Entrepreneur News - Thu Dec 22, 2011

LA entrepreneur charged with $7M fraud of divorcee AP sources say is Eddie ... Washington Post A self-described Los Angeles entertainment entrepreneur is charged in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday with bilking $7 million from a recent divorcee who is identified by law enforcement officials as the ex-wife of actor-comedian Eddie Murphy. ...

Entrepreneur David Washington to Appear on WHUR & HUR Voices Sirius XM 141 MarketWatch (press release) RALEIGH, NC, Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- On Wednesday, December 21, Dr. David Washington, author of Life is a Choice: A Guide to Success in Life, will be a guest on Newsbreak with Harold Fisher. Newsbreak is a 30-minute program featuring ...

Entrepreneurs' Memoirs: A Gold Mine of Information for Self-Employed Wannabes Huffington Post (blog) This holiday season give your college- or graduate-school-age children a few entrepreneurial memoirs. They provide a low-cost, entertaining mentorship for the self-employed-in-the-making. Huh? Give books to a young person in this techno-age holiday ...

Des Moines entrepreneur rolls out 'TiVo for meetings' DesMoinesRegister.com A man credited with much of the recent success of Des Moines' tech startup scene has quietly launched a new product of his own. Christian Renaud unveiled Present.io, a product he has unofficially dubbed “TiVo for meetings.” The unit is placed within a ...

Franklin Mining, Inc. Announces Appointment of Mr. Mustafa Dar, Notable ... MarketWatch (press release) Mr. William Petty CEO of Franklin Mining, in collaboration with the Board of Directors, has selected Mr. Mustafa Dar as President in light of his entrepreneurial experience and noteworthy reputation for ingenuity in the entrepreneurial sector. ...

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Cofound Nearly Half of Top 50 VC Firms Portfolio.com Anderson said the results led to "obvious policy conclusions," including the establishment of an immigrant entrepreneur visa and making it easier for international graduate students to stay and work in America after earning their degrees. ... Portfolio.com

ASU student startup named College Entrepreneur of the Year Arizona State University The founders of an ASU student startup, called G3Box, have been named "College Entrepreneurs of the Year for 2011" by Entrepreneur Magazine. "The College Entrepreneur of the Year" award is one of three awards bestowed by the magazine on the nation's ...

Grant turns lab rats into scientific entrepreneurs msnbc.com Scientists and engineers picked by the National Science Foundation for a two-month boot camp on entrepreneurship pose at Stanford University on the first day of class in October. By John Roach Lab scientists are getting a $50000 assist from the US ... msnbc.com

10 Intriguing Business Books for Entrepreneurs to Read on Vacation Entrepreneur (blog) The Entrepreneur Equation by Carol Roth. Are you cut out to be an entrepreneur? No, really, are you? Roth dares to suggest that not everybody has what it takes, and explains the traits required to make it as a business owner. Evil Plans by Hugh MacLeod ...

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