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What Women Publish: How Miss Pettigrew Came to Live Another Day

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 11.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Women, London Bookstores, Female Authors, Out of Print, Design, Bookstore, Entrepreneurs, Prints, London, Female-Run Businesses, Nicola Beauman, Publishing, Period Piece, Persephone Books, Historical Novels, Female-Authors, Books News
Chauncey Zalkin

Here are outtakes from my conversation with the smart and funny-as-hell woman who started and runs Persephone Books. Without her, Miss Pettigrew would literally not have lived to see another day.

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The New Power Girls: Women Entrepreneurs And Gender In Business

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Founders, Blogher, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Glass Ceiling, Women in Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

Power Girls are women in a man -- and women's -- world. Gender does not define who we are, what we need to do, and most of all, what we want to accomplish. It never has.

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Innovative i4c Campaign Partners With Sarah McLachlan's 2010 Lilith Tour

Brett Greene | Posted 11.06.2009 | Impact

Read More: Dan Fraser, Fund, Sarah McLachlan, i4c Village, Boulder, 2010 Lilith Tour, Minority Entrepreneurs, Green Consumer Markets, Entrepreneurs, Triple Bottom Line, Venture Capital, Natural Foods, Casey Verbeck, Organics, Emerging Markets, Rich Frankenheimer, i4c Campaign, Terry McBride, Marty Diamond, Touchpoint Trust Group, Lilith Fair, Lilith i4c Campaign, Holding Company, Socially Responsible, Impact News
Brett Greene

The 2010 Lilith Tour's partnership with TouchPoint Trust Group is an opportunity for fans to participate in the movement to take control in driving social change.

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Million Dollar Ideas on Display at the Colorado Inventors Showcase

Brett Greene | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Inventors, Shop Salus, Davinci Institute, Impact Lab, Fish Food Bank, 9news, Colorado Inventors Showcase, Inventions, Entrepreneurs, Ready Bottle, Denver News
Brett Greene

I was expecting an adult version of the school science fair at the Colorado Inventors Showcase, but was greeted with a much bigger spectacle.

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Small Business Bailout: Obama Announces New Program To Boost Lending

nytimes.com | ROBB MANDELBAUM | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Bailout, Small Business Lending, Small Business Bailout, Fiscal Policy, Business News

After enduring months of criticism that his administration had done too little to help small businesses weather the recession, President Obama said We...

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China Venture Heats up Again

Rebecca Fannin | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital, Kai-Fu Lee, China, Nasdaq, Technology News
Rebecca Fannin

It's no wonder that China venture is picking up again. Studies show that money spent in Chinese startups produce 12 times more than those in the US. But the window of opportunity is narrowing.

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Small Business Credit Squeezed As Financial Crisis Lingers

Reuters | nick carey | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Small Business, CDC Small Business Finance, Entrepreneurship, Carmine Ryan, Small Business Credit, Business News

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Small companies create more than half of America's jobs, but the entrepreneurs who drive this part of the economy continue to co...

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If You Want To Be An Entrepreneur, You Have To Be Willing To Take The Bagel

Simon Sinek | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Progress, Inspiration, Start With Why, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business, Motivation, Why, Small Business, Business News
Simon Sinek

Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, and then try to figure out a process for how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see only the standard process.

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Meredith Whitney: Small Business Left Out In The Cold In Bailout

wsj.com | MEREDITH WHITNEY | Posted 10.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Meredith Whitney, Small Business, Bailout, Economy, Financial Crisis, Banks, Entrepreneurs, Credit Cards, Credit Markets, Small Business Lending, Recession, Business News

Since the onset of the credit crisis over two years ago, available credit to small businesses and consumers has contracted by trillions of dollars, an...

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Top Tech Of The Week (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 09.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: Slidepoll, Startups, Best New Technology, Entrepreneurs, Cocoon Cooker, Electric Unicycle, Microsoft Courier, Top New Technology, u3-X, Technology News

Last week's tech news was filled with the salacious and the silly, the functional and the frivolous, the anticipated and the nearly-overlooked. We've...

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Five One-Way Tickets to Michigan, Please

Jeff Bocan | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit, Venture Capital, Michigan, Jeff Bocan, Entrepreneurs, Vc, Entrepreneurship, Economic Revitalization, Beringea, Business News
Jeff Bocan

This summer, I decided to move my wife and three little kids away from the sunny beaches and new media millionaires of Southern California to -- you guessed it -- Michigan.

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Sage Advice for Today's Entrepreneur

Zondra Hughes | Posted 09.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Life Lessons, Johnny Mack Brown, Cancer, Goodyear, Brown Enterprises, Chicago Entrepreneurs, Brown Tire Corp, Chicago News
Zondra Hughes

Last week, African-American entrepreneur Johnny Brown succumbed to cancer after an 11-year battle with the disease. These are Mr. Brown's words of wisdom in his last phone interview.

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New Power Girls: What People Are Saying About the New Power Girls and How to Get NPG in Your City

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Women Founders, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Starups, Women Startups, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

The New Power Girls, like the Old Boys Club, work together, play together and have an alliance in our work that crisscrosses the country through dozens of cities.

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The New Power Girls: Women Entrepreneurs On How To Deliver Your Company's Message, Plus Enter to Win Contest

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Women in Business, Business, Putting the Public Back in Public Relations, The New Power Girls, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

Today, as platforms to deliver your company's message expand, it's even more important to have a tight focus on what you want to say, to who and where.

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Mayor Bloomberg to Entrepreneurs: "Keep Your Heads Positive!"

Alicia Whitaker | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: NYC Angels Fund, Entrepreneurs, Business Incubator, 160 Varick Street, Mayor Bloomberg, Nycedc, Nyupoly, New York News
Alicia Whitaker

Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomed the first tenants of the city's business incubator at 160 Varick Street at a press conference this morning.

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Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Lawyers, Small Business, Sales, Professional Services, Smoking, Service Providers, Washington, Political Consulting, Political Polling, Brownsville Station, Main Street, Entrepreneurs, Psychology, Chris Anderson, The Long Tail, China, Economic Wellness, Wellness, Tavern, Financial Services, Doctors in China, Financial Crisis, Reversible Business Models, Quitting Smoking, Rock and Roll Bands, Technology, Richmond, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, CD Baby, Trial Lawyers, McNay Settlement Group, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Bars, Lotteries, Chfc, Economic Crisis, Free, Kentucky, Gym, Don McNay, Ky, Clu, Structured Settlements, Wired Magazine, Gym in Denmark, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Amercian College, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Denmark, Wired, Derek Strivers, Business News
Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

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What Is Work? Odd Jobs for Laid-Off Full-Timers

Sharon Glassman | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Job Boards, Jack Black, Sesame Street, Commercials, Michael Cera, Humor, Work, Voice-Overs, Careers, Entrepreneurs, Job Search Tips, Jeremy Redleaf, Odd Jobs, Happiness, New York City, New York, New York News
Sharon Glassman

Here are some tips from New York City voice-actor Jeremy Redleaf on transitioning from a full-time job to freelancing/odd-jobbing, or from one freelance gig to another.

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Change The Gears In Your Fears

Jen Groover | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Business News, Women Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business, Living News
Jen Groover

Too many have been programmed to immediately identify why we shouldn't follow our passions instead of first considering all the happiness and vitality that doing so would bring.

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The New Power Girls: Award-winning Writer/Director/Author Andrea Buchanan on Switching Platforms

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 08.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Meghan Cleary, Andrea Buchanan, Women Entrepreneurs, Note to Self, Women in Business, Entrepreneurs, Business, The New Power Girls, Entertainment News
Patricia Handschiegel

This week, fellow entrepreneur and New Power Girls co-creator, Meghan Cleary and I sat down with this transmedia talent to get her three top tips for moving and expanding to different platforms.

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A Travel Writer in Defense of the CLEAR Card

Teresa Rodriguez Williamson | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Air Travel, CLEAR Card, Airports, Jim Moroney, Entrepreneurs, David Castelveter, Traveling, Teresa Rodriguez Williamson, Living News
Teresa Rodriguez Williamson

It sucks. I am bummed that I have to get back in line with the screaming kids, bitching seniors, and rowdy teenagers. But then again, I could always just stay at home.

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Interview: Entrepreneurs Alayna Kassan & Leslie Weissman, Presents for Purpose

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 07.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Entrepreneurs, E-Tailer, Presents for Purpose, Funding Non-Profits, Style News
Felicia C. Sullivan

Alayna Kassan and Cynthia Dressel met in 1999. Each had successfully fought Hodgkins Disease. In 2002, they donated $20,000 to the Lymphoma Research Foundation -- Presents For Purpose was born.

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Legal Help For Small Companies: Ruby Tuesday

Lynda Resnick's Blog | Lynda Resnick | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Ruby-Tuesday, Brian Liu, Lynda Resnick, Entrepreneurs, Legal Advice, Technology, LegalZoom, Business News

One of the great things about technology is that it creates a level playing field. Just as Get Satisfaction helps small businesses get a handle on cus...

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Health-care Costs Hurt Entrepreneurs, Innovation

Reuters | Andy Sullivan | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countless workers in the United States are trapped in jobs they would like to leave because they cannot get health insurance el...

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The New Power Girls Style: Creating the Ultimate Office Space

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 06.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Home Office, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Chic Office Supplies, Office Style, The New Power Girls, Style News
Patricia Handschiegel

Welcome to the office circa 2009, where work is done everywhere.

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Small Businesses Fight To Stay Open During Recession

Small Business | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Rob McNaughton, Small Business, Rob Gillen, Sha Ragin CEO, Luan Schooler, Entrepreneurs, Recession, Ragga Mundo, Business News

At the end of last year, six business owners struggling through the recession shared their stories of facing a make-or-break holiday season. Here's ho...

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