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Just Manic Enough: Seeking Perfect Entrepreneurs’

Intense leaders are a common thread in the business world. Though they may have many quirks, they are grounded enough to get things done. Continue reading

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E-shirt Improves Physical Exercise

Whether you are a professional athlete or just enjoy physical exercise, instant data on your performance can improve your training. With help from ESA, a Spanish firm has developed a smart ‘e-shirt’ to measure and transmit key body information during exercise. TrainGrid and its e-shirt are being developed by the start-up company emxys at ESA’s Business Incubation Centre Noordwijk in the … Continue reading

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Why Groupon Needs a Backlash

It’s starting. The inevitable “wait-a-minute-this-start-up-isn’t-the-second-coming-of-Christ-after-all” backlash has officially hit Groupon. First there was the dodgy fake deals in Brazil , then there was a business owner saying offering a Groupon deal was the worst business decision she ever made, then there was the sketchy photography offer . These are all serious issues, but clearly don’t … Continue reading

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Win Your Own Ice Cream Business; Enter Mini Melts Ice Cream Contest

Press Release, Norwich CT – Media Contact, Julie Ruditzky Loffredi, 860-334-4774, mediaminimelts.com Would your family like to be in the profitable business of selling delicious Mini Melts ice cream If so, enter our contest between September 15, 2010 and November 15, 2010. The winner will receive a complete package of equipment and product needed to start up your business a 10,000 value…. Continue reading

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Report: Google buys 2nd Israeli start-up

The Israeli business daily Globes reported that Google is paying “several million dollars” to purchase Quiksee, also known as MentorWave Technologies. Some reports have put the purchase price at $10 million, though neither Google nor Quiksee has responded to the reports. Continue reading

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Start-up aims to stream Flash games to iPads

Pining for your PC’s Flash apps on your iPad? iSwifter hopes you’ll use its app and service to run them over the Internet. Originally posted at Deep Tech Continue reading

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BIO Announces Plenary Sessions and Business Roundtables Featured at 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announces the Plenary and Business Roundtable program for the 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum – an international meeting focused on investment trends and opportunities in the life-sciences with a focus on public and venture-stage growth companies. Hosted by BIO, the event will take place at the Palace Hotel in San … Continue reading

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LA Port develops a passion for green jobs

PortTechLA, a relatively new business incubator operated by a coalition that includes the port and city of Los Angeles, officially launched Wednesday. The project is looking for office space for a campus that will house and nurture start-up companies with… Continue reading

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Boeing Announces Space-Tourism Business

The entrance of an aerospace giant could mark the transition of space tourism from a dreamy pursuit of start-up entrepreneurs to a mainstream aerospace market. Continue reading

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Scottish Business Briefing – Wednesday September 15, 2010

WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. Continue reading

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