Emerging Business

EB News of the Week – 10/24/11

* 40 Under 40 [CNN] * Dropbox: The Inside Story of Tech’s Hottest Startup [Forbes] * Are You Bad At The Internet? [Inc] * Why Content Marketing Is King [Entrepreneur] * 7 Unusual Ways To Motivate Your Employees [Inc]  

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EB News of the Week – 10/10/11

* Apple’s Visionary Redefined Digital Age [NYTimes] * Steve Job’s Most Revolutionary Apple Products [cnet] * Steve Jobs: 20 Best Quotes [ABCNews] * Who Will Be the “Next Steve Jobs”? [WSJ] * 7 Reasons To Sell Now [Inc] * 10 Ways to Avoid Burnout as an Entrepreneur [Forbes] * Venture Capital – Corporations Fill a […]

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How To Raise Capital – Emerging Business Seminar Debrief

It was standing room only at yesterday’s S&W Emerging Business Seminar on How To Raise Capital In Today’s Market.  A special thanks to my guest speaker, Jim Goulka of Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF). Key takeaways: VC investing significantly increased in Q2 2011 Angel investors are “cautiously pessimistic” but investments dollars are available Local sourcing […]

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EB News of the Week – 9/19/11

* Students Work On Big Ideas at Harvard’s “Hack Night” [USA Today] * New Patent Law Means Trouble for Tech Entrepreneurs [Forbes] * America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2011 [Businessweek] * With New Technology, Start-Ups Go Lean [Wall Street Journal] * Google+ vs. Facebook: The Gloves Are Off [Mashable]

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Emerging Business Seminar (Phoenix) – How To Raise Capital (Oct. 5th)

To start or expand a business, you need capital. Raising capital, however, is one of the most difficult challenges that a company can undertake. In the current economy, investors at all levels have become increasingly risk adverse, resulting in even greater competition for their limited investment dollars. Heightened regulatory scrutiny by the SEC means that […]

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