BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

Dynamic nature of patent law

What’s the prognosis for copyrights on the Internet? Are the two even compatible?

Hackers Launch Major Attack on US Military Labs

In what a spokesperson for the Oak Ridge facility described as a "sophisticated cyber attack," it appears that intruders accessed a database of visitors to the Tennessee lab between 1990 and 2004, which included their social security numbers and dates of birth.

Draper & Conway: What Angels Want

The falling cost of starting consumer internet companies means there’s a huge untapped market for more angel investors.

AlwaysOn Venture Summit: Pride causes many entrepreneurs to fail

"Many of these companies do not go out for M&A soon enough."

Starting up: Can’t attract investors? Try bootstrapping

With 20 years of corporate experience, I thought it would be easy to raise small-business money.

Inside Entrepreneurship: Take steps to protect patent filings

What protections does my patentpending status give me?

Is there a Web 2.0 Bubble? This is a great video that’s worth your time. UPDATE- Copyright Claim Erases Parody Video From YouTube

Is your company bubble worthy?

The Fraser Institute: U.S. States Best at Encouraging Entrepreneurs and Small Business Start Ups; Atlantic Canada the Worst

Nevada had the highest net small business creation rate at 5.2 per cent, followed by Florida (4.7 per cent) and Utah (4.5 per cent). They are followed in order by Idaho, Montana, Virginia, Georgia, Missouri, Arizona, and Delaware, which shows a diverse geographic pattern of entrepreneurial success across the United States.

Governor’s Business Plan Contest open for 2008 entries

The mission of the contest, which features a Grand Prize worth $50,000 in cash and services, is to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, start-up, and early-growth stages of high-tech businesses.

Finding employees the easy(er) way

Outside of the geek world, "assembler" means "someone who puts things together". Whodathunkit?

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