November 2011
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Can Gen-Y’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Revive The... →
A new survey shows that 54 percent of millennials want to start a business or already have one. What does it all mean?
Nov 30th
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6 questions with...Tyler Gage →
poptech: An entrepreneurship class at Brown University focused on using international markets to promote social change drew a handful of classmates together to begin brainstorming a project. A few years later, the outcome of that brainstorm, Runa, is the world’s only dedicated supplier of Ecuadorian guayusa tea, which is sold throughout the U.S. Guayusa, a naturally caffeinated tea leaf, is...
Nov 30th
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“Over the past three years New York has shifted from being a sleepy backwater of...”
– Business Insider (via nycdigital)
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“This year’s annual “What’s Working” study just released by Mercer, a global HR...”
– via A Third Of Employees Are Ready To Quit: How To Hold Onto Yours
Nov 29th
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“The Economist recently noted that Apple, Amazon, and Google together employ...”
– THE COUNTRY’S PROBLEM IN A NUTSHELL: Apple’s Huge New Data Center In North Carolina Created Only 50 Jobs (via jonathanmarcus)
Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
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“The take home lesson that I learned from all of this speaks to the ethos of this...”
– Confessions of a Female Entrepreneur: My Women 2.0 Startup Weekend Experience - Forbes
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“Sixty-one percent of paid interns working at for-profit companies received a job...”
– That’s Jean Chatzky, writing in Newsweek, on why students shouldn’t take unpaid internships. (via newsweek) Have you ever hired an unpaid intern? Have you ever been an unpaid intern? Weigh in!
Nov 21st
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Nov 17th
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9 Nagging Questions To Tune Out When Launching A... →
So, you’ve decided to do the startup thing, and you’ve told a few people. Turns out everyone and their dog has an opinion about it, regardless of whether or not they’ve ever been in your shoes. Some are flat out discouraging you, while others are congratulating you and asking some interesting questions you haven’t yet considered.
Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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Small Business Snapshot: Is Russia The Next... →
The latest happenings in the small biz world.
Nov 16th
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Request for Proposals: Harlem Business Incubator →
nycedc: Mayor Bloomberg and NYCEDC today announced that the City is seeking proposals from individuals, organizations, and companies to develop, operate, and maintain a new small business incubator space in Harlem. The incubator, which will be part of the City’s network of spaces designed to…
Nov 16th
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“There are a lot voices for a small business owner to listen to. There are the...”
–   (via Matt Cutts Reinforces Hot Google Trends For SMBs) Bubbled up by Percolate
Nov 16th
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Is Silicon Valley A Racist Community? →
In CNN’s “Black in America,” Soledad O’Brien sheds light on the lack of African-American entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.
Nov 16th
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“Revolution won’t happen with another social network, with another app. You...”
– via Sean M Everett, What I Learned Meeting With The Founder of Siri 
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Nov 15th
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“New York City has a new official position, entrepreneur at large, which has just...”
– Congratulations Steve! Crain’s New York Business (via nycdigital)
Nov 15th
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Why Startups Fail
futuresagency: Click image to display full graph. (via Jonathan MacDonald)
Nov 15th
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Small Business Snapshot: Embezzlement Common...
Today’s roundup starts with news that embezzlement is common in small businesses and during the holidays and includes stories about Global Entrepreneurship Week and Zynga’s share debacle. Embezzlement common during holiday season Think it could never happen to you? Think again. As Rieva Lesonsky of Network Solutions Small Business Blog writes, embezzlement happens often during the holidays...
Nov 14th
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“Only one problem: when I arrived at the job, after 8 years of learning how to...”
– Entrepreneur James Altucher tells the comedic tale of how he learned the harsh realities of the working world. 10 Things Entrepreneurs Don’t Learn in College | TechCrunch Bubbled up by Percolate
Nov 14th
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U.S. Senate Moves Toward Allowing Internet Sales... →
The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow states to collect sales tax on e-commerce. What does it mean for your business?
Nov 14th
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