Entrepreneurs

Translate the Web While Learning a New Language

Joe Kutchera | Posted 01.06.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Google, Spanish, Entrepreneurs, Guatemala, Language, Translation, Learning, Carnegie Mellon University, Latino Voices News

With Duolingo, he hopes to solve two enormous problems for the developing world: bring down the incredibly high-price of computer language learning to nothing and improve the quality and quantity of online content in languages other than English.

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A Restaurant Closes, and a Community Mourns

Frank Farwell | Posted 01.05.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Starting a Restaurant, Building-a-Business, Entrepreneurs' Memoirs, Starting a Business, M.B.A., Financing a Business, Working-for-Yourself, Business Books, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Restaurant, Restaurant Closing, Small Business America, Small Business News

On New Year's Eve, the much-admired Rubaiyat restaurant in scenic Marquette, Michigan held its last supper. Why did the lights go out January 1st, leaving hundreds of devoted but disappointed customers? It was another case of first-time entrepreneurs going too far too fast.

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Women: the Emerging Market in High Growth Businesses

Kay Koplovitz | Posted 01.04.2012 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, High Growth Companies, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Scalability, Economy, Business News

Women hold 80 % the purchasing power for consumer goods in the U.S., a sector accounting for a critical 70% of the U.S. economy. So we already know th...

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Top Advocate For Entrepreneurs Resigns

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 01.03.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Video, Carl Schramm Kauffman Foundation, Startup America, Kauffman Foundation, Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Entrepreneurs, Carl Schramm Resigns, Carl Schramm, Carl Schramm Kauffman, Small Business News

Carl Schramm, the president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a leading entrepreneurship advocacy group, is stepping down. Schramm, ...

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Our Favorite Entrepreneurs Of 2011 (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 12.30.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Year-in-Review, Small Business Success Stories, Small Business News and Trends, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs of 2011, Favorite Entrepreneurs, Small Business News

We're all familiar with the epic success stories behind some of the world's fastest growing startups like Groupon, but once upon a time, every success...

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Six Tips for Raising Startup Capital in 2012

Eric M. Jackson | Posted 12.29.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Raising Capital, Finance, 2012, Startup Capital, Small Business America, Caplinked, Small Business News

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." This famous introduction by Charles Dickens sums up what entrepreneurs seeking startup capital are facing in 2012.

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8 All-Star Entrepreneurs Who Didn't Bother With A Master's Degree

Greg Voakes | Posted 12.28.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Slidepollajax, Small Business America, Education, Small Business, Startup, Mark Zuckerberg, Startups, Bill Gates, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Graduate School, Mba, Small Business News

Believe it or not, it is possible to get filthy rich without spending half of your life in school.

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NSF ICorps Class 2: The Business Model Canvas

Steve Blank | Posted 12.27.2011 | Business

Read More: Innovation Corps, Innovation, National Science Foundation, Small Business America, Entrepreneurship, Stanford, Lean LaunchPad, Customer Development, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Nsf, Business News

The 21 National Science Foundation teams had been out of the classroom for just 15 hours as they filed back in with their business model canvas presentations. Their assignment appeared (to them) to be deceptively simple.

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The Social Entrepreneur's Dilemma

Patrick FitzGerald | Posted 12.27.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Recycling, Terracycle, Small Business, Recycle, Car Sharing, Startup, Social Entrepreneurship, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Zipcar, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Mba, Small Business News

In order to make a potentially game-changing idea a long-standing reality, it's highly recommended that social entrepreneurs look at their business model and ask a very simple question: Could my company be a profitable one?

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The Government Starts an Incubator: The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

Steve Blank | Posted 12.21.2011 | Business

Read More: National Science Foundation, Nsf, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Customer Development, Lean LaunchPad, Stanford, Innovation, Teaching, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business News

Over the last two months, the U.S. government has been running one of the most audacious experiments in entrepreneurship since World War II. They launched an incubator for the top scientists and engineers in the U.S. This week we saw the results.

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Angel Investing in Startups Stimulates Job Growth

Mike Green | Posted 12.21.2011 | Business

Read More: Black Innovation, Andres Montgomery, Ari Winkleman, Angel Investors, Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Jobs, Rutgers, Entrepreneurs, Job Growth, Venture Capital, Gathering-of-Angels, Entrepreneurship, Investors, Business News

The next Mark Zuckerberg will likely emerge from environments that foster, nurture and invest in the innovative spirit of its talented entrepreneurs.

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Small Businesses Key to Recovery: Walsh

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 12.20.2011 | New York

Read More: Commissioner, Small Business, Services, Irish Business, Training, Jobs, Entrepreneurs, Professional Development, Immigrants, New York City Government, New York News

By Maura Kelly Mayor Bloomberg has stated many times that small businesses are the chief engine of growth in New York City. However convincing entrep...

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Entrepreneurs' Memoirs: A Gold Mine of Information for Self-Employed Wannabes

Frank Farwell | Posted 12.20.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Business Education, Mentors, Entrepreneurs, Selling a Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Working for Yourself, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

Entrepreneurial memoirs are a treasure chest of information and entertainment and fit the bill perfectly for all the work-for-yourself wannabes on your holiday list

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Hey Entrepreneur, Is This the Time to Be Winding Down?

Sophie Gold | Posted 12.16.2011 | Business

Read More: Business Opportunities, Sophie-Gold, Women Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Sophie Gold, Small Business America, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business News

What is the difference between you and the founders of Macy's and Walmart?

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Enormous Barge To House Immigrant Entrepreneurs On The High Seas

AP | BROOKE DONALD | Posted 12.16.2011 | Technology

Read More: Startups, Visa Law, Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Blueseed Boat, Blueseed Co, Entrepreneurs, Blueseed Barge, Blueseed, Silicon Valley, Technology News

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — You've heard of tech companies starting in a Silicon Valley garage. What about on a ship? That's the idea being floated by ...

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Are Women Entrepreneurs Selling Themselves Short?

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 12.15.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Women, Small Business, Latin America, Women Entrepreneurs, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, Iran, Entrepreneurs, Japan, Entrepreneurship, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Female Entrepreneurs, Korea, Small Business News

Women in less developed economies are more likely to start or maintain a business venture than those living in developed countries, according to the 2...

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The Startup Team

Steve Blank | Posted 12.14.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Nsf, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Lean LaunchPad, Stanford, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Customer Development, Icorps, Teaching, National Science Foundation, Small Business News

Finding a product/market fit amidst startup chaos requires a team with a combination of hackers, hustlers, designers and visionaries.

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For Entrepreneurs' Success, the Right Product is More Important than an M.B.A.

Frank Farwell | Posted 12.12.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Marketing, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, Small Business, Selling a Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Selling, Startup, College, Startups, Graduate School, Mba, Small Business News

Until you find The Product, nothing else will end up mattering. Without it, any seed money you raise or savings you invest will soon go down the tubes, you'll have a pile of debt you probably won't be able to pay, and you'll need your old job back--if you can get it.

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Iowa City, IA: Local Mom Confronts Wasteful Water Bottles Through Water Refill Business Plan

iowacity.patch.com | Posted 12.09.2011 | Home

Read More: Iowa City Patch, Iowa, Entrepreneurs, Dispatches: The Changing American Dream, Water Bottles, Reusable Water Bottles, Iowa City, Home News

"We just don't live in this bubble inside our home, we're part of a greater world, we're interdependent."...

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Secret Sauce of Success

Jen Groover | Posted 12.07.2011 | Business

Read More: Success, Women's Leadership, Women Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Living News, Business News, Business, Entrepreneurs, Wellness, Motivational-Success, Small Business, Business News

Becoming an author was a dream of mine for over a decade. The interesting part of that dream was when the desire first came to me, I had no idea what...

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Most Great Entrepreneurs Don't Drop Out of Harvard

Marty Zwilling | Posted 12.07.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Harvard, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Courses, Gen-Y, Degrees, Small Business, College Dropouts, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Small Business News

The most successful entrepreneurs are those with multiple real-life experiences, who have personal exposure to markets where opportunities are being left on the table.

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Is the Price Right?

Sophie Gold | Posted 12.06.2011 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Sophie-Gold, Pricing Strategy, Entrepreneurs, Pricing Products and Services, Sophie Gold, Pricing, Business News

Over the last couple of weeks I have been getting an increasing number of emails from business owners asking how they can correctly price their products and services so I have decide to answer their question in today post.

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Startup 2tor Rides Surge In Online Education

Reuters | Posted 12.05.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Education, Startup Education, Startup, 2tor Startup, 2tor, Small Business News and Trends, Entrepreneurs, Online Education, Entrepreneurship, Video, Small Business News

(By Jillian Kitchener - Reuters) - Long-distance study is rising in popularity and cracking open a market for online educators whose infrastructure br...

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Black America's 21st Century Economic Movement

Mike Green | Posted 12.05.2011 | Black Voices

A decade from now historians will discuss the economic impact of a two-day event that recently took place at Rutgers University, which brought together more than 120 minority business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs for the first-ever " Gathering of Angels" summit.

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M.B.A., But No Job? It's Time to Become an Entrepreneur

Frank Farwell | Posted 12.02.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Inc. 500, Selling a Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurship, Business Startups, Small Business America, Startups Recession, Small Business, Startup, Startups, Economic Recovery, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs in Recession, Recession, Small Business News

Today's stark economy negates the working-for-yourself honeymoon and forces rookie entrepreneurs to pay absolute attention from day one. That's why today's entrepreneurs may have a leg up on us old-timers.

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