Investorideas.com Reports on the Pulse of Economy; Small Business Fighting Back; Investors Still Cautious

Investorideas.com Reports on the Pulse of Economy; Small Business Fighting Back; Investors Still Cautious


August 26, 2010 (http://www.investorideas.com/ Newswire) Investor Ideas, an investment research portal specialized in sector research, reports on the pulse of the economy based on its internal data from online activity, interaction with investors, small cap company CEO’s and the financial community.

Investorideas.com is an online meeting place for investors, public companies and entrepreneurs in leading sectors including cleantech, energy, mining, water, Homeland Security and other high profile sectors.



Investorideas.com audience is global, with its predominant audiences and customers in North America.

Investorideas.com President, Dawn Van Zant reports:

“In May Investorideas.com reported, “The past few months have been the best in the past two years in terms of new advertising dollars, new business and strategic partnering. That sales momentum from online advertising was short lived and was as unstable as the market but new business has recently picked up again -but this time from a different source. Now its small business spending again and looking longer term.



Management of small companies that we deal with and talk to are working harder then ever and being more creative than ever to keep their business running through difficult times. Small business feels very much on its own, carving its own path through the turbulence.



I had a conversation today with a CEO of a struggling company that also gave startling insight as to what he sees behind the scenes in the American Economy. He said he has talked to a growing number of unemployed workers that have given up and are now turning to a mentality of seeking more from the Government in terms of compensation and handouts instead of looking for new opportunities and rebuilding their own lives. He felt this sentiment was growing in numbers.



At the beginning of the year investors were spending on our site with memberships and stock directories and now that has scaled back significantly with investors only coming in and spending on our site when we have several positive up days in row in the market. Investors are very cautious but still actively searching for information and more importantly- leadership and direction.



We have seen recent activity and interest come through our site in the water sector as smart money looks for opportunities in the water space. “



What does this mean for the capital markets and investors? The spirit and heart of small business is still very much alive – so there is opportunity our there if you look for it. Investors are looking for leadership – maybe they are looking in the wrong places. Look at innovation, change and direction from small business instead of Government data and media sentiment. Small business is the driving force of the economy.



Maybe Government and Media should also spend more time and attention looking at small business as well, and how to motivate, incentivize and help it find its way back.



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Recently Added Mining Stocks for Online Mining Investor Conference: Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: DDN), Mansfield Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: MDR),

Recently Added Mining Stocks for Online Mining Investor Conference: Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: DDN), Mansfield Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: MDR), Probe Mines Limited (TSX.V: PRB), West High Yield (WHY) Resources (TSX.V: WHY)


POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – February 18, 2008, www.InvestorIdeas.com, and its mining portals announce added speakers and presenters for the upcoming online mining & resource conference. The Mining Conference; “The Global Hunt for Commodities - Finding the Next Big Play in Mining Stocks”, offers investors free educational tools and creates a global forum for public companies and mining analysts and newsletter authors to present. The current list of speakers includes 12 listed mining companies and 9 industry speakers, with additional participants pending.

Participating public companies recently added include: Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: DDN), Mansfield Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: MDR), Probe Mines Limited (TSX.V: PRB) and West High Yield (WHY) Resources (TSX.V: WHY).

Current Analysts, newsletter authors and industry experts include well- known mining industry names: Michael A. Berry, PH.D., Eric Coffin, Peter Grandich, Jon Nadler -Senior Analyst, Kitco Inc, Fundamental Research Corp , Lawrence Roulston, Greg McCoach, Editor of the Mining Speculator. Marin Katusa, an accomplished investment analyst who specializes in the junior resource sector at Casey Research and Jay Taylor, Editor of Jay Taylor's Gold & Technology Stocks Newsletter.

Conference info and Participants Directory: http://www.investorideas.com/Forums/Portals/resources3.aspx

Additions: Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: DDN)
Diamonds North’s objective is to discover the next significant diamond mine similar to Canada’s richest diamond mines: Ekati and Diavik. Diamonds North has an advanced portfolio of diamond projects, including the 100% owned Amaruk project, located in Canada’s newest diamond district and where the Company has made 22 kimberlite discoveries. www.DiamondsNorth.com

Mansfield Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: MDR) Mansfield is a well-structured, well-financed, advanced stage junior mining exploration company. The Company is led by a team of experienced prospect generators and deal-makers. Exploration activities have been focused in the Puna of northwestern Argentina since August 1994. The restructuring of Argentina's previously unworkable mining law, combined with its early land position, has allowed Mansfield to be well positioned for the exploration and development of several highly prospective targets. The Mansfield team believes that economic discoveries most often result from hard won geological insights, continuity and diligence in a company's exploration efforts. It is Mansfield's primary objective to combine all of these elements to build a successful exploration company. www.MansfieldMinerals.com

Probe Mines Limited (TSX.V: PRB) is a Canadian base and precious metal explorer led by an experienced management team. The Company has assembled a portfolio of quality projects, including the very active McFauld's Lake area base metal projects in Northern Ontario and the Bristol Township gold project in the Timmins West camp. In addition, Probe holds a gold production royalty on a portion of Agnico-Eagle's Goldex project in Val d'Or, Quebec, which is scheduled to commence production in 2008 and represents a potential revenue stream for the company. The Company's strategy is to aggressively explore its key assets to maximize shareholder value, while joint venturing out non-core assets to advance exploration and preserve capital. Probe is currently focused on the McFauld’s Lake area where it owns 931 claims covering almost 15,000 hectares. More info: http://www.investorideas.com/Forums/bios/resources3.aspx#probe and www.ProbeMines.com

West High Yield (WHY) Resources (TSX.V: WHY) “West High Yield Drills 184.09 meters of Magnesium 24.7 %” . West High Yield is a publicly traded junior mining exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties (12 Discovery Holes drilled in a row; Hole -1, West High Yield Drills 184.09 meters of Magnesium 24.7 %, Nickel .235% Magnetite 5.49%) in Canada with a primary objective to locate and develop economic gold, nickel, magnesium, cobalt and magnetite properties. www.WHYResources.com

The format for the February 27th online conference will consist of audio and visual media presentations from industry analysts, newsletter writers and public companies, averaging 15-20 minutes in length. The conference is free to investors with registration.
Conference info - http://www.investorideas.com/Forums/Portals/resources3.aspx

About our Mining Portals:

www.Gold-MiningStocks.com and www.MiningSectorStocks.com, portals within the InvestorIdeas.com®, feature news, articles and financial columnists, Podcasts, investor conferences and a directory of stocks in the sector.

Conference Disclaimer: InvestorIdeas.com is paid a one-time fee of $1000, by participating public companies. All descriptions are provided by participants.

Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations, but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. Investorideas.com is compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising

For Additional Information:

Dawn Van Zant: 800-665-0411 - dvanzant@investorideas.com
Or cvanzant@investorideas.com

Source: InvestorIdeas.com, Diamonds North Resources Ltd, Mansfield Minerals Inc., Probe Mines Limited, West High Yield (WHY) Resources