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The New Girls Network: Building A Bigger Pie For High-Growth Women-Led Companies

Women 2.0 | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Illuminate Ventures, Founder Labs, Women in Bio, The Daily Muse, Ladies Who Launch, Texas Women Ventures, Astia, Women 2.0, Startup America Women, 85 Broads, Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women, Springboard Enterprises, Women's Entrepreneurial Council, Startup Chicks, Cartier Women's Initiative Awards, Golden Seeds, Pipeline Fellowship, BELLE Capital, Phenomenelle Angels, Women Innovate Mobile, Women Entrepreneurs, The Next Women, KC Women's Capital Connection, Springboard Winners' Circle Awards, Women's Venture Fund, We Own It Summit, Women Entrepreneurs Festival, Pitch, Sharp Skirts, Sam Horn, Joshua Henderson, Rampcorp, Ezebis, Sheeos, Dwen, Women in Tech, Technology News
Women 2.0

There are incredible things happening in the startup world for women entrepreneurs.

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Leadership: It's a Female Thing

Monika Mitchell | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Nada Jain, Women's Empowerment, Leadership, Women's Rights, ISIS Fund/Women's World Banking, Women's Leadership, C-Suite, Criterion Ventures, United Nations, Gender Diversity, Inclusion of Women, Jackie VanderBrug, Calvert Foundation, Financial Crisis, Jo-Ann Tan, Sally Boulter, Golden Seeds, Women, Acumen Fund, Economic Crisis, Anwarul Chowdhury, Christine Lagarde, Equal Pay, Winds of Change, Bangladesh, Women in the Boardroom, CJ Juhasz, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Resolution 1325, Multicultural Capital, U.N. Women, Georgie Benardete, Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, Noelle St. Clair, Women Leaders, Shamaya Gilo, Women News
Monika Mitchell

The event marked a shift in action -- we are tired of waiting for men to open the door for us. Ladies and gentlemen ... in the 21st century, we are opening the doors for ourselves.

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Breaking the Venture Ceiling

Jack Hidary | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Sarah Brown, Women, Wie Symposium, Glass Ceiling, Angel Funding, Venture Capital, Golden Seeds, Wie, Arianna Huffington, Donna Karan, Women News
Jack Hidary

The WIE conference comes at a critical point for women in leadership, and I hope it can encourage more women to join the top ranks of startups, angel groups and venture firms.

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Back to School for Startups Too!

Angela Haines | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Lindsey Barrett, Ethne Swartz, Angel Investors, Intercept Silver and Jewelry Care, Women Startups, Startups, Flat World Knowledge, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Venture Capital, Angel Capital Association, MBA Programs, Gina Tedesco, Golden Seeds, Opus International, Women News
Angela Haines

In 2004, Esther Psarakis founded her imported specialty foods company, Taste of Crete, out of her love for Greece. She married a Greek, and very qu...

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Veteran Investors Share Their Top Pitch Pet Peeves

Angela Haines | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Mobius Venture Capital, Center for Venture Research at University of New Hampshire, T/Maker Company, Apple, Stanford Ventures, Springboard Enterprises, Heidi Roizen, Stanford University, Golden Seeds, Tivo, Prysm, Angel Investors, Angel Capital Association, Venture-Capitalists, Inc, Stanford Engineering School, Medical Discoveries Inc, Small Business America, Business News
Angela Haines

Recently, two seasoned women investors shared their experience about why some pitches don't persuade investors to write checks.

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Immigrant Entrepreneurs Challenge the Barriers

Angela Haines | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Golden Seeds, NYC EDC, Galaxy, Angel Capital Association, Mayor Bloomberg, Pbs, Catalina Castano, Elisa Balabram, Dowslake Microsystems, MPB Technologies, Big Bad Boo, JDS Uniphase, AFC Technologies, Shabnam Rezaei, NYS Samll BUsiness Development Center, Dan Yang, Vinci, Rullingnet, Small Business America, Business News
Angela Haines

Maria Lores-Browne, a Colombian immigrant, began dreaming about her own business during her years working as a laborer on construction sites, doing ev...

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Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are High Quality Imports

Angela Haines | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: N.Y.U. Polytechnic Institute, Neiman Marcus, Sun Microsystems, Intel, Annie Vanrenterghem Raven, Bergdorf Goodman, National Venture Capital Association, Epa, National Science Foundation, Gump's, Maribel Lieberman, Boston Water and Sewer District, Oprah, Aquarion, Aca, Nyu, Ebay, Center for an Urban Future, Las Vegas Valley Water Authority, Google, Golden Seeds, Mariebelle, Infraplan, Small Business America, Business News
Angela Haines

Overlooked in the recent raucous debate on illegal immigration is the powerful role of legal immigrants on both innovation and job creation.

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The Best Exits Start Early

Angela Haines | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Rogers Media, Federated Media, Phenomenelle Angels, Teresa Nelson, Jim Estill, Canrock Ventures, Simmons College School of Management, Basil Peters, Donna Novitsky, Big Tent, Laney Whitcanack, Joanna Track, Golden Seeds, Sweetspot, Small Business America, Business News
Angela Haines

Perhaps one of the least well understood parts of being an entrepreneur is how to incorporate an exit strategy. With all the demands start-ups face, exits often appear low on the "to do" list.

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From Neckties to Nuclear Waste: The U.S. Government Is Open for Business

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Express OPEN, Cavanagh Group Services, Lourdes Martin-Rosa, Creative Display Services, Government Business Solutions, Aca, Jetblue, Sba, Pfizer, Astia, Golden Seeds, Karen Mills, Wosb, Politics News
Angela Haines

The Small Business Administration has announced its Women-Owned Small Business Procurement Programs. It just got a little easier to add to your client list the country's biggest spender: the US Government.

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British Airways Gives Entrepreneurs A Ticket To Global Expansion

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Institute of Chicago, Lip Balms, Yoga, Indiegogo, British Air, Danae Ringelmann, Astia, Simon Talling-Smith, Sears, Face of Opportunity Competition, Organic Body Products, Cfda, Judi Henderson Townsend, Amy Galper, Juicy Couture, Buddha Nose, Mannequin Madness, Gucci, Levi Strauss, Pixar, Golden Seeds, Nordstrom, Small Business America, Business News
Angela Haines

With its Face of Opportunity program, British Airways offered 250 entrepreneurs, selected out of 1500 entries, on the basis of video or written essays, one round-trip ticket to a destination of their choice anywhere in the world to forge new business relationships.

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Winning Women

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Avante Mezzanine Partners, Angel Investing, Women Entrepreneurs, Ernst & Young, Wharton Women, CB Transportation, Bill Ford, Carole Borden, CCA GLobal Partners, DSP Clinical Research, Darlene Panzitta, Ford Motor Company, Angel Capital Association, Golden Seeds, Business News
Angela Haines

For 24 years Ernst and Young, a global company with 144,000 employees,which specializes in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services, has he...

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Competitions Galore: And the Winner Is...

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: My Starbucks Idea, Ge, Evil Genius Designs, Connect + Develop, Pepsico, Angel-Investing, Tracy Brown, Ecomagination, Julie and Scott Brusae, Starbucks, Golden Seeds, Business News
Angela Haines

TV game shows may have declined in recent years, but idea contests are riding a wave among big corporations. That's because competitions arise when problems loom large -- so no surprise they're currently on the uptick.

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The Mom Motivation

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beth Marcus, Walmart, Mompreneurs, L.Jasmine Kim, Angel Investing, Green News, Eco Shopping, Lori Asbury, Microsoft, Babies R US, Jason Graham-Nye, Whole Rood, Venture Capital, Baby Shopping, Kim Graham-Nye, Urban Moms, Target, Green Moms, Eco Moms, Sarah McIlroy, Amazon, Kristy Williams, Golden Seeds, Business News
Angela Haines

A new breed of entrepreneurs is gaining steam: moms who decide to create new businesses after giving birth. While pundits ponder why women are u...

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Tech Transfers: Turn-Offs or Start-Ups?

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tech Transfer, Biotechnology, James Madison University, Hospital for Special Surgery, Kauffman Foundation, Angel Investors, Science Translational Medicine, Microbiology, Alan Paau, Bayh Dole Act, Start-Up, Cornell, Golden Seeds, Business News
Angela Haines

This December marks the 30th anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act which in effect gave birth to the idea of tech transfer.

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How to Invest in Life Sciences

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angel Investing, Life Sciences, Biogen, Alzheimer's Disease, Venture Capital, Arthur Little, Parkinson's Disease, Dupont, Golden Seeds, Marie Wesselhoft, Valeritas, Investment, Science, Patents, Business News
Angela Haines

No area of investing has greater potential pay-offs than companies in the life sciences sector. Who doesn't want to contribute to a cure for Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease?

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Spotters for Starter Uppers: Helping CEO's Make the Pitch

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lauren Flanagan, Covington, Intgel Capital, Someone With, Angel Investing, Phenomenelle Angels, Grant Thornton, Microsoft, Women Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital, Golden Seeds, SCIO Corpo, NBC Universal, Aol Ventures, Springboard Enterprises, Ny Impact, Kay Koplovitz, Amy Millman, Youtube, Cava Capital, Sam Horn, Business News
Angela Haines

On one of the last sweltering days of summer in New York, a group of 21 eager entrepreneurs gathered for an all day boot camp on how to position their fledgling companies to attract investors.

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How to Start a Business: Be Willing to Fail!

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adrienne Choma, Adversity Quotient, Paul G. Stolz, Women Entrepreneurs, Jim Estill, Stanford Venture Technology Program, Women in Business, Tina Seelig, Golden Seeds, Business News
Angela Haines

Entrepreneurs! How have you failed lately? And how did you benefit from your failures? Tell us the tales behind your batting average. If yours is less than 50%, you're in the same league as Babe Ruth and other successful heavy hitters!

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Open Door for Women Entrepreneurs

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Investing, Angel Investors, Venture Capital, Golden Seeds, Female Entrepreneurs, Stephanie Hanbury-Brown, Business News
Angela Haines

Over the past few years Golden Seeds, a rare angel investor group devoted exclusively to funding women-led and owned businesses, has poured more than $16 million into 26 companies.

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