PR Web (press release)
Seattle Entrepreneur Adriana Neagu Selected to Appear in Obama Facebook Event
PR Web (press release)
It's an honor to be selected to take part in the White House Startup America event. It highlights just how important partnerships are in the journey to success for a startup like Formotus Following President Obama's online town hall meeting this ...

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Becoming an Egyptian social entrepreneur
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Abdou believes that if you are motivated by the trendy-ness of social work or by a cause that “all your friends are into,” you will not have the willpower to become a successful entrepreneur. A number of audience members had questions about their ...

IdahoStatesman.com
New and younger entrepreneurs create a cooperate community in Nampa
IdahoStatesman.com
“I know how it is being a startup, and I'm in a totally different place,” Bristol said. “I've been helped as well, and it's about passing it on.” Pat Brubaker of Bueno Cheapo Vino, 212 14th Ave. S., was not a first-time shopowner when he got serious ...

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Blogging Innovation (blog)
Innovators are Effectual Thinkers
Blogging Innovation (blog)
She interviewed 45 successful entrepreneurs. (Or, more accurately, asked them to think out loud about how they would handle a hypothetical business start-up.) From that, she was able to identify some common patterns and strategies that are different ...

Awaiting funding, community of new technology promises jobs
Gainesville Sun
While investment funds may be hard to come by, Day said Florida is full of successful entrepreneurs available to provide the management many of these companies need. Tech startups are also finding a supportive community that includes several business ...

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Startup Event Encourages Risk, Collaboration with Central KY Entrepreneurs
Business Lexington
Baldwin has owed half a dozen startups; some successful, some not; and is a frequent speaker, blogger and author. He was one of ten "tech-star" speakers at IN2LEX's first day-long conference designed to bring together entrepreneurs and innovators in an ...

The questionable ethics of founders and the next generation of startups
ZDNet (blog)
As Silicon Valley companies compete for the best talent, I have no doubt that business ethics will grow in importance and become a deciding factor in a startup's success. And that the Zuckerbergs and Pincuses of this world become seen as outliers, ...

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BBC News
Entrepreneurs create 40% new jobs
BBC News
Last month Prime Minister David Cameron told would-be entrepreneurs "now is the time" to launch their business. Mr Cameron has launched a scheme, called "Start Up Britain", which provides support worth about £1500 for areas such as IT training and ...

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8 Startup Lessons You Could Learn From Gotham Gal
Fast Company
It's the key to growing a successful business and is a theme the Steve Blank plays up a lot. I agree whole heartedly. The other money quote she gave that I loved was, ""Totally get out of your office." Sounds kind of obvious. Not enough entrepreneurs ...

Beijing's IT Professionals Plunge Into Startups
PCWorld
"People can quickly build an app and release it. With these apps, it's almost like a second generation of startup entrepreneurs is emerging," he said. Beijing's startup environment also faces challenges, some unique to China. Due to weak intellectual ...
Beijing's IT professionals plunge into startupsNetwork World

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B:B or B:C - What Are the Appropriate Channels for Your Startup?
PR Newswire (press release)
Richard's current startup, uRefer, is the result of lifelong passion for leveraging existing customer relationships into an effective sales channel. Come and learn from these experts to bring success to your startup. The agenda always features the NEFs ...

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The Top 5 Myths About Why Entrepreneurs Fail
BNET (blog)
Myth #5: If an entrepreneur fails, it's because she lacks focus. The truth: In reality, the key to success, especially early on, is generating revenue any way you can. Instead of adopting a laser-like focus your guiding business principle should be, ...

DFJ Mercury Expands Investment Team
Benzinga
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, DFJ Mercury invests in compelling and novel information technology and science-based startup opportunities. DFJ Mercury seeks to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs to build globally competitive businesses, ...

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Ottawa Business Journal
Taking the lean approach to market
Ottawa Business Journal
New York entrepreneur and startup investor Mark Birch commented in a similar vein in a blog post last week, asserting that a big innovative idea and an iterative, customer-driven approach are not mutually exclusive. “Quite the contrary, the best ...

Western Star
New small business program hopes to turn dreams into enterprise
Western Star
Local entrepreneurs Adam Andersen (forestry consultant) and Richard Butt (property and real estate manager) also said Monday said the assistance they have received through business counselling has been instrumental in their success.

The Guardian
Mentoring social entrepreneurs and their social ventures
The Guardian
... I've been working with successful entrepreneurs for over five years, putting them through their paces as part of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme. We have a long tradition in supporting entrepreneurs and start-up businesses, ...

In Silicon Valley, Investors Are Jockeying Like It's 1999
Wall Street Journal
Such overnight success stories are becoming more common. At a Los Angeles "Startup Weekend" in February, Bo Fishback pitched his young company for all of one minute. Its product is Zaarly, a mobile application that asks users to name what they need ...

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University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
Alumni Start-Up Success? There's an App for That
University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
He graduated in 2009 with honors in biology from UT Dallas and, although he plans to attend medical school, his business acumen is leading him to an early and promising career as a smart-phone consultant and entrepreneur. Along with his brother, ...

Wealthy Individuals Willing to Invest in Startups Declines
The Ledger
Without the money, entrepreneurs like Joel Ackerman are having a tougher time building their businesses and creating jobs. Ackerman needs $2 million to build his startup, River Systems, which is developing software to help senior citizens communicate ...

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Google Funds African Tech Startups
Forbes (blog)
Internet search giant Google (GOOG) has launched a technology startup incubator in South Africa. Through the initiative, called 'Umbono', Google and angel investors will provide a team of startup tech entrepreneurs with ground-breaking ideas in mobile ...