Newsroom: National News Archive 2004

October 31 - November 6 

John Oncken: Vermont Valley defines entrepreneurship
The Capital Times - Madison,WI
"One who organizes, manages and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise," according to Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary... <MORE>

The new rags to riches
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA
Entrepreneurs still pursue the American dream. Only now, many are pushed into it by a sour economy... <MORE>

Surge in venture capital stirs worries about glut
International Herald Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO - Venture capital firms raised $5.54 billion in the third quarter, a 78 percent rise in fund raising from the second quarter, according to industry... <MORE>

Venture capital fund raising nearly triples
Providence Business News - Providence,RI
US venture capital firms' fund raising almost tripled in the third quarter from a year earlier, raising concern that too much money chasing deals could hamper... <MORE>

SBA and the National Urban League Join to Promote Entrepreneurship
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... a year of development led by the White House, involving the National Urban League, the Business Roundtable, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, SBA, and the... <MORE>

US venture capital falls in third quarter
RTE News - USA
According to the MoneyTree Survey, which is organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association, this ... <MORE>

Former astronaut to address women's entrepreneurship conference
Albany Business Review - Albany,NY
The first African American female astronaut to travel into space will deliver the keynote address at the "Women of Diversity Entrepreneurship" conference at ... <MORE>

November 7-13

Economic ‘boot camp' a good start
Kansas City Star - Kansas City, MO
Howard freshmen had been required to attend similar sessions to familiarize them with the challenges of market research, the intricacies of business plans and the joys of running your own business... <MORE>

20-somethings find ways to be own boss
The Mercury News - San Jose, CA
A few recent college graduates, including 22-year-old Noah Thomas, say the tough job market they encountered last spring also motivated them to create their own options... <MORE>

Detroit philanthropists' gift to Washington University expands entrepreneurship programs
Washington University in St. Louis (press release) - Saint Louis, MO
...the remainder will be used to support the Center for Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a faculty-based... <MORE>

Colleges buy into entrepreneur classes
Newark Star Ledger - Newark,NJ
...The Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, which promotes entrepreneurship, this year surveyed the proliferation of these programs in the United States... <MORE>

To Celebrate Entrepreneurship Mr. Handyman & Franchise Matchmaker Will Give Away a Franchise 
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... Inspired by their franchisees to celebrate entrepreneurship, Mr. Handyman and FranNet, the world's largest network of franchise consultants, are embarking on a ... <MORE>

Entretec Calls for Applicants for Second Annual Entrepreneurship Award 2005
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... organization helping technology companies grow along the 134/210 corridor, today called for applicants for their Second Annual Entrepreneurship Award 2005... <MORE>

Are You an Entrepreneur?
Green Sheet - USA
So you think you want to own your own business, be an entrepreneur, work for the best boss around (you), set your own schedule and keep all the profits for yourself? As you begin to consider... <MORE>

Entrepreneurship and Business Ownership in the Veteran Population
Community Dispatch (press release) - USA
...The study, Entrepreneurship and Business Ownership in the Veteran Population, shows that 22 percent of veterans are either purchasing or starting a new business... <MORE>

New Resource Guides Angels in Formation of Angel Groups...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA
...the angel investment community continues to evolve from individual investors to sophisticated angel investment groups, the Kauffman Foundation, together with... <MORE>

Local program offers expert advice to business owners 
Kansas City Star - Kansas City,MO
If you're a woman business owner (and there are more than 71,000 of you in the Kansas City area), here's an opportunity you can't afford to ignore. Called Athena PowerLink, this supportive program links... 
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Young Business Builders to Participate in National Youth...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA
(PRIMEZONE) -- A select group of talented students from around the country who have excelled in entrepreneurship education programs offered by some of ... <MORE>

Q3 venture capital tally was measly $2.5 million
MSNBC - USA
... The Money Tree Survey, a quarterly report produced by Price WaterhouseCoopers, Thompson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA ... <MORE>

Who is America's Greatest Innovator?
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... Additional funding provided by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting... <MORE>

Young Business Builders to Participate in National Youth...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA
... Additionally, research conducted by the Kauffman Foundation shows that more than four out of ten kids ages 9-12 say they would like to start their own business ... <MORE>

A Future For Enterprising Black Students
Washington Post - Washington,DC
... It turns out it is part of a larger effort at the university, funded in large part by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, which provided a ... <MORE>

Seminar to plant ideas for future
The Wichita Eagle - Wichita,KS
BY JOE RODRIGUEZ. More than 200 minority fifth-graders from the Wichita school district will get a lesson in entrepreneurship Saturday... 
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Entrepreneurship: Workers will follow if they trust, respect ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA
By Jack Roseman. When my friend John Godfrey called and asked me to come to Pittsburgh and become executive vice president of On-Line ... 
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'We have to work harder,' Top 100 minority executives say
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY
... More direct funding would encourage minority business development, said Bob Barbato, associate professor of entrepreneurship at Rochester Institute of ... <MORE>

November 14-20

Group learns entrepreneurship
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka,KS
A Washburn University business group is learning about entrepreneurship, leadership skills and how to write a business plan... <MORE>

Support urged for NJ entrepreneurs
Newark Star Ledger - Newark,NJ
New Jersey will continue to attract America's modern Thomas Edisons, who tinker with software, biotechnology and homeland security, provided the state offers educational and financial support... <MORE>

UTPB opens new entrepreneurship center
Odessa American - Odessa,TX
Friends and officials of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin formally opened the Jan and Ted Roden Center for Entrepreneurship on Wednesday... <MORE>

Johnson School Announces 5th Annual BRV Business Idea Competition
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release) - Schenectady,NY
The competition is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to earn cash winnings and growth assistance from Cornell University's "Entrepreneurship Triad." The first... <MORE>

NFTE's BizTech 2.0 Online Entrepreneur Education Program Connects...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has launched BizTech 2.0, an improved online adaptation of its award-winning curriculum... <MORE>

Business school at UMKC honors entrepreneurs
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO
... Fred Pryor, founder of the seminar company, and his wife, Shirley, received the John and Marion Kreamer Award for Entrepreneurship in Volunteer Community... <MORE>

Entrepreneurship spurs tiny Fayette
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS
... This city that historically has relied on federal grants to boost business and create jobs now must rely on entrepreneurship for economic development ... <MORE>

Help for Minority Entrepreneurs
BusinessWeek - New York,NY
A new program aims to help aspiring business owners reach for the stars. Kauffman Foundation director Daryl Williams explains how it works... <MORE>

Renewable Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Path to Sustainable Growth
MarketingProfs.com (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA
... To survive--let alone thrive--in this climate requires creating and continually renewing a spirit of disciplined entrepreneurship...<MORE>

Flush With Venture Capital, Biotechs Go on a Hiring Spree
ComputerWorld - USA
Life sciences companies have been dominating venture capital fundraising. In the third quarter, health care deals accounted for... 
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Mentors help startup with financials
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO
... successful. Meyers hooked up Mindham with FastTrac, an entrepreneurial program of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. FastTrac... <MORE>

Women of color in the owner's seat
Charlotte Observer (subscription) - Charlotte,NC
... "What this says is that entrepreneurship is a path to economic independence for all ... "The drive to entrepreneurship is no different regardless of ethnicity. ... <MORE>

Hundreds of Student Entrepreneurs to Travel to NYC on Business...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA
... There is compelling new evidence from researchers at Harvard University that ... programs increased business knowledge by 20 times and business formation rates by ... <MORE>

Wharton School of Business' Young Entrepreneur Speaker Event...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA
... Huzenlaub was a catalyst in developing the TCU Neeley Entrepreneurship Program, which is ranked as a Top 20 undergraduate entrepreneurship program by US News &... <MORE>

UW plans entrepreneurship program to link companies to resources
WTN News - Madison,WI
... companies.". OCR will be working with the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, an arm of the university's business school... <MORE>

November 21-27

Disney Online and the Kauffman Foundation Present ``Opportunity City"...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA
...Featuring interactive, state-of-the-art activity stations, the exhibit brings to life the fun and challenge of learning about entrepreneurship that kids have enjoyed for the past eighteen months through... <MORE>

Tech Coast Angels Support National Angel Capital Association...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA
..."Angel investors have supported entrepreneurs since the beginning of the last century," said Villalobos. "The economic conditions of the past few years have highlighted that...  <MORE>

Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest & Automation Alley Co-Sponsor 'Crafting the Pitch'...
mysan.de - Germany
The Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest (GLEQ) and Automation Alley will co-sponsor an hour-long training session for would-be entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital on Nov. 29... <MORE>

New Resource Guides Angels in Formation of Angel Groups
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO
...the Kauffman Foundation, together with the Angel Capital Association, has published a new guide designed to help angels form the most effective angel organizations for their communities... <MORE>

H. Wayne Huizenga Named 2004 National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® program is nationally sponsored by Microsoft(TM) and the Kauffman Foundation. Ernst... <MORE>

The art of entrepreneurship
Daily News Transcript - Needham,MA
By Geoff Mosher / News Staff Writer. WALPOLE -- Look out Bill Rancic, Walpole High School has some future apprentices of its own... <MORE>

Don't wring your hands over bonuses; throw a party
Tallahassee.com - Tallahassee,FL
...Jerry Osteryoung is director of the entrepreneurship program in the College of Business at Florida State University and is executive director of FSU's Jim... <MORE>

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