Strategic Ventures Conglomerate
Welcome to website of the Strategic Ventures Conglomerate (SVC). The Strategic Ventures Conglomerate is committed to the advancement of capitalism. Corporations operating under the umbrella of the SVC accept that mission, and pledge to dedicate themselves to its cause, accepting the burdens of leadership and governance as a badge of corporate honor. The rewards of successful commerce are many, and the challenges are great. It is our pledge to undertake the challenges and reap the rewards, always with an eye towards the glory of the individual corporation and the ascendancy of the Conglomerate.
"Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul."
-Niccolo Machiavelli
News and Events:
June 10, 2010 - SVC Disbands - With the academic year complete, the SVC is officially disbanded. Out with a bit of a whimper. Thanks for visiting the site, but it is here solely for posterity sake.
April 15, 2010 - SVC Revenue Report - SVC member corporations received monthly revenue pay-outs today. In honor of the U.S. Income Tax deadline, the drawing was held by Douglas H. Shulman (The IRS Commissioner) in the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The results of this month's drawing as well as a report of all tabulations per corporation can be download (Download April Revenue and Tax Report - note all calculations are based upon a pre-assessment valuation of corporations and may vary from actual assessed values.)
March 12, 2010 - SVC Revenue Report - SVC member corporations received monthly revenue pay-outs today. This month's low-sodium drawing was held on the shore of the Indian Ocean to honor Mohandas K. Gandhi's 200-mile march to protest a British tax on salt. Please note, ZyTech Inc. will have a delayed transaction due to insufficient liquid funds to pay off their taxes. The results of this month's drawing as well as a report of all tabulations per corporation can be download (Download March Revenue and Tax Report - note all calculations are based upon a pre-assessment valuation of corporations and may vary from actual assessed values.)
February 19, 2010 - SVC Revenue Report - After SVC employees finally returned to work after the epic Snowmageddon storm disrupted life in Northern Virginia, revenue and tax figures have finally been calculated and posted to corporate accounts. Several teams will have delayed transactions due to insufficient liquid funds to pay off their taxes. These corporations will have until Monday, March 1st to liquidate assets to cover costs to avoid random liquidation of assets by SVC tax collectors. This month results of the drawing as well as a report of all tabulations per corporation can be download (Download February Revenue and Tax Report - note all calculations are based upon a pre-assessment valuation of corporations and may vary from actual assessed values.)
January 15, 2010 - Government Bail-out Funds Deposited - The 4 million WID government bail-out package was dispersed into SVC corporate accounts today. Per the directions of the Senate panel, the funds were divided equally between the two campuses and then distributed to SVC corporations based upon merit as displayed in security rating, lobbying, and presentation before the Senate panel. Funds were delivered today just after the revenue and tax cycle which leaves the funds as tax-free until the next pay period. Check the score ticker to view details of the pay-outs.
January 15, 2010 - SVC Revenue Report - SVC member corporations received monthly revenue pay-outs today. Revenue steps and tax rates were determined according to procedures outlined in the SVC Articles of Incorporation. Corporations operating in the technology sector were the big winners this month with a salary step adjustment of +5 and an extremely low tax rate of 20%. Well done technology companies. You bring great wealth to the Conglomerate. The chance card drawing was held this month at the MVGS retreat center in Trinity College, Cambridge in honor of the recent birthday of Sir Isaac Newton. The drawing required a great deal of force to happen since the inertia of the SVC committee was difficult to overcome--hence the one day delay in revenue and tax day. This month results of the drawing as well as a report of all tabulations per corporation can be download (Download January Revenue and Tax Report - note all calculations are based upon a pre-assessment valuation of corporations and may vary from actual assessed values.)
UPDATE - January 7, 2010 - Additional Materials for Thunderbear Code - To decrypt the Thunderbear code, you will need the following article: Yemen Post Article.
UPDATE (7:34pm) - January 6, 2010 - Coded Messages Posted - Each corporation's message has been encoded by the SVC staff and posted on the SVC website (Download Coded Messages). Corporate code-breakers will have until 6:15am to email the Security Rating Administrator at aburton@lfcc.edu with deciphered messages. Good hunting.
January 6, 2010 - Senate Committee Challenge - SVC corporations were informed of the U.S. Senate's Stability and Assets Protection Plan (SAPP) today. SVC corporations met today to develop strategies for positioning themselves to be given large payouts from the Senate panel. Corporations will be lobbying throughout the week and will be presenting before the panel next Wednesday. In addition corporations are building up their security rating through developing an encryption scheme to protect information as well as through attempting to crack encryption schemes developed by other corporations.