Glycogen. Poly-B-hydroxybutyrate. Other polyhydroxyalkanoates. In the absence of an external energy source, a cell can break down these polymers to make new cell material or to supply the very low amount of energy, called maintenance energy, needed to maintain cell integrity when it is in a nongrowing state.
Monthly employee and Ambassador compensation (estimated) â $1,000 â $5,000. Total Year One costs for a mid-sized company to launch a Brand Ambassador program â $29,000 â $205,000. Yearly ongoing costs for a mid-sized company to maintain a Brand Ambassador program â $24,000 â $180,000 each year.
Neither the International nor the U.S. Olympic Committees pay the athletes for competing. Only gold, silver, and bronze medal winners get paid by the USOC (US Olympic Committee). Gold gets $25,000; Silver, $15,000; and Bronze, $10,000. But the real money that athletes make comes from lucrative marketing deals. U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, for instance, received an estimated $5 million for plugging companies like Omega, PowerBar, Visa and Speedo.