Entrepreneur News - Sat Nov 12, 2011

Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? CNN About 1% of entrepreneurs who received venture capital in the first half of last year are black, according to a study by research firm CB Insights. This lack of diversity in Silicon Valley made headlines last month when influential tech blogger Michael ...

Global Entrepreneurship Week starts Nov. 14 KyForward.com 14-20, Lexington will be among cities in more than 120 countries worldwide participating in GlobalEntrepreneurship Week. Throughout this week, nearly 24000 partner organizations will host more than 37000 events to help aspiring entrepreneurs spot ...

Entrepreneurs succeed without English Post-Bulletin And while generations of immigrants have thrived despite language barriers, technology, these days, has made it easier for such entrepreneurs to attain considerable affluence. Many have rooted their businesses in big cities with immigrant populations ...

Millennials show a penchant for entrepreneurship, Kauffman survey finds Kansas City Business Journal Millennials want to be entrepreneurs, but economic speed bumps are getting in the way, a new Kauffman Foundation-financed survey finds. Millennials aspire to be entrepreneurs, but economic speed bumps are getting in the way, a new Ewing Marion Kauffman ...

David is 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' finalist Derry Today David Conaghan, co-owner of Chocolate Clothing, Foyle Street, Derry, who is one of the finalists in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. One of Derry's brightest young business owners has reached the final of the Northern Ireland 'Young Entrepreneur of...

Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) Leadership Academy Sparks International ... WebWire (press release) November 11, 2011, Washington, DC – As a group, entrepreneurs are different from traditional business owners, they hunger to explore new possibilities, experiment with their ideas, and often feel as if they are walking alone. ...

m-Via CEO to Join US Department of State in Speaking on the Entrepreneurial ... MarketWatch (press release) The goal is to support the development of diaspora-centered partnerships that promote trade and investment, volunteerism, philanthropy, diplomacy, entrepreneurship, and innovation in countries of origin. Joining fellow partners -- including the US ...

NYSE Euronext Foundation Partners With Global Student Entrepreneur Awards MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, NY, Nov 10, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The NYSE Euronext Foundation and the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), a program of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), today announced a partnership targeted at growing and supporting ...

Google Backs Startup Weekend, Tapping Nonprofit's Global Network of Entrepreneurs Xconomy The Seattle-based nonprofit, which helps entrepreneurs create prototype products through intense 54-hour hackathons, is announcing a new two-year sponsorship deal with Google today. The amount isn't being disclosed, but Startup Weekend CEO Marc Nager ...

Jack Dorsey: “The Hardest Thing For Any Entrepreneur Is To Start ... By Alexia Tsotsis Dorsey revealed that both his own and his family's experiences with entrepreneurship were inspiration for his two current startups — both of which remove friction from human communication and industry, a process Dorsey described as ...

The Pirate Bay Trademark Handed To Alcohol Entrepreneur ... By enigmax A Sweden-based alcohol entrepreneur has successfully obtained the trademark.

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