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Regional VC: Northwest

Venture capitalists may not be supporting the number of startups they once did, but make no mistake: Venture capital is alive and well. by Patty Enrado – Upside Today Upside visited the Northwest, Northeast, and…

Finding the Perfect Pitch Part 1

This is your moment, and you’ll never have it again. What do you do to get ready? That’s the challenge facing 23 female entrepreneurs who have been selected to present their businesses before hundreds of…

The Perfect Pitch Part II

Scene II: Technical dress rehearsal, Harvard Business School, November 8, 2001. One day to the VC forum. Shoba and her business partner Anthony aren’t speaking to each other when they arrive at Harvard’s imposing Spangler…

Are there more entrepreneurs like Nolan Bushnell out there?

I was on the University of Utah campus a few weeks back, hoping for a chance to meet one of Utah’s truly notable serial entrepreneurs: Nolan Bushnell. By David L. Politis Deseret News The occasion…

Switching online One Call, an online shopping site based in Spokane, carves out growing market share

Anyone shopping for home electronics toys like DVD players or camcorders knows the retail competition is fierce. Tom Sowa The Spokesman-Review Staff writer Big dealers like Circuit City, Best Buy and even Radio Shack are…

Cascade Idaho gets ready to shift economic gears

Former mill town making transition to tourist mecca It was a shock, even though people had been expecting it. This timber town´s heart, the Boise Cascade sawmill where generations of Cascade residents had earned an…

MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition Winner Will Open Up Carbohydrate-based Drug Discovery

Media reports say the recovery may be underway: the students were ready at The MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition. This is no lighthearted extracurricular; contest alumni are worth millions–a number of former teams have gone public…

Getting an Idea to Market

What is an entrepreneur? The definition, according to Oxford American Dictionary, is a person who organizes and manages a commercial undertaking, especially one involving commercial risk. Risk is the operative word. Having a great idea…

New Wave of Entrepreneurs Runs Start-Ups With Restraint

Are start-ups cool again? Alexandria software firm BND Group Inc. launched last week. There was no news release, no music, no logo-clad trinkets or star-studded galas. The four company executives celebrated with drinks at a…

Simple Ways to collect demographic data

Many retail storeowners grow green with envy when reading about the sophisticated techniques that larger companies use to gather information about customers. NFIB.com It’s true that gathering demographic information takes a little effort, but when…

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