SBA Offering Economic Web Chats
January 13, 2009
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering Web chats to help small businesses across the country weather the recession.
Eric Zarnikow, SBA’s associate administrator for capital access, plans to host a Web chat, “How Small Businesses Can Deal with the Credit Crunch,” to help small business owners and entrepreneurs get answers about credit, borrowing and other resources to help them access the financial markets. The one-hour seminar will take place at noon, Jan. 15.
Participants can chat online and ask questions about real-world strategies to employ during economic downturns, and how they can sustain themselves through the credit crunch.
The federal agency also dedicated a number of other helpful resources, referrals and training courses for small businesses at its Web site, www.sba.gov.
Houston Is Recession-Proofing Its Economy With Wind Power
January 7, 2009
When Vestas, the world’s largest wind-turbine manufacturer, announced plans for a new U.S. research center, 42 states lined up to make sales pitches. The winning location would be rewarded with hundreds of jobs, millions in tax revenue, and green-business cachet. Finn Strøm Madsen, president of the Danish firm’s tech division, wanted a site near big-name universities, so Massachusetts (MIT) and California (Caltech, Berkeley) seemed obvious choices. Portland, Oregon, was already home to Vestas Americas’ headquarters. But in June, Vestas picked Houston. read more
CBGB Making A Comeback Thanks To NY Entrepreneurs
December 11, 2008
The notorious urinal that served patrons of the famed New York rock club CBGB for 33 years now sits retired in a basement in Manhattan’s posh SoHo district.
Plucked from the graffiti-covered walls when the club closed in 2006, the urinal is among several CBGB artifacts — such as the gritty “CBGB & OMFUG” awning that hung over 315 Bowery and a phone booth covered with punk-rock band stickers — donated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, which opened its doors last week. read more
Why Students Prefer Virtual Schooling
December 3, 2008
What motivates a growing number of virtual-school students to forgo the traditional school structure and take their classes entirely online?
At the Virtual School Symposium hosted in mid-October in Phoenix by the North American Council for Online Learning, virtual-school students explained they like being able to progress at their own pace–and some said they appreciate being able to take classes not offered by their traditional, bricks-and-mortar school. read more
Us Now – The Power of Mass Collaboration, Government and the Internet
November 29, 2008
US NOW is a film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the internet.
Dormroom Start-ups
October 9, 2008
It’s been a month since the academic year started, but for some college students, it’s not just about homework and studying for mid-terms — it’s also about running a successful business.
StartupNation.com recently completed its first [1] 20 best dorm-based business competition and found plenty of CEOs on campuses around the country.
These entrepreneurs showed inventiveness and practicality. They hail from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma ([2] picking-up-pet-poo business) to Grand Valley State University in Michigan ([3] selling a 3D dorm-room modeling service to college Web sites so students can start decorating their space before stepping foot on campus). read more