* Holiday Tip: Gifts For Employees That Don’t Cost A Dime [Inc] * The SBAs $1.5 Billion Franchise Loan Problem [Businessweek] * Microsoft’s First 3-D Printing App Is Made for the Average Joe [FastCompany] * Fundraising Rules Murky Despite JOBS Act [WallStreetJournal] * Why Are Indians So Entrepreneurial In the U.S.? [ReadWriteStart]
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* Will Letting VCs Advertise Mean More “Small Checks” For Startups? [Businessweek] * The Secret To Improving Accountability [Inc] * 8 Tips for A Successful App [Forbes] * Why Startups Are Sporting Increasing Quirky Names [WallStreetJournal] * What Some of the Biggest Names In Silicon Valley Wish They Had Known at 20 [Entrepreneur]
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* Game Changer: SEC Lifts the General Solicitation Ban When Raising Capital! [WallStreetJournal] [Forbes] [TechCrunch] * New SEC Rules Related to Lifting of General Solicitation Ban [SEC] * The Rise of Super Angels…and the Decline of Big Ideas [Inc] * Time To Retire the Word “Disrupt” [Fortune] * The Hot Business of Exporting America’s Franchises […]
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* 10 Eye-Opening Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read [Inc] * Venture Capital Firms Are Disappearing – Why Do VCs Think Things Are Looking Up? [Businessweek] * Guess Which State Is Leading In Investment Crowdfunding? [Forbes] * Warren Buffet Is Bullish On…Women [CNNMoney] * A Dose Of Advice For Health-Tech Startups [Entrepreneur]
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* SEC Takes First (Baby) Step To Lift Ban On General Solicitation For Private Offerings [Reuters] SEC Proposal: [SEC.gov] * The Economy Stole My Retirement [WallStreetJournal] * What Employees Really Need At Work [Fortune] * Hate Networking? 3 Ways to Get Over It [Inc] * Why Green Startups Are Now “Toxic” [CNNMoney]
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