Speakers at the recent Venture Shift conference in New York conveyed some details about the current environment for new businesses to raise capital. Among the trends is the lower cost for startup corporations to create and launch products.
The restaurant industry has an undeserved reputation of instability. In fact, restaurants that are well managed thrive in any economic environment. Slow consumer spending is not a deterrent to starting a restaurant business. One restaurant group headquartered in Austin, Texas, plans to expand with new eatery concepts after selling several successful locations for $59,000,000.
Software applications for mobile devises are created for a wide range of basic areas in life. GAIN Fitness has merged a passion for fitness with a useful app. The company recently announced $650,000 of seed funding from several angel investors and groups.
One of the world’s most successful investors, Warren Buffett, advises young investors to buy when others are selling and sell when others are buying. He knows that the best opportunities to make money come when others aren’t looking.
If becoming an entrepreneur is one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2012, you may not know where to start. It never hurts to go back to the basics so let’s take a look at the steps you should take as you go from a dream to having a business you can call your own. […]
If you’re an entrepreneur starting or expanding a business next year, don’t expect a lot of money coming from venture capital according to a new survey released. The decade ending in June of 2011 has been one of the worst in history for venture capital averaging only a 1.3% return compared to a 4.2% return […]
Retaining satisfied customers is essential for every business and UserVoice provides innovative ways of meeting that goal. The company reports that 75,000 businesses are utilizing the services offered. Among the clientele of UserVoice are HootSuite, Seesmic, and Posterous.
If you have dreams of being an entrepreneur, something must be holding you back from starting your first business. There could be any number of reasons but would you be surprised to know that some of the top reasons on your list may not be good reasons at all? Let’s look at one of the […]