Archive for May 18th, 2008
$250,000 Business Plan Contest
Entrepreneur.com: The Central Valley Business Times announces a $250,000 business plan contest accepting nationwide entries. Finalists will compete in October. Entrants have to have a convincing business plan and be at least 18 years old. That’s it as far as entry requirements. “Anyone who has an idea for an innovative new business, and a business [...]
Local Regulations Hurt Business Start-ups?
U.S. News: How much do entrepreneurs need to fear regulation? It turns out that you can be punished for being an entrepreneur inadvertently. According story out of the Miami area: “A man who said he thought he was just helping a woman in need is accused of running an illegal taxi service. Miami-Dade County’s Consumer [...]
Entrepreneur Turns Embroidery Into Art
My SA: The first idea that turned Robert Young into an entrepreneur grew from the frustration of working in a captive embroidery digitizing house. At Radio Cap Co., now the San Antonio-based subsidiary of Norwood Promotional Products Inc., Young was head of the digitizing department in the 1990s. All their work was done for one [...]
