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.
First Credit Rating Downgrade in U.S. History [FoxNews] Why A Downgrade Will Hit Your Wallet Harder Than You Think [Time] Bill Aims To Settle Sales Tax Debate [Wall Street Journal] Dear Entrepreneur: Stop Dreaming and Just Launch That Start-up [Forbes] The EB-5 Program: Create American Jobs, Get a Green Card [Businessweek]
* Ten Things They Don’t Tell You In Business School [Forbes] * Inc. 2011 Compensation Guide [Inc] * Ten Best New Cities For Business [Fortune] * Google’s Eric Schmidt’s Newest VC Fund [Businessweek] * Time Running Out For Tax Relief [WSJ]
* The Next Big Booms Towns – Phoenix at #9 [Forbes] * California Companies Fleeing the Golden State [CNNMoney] * Five “Thinking Traps” That Entrepreneurs Should Avoid [Businessweek] * New Patent Laws to Favor First-to-File [Inc] * Best Business Quotes from Movies [Forbes]
At one time or another, we have all had an idea for what we thought would be a great product. And we have all seen a genuinely revolutionary product fail to deliver once introduced into the marketplace. What does it take to transform an idea into a successful product? Top companies know that hard work […]
* One-Third of Workers Ready to Quit [Wall Street Journal] * Top Movies for Entrepreneurs [Inc] * The State of Small Business In The U.S. [Forbes] * I Married An Entrepreneur – Tips For Maintaining A Healthy Relationship [Businessweek] * “FarmVille” Maker Zynga Grows A $1B IPO In Facebook’s Fertile Earth [Fast Company]
