Startup myths uncovered
Mass High Tech
You don't have to be a “risk taker” to be an entrepreneur. Since the economic crisis started in 2008, all jobs are technically “risky.” Corporate jobs are no longer secure. Everybody has a friend or a family member that has been laid off. ...

23-year-old donates US$1-million to support University of Waterloo student ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
"This is truly a wonderful development for our students who dream of launching their own successful startup," said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president of the University of Waterloo. "Ted exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit that so often defines Waterloo ...

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New York Times (blog)
A Start-Up's Financial Reckoning
New York Times (blog)
Last year Ms. Gluskin, a first-time entrepreneur, devoted much of her attention to sales, marketing, and business development — her areas of expertise — while simultaneously running her 11-employee company. Her efforts were rewarded with explosive ...

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Young entrepreneurs: What do youths need to know to start up their own businesses?
Northwest Herald
The Illinois Small Business Center located in the Shah Center offers free general business counseling for people looking to start up a business. The center helps potential entrepreneurs think about how they will market their business, perform a cost ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
Start Up
BBC News
As someone who makes a living out of giving new businesses advice on how to be successful, unsurprisingly Mike Burley believes it is essential that would-be entrepreneurs can access free advice before they start themselves up in business. ...
Britain is 'open for business', say top investors after BudgetTelegraph.co.uk
Cameron's business booster: £1500 support for new firms to kick-start economic ...Daily Mail
Startup Britain provides new UK businesses with £1500 support packageThe Next Web
MyFinances.co.uk -Prfire (press release) -Make It Cheaper
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Noobpreneur.com
3 Blogs by VCs that Entrepreneurs Should Read
Noobpreneur.com
Having had so much experience as an entrepreneur and working with many incredibly successful startups, Skok isn't shy about sharing his advice and experiences which aren't simply read and bookmarked for another day, but are actionable how-tos to use ...

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Entrepreneur
Caterina Fake on Stepping into the Unknown
Entrepreneur
At 41, the no-nonsense entrepreneur describes herself as always "self-directed, self-motivated and self-employed." While she chose to work for Yahoo after the search giant acquired Flickr in 2005, it wasn't long before she returned to startup mode. ...

Boardroom brawls
StartupSmart
Entrepreneur Ash Hunter learned some important lessons from his first business partnership, formed in his early 20s. He was starting out at the time and it was tough. Like all partnerships, it was created with the best of intentions. ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Start Up Britain gets mixed reception
BBC News
As someone who makes a living out of giving new businesses advice on how to be successful, unsurprisingly Mike Burley believes it is essential that would-be entrepreneurs can access free advice before they start themselves up in business. ...
Britain is 'open for business', say top investors after BudgetTelegraph.co.uk
Startup Britain provides new UK businesses with £1500 support packageThe Next Web
Cameron's business booster: £1500 support for new firms to kick-start economic ...Daily Mail
MyFinances.co.uk -Prfire (press release) -GrowthBusiness.co.uk
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FINDING INVESTORS IN YOUR START-UP
Livemint
Entrepreneurs often have a tough time finding someone to fund their venture; many fail to do so but go ahead with the launch anyway, and then they run out of cash. Finding a reliable source of start-up capital is likely to be fundamental to your ...

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Finding investors in your start-up
Livemint
Entrepreneurs often have a tough time finding someone to fund their venture; many fail to do so but go ahead with the launch anyway, and then they run out of cash. Finding a reliable source of start-up capital is likely to be fundamental to your ...

Harbus Online
Interview: Fred Wilson and Entrepreneurship
Harbus Online
I can tell you a dozen other stories of MBAs launching successful startups. So, there's no reason why you can't come out of business school and do a startup. I think that MBAs can make great entrepreneurs so I don't think that there's a positive or ...

DC Region To Host Inaugural Tech Transfer Event -- TechStorm Will Match ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
TechStorm will feature pre-vetted entrepreneurs with an established track record starting successful businesses, a pre-event matching program and a first-of-its-kind seed funding program led by Amplifier Ventures to accelerate startup formation. ...

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Entrepreneur: StartupBritain Is a Welcome Step in The Right Direction
Wall Street Journal (blog)
There is much passion around encouraging the young to start up new enterprises or helping those in employment to follow a dream. As an entrepreneur, I know the difficulties involved in this; when I started BookingBug.com, I found the existing UK ...

Inside the $41 Million Investment in Color
Inc.com
For a company with an opportunity as big as Color's in a highly competitive sector with several well-funded companies, with an experienced entrepreneur, and with deep-pocketed investors willing to roll the dice, the "fat startup" strategy makes a lot ...

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How to Maximize Startup Success, Get a Free Book, and Make the Most of VC65 on ...
Xconomy
And taking center stage will be some of the world's best investors and entrepreneurs to share their insights and lessons about building great companies. Consider: Kicking things off will be Bob Metcalfe, a wildly successful entrepreneur (a founder of ...

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DC Region To Host Inaugural Tech Transfer Event -- TechStorm Will Match ...
PR Web (press release)
TechStorm will feature pre-vetted entrepreneurs with an established track record starting successful businesses, a pre-event matching program and a first-of-its-kind seed funding program led by Amplifier Ventures to accelerate startup formation. ...

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10 Questions for Zoovy CFO Tom Saftig
PCWorld
... by a "consummate" entrepreneur to be his CFO. We started several companies, we bought several and did turnarounds, and we had some successful exits and some unsuccessful ones. I did that for about 10 years and then was hired by a young startup. ...

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TechJournal South
Startup Madness: It's Not As Crazy As You Might Think
TechJournal South
This time the point of the program is to open up the startup community to the early-stage entrepreneurs and vice versa. The prize is the open rolodex, introductions to various parties, but mostly it's the opportunity to demo a product or idea to a room ...

DC Region To Host Inaugural Tech Transfer Event -- TechStorm Will Match ...
Benzinga
TechStorm will feature pre-vetted entrepreneurs with an established track record starting successful businesses, a pre-event matching program and a first-of-its-kind seed funding program led by Amplifier Ventures to accelerate startup formation. ...

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