Entrepreneurship

If I Can Do it, So Can You

I was never sure about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I thought maybe psychologist, maybe magazine editor, maybe a stay-at-home mommy, maybe all three, but never, in my wildest of wildest dreams did "entrepreneur" ever make it to that list. I was an English major i Read more...

North Carolina Entrepreneurs Find Profit in Produce

Three young Wilmington, North Carolina entrepreneurs have started a new business, selling fresh produce from local farmers. They may be banking on the popularity of the "locavore" movement, which emphasizes eating food produced within a close, sustainable rang Read more...

Why are you an Entrepreneur?

Just read a good article this morning about entrepreneurship at Tech Crunch. It discusses the idea that all start-ups mustn't raise capital or take on investors in an effort to sell one day. That it's okay to have what's called a "life-style" business. I couldn't agree Read more...

Agencies Join Together to help Rural Entrepreneurship

One roadblock for entrepreneurship is finding the money to start a business, a fact that may be especially true for people in rural areas. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture noted that many young people are moving away from rural communities to find b Read more...

Last Day of TechCrunch Disrupt: Watch it Live

Techcrunch is all about people and companies that are making a difference as entrepreneurs or with leading edge technology. I find their blog to be very useful and fascinating. If you're an entrepreneur, or even just someone who appreciates technology its a good read on Read more...

Startup 2010 Live!

Watch and learn lessons about starting your own business from the Silicon Alley Insider. Live and streaming. The Appconomy: Will Apps crust the web and rule the world? Moderator: Dan Frommer Panelists: Eric Litman, Medialets; Justin Shaffer, Hot Potato; Ted Mo Read more...

E-World Recyclers (Video)

Host Beck Bamberger is back with another exciting new company. These innovative companies are the leader's of tomorrow. About Beck Beck Bamberger isn't into stock quotes and quarterly earnings. She's interested in the people, passion, and the stories behind companie Read more...

Entrepreneur Goes To the Ends of the Earth

Tom Avery epitomizes the idea of an adventure entrepreneur. The youngest man to ever reach the North and South Pole and one of only 41 people who have reached the both poles on foot, Avery led the expedition that the Guinness Book of World Records described as “the fa Read more...

Surfing Technology: American Wave Machines (VIDEO)

Friendgiftr’s Rob Carpenter: The Ace of Cards

Since October 2008, Rob Carpenter’s Los Angeles-based enterprise Friendgiftr has developed quickly. Carpenter, Friendgiftr’s CEO who refers to himself as a social entrepreneur, brought e-commerce to social media and mobile phones via his company’s website, fri Read more...