Funding and Building your Business

It sounds almost cliched: A business partnership is like a marriage. But sometimes the old saws really do hold some truth, and people with successful business partnerships say the qualities found in a good marriage…

Launching his toner-cartridge-recycling company, Robert Welsh had a vague idea that he needed a business license. A phone call sent him down to the courthouse in San Jose, Calif., where he found he needed much…

What do women want? For starters, greater access to venture capital, according to a new survey Companies run by women aren’t getting their fair share of venture funding, according to the Diana Project, a new…

Mary Berner wasted no time putting her footprint on Fairchild Publications after she was named president and CEO of the fashion-magazine house three years ago. By CAROL HYMOWITZ Wall St. Journal The 43-year-old Ms. Berner,…

Read the ongoing results of a comprehensive study of entrepreneurship in the United States. New reports on entrepreneurship are arriving fast and furious. By Erik Pages Entrepreneur.com The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (NCOE’s sponsor) has…

Willie Cade’s passion is to put more computers into schools. He crisscrosses the country from his Chicago base at the Computers for Schools Association Inc., and browbeats corporations into donating their used computers to classrooms….

It’s hard to imagine any business not having a presence on the Web, but I still meet business owners from time to time who are convinced that they don’t need a Web site. By DEBRA…

Good project management is very important in developing any technology application or implementing a mission-critical endeavor. Having an experienced manager is important to get the job done right, on time and within budget. Everyone agrees…

University of Oregon’s Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship announces the New Venture Championship (NVC) competition. The NVC offers more than $60,000 in cash prizes and attracts collegiate teams from across the nation and around the world….

Some entrepreneurs wonder why they only get a courtesy listen when they present an opportunity to potential investors. The company founder is usually anxious to show his financial projections and how the company will do…