"Entrepreneurism is such an important catalyst for the global economy, and it was evident listening to these business leaders tell their stories. These are all web-enabled businesses that were founded during the dot com boom and grew up in the shadow of the bust. They more than survived; they thrived. With technology as their cornerstone,

Posted by: Mark Marich Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship (March 10, 2014)-A number of rankings and indices come out each year touting a top ten list of cities to start and scale a business based on different factors -- all deemed to be important to high-growth entrepreneurs. But did anyone ask the entrepreneurs? Endeavor Insight

What does the Kentucky Derby and the North Essex Chamber of Commerce Tea Tasting have in common? Source: NJ Business Blogs

Helen Denise, Chief Executive Officer of HiLin Life Products based in Newark, New Jersey took home the coveted Sharkette Tank Winner Award at the second annual Own It Ventures Conference & Pitch Expo Source: NJ Business Blogs

They forgot to tell us globalization has a reverse gear. Now companies and countries need to get ready for the 'inside economy. One morning this past September, Pascal Lamy, the energetic Frenchman who heads the World Trade Organization, stood in front of a room of economists and began his annual recitation on the health of

"....To its advocates, crowdfunding is a way for capital-starved entrepreneurs to receive financing that neither big investors nor lenders are willing or able to provide. To others, it represents a potential minefield that could help bad businesses get off the ground before they eventually fail, and in some cases could even ensnare unsophisticated investors in