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I mention all of this as an example of how powerful the new web-based
technologies can be, especially for small businesses, where the
entrepreneur’s time and attention is often the limiting resource to the
growth of the business.

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The contest matches smarts and business prowess in individual and team competitions, such as business management, entrepreneurship and public speaking. Twenty events are judged.

Entrepreneur Day is a day hosted by the MSU College of Business http://www.montana.edu/cobfilled with informative sessions for students, budding entrepreneurs and established entrepreneurs.

What does it take to become an entrepreneur and get your business off the ground? Here are some tips from those who have done it

Even without knowing a lot about the respective companies, I found their responses interesting and thought-provoking — and perhaps instructive to entrepreneurs everywhere.

It was created to increase emerging small businesses’ odds for success by teaming them with prospering companies that have proven competencies in business, technology, and the development of sophisticated business solutions.

Warner said he had accepted Sanford’s invitation to join the board, which is charged with implementing the Venture Capital Investment Act. The act offers tax credits to banks and insurance companies in hopes of raising up to $50 million for start-up companies.

Entrepreneurs chosen for the program will work closely with Sevin Rosen partners to get their companies off the ground, addressing issues including technology development, marketing and recruiting senior management.

"We want to take a fresh and in-depth look at all instructional approaches now available in the sector, and then fashion the kind of practical study program that will be truly multidisciplinary in nature and responsive to the real needs of a marketplace. Whatever profession or calling a student chooses, the impulse, and often the need, to strike out on one’s own requires a body of very specialized business knowledge and understanding that this curriculum framework will seek to establish."