Entrepreneurship

Fresh out of college and bursting with ideas, young IT professionals in Kerala are walking out on cushy blue collar jobs and taking the plunge to start their own businesses. Over two dozen startups have sprung up in the state over the last two years.  

The Kauffman Foundation issued a “Startup Act for the States” report, shifting its focus from how the federal government can boost entrepreneurship to what state and local governments can do to nurture new businesses. Benno Schmidt, the ...  

Eliminating capital gains taxes on investments in startups should help these companies raise more money. But how much? The Kauffman Foundation has an answer: an additional $7.5 billion over 10 years. That’s according to an analysis conducted by the Kansas City-based foundation, which specializes in entrepreneurship. The study is timely because pending legislation in Congress, which is backed by President Barack Obama, would permanently...  

Guest blog by Kattayil Rajinish Menon 54 Hours | No Talk | All Action 100 Participants | 68 Business Ideas Pitched | 15 Startups Bootstrapped 3 Startups Declared Winners  Startup Weekend Bangalore was a great success.  Microsoft helped organize and host the event which attracted startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, investors and venture capitalists.   The 54 hours were full of great activity.  In addition to great keynote...  

Harper Lei, of Swampscott/Boston, "is an eco-friendly fashion apparel line created ... Most startups showcasing at the event are either at the stage of having a defined business (and are working to research their industry and business model), or have ...  

TOKYO - For an emerging generation of Japanese innovators, the dream isn't a job for life at a big company. They have new ambitions, and they're determined to go places. Especially Silicon Valley. Small but growing numbers of Japanese entrepreneurs are jumping into the startup scene in northern Cali  

Silicon Valley investors have been going to Israel for decades to take advantage of its pool of hardcore tech entrepreneurs. But a new generation of consumer-focused companies has been emerging in the country over the last few years -- and they're facing a few challenges. One is that the local market is relatively small, which means that it can be harder for them to design and iterate products for mainstream users in large markets elsewhere...  

Though Silicon Valley has lured away plenty of start-ups, (cough: Facebook), New York is becoming a magnet of its own, attracting companies that want to build their businesses amid the bright lights of the big city. In the last couple months, New York has ...  

The state of Illinois is providing $575,000 in venture capital to two local startups, Buzz Referrals and AuraSense Therapeutics, as part of a program launched in October to support entrepreneurial activity. Chicago-based Buzz Referrals makes an ...  

If you're an entrepreneur with a great idea to start a huge solar production operation, you may be out of luck on the VC front. As the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal reports, venture capitalists are still willing to invest in ...  

CTV.caIsraeli entrepreneur becomes Mark Zuckerberg to fight FacebookGlobesIsraeli entrepreneur Rotem Guez has legally changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg in response to legal threats from Facebook. The 32 year old Haifa resident runs a website called "Likestore" which sells Facebook "likes" in bulk charging prices of NIS ...Israeli entrepreneur wanted to see Facebook sue 'Mark Zuckerberg'Los Angeles TimesIsraeli Entrepreneur Changes His Name...  

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