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Are You An Entrepreneur? Here's How To Tell
The Business Insider
Here's the definition I came up with: if you walk and talk like an entrepreneur, you are one. And while some people assume this term strictly applies to founders of start-up companies, it applies just fine to employees, students, really anyone. 1. ...

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Tech Crunch Disrupt: The Current State of the NY Startup Scene (#TCDisrupt)
NY Convergence
Particularly, we caught the panel “New York Startup Scene, What's Different Now?,” which featured serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Hunch Chris Dixon as the moderator. The panelists included VCs Ron Conway of Silicon Valley's angel firm SV Angel, ...
Ron Conway: 'New York Tech Is Here To Stay'TechCrunch

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ETF Database
Van Eck Drafts 2nd Business Development ETF
IndexUniverse.com
While it appears banks are prepared to lend money to large, well-established companies, smaller firms that often are in need of financing are still finding it hard to obtain credit. Business development companies, or BDCs, were created as public ...
Van Eck To Market Second BD ETFEmii.com

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MassChallenge start-up competition picks 125 finalists for 2011
Boston Globe
Unlike other start-up programs that focus just on Internet businesses, MassChallenge attracts biotech, energy, retail, consumer product, and non-profit entrants. The organizers say their goal is to "catalyze the launch and success of high-growth, ...

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How to Be a Gaming Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
You've heard the tales of Zynga and Rovio: The first rose from humble startup origins in 2007 to become the overlord of Facebook gaming with offerings like FarmVille and Mafia Wars, and now boasts a valuation of roughly $10 billion. ...

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Entrepreneur (blog)
Taking Stock of Empire Avenue for Business
Entrepreneur (blog)
... to business stardom for your start-up or entrepreneurial effort, you're not alone. Nearly every entrepreneur I talk with -- especially those in the high-tech or social media space -- truly believes their company has the same potential for success. ...

Premier Exhibitions CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
However the business can still be very volatile. In addition new projects and financing new revenue sources require capital, which has been limited in the last few months, but we are hopeful that will continue to see improvement. ...
Premier Exhibitions Reports Fiscal 2011 Fourth Quarter ResultsGlobeNewsWire (press release)

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PSFK
You're Successful. Now What?
Portfolio.com (blog)
Karp noted that users may forgive a startup that's experiencing growing pains, but only if it moves fast to fix the problem. “The great thing about the Internet is it has a short memory.” Two and a Half Ideas: Disrupt: Y Combinator's Paul Graham ...
Brain Host Offers 1 Year of Free Web Hosting to Tech Startups in Honor of ...PR Web (press release)

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Ex-Automotive Executives Start Incubator for Greentech Start-Ups
New York Times (blog)
In contrast, entrepreneurs building their first start-up would have a harder time convincing venture capitalists to invest in a company promising distant returns, he said. A common mistake among first-time entrepreneurs, said Mr. Lowe, is raising “too ...
Greenstart Launches as the First Accelerator for Cleantech StartupsPR Newswire (press release)
Clean-Tech Newcomers Launch Greenstart For Quick ResultsWall Street Journal (blog)
Greenstart hits the gasSustainable Industries
All Things Digital -TG Daily -VatorNews
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Telegraph.co.uk
Banks miss small business lending target
XLN Telecom
However, in the first three months of the year, although overall business lending reached £47.3 billion, loans to SMEs only amounted to £16.8 billion – over £2 billion short. The banks put this down to low demand for finance from smaller firms, ...
Banks miss SME lending targets claiming lack of demand for financePrintWeek
Bank lending targets: what the experts sayThe Guardian
Banks fall short of lending goal to small firmsReuters UK

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Chrysler repays government loans
The Detroit News
The automaker has repaid $6.7 billion in loans, as well as $1.8 billion in interest and other fees, releasing Chrysler from all monetary commitments to the governments less than two years after the bailouts kept them in business. ...
Chrysler Repays Governments as Fiat Increases Stake to 46%BusinessWeek
Chrysler Group LLC Completes Refinancing and Repays U.S. and Canadian ...PR Newswire (press release)

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Fed's Hoenig Says Banks' Business Should Be Limited to Avoid Crisis Repeat
Bloomberg
In another change, lenders financing shadow banks wouldn't be allowed to immediately liquidate mortgage debt used as short- term collateral in the event of default, rolling back a change in a 2005 bankruptcy law, Hoenig said. ...

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Greenstart hits the gas
Sustainable Industries
Each startup gets $25000 in funding – Greenstart, in exchange, gets a 3 percent to 10 percent stake in the company. In the course of the three-month program, participants will also get mentorship from a crew of successful entrepreneurs and venture ...
Greenstart Launches as the First Accelerator for Cleantech StartupsPR Newswire (press release)
Start-Up Accelerators Get Topic-Specific: Education, Health and Now CleantechAll Things Digital
Introducing: The Y Combinator for CleantechReuters
TG Daily -San Jose Mercury News -Sacramento Bee
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TheStreet.com
Invest in Young Guns, Says Angel Investor
TheStreet.com
The youngest entrepreneur that Conway has invested in? Kristopher Tate, who was only 17 when Conway took a stake in his start-up Zoomr in 2006. Tate's parents had to be present at the document signing because he wasn't legally old enough to sign, ...

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Google Acquires “Sparkbuy” A Search Engine For...
eBrandz
Sparkbuy, the Seattle-based startup led by entrepreneur Dan Shapiro, which has raised $1 million in funding, is a high-powered product search engine and comparison shopping site. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Sparkbuy has ceased operations ...
Google Snaps Up SparkBuyBenzinga
Google buys Sparkbuy, a search engine for consumer electronicsGeekWire
Google Buys Sparkbuy, Less Than Two Months After Seattle Startup's Product LaunchXconomy

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How to Not Waste Your Life: Summary of The Startup Lessons Learned Conference
Forbes (blog)
Really, as Eric argued, although we often think of entrepreneurship as an exciting endeavor, in a strangely paradoxical way success comes from doing the boring work of managing the innovation process and measuring whether your assumptions are true or ...

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Startup Illinois Launches to Accelerate Growth and Inspire Local Entrepreneurs
Small Business Trends
Chicago (PRESS RELEASE – May 24, 2011) – At least 100 of the state's up-and-coming entrepreneurs recently celebrated the kick-off of Startup Illinois and the formation of the Illinois Innovation Network, dual efforts to support and accelerate growth of ...
Illinois Initiatives Aim to Encourage GrowthThe Epoch Times

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Portfolio.com
Two and a Half Ideas
Portfolio.com
Will the failed Web entrepreneur have more success back on TV? Read More Founder and co-editor of TechCrunch Michael Arrington and Ashton Kutcher (R) attend TechCrunch Disrupt New York May 2011 on May 24, 2011. Editor's note: In a vast warehouse in ...

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Fed's Hoenig Says Banks Should Be Confined to Loans, Deposits
BusinessWeek
May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig said banks' business should be confined to loans and deposits to avert a recurrence of the federal bailouts and near-collapse of the financial system in ...

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Caterpillar Plans $4.5 Billion of Bonds for Bucyrus Purchase
BusinessWeek
The company typically sells bonds through Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., a unit that offers equipment financing and loans for customers and dealers. The maker of trucks, wheel loaders and excavators is issuing the senior notes in lieu of drawing ...

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