Story provided by Wharton Blog – In her one-on-one meetings with students through Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, Shelby Zitelman, W’07, offered some targeted advice and suggestions to students at various stages of starting their own businesses. The Soom Foods Co-Founder and CEO also shared some general guidance on how to survive and thrive through the … Continue reading
We Are Made In New York is an economic development initiative that supports the city’s vibrant tech community by highlighting job opportunities in the sector, celebrating the growing number of NYC-based digital companies, and providing access to resources and programs that help tech companies grow, and novices learn how to become part of the innovation ecosystem. … Continue reading
On April 1, 2013, Canada will begin a program that realigns their immigration system to assist in attracting start-ups from other countries. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says that it’s the first of its kind in the world. Under this program, would-be immigrants would require the support of a Canadian venture capital fund or angel investor group, … Continue reading
How will you know if you need help in a business venture? If you need help, how do you differentiate between hiring someone and establishing them as a co-founder? What will be the criteria for finding a co-founder? Will you go with one person, two people or more? Businesses can break up friendships or enhance … Continue reading
In today’s business world, startups are being encouraged to prove their worth before being granted capital. Gauging the market for the demand of your product is necessary. The only issue is spending more money to test the market for your relevance. Paul Lee explains in his article the tools that can be set up for developing … Continue reading
Having the idea of starting a business venture is the easy part. Executing the plan, delivering the product and sustaining value in the market is the difficult part. To execute the plan, you need financing. To deliver the product, you need an introduction to new customers and leads. To sustain value in the market, you … Continue reading