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The FWDing of the Conservative Revolution

Keith Thomson | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Propaganda, Entrepreneurship, Conservatives, Email, Democrats, Youtube, Marketing, Political Bumper Stickers, Barack Obama, Mba, Politics News

If you have a computer, you've probably noticed the torrent of right-wing FWDed emails. Curious about the origins of these FWDs? I enlisted a systems analyst and followed the digital trails backward.

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Building Hope: What Yahoo!'s Acquisition of Maktoob.com Means

Faisal Ghori | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Jordan, Tech Startups, Yahoo, Middle East, Startups, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Maktoob.com, Media News

The acquisition signifies that the Middle East has now for the first time become relevant in the eyes of American Internet giants, and with their attention, the region has become globally relevant for its technology-based entrepreneurship.

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The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: American Business, Met Life, Trial Consultants, Chinese, New York Life, Strategic Coach, J. Giles Band, Mediations, Gambling, Cnbc, The Dan Sullivan Question, Richmond Ky, Megamillons, American Bar Association, Johnny Bench, Self Reliance, Real Estate, Financial Planning, Lottery Winners, Jury Consultants, Injury Victims, Trial Lawyers, Church, Major League Baseball, Actuaries, Medition Consultants, Prudential, Clu, Louisville, Dan Sullivan, Angel in Blue, Inner Circle of Advocates, Million Dollar Round Table, College Tuition, Entrepreneurship, Big Red Machine, Sports Betting, Small Business, Lawyers, Settlement Conferences, Toronto, Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Washington, Main Street, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Structured Settlement Consultant, Personal Injury, American Associaton for Justice, Fox Business Network, Aig, Insurance Carriers, Cincinnati, Financial Crisis, Kentucky Association for Justice, American College, Lexington, Personal Finance, Casinos, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Lottery, Chfc, Life Care Planners, Japanese, Powerball, Kentucky Bar Association, Kentucky, Don McNay, Structured Settlements, Cnn, Dreams, Mediators, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Claims Adjusters, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Nascar, Children to College, Too Big to Fail, John Hancock, Mdrt, Aviva, Reds, Business News

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

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The New Power Girls: Is the Credit Crunch Hurting Women Startups?

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Owning a Startup, Small Business, Women Founders, Female Founders, Women Startups, Women Entrepreneurs, Credit Crunch, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Business News

Today's new modern women entrepreneurs and executives know the power of networking and support. In fact, they live by it.

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Why Does Money Make Us Crazy?

Lotta Alsen | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Entrepreneurship, Survival, Money, Living News

It's quite simple. Money represents survival. It's correlated to our first power, our base-line and our most primitive instinct.

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The New Power Girls: Women Entrepreneurs Talk About the Need for Healthcare Reform

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Meghan Cleary, Patricia Handschiegel, Women Entrepreneurship, Women's Business, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Business News

With health care costs skyrocketing, many women entrepreneurs are tapping insurance coverage from their husbands, versus purchasing policies on their own.

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Craft Statewide Force to Spur Jobs, New Kinds of Businesses

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Empire Zones, Albany, David Paterson, New York State Senate, New York State, Economic Development, Public/Private Partnerships, Richard Ravitch, Economic Recovery, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Partnership for New York City, New York News

From a business perspective, nothing could be worse during this period of economic uncertainty than the chaos and instability that have characterized New York state government during the past two years.

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Needed: A Lemonade Stand at the White House

Liz Peek | Posted 09.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Ebay, Google, Malia Obama, Dreamworks, Goldman Sachs, Children, Lemonade Stand, Baby Sitting, Sasha and Malia Obama, Entrepreneurship, Business, Entrepreneur, Sasha Obama, Children Business, Business News

Silly as it sounds, figuring out how to earn real money at an extremely young age was one of my kids' greatest summer lessons.

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The New Power Girls: What Social Networks Are Best for Your Business?

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 08.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Meghan Cleary, Patricia Handschiegel, Melanie Notkin, Power Girls, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Sayeh Pezeshki, Media News

When it comes to making the most of the new social web, Power Girls know how to work it.

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Bringing Chicago Innovation Into the Sunshine

Rod Shrader | Posted 08.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Chicago Innovation Awards, Chicago Innovation, Chicago Entrepreneurs, Chicago News

I'm convinced that the Chicago region can play a big part in the nation's economic recovery, but it won't be courtesy of one big breakthrough.

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Four-Year-Old Inspires Sustainable Business

Ode Magazine | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Four Year Old Sustainable Business, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Four Year Old Business, Giving, Business, Entrepreneur, Altruism, Living News

Here's a story you might find encouraging - it's a story that makes it seem entirely possible for the entrepreneurial impulse to exist alongside fierc...

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Bait and Switch Business Relationships

Don McNay | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Al Gore, Img, Lawyers, Small Business, Toronto, Bait and Switch, Zagat, Trial Attorneys, Inc. Magazine, Strategic Coach, Marriage, Claims, Richmond Ky, Tiger Woods, American Bar Association, Cincinnati, Injured People, Kentucky Association for Justice, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, McNay Settlement Group, Business-Relationships, Trial Lawyers, Structured Settlement, Msfs, Relationships, Chfc, Mark McCormick, Twitter, Kentucky, Don McNay, Malcolm Gladwell, Facebook, Structured Settlements, Clu, American Association for Justice, Vanderbilt University, Jack Nicklaus, Claims Adjusters, Dan Sullivan, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Arnold Palmer, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, The Tipping Point, Cssc, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Gary Player, Business News

Sometimes entrepreneurs are so focused on a higher goal that they forget about the people who help get them there.

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Small Business Bankruptcies To Double This Year: Report

Inc. Article | Â Keaton Gray | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Chapter 11, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Bankruptcy Rates, Business News

Small businesses are going bankrupt this year at more than twice the rate that they were last year, according to Equifax....

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Forget Ponzi Schemes: Try Venture Capital!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Marin County, Bubbles, Venture Capitalists, Start-Ups, Business News

I asked an investment banking friend of mine how many VC deals he knew of in the tech sector over the last ten years. A thousand, he said. And how many are still around? I inquired. Three.

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What is Work? Baking Your Cupcake and Selling It, Too

Sharon Glassman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Success, Self-Employment, Small Business, Cupcakes, Food Network, Graphic Design, Couples in Business, Julia Child, Baking, Boulder, Entrepreneurship, T-Shirt, Colorado, Happiness, Tee & Cakes, Homer Simpson, Beer, Budweiser, Style News

Running a business is not a fairytale. And fun is the exception to the rule, even when your bricks and mortar are chocolate and visual cute.

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The "Financial System" vs. The Real World

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business Loans, Manufacturering, Treasury Department, Small Business, Fdic, Wall Street, Cit, Factoring, Obama, Entrepreneurship, Business News

The Administration continues to proclaim that we will create new jobs through small business and entrepreneurship. That's going to be very hard to do with CIT gone.

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Small Business Bailout Considered By Obama Admin.

washingtonpost.com | David Cho | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Small Business, Bailout, Small Business Bailout, SBA Loans, Obama Administration, Sba, Entrepreneurship, Business News

The Obama administration is developing an initiative to take money from the $700 billion program for the banking system and make it available to milli...

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Women Entrepreneurs: Opportunities Where?

Eve Blossom | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Women in Business, Aspen Ideas Festival, Entrepreneurship, Business News

While the conversations between panelists at the Aspen Ideas Festival last week were compelling, there was one glaring absence: the female perspective.

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The New Power Girls: Is Oversharing Good For Business?

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 08.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Meghan Cleary, Social Media, Patricia Handschiegel, Women Entrepreneurship, The New Power Girls, Business, Entrepreneurship, Business News

The tools available today give companies of all sizes the ability to market themselves, build a following and reach audiences at little or no cost.

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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

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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Pro Food: Slow Food with an Entrepreneurial Twist

Rob Smart | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Investments, Pro Food, Slow Food, Farms, Sustainable Food, Social Entrepreneurship, Cooking, Sustainable Agriculture, Retail, Eating, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Green News

Pro Food stands apart in its efforts to revitalize the entrepreneurial side of the American food system, with the express purpose of reestablishing the link between food and source, bringing together eaters and farmers in new, innovative ways.

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Clarity and Intention in Business and Life

Jen Grisanti | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Small Business, The American Dream, Books, American Dream, Business News, Morality, Clarity, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Intentions, Intention, Living News

How do we turn our dreams into a reality? We approach life knowing our purpose and tapping into the power of intention as well as moving past the fear.

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Connecting College Students and Alums in Peer-to-Peer Lending

Joshua Kushner | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Financial Aid, Peer to Peer Lending, College Debt, Entrepreneurship, Student Debt, Student Loans, The Giving Life, Living News

Over a month ago we launched UniThrive.org, a not-for-profit website that connects college students with alumni in order to facilitate peer-to-peer, alumni-to-student microloans.

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Small Good News: Tenacity on Wheels

Karen Stabiner | Posted 08.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Employment, Economic Recovery, Entrepreneurship, Los Angeles, Recession, New York, Food Trucks, The Balanced Life, Living News

We may be in for a rebirth of the Carmel/Ann Arbor spirit, on both sides of the cash register. Scrappy people seem to be turning up everywhere, figuring out how to work even though their previous rug has been pulled out from under them.

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