenders. Recent analysis of why business buyers failed showed that a lack of management experience in an industry was contributing factors. If the business buyer has not previously owned or managed a business in a particular industry may lead to a quick loan decline. Conversely, a buyer with the requisite management experience has shown the lenders that the owner has a greater chance to maintain revenues/profits at historical levels.
5. Liquidity
A business buyer needs to have a certain amount of money in cash to buy a business. The bank doesn’t want a hard asset used that needs to be sold so it’s critical that initial down payments be in cash. A borrower can borrow their down payment but this new loan payment must be factored into the analysis. Also keep in mind that different if you borrowing for a construction project, it may require even more liquidity to ensure the project’s completion. Finally, start-up businesses require significant savings to fall back upon and in the current economy are very difficult to finance.
Successfully applying for an SBA loan requires planning, attention detail, perseverance and follow up.
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The Sony Cybershot H9 is among the best super zoom cameras with 8.1 megapixel, 15x optical zoom feature. It has the Super Steady Shot technology to combat blurry images following camera shake. The H9 has wide and beautiful 3 inch screen and it is designed to flip out in a manner so as to allow compositions of images at low as well as high angles. The Cybershot H9 also has an innovative feature called the Nightshot that makes use of infra red feature so that photos can be taken even in complete darkness. The H9 lens focuses quickly and this makes it an ideal camera for capturing wildlife and sports images. The LCD screen offers exceptionally sharp images with composition of 230,400 pixels. To accommodate the large LCD size the controls have been arranged in a relatively small area. However the LCD itself offers flawless visibility even in difficult lighting conditions. Likewise the visibility is high even in direct sunlight. The macro mode in the camera is designed to allow close up of within 1cm from the subject. The Sony Cybershot H9 also offers movie mode with resolution of 640 x 480.
The camera also allows for the use of its zoom in the filming as compared to the other digital cameras. In the movie mode the camera zoom works at a slower speed to refocus on the subject in a manner whereby the internal motor sounds are not recorded. The Cybershot H9 is also completely suited to creative photography with its manual control options such as manual exposure, manual focus, semi automatic exposure, metering options and custom white balance option.
The Canon PowerShot G3 ($799) is an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary upgrade of the PowerShot G2 battery code bp-511 . But Canon has added more than just bells and whistles. Here’s what’s new with the G3 np-bg1 :
You’re probably confused by that last item. iSAPS stands for Intelligent Scene Analysis based on Photographic Space (what a mouthful). The system is a database of photographic data, which has been accumulated by Canon over the last 60 years. When you press the shutter release button halfway, the G3 compares the current scene to the scenes in the database, and choose the best settings for that situation.
According to Canon, one of the key advantages to this new feature is a reduction in shutter lag time compared to earlier models like the G2. The G3 spends less time hunting for focus because it already “knows” how far the subject should be based on statistical analysis of other photos shot at the same focal length and light level. Pretty slick!
So that’s the iSAPS system — now learn about the other new G3 bp511 features in our review!
What’s in the Box?
The PowerShot G3 has an excellent bundle. Inside the box, you’ll find:
The PowerShot G3 is ready to go right out of the box. The only minor quibble I have is the 32MB memory card. Sure it’s a good start, but you should plan on buying a much larger card right away if you want to get serious about digital photography.
The G3 uses the same BP-511 Li-ion battery as its predecessor. The battery has a very respectable 8.1 Watt/hours of power. For the sake of comparison, the EN-EL1 battery used by the Nikon Coolpix 5700 is 5.0 Wh and the NP-FM50 on the Sony DSC-F717 is 8.5 Wh. Canon says that you’ll shoot about 750 pictures per charge with 50% LCD usage; you can stay in playback mode for 6 hours on a single charge.
When it’s time to recharge, you just plug in the included AC adapter. This same AC adapter can be used to power the camera in the studio, or if you’re just transferring photos to your computer. Charging the battery takes about 80 minutes.
The downside with proprietary batteries like the BP-511 is the cost ($60) and the fact that you can’t use standard batteries (as you can with AA-based cameras) if you’re in a bind. That’s why I usually prefer cameras that use AA batteries.
The G3 includes a lens cap and strap to protect your lens. I must say I’m happy that everyone seems to be including both the cap and retaining strap these days.
Another nice surprise is the inclusion of the WL-DC100 wireless remote control (shown above). You can control the camera in both record and playback mode with this device.
Like the PowerShot G2, the G3 is an accessory lovers dream. There are even some new options available. In the lens department, you can use the WC-DC58N wide-angle converter ($199) to shorten the focal length to 24mm, or the TC-DC58N tele converter ($129) to bring the top end up to 240mm. I tried both of these and was impressed with the results. A 58mm close-up lens ($125) is also available. Note that the LA-DC58B conversion lens adapter ($24) is required in order to use these.
The G3 is compatible not only with EX-series Speedlites, but also the Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX ($750), Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX ($1100), and the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 ($340).
Other accessories include a soft carrying case and dual battery charger w/car power adapter ($180).
The G3 can also print directly to Canon’s CP-10, CP-100, S830D, and S530D photo printers.
The Canon PowerShot G3 is one of the finest digital cameras on the market. It offers robust performance, tons of manual controls, unmatched system expandability, and excellent photo quality. The DIGIC processor has made the G3 one of the most responsive cameras I’ve used. The playback and movie modes are some of the best out there, as well. The neutral density filter is a nice bonus, but my guess is that the average shooter probably won’t use it. But it’s not a perfect camera. The redeye and strange (but rare) purple fringing that I noticed were surprising for a camera of the G3’s caliber. The diopter correction knob was hard to use, and I didn’t care for the view of the lens through the optical viewfinder at wide-angle.
Now for the million dollar question: is the G3 the best 4 or 5 Megapixel camera out there? Guess what, I’m not going to answer. I don’t think there is one camera that is best for everyone (I mean that honestly, not as a cop out). The G3 is definitely a contender that goes up nicely against cameras from Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, and Sony. Do your research and you (rather than me) can decide what the perfect camera is for your needs.
If I was a PowerShot G2 owner, I probably wouldn’t race out and upgrade. If I was deciding between a G2 and G3, I’d pony up the extra cash for the G3. My main reasons for doing so would be the DIGIC processor and the 4X zoom lens.
So I hope this helped somewhat in your decision making!
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