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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Rise of the new entrepreneur?

TRUE to the enterprising spirit of the genre, an upcoming event for entrepreneurs, The BlueSky Festival, focuses on what's positive in the current downturn.
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Entrepreneurs to Get Free Start-Up Money Advice This Fourth

Mr. Info - Matthew Lesko is throwing a Fourth of July party in cyberspace this year, dropping the normal entrance fees for anyone using his website http://www.myamericanbenefitsplan.com/mentor.php to gather information about finding money to launch a new
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:48:00 GMT

Mobile Payments Startup Raises $8 Million

Welcome to TechWeb, the IT professional's online resource for news coverage of the information technology industry. We know technology news. Our mobile and wireless news coverage moves as fast as wireless technology itself. We follow all the devices you
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:44:00 GMT

Lusk Rancher Joins New Venture Startup Group

LARAMIE, WY, Jul 02 (MARKET WIRE) -- The Blue Sky Group Inc. (Blue Sky) announced today that Mike Thomas, the owner of Wyoming Sunrise Ranches and former CEO of Spear Technologies and TENERA, has joined its group of entrepreneurs focused on building
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:57:00 GMT

It's Time To Choose America's Most Promising Companies

How promising is your young business? The world wants to know. That's why Forbes.com is teaming with The Venture Alliance (TVA), a boutique investment adviser to early-stage companies, to identify America's most promising companies. Many company lists
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Update: Startup deals slump in second quarter

SAN JOSE, Calif. The second quarter of 2009 was the worst for making money on venture capital deals in six years, according to a new study from Dow Jones VentureSource. So called liquidity levels for startup companies plummeted 57 percent from $6.48
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:42:00 GMT

The Fourth: A day for entrepreneurs to celebrate

I love the Fourth of July. Friends, barbecue, fireworks. Many years I celebrate the holiday with my family in Ashland, Oregon where I watch a small town parade. Afterwords, the community gathers in the downtown park for a music festival. Before the music
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:40:00 GMT

Nagle start-up gets funding from Delta

A new Irish start-up by entrepreneur John Nagle has received E2.5m in funding from Delta Partners. The new firm, Zapa Technology, will shortly launch pioneering customer loyalty technology in Europe using Near Field Communications over mobile phones.
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:39:00 GMT

Mobile Payments Startup Raises $8 Million

Bling Nation is trying to get consumers to use their cell phones as digital wallets, and the startup has raised $8 million in funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Meck and Camp Ventures. The company markets its technology to banks and tries to
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:33:00 GMT

Coming soon: a contest to boost entrepreneurship

In order to lease out space in the newly-constructed Entrepreneur Development Centre (EDC), the Chandigarh Administration will hold a business plan competition - EnterPrize! Created to encourage entrepreneurship - the competition's goal is to identify
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:26:00 GMT

Pay-With-Your-Phone Startup Raises $8 Million

Bling Nation -- a real company -- has raised $8 million, reports Venturebeat. Bling's RFID-based mobile payments program, Redi Pay Bling, allows users in the U.S. to pay for goods in stores with their phones. Redi Pay Bling took two years to develop. It
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:26:00 GMT

Lusk Rancher Joins New Venture Startup Group

The Blue Sky Group Inc. (Blue Sky) announced today that Mike Thomas, the owner of Wyoming Sunrise Ranches and former CEO of Spear Technologies and TENERA, has joined its group of entrepreneurs focused on building innovative companies in an eclectic mix
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:15:00 GMT

Lusk Rancher Joins New Venture Startup Group

Sponsored by: SCOTTRADE: Start trading for just $7 LARAMIE, WY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/02/09 -- The Blue Sky Group Inc. (Blue Sky) announced today that Mike Thomas, the owner of Wyoming Sunrise Ranches and former CEO of Spear Technologies and TENERA, has
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:13:00 GMT

Entrepreneur Recalls How NK Biz Dream Turned into Failure

A gray-haired man in a business suit in October last year spoke to some 300 people who gathered to mark the completion of a textile manufacturer in Pyongyang. The 60-something man was Kim Jung-tae, president of Pyongyang Hemp Textile. He carefully took
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:01:00 GMT

Rurelec upbeat on 2009 with startup of CCTG operations

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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:29:00 GMT

Fashion-lifestyle website StyleCaster gets $4m backing from Cleveland Cavaliers owner and entrepreneur Dan Gilbert

New York-based fashion-lifestyle website StyleCaster has raised $4m in its Series A round of financing led by Quicken Loans founder and media entrepreneur Dan Gilbert. StyleCaster is a new online platform that provides individuals with access to the
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:09:00 GMT

Fellowship Program Offers Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders and Social Entrepreneurs...

-- This fall, 20 college students will have the chance to participate in the Opportunity Collaboration, a four-day, purpose-driven networking and problem solving offsite commencing on World Poverty Day (October 17, 2009). The selected fellows will attend
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:09:00 GMT

Use SD card startup disks on any Mac?

Last week, I posted a video on , the ones with the built-in SD card slot. I got several e-mail responses to that video, all of them asking a question similar to the one reader Gary Kampel asked: I wonder if this can be done using an external card reader
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:54:00 GMT

how-to create an SD card startup disk

Macworld Video #114 Apple recently released new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros that come with a feature never seen in an Apple laptop: a Secure Digital (SD) memory card reader. The reader is handy for transferring videos and photos from a camera, but you
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:54:00 GMT

Can an SD card startup disk be used on any Mac?

Last week, I posted a video on , the ones with the built-in SD card slot. I got several e-mail responses to that video, all of them asking a question similar to the one reader Gary Kampel asked: I wonder if this can be done using an external card reader
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:52:00 GMT

Bruce Johnson BBI entrepreneur of the year

Johnson, who studied pharmacy at Dalhousie University in the early 1970s, has worked at City Drug Store for 35 years. The Halifax-based BBI supports the development of business and job opportunities for black Nova Scotians. FOR MORE see the June 30
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:46:00 GMT

Myanmar, Indonesian entrepreneurs to boost cooperation in trade, tourism

Myanmar special gem show attracts foreign traders Myanmar FM, U.N. envoy discuss UN Chief visit Myanmar's oldest woman aged 117 Myanmar 2nd top leader's China visit brings about new success in bilateral relations Special gem emporium opens in Myanmar's
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:38:00 GMT

Options doubts keep start-ups pressing for fix

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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:36:00 GMT

Internet marketing startup ClickFuel gains $2.5 million in financing

Boston-ClickFuel, a provider of Internet marketing services to small and midsize businesses that was launched last year by former Monster Worldwide senior executives, has gained $2.5 million in financing. ClickFuel, led by CEO Steve Pogorzelski, formerly
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:31:00 GMT

Many Investors Still Eyeing Start-Ups

THE ROCKY MARKET and the disappearance of initial public offerings may have pushed most investors away from start-ups, but a growing number of investors are casting aside their doubts and seeking out promising new ventures. The risk may be high for these
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Hard times for online video startup Joost

Struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare in 2007 by the same people behind Skype and Kazaa, is restructuring its business after discovering that it can't survive on advertising to fund its operations. The chief executive, Mike
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:08:00 GMT

?50,000-worth of free business software for start-ups

A leading software provider is to give away 50,000-worth of free software to fresh new start-ups in order to help them write business plans. The ¬50,000-worth of software equates to 345 copies at a recommended retail price of ¬145. Ltds Business
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:02:00 GMT

50,000-worth of free business software for start-ups

A leading software provider is to give away 50,000-worth of free software to fresh new start-ups in order to help them write business plans. The 50,000-worth of software equates to 345 copies at a recommended retail price of 145. Ltds Business Plan Pro
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:54:00 GMT

Wells Fargo Invests $208,000 to Develop Asian American Entrepreneurs

Wells Fargo said it will invest $208,000 in the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) Education Foundation for a national research study of the characteristics and interests among business owners in the six largest Asian American ethnic
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:52:00 GMT

E-Myth and SBA Lenders Team up to Fuel Small Business Startups

-- To support the Small Business Administration The Community Express Pilot Loan Program provides a unique combination of financial and technical assistance to small business owners and entrepreneurs in underserved communities. In order to receive a
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:48:00 GMT