BusinessDay
FATE Foundation's techno-entrepreneurship drive
BusinessDay
Successful ventures can apply for additional venture funding at this stage. The fellowship funding will end and the entrepreneur fellows will strike out in an independent location to grow their venture further. In Phase three, the entrepreneurs from ...

Enterprising lessons for entrepreneurs
Financial Times
GBSN began as a start-up at the International Finance Corporation, where Mr Pfeffermann was chief economist, before being spun out as a not-for-profit group with the aim of strengthening business education in sub-Saharan Africa. ...

Startup grows own jobsheets
Stuff.co.nz
That sage advice is often quoted by successful tech entrepreneurs, particularly in the United States, and Auckland entrepreneur Bevan Falloon followed it to the letter with his startup Jobsheet. Jobsheet is a web-based administration system built for ...

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Castle Pines Capital helps finance tech resellers, vendors
Denver Post
... the company's chief executive, founded the successful Castle Pines Capital in 2004. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post ) Former MediaOne Group chief executive Chuck Lillis doesn't fit the standard profile of an entrepreneur launching a startup. ...

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Internet Entrepreneurs Are Like Professional Athletes, They Peak Around 25
TechCrunch
“Those tend to be the repeat success founders,” he said, “the rules don't apply to them.” Peak age of startup founders is an endless debate. Vivek Wadhwa says his data shows that older entrepreneurs are more successful, for example. ...

Money matters when starting a business
Helena Independent Record
Financing a new small business is one of the biggest hurdles that an aspiring entrepreneur faces. But it's not an insurmountable one. There are sources of start-up funds that are not as difficult to secure as many people assume. ...

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Boston needs a startup culture
Boston Globe
Entrepreneurs gravitate towards environments where the ecosystem is robust and paths clearly defined and well traveled. As one entrepreneur who moved west explained, investing in startups is part of Silicon Valley's fabric. ...

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Portion of loans for start-up businesses increase slightly across the state
Daily Journal
That's what comes with the perk of being a self-employed entrepreneur who owns two DJ companies and a website design company. "I can work hard now and enjoy the benefits later," Meuzelaar of Sioux Falls said. Entrepreneurial studies courses at South ...

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Executive Q&A with Wayne Embree
NewsOK.com
A: Ultimately create an anchor of new wealth in Oklahoma. The only way we can do that is if the companies are successful and grow. Hopefully, we've got repeat entrepreneurs. Successful companies beget other successful companies. ...

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Open up & share resources
Boston Globe
About a year ago, with the backing of Boston investors, we founded a start-up called LocalOn. Soon after, we packed our belongings and relocated to Silicon Valley in hopes of living the entrepreneur's dream. For entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley is the ...

The road to awesome
Boston Globe
“I think Act Two is that some of these guys need to be successful. You need monster companies.'' Big firms that generate lots of wealth for founders, Go says, act like anchor tenants in a mall — they attract entrepreneurs and talented employees. ...

TiECON looking to encourage dreamers, achievers
The News International
Two workshops on topics of Finance 101 and Business Acceleration Plan, Start up City carrying the display and presentation of budding entrepreneur, Opportun TiE- 8 innovative business building ideas, Innovation corner- Inspiring university projects, ...

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Prepared 4 Life: Inspiring Entrepreneurs, One Lemonade Stand at a Time
AOL Small Business
Finally, with "share some," we believe all successful businesses should give something back to the community they serve, so the entrepreneur decides where they want their money to go and how much to give. In Houston last year, the kids sold $4.1 ...

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Katie's Charms, A Mom Owned Business, Wins Top Honors in StartupNation.com ...
PR Web (press release)
StartupNation is a free service founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs with the intention of providing a one-stop shop for entrepreneurial success, including blogs from a host of experts, podcasts, webcasts, eBooks such as Start Your Own Mom ...
Moms in Business Unite Wins Top Honors in Mom Business CompetitionPR.com (press release)

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Prepared 4 Life: Inspiring Kid Entrepreneurs, One Lemonade Stand at a Time
AOL Small Business
Finally, with "share some," we believe all successful businesses should give something back to the community they serve, so the entrepreneur decides where they want their money to go and how much to give. In Houston last year, the kids sold $4.1 ...

Young Guns: What's on the Hotlist?
Fox Business
Don't get distracted by trying to make yourself rich, or to meet powerful people, those will come along with your creation, but are not the measures of success. Why will your startup stand the test of time? Matire: The foundation to every company is ...

Globe and Mail
Ten best small business stories of the week
Globe and Mail
Business is blooming for student entrepreneur. University of Calgary student carries a full course load while running Floral Inspirations, a successful floral and wedding design company. Speed-healing molecule finds its way out of the lab. ...

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Tapping connections for Venga's start-up cash
Washington Post
“That includes people already in this business, successful entrepreneurs, neighbors, friends and families.” Stettinius's husband is the grandson of Edward R. Stettinius, one-time chairman of US Steel and a secretary of state under Presidents Franklin ...

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VatorNews
Stop building your business to raise capital and just build a business
VatorNews
Most of the time, these entrepreneurs are looking to raise capital far too early in the life of their startup. I have watched as a couple of entrepreneurs have literally lost their opportunity to build a successful startup because instead of working on ...

Brad Feld: Building A Company Is Like Running A Marathon
The Business Insider
As an investor and advisor to companies including Zynga and Cheezburger Networks, Feld meets and works with a lot of entrepreneurs, and says passion is the quality that indicates to him that an entrepreneur will be successful. ...