Six years ago, Shelli-Anne Couch and partner Kate Nobelius launched Billion Dollar Babes, a twice yearly upscale sample sale. Today, BDB is in New York, San Francisco, London and Dublin doing $5.9 million in business. In this interview, Couch talks about nurturing new ideas, seeing opportunity and getting started in...
Looking to start you own company? Emily Burg has some advice for you. The company she works for, Growthink, specializes in full-spectrum strategy, planning and research for startups. In this interview, she discusses where the private equity market's going, how you can take advantage of networking and how a company...
Guy Kawasaki has long been a popular and respected author, blogger, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. His latest book, "Reality Check," is chock full of advice for any business person looking to outsmart, out-manage, and out-market the competition.
INTRODUCTION The proton exchange membrane PEM fuel cell is a promising alternative to traditional power sources for a wide range of portable, automotive and stationary applications. The advantages of PEM fuel cell include the ability to provide high current densities at relatively low operating temperature, quick start-up, immediate...
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Sometimes the road isn't just about how you get there, but what you do when you get there. Such is the story of Mantis Knives and company founder Jared West's unusual but highly effective way of building a knife company. Mantis Knives is a scant two...
The University of Utah launched a new plan to increase the number of companies it produces as student and faculty ventures. The Entrepreneur in Residence program aims to align seasoned entrepreneurs with young university startup companies to help the new companies as they develop business plans, acquire...
iSixSigma has announced the finalistsof the Most Successful Lean Six Sigma Start-up, Most SuccessfulRe-energized Lean Six Sigma Program and the Largest-BreakthroughImprovement Projects. "In keeping with the theme of our Summit and Awards, 'Back toBreakthrough,' iSixSigma is recognizing programs and projects that havedemonstrated outstanding accomplishment," said Michael Cyger, founder ofiSixSigma. "To...
RURAL businesses across the North East are being urged to help assess the impact of the economic slowdown in what researchers hope will be the biggest survey of its kind. The project, being launched by the Northern Rural Network, is inviting any rural businesses, from sole traders to...
What CEO and President Xerxes Wania to participate on the panel "EasyThird-Party IP Integration - Fact or Fiction?" that will discuss theproblems associated with third-party IP integration and what needs to bedone by the IP vendor, IP integrator and other organizations, such as IPportals, to ease the pain of...
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- GREENHUNTER BIOFUELS, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (AMEX: GRH), announced that startup of biodiesel production at the Company's biodiesel refinery in Houston has been initiated following repairs and recovery from Hurricane Ike. Located along the Shipping Channel in Houston, Texas, the Company's biodiesel refinery,...
Userplane Enables Users to Interact Across Online Communities Big and Small SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Userplane, the world's premier social software provider for online communities, announced today its effort in further opening up of the social graph. Users of the Userplane Chat App can now chat with other...
Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Kinetic Ventures Invest $4 Million in Enterprise Carbon Management Software Start-Up WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Clear Standards, Inc. (http://www.clearstandards.com/), a leading provider of enterprise carbon management and sustainability solutions, today announced it has secured $4 million in Series A financing from...
Technology startup LeadLine hopes an exclusive contract with industry giant GE Healthcare will open doors to Oklahoma's independent physician offices. Although politicians and health care executives have urged faster industry adoption of electronic medical records and billing for several years, only 20 percent of physicians now employ...
Game Play, 3D Historically Accurate Ancient City to Help Students Gain 21st Century Skills by Making Learning Fun ATLANTA -- Past4Ward, LLC, an Atlanta-based startup, has licensed the exclusive rights to use Rome Reborn, an interactive 3D model of the ancient, historic city, for the first module of...
Book Donation Contributes to Training Efforts for Students and Technical Professionals INDIANAPOLIS -- Cisco Press donated 40 copies of its Network Management: Accounting and Performance Strategies to the Workshop for America Latina y Caribe WALC, held in Merida, Venezuela, November 10-14, 2008. In conjunction with the Network Startup...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- infoUK, the business-to-business sales leads and business data provider, is sponsoring all 14 dedicated 1-2-1 advice sessions at Business Startup - the UK's biggest business startup show - at Olympia in London on the 28 and 29 November 2008. Acting as a haven for...
Following a review of fallouts in severalbanks, the Board has found projects in American International Group, aswell as Morgan Stanley to create a greater value to Wanderport Corporationimmediately. Our financial partners are prepared to support WanderportCorp. in our efforts to acquire or partner with several companies facingbankruptcy or those which...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-24 November 2008-Poyry Plc wins contracts for Pluto liquefied natural gas project in AustraliaC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish consulting and engineering group Poyry Plc (OMX Helsinki:POY) said on Monday (24 November) that it has been awarded contracts by Woodside Energy as part of the Pluto...
Second Accelerator-backed Company Founded by William Goddard, Ph.D. Bard Geesaman, M.D., Ph.D. Joins the Company as Chief Scientific Officer SEATTLE -- Accelerator Corporation, a privately-held biotechnology investment and development company, announced today the formation of GPC-Rx Corporation, the second Accelerator-backed start-up from the California Institute of...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magnum D'Or Resources, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: MDOR) receives warm welcome from Quebec Ministry Political Candidate Mario Dumont. V.P. of Magnum Recycling Canada, Michel Boux stated, "Today was a extraordinary day at Magnum. A special visitor came, a...
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