Is now the time to start a business?
Metro.us
“When it comes to traditional access to boot-strapping startup money, the major sources dried up in 2008,” he explains. And nevermind the other source of startup loot for most small businesses: a house. “What banks are going to give you a home equity ...

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ANN ARBOR: Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation names new leaders
Heritage Newspapers
Michelle Crumm is co-founder and former chief business officer of Adaptive Materials Inc. Crumm's leadership was instrumental in helping the fuel cell company transition from start-up to a fast-growing manufacturing company. In her role there, ...

For demonstrating ingenuity and innovation as a life-science startup company ...
PR-USA.net (press release)
Founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley, Calif., TiE is a not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals that has grown into 53 chapters in 12 countries. Offering a means by which successful entrepreneurs can help aspiring ones, ...

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Business Line
E-mentoring for entrepreneurs
Business Line
The mentors not only measure the start up's investability quotient, but do milestone tracking and scheduling of resources. “Angel investment is not a pure profit motivation,” says Hemant Kanakia. “There is a desire to help other entrepreneurs. ...

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Oasis500 and Microsoft sign partnership agreement to support startups in the ...
AME Info
Oasis500, which finances and incubates start up businesses, signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft Jordan, to develop and enhance the technical, operational and technological skills of entrepreneurs and early stage entrepreneurs in the telecom ...
Oasis500 and Microsoft Sign a Partnership Agreement to Support Startups in the ...Zawya (press release)

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Hire People Who Do Marketing Right
Investor's Business Daily
Successful entrepreneurs acknowledge when their startup has mushroomed to the point where they must recruit talented managers to guide the company to its next stage. Yet all too often, founders name a trusted lieutenant as their first marketing manager ...

Success takes zeal, creativity
San Bernardino Sun
I am often asked, "What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur?" I think the people asking the question are looking for a quick answer that will help them understand if they have what it takes to start and run their own business. ...

Miami students looking to turn university invention into cash
Middletown Journal
If the start-up company is successful, it'll generate revenues for the student entrepreneurs and royalties for the university. State universities are being asked to turn more research into cash, and Miami officials said its license agreement with ...

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Innovation Takes Real Effort, Even For Startups
Forbes (blog)
It seems to be an accepted fact these days that big companies normally innovate by buying a startup with innovative products, rather than focusing on in-house innovations. This is a good thing for entrepreneurs and investors, ...

Chinese Canadian entrepreneurs share success stories
Toronto Star
Attracting the attention of prominent bloggers drove the early success of Shape Collage, explained ACCE's Best Start-up award winner. “There is a lot of people and a lot of money in other places around the world,” he said, noting that Germany is his ...

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Get In Shape For Women Celebrates 75th Studio and First Franchise Expo!
PR-USA.net (press release)
GISFW offers you the opportunity to become a successful entrepreneur in a high growth industry." O'Koomian created and nurtured a top-10 studio in Ridgewood, New Jersey and is sprinting forward to open other locations in northern New Jersey where the ...

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Reuters
Newt Gingrich questions Pakistan aid
Reuters
Now entrepreneur Stephen Bennett is looking to cash in with startup EarthRisk, which has developed a tool to predict hurricanes, snow storms, heatwaves and tornadoes well before they happen. Full Article | Video Republican presidential candidate Newt ...

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Fits and startups: Is U. tech transfer flawed?
Salt Lake Tribune
Critics say this novel approach, taken by few other schools, raises the potential for conflicts of interest and antagonizes independent entrepreneurs. “If the TCO can provide assistance in finding a supportive management team to lead a startup company ...

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California to close up to 70 parks to save money
Reuters
Now entrepreneur Stephen Bennett is looking to cash in with startup EarthRisk, which has developed a tool to predict hurricanes, snow storms, heatwaves and tornadoes well before they happen. Full Article | Video SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California ...

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Hire The Right Marketer To Grow Your Firm
Investor's Business Daily
Successful entrepreneurs acknowledge when their startup has mushroomed to the point where they must recruit talented managers to guide the company to its next stage. Yet all too often, founders name a trusted lieutenant as their first marketing manager ...

HOW TO: Build a Local Startup Community
Mashable
What industry is your region known for? Focus on that and involve the leaders of those industries in the startup ecosystem. The process of bringing together entrepreneurs has been made exponentially easier by the coworking phenomenon. ...

East London Advertiser
Boot camps on the march to help Londoners start up their own businesses
East London Advertiser
The Mayor told the launch: “These bootcamps will help budding entrepreneurs get on the inside track to start a successful company.” Boris wished there had been bootcamps when he left university in 1980—but then he might not have become Mayor of London ...
Mayor launches Business Bootcamps to train 1000 new entrepreneursGreater London Authority (press release)

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Cleantech Open: Are you an entrepreneur? Compete for national acclaim and over ...
Wisbusiness.com
... in the final push to find it's next entrepreneur success stories. If you are a cleantech innovator, please sign up today to enter the program and compete on this unique national platform for over $1 million in training, cash and start-up services. ...

5 lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Navy SEALs
Fortune
Brendan pointed out that start-up executives who go through hard times should learn to relish them, recognizing that the hard times will toughen the team and train them properly for "battle." 2. 80% training, 20% execution. When SEALs are not on acutal ...

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10 Tips to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business
Wall Street Journal
(For a list of newbie mistakes you'll want to avoid, read "10 Mistakes That Start-Up Entrepreneurs Make.") Another you may want to consider: finding a new pastime. Here's to your success. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. ...