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Posted in News on Jan 21st, 2010
Here’s what you might have missed among the news about special elections and earthquakes.
Immigrants could play a key role in new business growth according to a new study. The number of immigrants starting companies is growing — from .37% in 2006 to .46% in 2007. While these numbers are small, experts point to the [...]
Posted in News on Nov 23rd, 2009
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 was held from November 16 – 22. Countries across six continents engaged in events celebrating entrepreneurship and the initiative to inspire young people to connect with innovation and creativity for entrepreneurial ventures. Activities in the U.S. included “Mentoring Madness,” a session in New York City offering advice from a panel of [...]
Posted in News, Starting a Business on Sep 30th, 2009
Never fear, help is here.
The U.S. Commerce Department is doing two things to aid aspiring entrepreneurs of today: the creation of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Department of Commerce and the launch of a National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Posted in News on Jul 15th, 2009
These stories, from July 6th through 15th, are a Reader’s Digest version of what’s been going on in the world of entrepreneurship.
President Obama spoke about entrepreneurship and creating one’s own opportunities during his speech in Ghana on Saturday. The main theme of the speech was that Africa’s future is up to Africans and that the US [...]
Posted in News on Jul 8th, 2009
Small business and entrepreneurship stories may not always get front-page treatment. In case you missed them, here are some of the week’s top stories.
Is America becoming less entrepreneurial? Scott Shane, professor of entrepreneurial studies at Case Western, thinks so. Among other data, he points to declining self-employment rates and a downward trend in the [...]
Posted in Business Inspiration, News on Jun 23rd, 2009
As protests continue in Iran, the news is filled with stories of innovators rising to meet the challenges created by the media crackdowns. They’ve used Twitter to confound censors, engineered ways around blocked websites, and found ways to increase internet access. With 70% of Iran’s population under the age of 30, and a very tech-savvy [...]
Posted in News on Jun 19th, 2009
Entrepreneurs take note — here are some of the week’s top stories pertaining to entrepreneurship.
The myth of the 20-something entrepreneur is just that, a myth, according to a new study. In reality, the people with the most entrepreneurial activity are between the ages of 55 and 64. The 20-34 age bracket, those people we normally identify as [...]
Posted in News on Jun 12th, 2009
Too busy being an entrepreneur to read the news? Catch up on this week’s salient stories here.
Small business owners are split on healthcare reform. Organizations like the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), which has 16 million members, want to minimize the government’s role in insurance and care, while organizations like the Small Business [...]
Posted in News on Jun 5th, 2009
The world of entrepreneurship moves at a fast pace. Here are some of the week’s top news stories.
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Learn how one former Chinese entrepreneur has found her calling in life — as a protester championing the cause of Chinese business owners. (WSJ)
In his much-discussed speech [...]
Posted in Editorial, News, Starting a Business on May 26th, 2009
I recently read that a US version of the hit Brit series, Dragon’s Den, is in the works. In the show, to be called Shark Tank, budding entrepreneurs will get three minutes to pitch for investment from five multi-millionaires willing to invest their own, hard-earned cash.
“Even in these harsh economic times, people with big ideas [...]