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Profitero Named IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year
ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM - News ) today named Profitero the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year and winner of its SmartCamp competition for startup companies. Profitero analyzes ...
Tech entrepreneur Gil Elbaz made it big in L.A.
After leaving Silicon Valley, Gil Elbaz co-founded a company that Google bought and used to create AdSense. His current venture, online-data aggregator and organizer Factual, is based in Century City. The gig: Gil Elbaz is founder and chief executive of Factual Inc., a Century City company that aggregates and organizes huge amounts of online data. Factual, started in 2007, has attracted $25 ...
Ernst & Young LLP Opens Nominations for Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Awards in Florida
Ernst & Young LLP is calling for nominations for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Awards, recognized as one of the most prestigious business award programs in the country.
A To-Do List for the First-Time Entrepreneur
Within each of us is a desire to be our own boss. We've all had our "million dollar" idea or one too many horrible bosses that make us want to start our own company. Yet the truth is simple: ...
Entrepreneur drops out of race for Pa. U.S. Senate seat
One of the better-financed Republicans in the race to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D., Pa.) halted his campaign Thursday, citing his failure to capture the party's endorsement.
The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC Congratulates Entrepreneur Navigator Awards Winners
John Backus, Wayne Jackson and CIT GAP Funds Honored for their contributions to the Greater Washington region's entrepreneur community
Entrepreneur’s Space celebrates anniversary
A Queens commercial kitchen that provides support to fledgling food companies celebrated its anniversary with a miniature cake originally served at Elizabeth Taylor ’s 60th birthday party. The Entrepreneur’s Space had about 40 clients when the Queens Economic Development Corp. took over the Long Island City facility just over a year ago. Today , it has about 170, said Queens EDC Executive ...
Three Lessons a Serial Tech Entrepreneur Learned from Bill Gates
Naveen Jain shares the insights he gleaned from the Microsoft co-founder, and how he used them when starting his own businesses.
In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur
In Silicon Valley, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you are part of the in crowd.
Entrepreneur advises business students
Greg Warnock, a notable Utah entrepreneur and investor, gave advice to MBA students about creating businesses at the Fox Eccles Auditorium on Thursday. Warnock is passionate about entrepreneurship, and he spoke candidly about the perks of being in business. “Having a job sucks,” he said. “Entrepreneurship enriches life and speaks to us personally.” Warnock founded [...]