Stories Tagged as
Entrepreneurship
Piggy Bank Award: For the young entrepreneurs
Aug 26, 2011
We award piggy banks to two young ladies who started their own small business and remain positive even during the recession.
Tech companies shelve IPOs
Aug 26, 2011
Venture capitalists are less confident thanks to volatile markets, but the IPO chill probably won't last that long.
Zeal for tech IPOs has cooled
by
Steve Henn
Aug 10, 2011
Back in June, everything was looking up for Silicon Valley investors. Now, the shaky markets are making it difficult to invest confidently in new ideas.
Avon's door-to-door model adopted in Uganda
by
Anna Cavell
Jul 28, 2011
A U.S. organization is turning women in Uganda into entrepreneurs in their rural communities
Fashion stores go mobile in Portland
Jul 4, 2011
Portland, Ore., has a reputation for mobile food carts. But now you'll find trailers and buses selling clothes and fashion accessories.
Groupon IPO could give rise to Silicon Prairie in Chicago
by
Ashley Gross
Jun 7, 2011
Local entrepreneurs are hoping that Groupon's IPO will help build the Windy City into the Silicon Valley of the Midwest.
The art of the elevator pitch
May 10, 2011
Students from all over the world were invited to give their 60-second elevator pitch via YouTube for MIT's annual entrepreneurial competition this year.
For public good, not for profit.
Restoring Japan through entrepreneurship
by
Scott Tong
Apr 14, 2011
Japan's economy is struggling to recover from last month's earthquake and tsunami. A Japanese business graduate says entrepreneurship is the answer.
Venture capital takes off in Mexico
by
Jeff Tyler
Mar 30, 2011
Venture capital firms are finding success in Mexico. Some entrepreneurs are using the economic development to combat crime.
Making ideas and change happen
Mar 24, 2011
Author Seth Godin talks about his marketing and advice manual, "Poke the Box," about getting up and making things happen, and about his new venture in selling books.