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- Articles on Entrepreneurship
- Articles on Innovation
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- Generating an Idea
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- Market and Sales
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- Intellectual Property
- Finding Funds and Presenting to Investors
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Articles on Entrepreneurship
- The Recession's Effect on Entrepreneurship - Wall Street Journal How has the recession affected entrepreneurship? So far, it’s helped to drive it up.
- Obama's SBA Nomination Nods In Favor of VC Industry - Wall Street Journal
- Entrepreneurs Pack Up and Go Home - Wall Street Journal A look at what is involved in running a business from your home.
- Teens Turn to Summer Start-Ups - Wall Street Journal
- "One Minute Entrepreneur" - USA Today The secret to creating and sustaining a succesful business.
- The Scholarly Apprentice - Fox Business Self Made Entrepreneur Randal Pinkett talks about Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" and his roadmap for success.
- Facebook Ignites Entrepreneurial Spirit – Wall Street Journal Students discuss how the Facebook phenomenon has started a start-up frenzy.
- College Grads: Want a Franchise with those Fries? – Wall Street Journal Discusses the pros and cons of starting a franchise fresh out of college.
- The 3 M's of Starting a Business - Fox Business Discusses Market Demand, Market Size and Structure, and Money
- Nothing to Lose - BrianLinton.com Brian discusses the advanatges of starting a business while still in college.
- Often, Men See Women to the Top - USA Today This article discusses how many female executives say that male mentors are the key to their success.
Articles on Innovation
- How to Spark Innovation - Business Week Why is it so hard to stimulate innovation inside big corporations, while at the same time VCs are awash in innovative business plans and people?
- Tapping the Creativity of Downtime - Wall Street Journal Web-design firm uses projects employees pursue in their spare time at work to help win new business.
- The Customer is the Company- Inc.com Threadless churns out dozens of new items a month -- with no advertising, no professional designers, no sales force and no retail distribution. And it's never produced a flop.
- How SAP Seeds Innovation - Business Week SAP's collaborative Web sites and discussion forums give its customers ways to learn from SAP business partners as well as from each other.
- Inside the World of Blizzard - Business Week Its recent merger with Activision created the biggest player in video games. But Blizzard is much more than its mega-hit World of Warcraft.
- 33 Ways to Make Money From Games - Business Week There are lots of ways to make money from the gaming industry. In this exclusive BusinessWeek.com slide show, Perry outlines just a few of the promising business models that can be adopted by would-be gaming entrepreneurs.
- How Google Fuels Its Idea Factory - Business Week CEO Eric Schmidt describes the simple principles driving the company's steady stream of innovations.
Videos on Entrepreneurship
- Taking the First Steps - Entrepreneur.com
- Starting a Small Business in a Recession - Wall Street Journal
- Small Biz Success - CNN.com A look at why it is beneficial to start a business during a recession and ways to save money doing it
- Getting Help From the SBA - Entrepreneur.com
- Job Cuts Spur Innovation - Wall Street Journal
- Be A Negotiator - Entrepreneur.com
- How to Secure Revenue - Wall Street Journal
- Patenting Your Invention - Entrepreneur.com
- How to Find An Investor - Entrepreneur.com
- Securing a Small Business Loan - CNN Money
- Bypassing the Banks - CNN Money As banks restrict lending, small businesses are ferreting out alternative ways to access cash via non-traditional loans.
- Referral Offers Your Customers Can't Refuse - Entrepreneur.com Innovative ways to get customer referrals and drive your sales up.
- Create a Concise Message for Your Business Plan - Entrepreneur.com
- Create the Right Marketing for Your New Business - Entrepreneur.com
- Spending Mistakes - Entrepreneur.com
- Small Business Caution - CNN.com
- The Comfort of Coming "Home" - Wall Street Journal NY Restaurateur Danny Meyer discusses tips for entrepreneurs trying to enter the restaurant and hospitality industry.
- Making Your Invention Idea a Reality - Entrepreneur.com
- The Benefits of Opening the Books - Wall Street Journal A look at open-book management style gives employees a stake in the company's performance.
- Planting the Seeds of Green Business - Entrepreneur.com
- Cook Up a Successful Restaurant - Entrepreneur.com
- Getting Your Business off the Ground - Entrepreneur.com Russell Vare, co-owner of Viper Black Clothing, talks about the challenges he faced starting Viper Black Clothing and his plans for the future success of their company.
- A Biking Boom Amidst The Slow Economy - Wall Street Journal
- Breaking Into Retail - Entrepreneur.com
- Small Craft Beer Manufacturing Rises - Wall Street Journal Despite the economic slump, the demand for micro-brews is on the rise.
- Turning Art Into Business - Entrepreneur.com
- SBA's Podcast Portal - Small Business Administration A great portal for a range of different small business realted podcasts you can view on your computer or on the go on your mp3 player.
- 13 Year Old Starts Recycling Business - CNN.com
Generating an Idea
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad Says: Are You Pee Wee Herman or Rambo? – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Launching a Product from Start to Finish – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Building a Strategy Pyramid – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Got a New Idea? – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Learn How to Innovate – Entrepreneur Magazine
- The First Steps to Inventing – Entrepreneur Magazine
- How to Research Your Business Idea - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Getting a Million Dollar Business Idea - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Guidelines for Choosing a Business Opportunity - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Family Owned Businesses - familybusinessmagazine.com
Business Plan
Outline
- Business Plan Mistakes - Cayenne Consulting
- Top 10 Business Plan Mistakes – Inc.com
- Sample Feasibility Plan Outline (Word Format) - IEI/Temple U.
- Sample Outline for Business Plan (Word Format) - Abram’s
- So You Wanna Write a Business Plan? - SoYouWanna.com
- Business Plans - Entrepreneur.com
- How to Write a Winning Business Plan - Business Week
- Building a Better Business Plan - Business Week
- Bplans.com
- Sample Business Plans
- Center for Business Planning
- How to Write a Business Plan Tutorial
- Business Plan Template
Strategy
- Environmental Variable (in Word format)
- Industry Structural Analysis (in Word format)
- SWOT & Strategic Positioning (in Word format)
- How to Hire an Attorney - Entrepreneur Magazine
- How to Name Your Business - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Whats My Company Worth - Entrepreneur Magazine
Financial Planning
- Cash flow & Income Statement (in Excel format)
- Financial Statement Analysis (in Word format)
- Building a Financial Projection (in Excel format)
- Financial Projection Spreadsheet (in Excel format)
- Financial Projection (in PowerPoint format)
- CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
- Glenn Kelman's Financial Model
Market and Sales
- Creating a Great Website – Cheap! – Inc.com
- How to Write a Marketing Plan – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Beyond the Press Release: The Basics of PR - Entrepreneur Magazine
- A Press Release Primer – Entrepreneur Magazine
- The Ingredients of a Press Kit – Entrepreneur Magazine
- How to Generate Publicity for Your Business – Entrepreneur Magazine
- PR Tips for Getting Your Company Written About – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Star Makers: Finding Public Relations & Advertising Agencies to Make Your Business Shine – Entrepreneur Magazine
Viral Marketing
- Facebook's a great friend to businesses - USA Today
- Contests and Giveaways Move To New, Fast Terrain of Twitter - Wall Street Journal
- For Business Owners, iPhone Apps Abound - Wall Street Journal
- Software to Help You Get More Out of Twitter - Wall Street Journal
- Who Owns Your Name on Twitter - Wall Street Journal
- How to Lose Your Job Via Facebook Status - Geekologie
Intellectual Property
- Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights (in Word format)
- The Importance of Patents – Boston Business Journal via MIT
- Copyright Basics – U.S. Copyright Office
- Top 10 Patent Myths – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Getting to Market: Intellectual Property – The MIT Entrepreneurs Club
- Intellectual Property 101: Patents, Trademarks, Servicemarks and Copyrights – About.com
- Basic U.S. Patent, Trademark, & Copyright Information – Pierce Law School
- Intellectual Property: The Practical and Legal Fundamentals – Pierce Law School
- Frequently Asked Questions on Trademarks – International Trademark Association
- Basic Facts About Trademarks - USPTO
- Trademark FAQs - USPTO
- Deadly Legal Mistakes - Entrepreneur Magazine
Finding Funds and Presenting to Investors
- Obtaining a Loan for your Startup – Entrepreneur Magazine
- 50 Ways to Save Money in your Business – Entrepreneur Magazine
- The 10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint - Guy Kawasaki
- Presenting to Investors - PreFlight PowerTips
- Out on a Limb: Creative Financing Options to Explore - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Your Feature Presentation - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Using Credit Cards to Finance Your Startup - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Keys to Getting Your Company Funded - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Seed Capital for Pursuing Your Dream - Startup Nation (Registration Required)
- 20 Tips for Finding Money Now - INC Magazine
- How to Finance Anything - INC Magazine
- Three Steps to Borrowing from Family or Friends - INC Magazine
- The VC on the Corner - INC Magazine
- Find an Angel Investor: Earning Your Wings - INC Magazine
- Ten Steps to Securing Venture Capital - Euclid SR Partners
- Angel Financing Do’s and Don’ts for Entrepreneurs - INC Magazine
- Can you really land Venture Capital? – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Top 100 Venture Capital Firms – Entrepreneur Magazine
- Speaking from Exeperience - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Pursuing Venture Capital - Entrepreneur Magazine
- 10 Lies VS's Know Your Telling - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Dissecting an Entrepreneurial Success - Entrepreneur Magazine
- VC's Want in on Your Hot New Company - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Closing a Startup Financial Deal - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Picking the Brains of Venture Capitalists - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Can You Really Land Venture Capital - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Spelling Out Your Funding Terms - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Institutional Venture Capital - Entrepreneur Magazine
- How to Get Investors for Your Startup - Entrepreneur Magazine
- How to Attract VC Investors - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Know When to Take the Money - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Stalking the Wily Investor - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Non-Tech Businesses Can Get VC, Too - Entrepreneur Magazine
- The True Costs of Raising Money - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Choosing a Finder When Raising Capital - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Are You Distracted by Your Fundraising Efforts - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Keys to Getting Your Company Funded - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Why is Debt is a Bad Thing? - Entrepreneur Magazine
- When NOT to take the Money - Entrepreneur Magazine
- What to Know Before You Try to Raise Capital - Entrepreneur Magazine
- The Big Guns - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Dividing Equity Between Founders and Investors - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Not So Fast - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Bonus Round - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Tell Me No Secrets - Entrepreneur Magazine
- No Mercy - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Been There, Done That - Entrepreneur Magazine
- Expansion and Capital Outlook Positive - Entrepreneur Magazine
- High Rollers - Entrepreneur Magazine
- The 6 Biggest Mistakes Made in Raising Startup Capital - Entrepreneur Magazine
- A World of Investors - Entrepreneur Magazine
- It's Go Time - Entrepreneur Magazine
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