Entrepreneurship

It was perfectly worthwhile to wake up at 3:30 am and head to Cisco’s telepresence room in Santa Clara this morning at the crack of dawn. What followed was an animated discussion with friends – old and new – in the Indian media. For me, above and beyond everything else, it was... ..  

On Monday, November 16 -- CNBC's Maria Bartiromo hosts entrepreneurship discussion featuring Snoop Dogg, Blake Mycoskie, Stephen Hanson, and Barry Sternlicht -- -- mtvU's "Movers & Changers" contest winner selected; awarded $25,000 start-up funds -- -- NYSE Euronext celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week in Europe and Ireland -- November 13,...  

In this 3rd installment of “Entrepreneurship for Professionals”, PMETs-turned-entrepreneurs Mr Yeo Poh Seng (CEO, Asiatel (S) Pte Ltd) who grew his start-up into an established telcom solutions provider across Asia and Mr Ryan Lee (CEO, Xmi Pte Ltd), a multiple award winner for his innovation behind the X-mini speakers, will engage the audience on their [...] Related posts:ACE BlueSky Exchange – Entrepreneurship for Professionals – 10...  

Online search and information discovery are being transformed before our eyes. It’s no longer just Google, or Google and Bing, or even Google, Bing, and Twitter—there are big problems in technology and business to solve across all areas of social media search, real-time news and information, mobile search, user interfaces, search marketing, vertical search (travel, [...]  

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifteen prominent venture capital investment firms met with fourteen Swedish startup companies this week on Silicon Valley’s legendary Sand Hill Road. Organized by the Invest in Sweden Agency (www.isa.se), the second annual conference introduced promising early-stage Swedish technology companies to venture capital firms and corporate investors in Silicon Valley. Participants at the invitation-only event...  

Hurriyet Daily NewsWhy Global Entrepreneurship Week MattersBusinessWeekHe is an entrepreneur who founded two technology companies. His research can be found at www.globalizationresearch.com. Follow him on Twitter "@vwadhwa".NYSE Euronext Kicks Off Global Entrepreneurship Week with "Mentoring Madness ...WELT ONLINEGlobal Entrepreneurship Week Kicks OffInc.comGlobal event for entrepreneursFinancial TimesSYS-CON Media (press release) -Hurriyet...  

That's because venture capitalists tend to underprice IPOs to benefit their own firms, according to the University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research, while the interests of angel investors are more closely aligned with entrepreneurs'. The center looked at all the companies that went public from 2001 to 2007 and figured out how they were funded -- whether their investors were angels, venture capitalists, both or none. Venture...  

The much awaited Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is nearing. The launch for the Singapore chapter will be graced by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. There will also be a showcase of YES! Startups throughout the afternoon. Related posts:Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009Asia-Pacific Enterprise Challenge Related posts:Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009Asia-Pacific Enterprise Challenge  

Before I came to Xconomy, I didn’t know much about the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation beyond what I heard on the radio. If you’re an NPR listener like me, you’ve probably heard their underwriting plug that says it’s the “Foundation of Entrepreneurship.” But then I started covering stories like the foundation’s annual New Economy Index, in [...]  

Editor’s note: Vivek Wadhwa is an entrepreneur turned academic. He is a Visiting Scholar at UC-Berkeley, Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School and Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at ...  

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor GEM is a not-for-profit academic research consortium that has as its goal making high quality international research data on entrepreneurial activity readily available to as wide an audience as possible.  GEM is the largest single study of entrepreneurial activity in the world.Initiated in 1999 with 10 countries, GEM 2008 conducted research [...]  

AT&T Recognized by Leading Analyst Firm With 'SMB Excellence Award' for Small ...CNNMoney.com (press release)The award was given in recognition of the outstanding SMB Web experience provided by AT&T's Small Business InSite and the Small Business Mobile Application ...and more »  

Small Business Administration proposes new definitionsPrairie BusinessThe US Small Business Administration is proposing increases in the size definitions for three broad commercial sectors. The proposed increases cover size ...SBA expands training to Native Americans near SeattleHeraldNetSBA expands veterans' programOrlando Business JournalSBA program targets Native business ownersBizjournals.comNew Albany Tribune -Earthtimes (press release...  

Cdn Banks Lose Share Of Small-Business Mkt On Poor ServiceWall Street JournalBy Monica Gutschi Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Canadian banks are ceding market share in the fast-growing small-business sector to the country's credit unions, ...  

Health Care: Why Small Business Is Opposing Reform BillsTIME13, 2009 When it comes to finding quality, affordable health insurance, few have it worse than small-business owners and their workers shopping for coverage ...and more »