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India: The Gap Is Narrowing Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:13AMThe country is buzzing with entrepreneurs and innovation.
VIDEO: Granholm promotes small business growth at MMCC Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:21AMGov.Jennifer Granholm told a roundtable at Mid Michigan Community College Tuesday that potential business operators who act quickly can learn how to turn their dreams into dollars.
How big is the Facebook economy? Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:49AMInvestors are pumping more and more money into web services that are heavily reliant on Facebook. So how big is the economy around the world's most popular social network?
Solar panel startup to lease residential rooftops Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:47AMA Toronto startup has come up with a way to put solar power systems on the rooftops of new homes at no cost to the owners. In fact, the homeowner would get paid to let it happen.
Expensify Now Available Through the Google Apps Marketplace Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:12AMSAN FRANCISCO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Expensify today announced that its small-business expense management application is now available through the Google Apps Marketplace(TM), Google's recently launched storefront for Google Apps(TM) products and services.
Entrepreneurs' launchpad for neurs Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:43AMTulsa Community College is launching an innovative, nontraditional program to give local entrepreneurs the information and resources they need to turn their passion for ideas into thriving businesses.
New bank rooted in community? Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:29AMNEW HAVEN — The organization formerly known as First Community Bank of New Haven Tuesday announced a new name: Start Community Bank.
S'pore startup eyes global Apps audience Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:29AMSingapore startup expects new Google Apps Marketplace to bring in more enterprises globally, having attained high rating for its product so far.
PRODUCT PROFILE Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:15AMAidan Heavey-led explorer Tullow Oil says its net profits fell a less-than-expected 92 percent to £ 19m in 2009 due to lower oil and gas prices and output.
Biotech firm has lab at Greenvlle High School Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:06AMGREENVILLE — Small biotech company C2 Biotechnologies has established a research lab and office at the Greenville High School campus with the support of the Greene County Industrial Development Agency and state Sen. James Seward, R-Milford.
Celebrating history through her story Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:03AMMARIETTA - Cobb's female entrepreneurs were recognized Saturday morning during the second "Celebrating History through Her Story" event in commemoration of Women's History Month. It was conducted a...
Business datebook: 03.07.10 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:23PMCORPUS CHRISTI —TUESDAYPrimerica to host financial seminarPrimerica is hosting a seminar on “Yes, You Can Be An Entrepreneur” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the ValueBank Tower, 3649 Leopard St., Suite 512. Free. For reservations/information, call Mark Oser & Associates at 883-7217 or 883-9365.SBA loan assistance to be offered in AliceThe U.S. Small Business Administration will be available for startup or ...
Mixed views on Block Island over proposed wind farm Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:01PMWhile the project is popular with many residents, others question its promise of bringing cheaper electricity
Welcome to the Future Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:11PMWe are in an era of accelerating change, moving toward a future that will be profoundly different from the past we grew up in. But what will the nature of that change be? What will the future look like?
State seeing venture capital dry up Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:06PMVenture capital - the lifeblood of high-tech startup companies -fell by nearly half in Arizona last year as investors retrenchednationwide.
ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 6 March 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:54PMThis week we added one of the most exciting events of the year to the calendar: the ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit 2010 . Sure, we're a little biased, but we think the conference is the place this year to learn about mobile development trends. We hope to see you in Mountain View on May 7. How do you like your events calendar? As a world map ? As an iCal (and Google Calendar-importable) file? You can ...
Dot-com bust ripples still felt 10 years later Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:10PMWith just $20,000 in cash but gobs of gumption, ambition and talent, Ethan Bloch and two partners are turning an idea into a Web-based business. "I came to San Francisco to build a big company that does important things," said the 24-year-old Baltimore...
Tourism talk | Tourism act could help Grand Strand Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:54PMAmid legislative gridlock over health care, Congress has found one thing it can agree on: tourism.
Content of MIX10 sessions about Windows Phone unveiled and they suck! Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:08AMMarch 06, 2010 [General] | By Edward J. R. Roughly in one week MIX10 starts and Microsoft will be telling there in details how to develop apps for Windows Phone 7 Series but release of some technical details about 7 Series is expected too.
Mike Tharp: Quang Pham is a loss to Congress Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:56AMThe U.S. Congress lost a good man this week -- and so did the American people -- when Quang Pham decided to withdraw from the race for the 47th District down in Orange County.
Google Enlists DocVerse in Attack on Microsoft Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:01AMGoogle's got its head in the cloud--again. The search giant today announced that it has bought DocVerse, a software startup that makes an online collaboration plug-in for Microsoft Office. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google paid $25 million for the San Francisco-based developer, which was founded in 2007 by former Microsoft employees Shan Sinha and Alex DeNeui.
'ME' salon's mantra: It's all about you Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:28AMDays and hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. seven days a week or later with appointment.
U.S. notices, threats stall local startup Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:28AMA Chattanooga small businessman trying to grow a venture selling a novel people mover says federal environmental regulators have unfairly set up bureaucratic roadblocks to the enterprise.
First step planning Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:21AMLEXINGTON – Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at TierOne Bank, the team of consultants from RDG Design and Planning out of Omaha presented their current work for their Lexington contract toward the revitalization of downtown.
GOLD ANALYSIS Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:07AMGold is the standard! Midas Letter publisher James West believes gold is the store of value everybody resorts to when times are rough. Interview with The Gold Report.
VIDEO: Strickland learns to be green: ADI Wind hopes to revolutionize wind turbines Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:48AMSHEFFIELD VILLAGE — A Lorain County company that has a new way to build gears for wind turbines is another example of Ohio’s manufacturing strength, Gov. Ted Strickland said.
Real estate is real need for Memphis charter schools Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:00AMFor the nearly dozen people opening or expanding charter schools in Memphis, the throbbing headache is real estate.When Memphis Business Academy principals decided to buy an abandoned Kmart in Frayser late last year, several administrative hearts sank."The board (of education) approved seven new charters. They are all looking for the same property we are," said Curtis Weathers, head of Memphis ...
Enhanced 911 still months away -- Years of delays hinder startup Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:31PMIn November 2004, La Salle County residents living in unincorporated areas voted themselves a $1.60 monthly surcharge on their phone bill so the county could install an Enhanced-911 service to better serve rural areas. As a result of the
Friday, March 5, 2010 | Clear sky, 48.2 °F Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:26PMThe Fremont neighborhood has attracted the unusual for a long time, and The Flying Apron Bakery at 3510 Fremont Ave. N. is no exception.
Self-financing business start-ups Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:20PMLoans are a great, affordable way to get a small business off the ground. But besides not being for everybody, they are especially difficult to get during the current recession.
BUSINESS: Opposition to IDA tax grows Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:01PMA new state tax aimed at generating $5 million in revenue could threaten the existence of many of the state’s industrial development agencies.
Owner: Mill’s chances strong Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:16AMThe owner representative of the Renew Paper mill that’s embroiled in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court case said a buyer is highly likely to rehire workers and to restart the paper mill near St. Francisville.
Selling Digital Art as Digital Downloads Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:09AMProcess for selling your digital art as digital downloads can be broken down into three steps.
VCs Push StartUp Visa Act Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:19PMA group of investors is in Washington to push for passage of a bill that they say would make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the U.S.
Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Netflix investors don't seem too spooked Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:18PMWall Street is trying to put the brakes on Netflix Inc.’s recent heady growth, but investors aren’t ready to slam down the pedal just yet, writes Therese Poletti.
VeriFone Brings Out The Big Guns In Its War With Square: Apple Stores Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:10PMIt's no secret that VeriFone hopes to eliminate mobile startup Square before it even officially launches. Not only did they unveil their PAYware Mobile credit card-reading device just a week after Square made headlines with its unveiling , but they almost immediately started a major advertising push in places such as New York City cabs . And now they have perhaps their strongest weapon yet in ...
Twitter CEO Evan Williams speaks to NDTV Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:50PMThe full transcript of NDTV's exclusive interview with Evan Williams, Twitter's Co-Founder at their headquarters in San Francisco.
CSI plans to expand, adding 250 workers Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:19PMAn Oklahoma City company ranked last year in Inc. magazine’s Top 500 list of the fastest growing companies said it will add 250 jobs through the state’s Quality Jobs program.CSI, which provides information technology, advice and assistance and engineering and professional services for government projects, is in growth mode, said David Mitchell, the company’s vice president of operations.CSI’s ...
Vision Presented With Environmental Sustainability Award by California Senate Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:16PMLOS ANGELES, March 3 -- Vision Industries Corp. (OTC:VIIC) (BULLETIN BOARD: VIIC) , producer of the zero emission electric/hydrogen hybrid Tyrano(TM) truck, is pleased to announce that it has received the Environmental Sustainability Award, a certificate of recognition by the California Senate.
i-City readying to nurture technopreneurs Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:55PMSHAH ALAM : The setting up of technopreneur campuses throughout the state is part of the state government’s plans to accelerate the transformation of Selangor into a knowledge-economy.
A group of Silicon Valley geeks try to bring about immigration reform with the Startup Visa Act Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:38PMAt the end of February, Senators John Kerry (D - Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R - Indiana) introduced the Startup Visa Act of 2010, which will let immigrant entrepreneurs earn a two-year visa if they get at least $250,000 in venture capital investment, and then earn them legal US residence if that startup creates five or more new jobs, gets a second round of funding of over $1 million, or nets $1 ...
NUGGET PROJECT: Other communities pair libraries, business centers Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 6:18AMWhile Carson Nugget owner Steve Neighbors nails down a developer for the proposed $87 million downtown redevelopment project, other communities have found that some of the elements proposed for Carson City's downtown are working well for them. UNR library includes digital media lab Carson City Library Director Sara Jones said that a proposed 10,000-square-foot digital media lab is part of the ...
The Pitter-Patter of Little Features Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 5:55AMI was out of the country for much of 2009, so it wasn’t until I spent two months back in San Francisco that I noticed a big change in the Web community. Babies. I'm not talking about whiny Millennials coming out of college and demanding venture capital for their iPhone app. I'm talking about actual babies. The ones that crawl around the house wearing diapers. In 2006, I co-wrote a BusinessWeek ...
Cyber warriors gather as online battles rage Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:34AMSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 28, 2010 - US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.
Bloom debut light on details Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:11AMSAN JOSE, Calif. - A richly funded clean-energy startup is keeping critical parts of its business plan secret as it launches its first product amid fanfare.
Reid headlines Democratic caucus Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:00AMSupporting education, creating jobs and growing the clean energy industry were recurrent themes among candidates that attended the Washoe County Democratic Party Caucus on Saturday in the Wooster High School gymnasium.
Much is riding on Fisker's new cars Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:21AMStartup's risk may be reward for Delaware
Google’s Angels Tweet, Dine on Tofu Wraps to Seed 200 Startups Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:16AMFeb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- During the holidays last year, Aydin Senkut and Elad Gil gathered 50 of their friends at a health- food restaurant in Palo Alto, California. Over turkey burgers and tofu wraps, they talked about technology trends and how to get rich. Or, more precisely, how to get richer.
Latest fuel cells in Bloom Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:16AMA secretive Silicon Valley startup working on a new way to produce cleaner energy is taking the wraps off its product: a huge box of fuel cells that it hopes will allow homes and businesses to generate their own electricity.
Tech startup seeing profits in the clouds Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:09AMIndianapolis-based tech startup Bluelock would be thrilled with a forecast full of clouds. The computing kind of clouds, that is.