Rep. Maloney introduces StartUp Visa bill in House to help jump-start job ...
Hellenic News of America
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) yesterday introduced “The StartUp Visa Act of 2011” (HR 1114), a bill to encourage innovation and economic growth by permitting immigrant entrepreneurs greater access to temporary US visas. The bill matches legislation introduced ...

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Maryland Tech Company Defies the Odds
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Captico, LLC is Fisher's fourth successful startup. The second secret to Captico's success is its niche in the web development world. Fisher's vision was for Captico to become a “startup incubator,” a place where new companies and non-profits would ...

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Startup Veterans Launch Imagine K12, A “Y Combinator For Education Startups”
TechCrunch
What if you're a successful entrepreneur that wants to make real change in education? You find a way to bring technology, capitalism and entrepreneurism into the party, that's what. Ralston, who was last seen selling his music startup LaLa to Apple in ...

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Globe and Mail
Time for Canada to own the entrepreneurial podium
Globe and Mail
Startup America will invest in research, training, and collaboration to scale up successful community-based entrepreneurship accelerator programs, develop new entrepreneurship education and mentorship programs, and identify and remove barriers to the ...

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Google Executive to Lead Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
PR Newswire (press release)
"Being on the frontlines of Google's growth from start-up to global technology leader gave me a deep understanding of how important business mentorship and support from the civic community is for entrepreneurs," says Kevin Willer, CEO of the CEC. ...
Google's Willer to lead Entrepreneurial CenterCrain's Chicago Business

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Ex-Googlers penetrating startup hierarchy
PhysOrg.com
"Going to Google, I really wanted to learn the skills that would make me a successful entrepreneur on my own." WeatherBill, whose chief technical officer Siraj Khaliq also came from Google, aims to build a highly profitable business that will also help ...

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BDC enhances partnership with Canadian Youth Business Foundation
CNW Group (press release)
As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing our nation's economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and ...

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Boot camp a boost for start-ups
Sydney Morning Herald
The Business Boot Camp is designed to support this unique community, giving entrepreneurs and business owners the tools, inspiration and knowledge to build successful and prosperous enterprises." Mark Bouris believes that all Australians deserve access ...

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LA Startup Spotlight: Anderson Schoenrock, CEO of ScanDigital
lalawag
What's one of your most successful decisions? Can you share something that's worked really well for you that you think other entrepreneurs could learn from? My best decision was to put on the blinders and throw myself into a new venture. ...

Inc.com
A Fresh Take on a Franchise
Inc.com
Matthew Corrin, 29, has turned his fresh food start-up Freshii into a global franchise. Today, it seems, most young entrepreneurs are focused on creating the next great tech product or Web service. After all, who can blame them? ...

Medical Device Sales 101: Ten steps to success in medical device sales
Mass Device (blog)
Innovators at all stages receive hands-on mentoring by successful business leaders in the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Program. He mentors for start-up pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostics and medical device companies.

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Barbara Corcoran Shares Behind-The-Scenes Stories Of Pork Barrel BBQ ...
TheStreet.com (blog)
The national best-selling book sheds light on several of Corcoran's tips for start-up success based on the experiences of Heath Hall and Brett Thompson, co-founders of Pork Barrel BBQ, the most widely recognized winning contestants from Shark Tank, ...

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Ex-Googlers penetrating startup hierarchy
Montreal Gazette
"Going to Google, I really wanted to learn the skills that would make me a successful entrepreneur on my own." WeatherBill, whose chief technical officer Siraj Khaliq also came from Google, aims to build a highly profitable business that will also help ...

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A Startup Investing In Startups: Here's What Keeps Me Up At Night
The Business Insider
If one truly believes that success in stage investing is heavily dependent upon the quality and passion of the entrepreneur and a contrarian take on the market, then having this as part of an investment program might be both rational and effective. ...

Allstate Seeks 20 New Agents to Open Oklahoma Offices in 2011
PR Newswire (press release)
While risk sometimes deters entrepreneurs, owning an Allstate agency has built-in success factors, including help with sourcing start-up capital, insurance product education, expert sales assistance, customizable marketing and advertising materials and ...

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How can I tell if I am failing at my entrepreneurial venture or start-up?
The Business Insider
You know, I've attended several dozen “entrepreneur breakfasts” here in New York City hosted by various internet luminaries or fellow entrepreneurs over the past eight years since I started TheLadders. Entrepreneurs can make good use of the dose of ...

The hottest startup you've never heard of
Fortune
MIT graduate Drew Houston co-founded the startup in 2007, when he got tired of keeping track of his USB thumb drive. Without a quick and easy replacement, he did what any entrepreneur would do: created one himself. Dropbox lets users store digital ...

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Barbara Corcoran Shares Behind-The-Scenes Stories of Pork Barrel BBQ ...
PR Web (press release)
The national best-selling book sheds light on several of Corcoran's tips for start-up success based on the experiences of Heath Hall and Brett Thompson, co-founders of Pork Barrel BBQ, the most widely recognized winning contestants from Shark Tank, ...

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You Caan question James on business
Daily Post North Wales
Natwest said they, together with Mr Caan, want to help more people set up successful businesses via an interactive event. Whalen, founder of successful start-up Fab 3D Ltd. At 3pm today, the panel will share their experiences in turning an idea into a ...

Cultivating Skills in Youth to Make Them Successful Entrepreneurs
Live-PR.com (press release)
Hult, through action learning, business games, technology simulation, live projects, role plays, case based teachings and field work, besides class-room teaching imparts knowledge, enterprise and insight in creating successful entrepreneurs. ...