The No-Money Down CEO shakes up the small business industry by exploding the financial myths about startups, challenging the rules regarding the need for any initial working capital and eliminating the need for “outside investors” to help entrepreneurs pursue their dreams.

“In today’s economic upheaval and ongoing credit crunch, would-be entrepreneurs unfortunately think that they have to put their dreams on the shelf until they find an investor or a bank extends them credit to get started. Not so.” said Dr. Pinkett, chairman and CEO of the successful Newark, NJ based consulting firm, BCT Partners. “The No-Money Down CEO is a comprehensive guide that entrepreneurs can use to find ways to fund their dreams with little to no money.”

In the quickly eroding job market, displaced workers, new job seekers and recent college graduates are showing an increased interest in starting their own businesses, but are facing the economic realities of diminished savings and a tight credit market, two financial lifelines that traditionally support new business owners. The No-Money Down CEO shows would-be entrepreneurs that despite these concerns, they can start their business with little to no cash. In fact, statistics show that:

• 48% of fast-growing businesses started with $20,000 or less
• 36% of fast-growing businesses started with $10,000 or less
• 13% of fast-growing businesses started with $1,000 or less

*SOURCE: Inc. Magazine; based on start-up capital raised by the Inc. 500 Fastest-Growing Companies

Dr. Pinkett states, “While conventional thinking is that you have to have a lot of money to start a business, research has found that almost half of high-growth businesses started with only $20,000 or less, while approximately 1 out of every 10 high-growth businesses started with only $1,000 or less. The No-Money Down CEO provides specific steps for entrepreneurs to do the same.”

Packed with valuable business lessons from Dr. Pinkett, The No-Money Down CEO offers insider’s tips, tools and techniques designed to put any business on the fast track to becoming a multi-million dollar success. The No-Money Down CEO approaches every aspect of business capital from bootstrapping to micro financing, proving to entrepreneurs that despite the economy, there's more than one way for to fund their dream business.

Dr. Pinkett, a former star athlete at Rutgers University who also holds an MBA and PhD from MIT, said, “Right now, our spiraling job market and bleak economic outlook has control over so many lives. Entrepreneurship is the lifeline that can give people the ability to take that control back. One of the hardest things for any entrepreneur to do is to find the money they need to finance their dreams. With The No-Money Down CEO, I’m making sure that those dreams don’t disappear.”

ABOUT TRUMP UNIVERSITY
Trump University offers online and live training, reference materials and coaching in a wide variety of real estate and business topics. Their real estate courses teach you how to think big and then build a great portfolio, step-by-step. To learn more visit www.trumpuniversity.com .

ABOUT RANDAL PINKETT
Dr. Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, speaker, writer, scholar and community servant. He is the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, a multimillion-dollar management, technology and policy-consulting firm based in Newark, NJ. A sought after public speaker and advocate for numerous corporate, youth and community groups, Dr. Pinkett is the author of Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur’s Guide To Launching a Multimillion-Dollar Business and The No-Money Down CEO: How to Start Your Dream Business With Little or No Cash. Notably, Dr. Pinkett made history as the first African-American ever to receive a Rhodes Scholarship at Rutgers University. He firmly believes in the mantra “for those to whom much is given, much is expected.”

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February 25, 2008 New York

As a lead-up to The Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump will reveal to readers of the Trump Blog, located at www.trumpuniversity.com/blog, exactly why he selected each cast member. The series begins with country music star and producer Clint Black and will continue through the start of the television show.

Premiering Sunday, March 1st 9/8c on NBC, this season of The Celebrity Apprentice features 16 famous and accomplished personalities: Clint Black, Andrew Dice Clay, Annie Duke, Tom Green, Natalie Gulbis, Scott Hamilton, Jesse James, Claudia Jordan, Khloe Kardashian, Brian McKnight, Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Brande Roderick, Dennis Rodman, Herschel Walker, and Tionne Watkins.

Donald Trump noted, "This is an amazing group of people and I am thrilled to have them appear on The Celebrity Apprentice. Each one is known for making things happen. They have incredible drive and larger than life personalities, which will make this season well worth watching. I think this will be The Apprentice series' best season ever."

In his articles, Donald Trump describes each cast member's achievements, the hardships they have faced and how each celebrity has overcome adversity. Mr.Trump also writes about the charities that the cast members are playing on behalf of and describes the important work that these not-for-profit organizations accomplish.

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David Lindahl loves a commercial real estate market that’s in trouble, because that means there’s opportunity. In his new Trump University book, “Commercial Real Estate Investing 101”, he explains why most beginning investors fail: “Most investors buy once the market is on the rise. They buy after they’ve seen others succeed. By then it’s too late.”

The key to success, then, is buying at just the right time, and then learning how to increase the value of your real estate investment as quickly as possible. Trump University’s online real estate courses and Lindahl’s new book gives you a step-by-step process to do just that.

The other key to success: Understand that you don’t need a huge bankroll to get started. This Trump University book explains in simple, plain-language terms how you can build a team of investors who will help you make deals.

The Trump book explains:

• The hallmarks of a good potential commercial real estate market;
• How to research and find those markets;
• The art of buying at just the right time;
• How to find, contact and negotiate with potential sellers;
• Building your investing ‘dream team’ of experts, from a broker to contractors;
• Where to secure cash for your investment;
• How to figure out the actual value of a building;
• Quick ways to increase the value of a commercial building;
• How to close a deal; and
• How to ensure cash flow (and why it matters).

ABOUT DAVID LINDAHL
David Lindahl started out as a landscaper with zero investing or construction experience. Now, he’s invested in over 560 properties and teaches his method all over the United States.

ABOUT TRUMP UNIVERSITY
Trump University offers online and live training, reference materials and coaching in a wide variety of real estate and business topics. Their commercial real estate courses teach you how to think big and then build a great portfolio, step-by-step.
 

New York, NY--At the end of 2007 Florida foreclosures increased over 65 percent but anticipated tax reliefs and reductions in home owners insurance has created profitable investment opportunities for a recent Trump University real estate graduate.

As a tax accountant, Shirnette Blaine-Tarpeh knew the homeowners' tax reliefs for 2007 and reduction in homeowners insurance could result in home values increasing during the first half of2008. She enrolled in one of Trump University's real estate investment introductory class to learn the industry insight she needed to select and purchase the most profitable properties available in the Florida market.

"There were great investment opportunities in Florida foreclosure listings, and I wanted to jump into the real estate game," said Blaine-Tarpeh. "I thought that if I were to learn about real estate, given Donald Trump's real estate reputation, there was no other place to go but Trump University. I had no doubt that by studying real estate investment at Trump University I would succeed because I was learning from the best. And I was ready to succeed."

Since her first real estate investment, Blaine-Tarpeh has helped her tax clients locate single family properties for investments, in addition to helping a local community with its current search for a new church.

"Shirnette was aware of her local real estate market in Florida, and what profitable investment opportunities were available to her, and her tax clients," said Josef Katz, Vice President of Marketing for Trump University. "She took her tax knowledge and combined that knowledge with the step-by-step strategies she learned from Trump University's experts about investing in real estate. Now she knows how to choose a reliable and profitable investment, and is well on her way to building her own rich portfolio."

Blaine-Tarpeh's next big project is 20 acres of land she currently has under contract, and which she plans on developing for resale. She also plans on utilizing quick cash strategies to flip other properties and invest in a multi-family property for monthly cash flow.

"My ultimate goal is to learn everything I can about the business of real estate not only to be profitable and successful, but because it's becoming a game to me... I am having so much fun!" said Blaine-Tarpeh.

About Trump University
An exceptional perspective on building success, a hands-on approach, a world-class faculty and Ivy League quality curriculums are what make Trump University unlike any other on-line education institution in the world. Since 2005, Donald Trump's on-line university has been teaching its thriving community of members everything from real estate investing, to marketing, entrepreneurship skills, business planning, management, wealth creation and many other subject matters that appeal to aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals. To learn more visit www.trumpuniversity.com

New York, NY - Although foreclosures will continue to grow in number, 2008 will go on record as the most opportune year for Trump University students interested in investing in valuable discount properties across the nation. Naval officer, Joseph Erskine, quickly realized that foreclosure homes offer better deals than the regular market, and enrolled in Trump University's Real Estate Investors Training program to learn how to master the art of quick-turn real estate investing. His local Washington marketplace was flooded with pre-foreclosures and as the prices kept going lower Erskine quickly worked with his Trump University real estate mentor to start investing in properties.

After investing in six residential properties, Erskine then worked with his mentor to purchase several other residential properties without using any of his own money or credit. "The powerful negotiating strategies I learned from the Trump University faculty opened all the doors," said Erskine. "Each deal I made used the system of Other People's Monies (OPM). The bottom line was, I did not put any monies into the deals. I walked into each property with tenants and equity already established."

"Erskine moved very quickly toward real estate success by utilizing Trump University's real estate mentors and call-in counseling lines of the Trump Wealth Builder's Network," said Josef Katz, Vice President of Marketing at Trump University. "While Erskine had the power of self-application and self-discipline he learned in the Navy, Trump University's expert mentor helped Erskine locate properties and negotiate with sellers and buyers. That gave him the knowledge he needed to successfully close his first deals."

"From the beginning the decision to join the Trump University membership has been a great boost," said Erskine. "It's what led me to become part of a fine organization that I know now as a pivotal point in turning my life in a direction of great wealth and opportunity to help others."

About Trump University
An exceptional perspective on building success, a hands-on approach, a world-class faculty and Ivy League quality curriculums are what make Trump University unlike any other on-line education institution in the world. Since 2005, Donald Trump's on-line university has been teaching its thriving community of members everything from real estate investing, to marketing, entrepreneurship skills, business planning, management, wealth creation and many other subject matters that appeal to aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals. To learn more visit www.trumpuniversity.com