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The Emerging Business blog is designed to provide entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies with useful news and information on various topics of interest. Brian J. Burt, a partner in Snell & Wilmer's Phoenix office and Chair of the firm's Emerging Business Group, serves as moderator of this blog.

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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EB News of the Week – 9/12/11

* Ten Years Later: Disaster Shapes Innovation [Inc] * 16 Ways 9/11 Changed the Way We Do Business [Forbes] * Biggest Overhaul of Patent System Since 1952 Passes Senate [Businessweek] * 4 Tools For Building a Business Mobile App [Mashable] * Small Business Owners Prepare for Double Dip [WSJ]

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