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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 – 4/4/11

  * Five Great Gadgets for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses [CNNMoney] * LinkedIn Co-Founder’s 10 Rules For Entrepreneurial Success [Entrepreneur] * Startup Boot Camps Seek Army of Entrepreneurs [BusinessWeek] * The 5 Minute Guide To Cheap Startup Advertising [OnStartups] * BMW to Launch NYC Tech Incubator With $100 Million Investment Fund [FastCompany] * House Takes […]

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EB News of the Week – 3/28/11

* Money Rushes Into Social Start-Ups [Wall Street Journal] * How To Get Good At Making Money [Inc.] * Best Cities For Minority Entrepreneurs (Phoenix is 10th) [Forbes] * The Changing Picture of Entrepreneurship [Bloomberg] * The 10 Most Innovative Companies In Food [FastCompany]

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Emerging Business Seminar (Phoenix) – How To License Technology / Intellectual Property (April 6th)

You may be a business owner with a revolutionary, patented invention but no capital (or desire) to build the expensive manufacturing and distribution infrastructure necessary to commercialize it. Or you may run a company with a first-in-class manufacturing facility and a global distribution network, but no in-house innovation capabilities. For these types of businesses, licensing […]

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EB News of the Week – 3/14/11

* At SXSW, Investors and Founders Hunt for Million-dollar Hookups [CNN] * ASU Spirit of Enterprise 2011 Nominations Sought [Phoenix Business Journal] * Five Common Startup Money Mistakes [Entrepreneur] * Measure Your Entrepreneurial Instinct [Forbes] * Poll: Small businesses to add 3.8M jobs in 2011 [Baltimore Business Journal]

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EB News of the Week – 3/7/11

* Thunderbird Angel Network – Next Investor Dinner and Educational Forum – March 17th [TAN] * Big Achievers Share The Greatest Risks They Took [Forbes] * The Rebirth of Retail [Entrepreneur] * Where To Find Capital Now? [Forbes] * How To Approach Lenders Now [Entrepreneur] * America’s Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under [Forbes]

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