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ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN A RECESSION

Economists say that when the economy takes a dive, it is common for people to turn to their inner entrepreneur to try to make their own work. The task of finding a job is daunting and, in turn, encouraging many entrepreneurs to make work for themselves. Even in prosperous times, entrepreneurs have a daunting failure rate. Entrepreneurship in recession is designed to capture best practices for launching a business during a recession.

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Startups Continue To Attract Funding, Create Jobsmore

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Whom to Back: Gen Y vs. Old Guys Entrepreneursmore

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Former inmate turned small business ownermore

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Do you have one good reason to start your business right now? How about 10? Regardless of what people around you...

Help BusinessWeek Pick America's Best Young Entrepreneursmore

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A Web boost for unlikely entrepreneursmore

A new breed of worker has emerged from these tough economic conditions: the unintentional entrepreneur.

Innovation Lessons from the World Seriesmore

Baseball embodies the resilience that the global economy needs right now. Great explanation why.

MBAs vs. Entrepreneurs: Who Has the Right Stuff for Tough Times? - Bil...more

The one growth business in this shrinking economy is speculation about where MBAs and other elite students will flock...

America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs 2009more

In January, we asked readers and a few members of the social enterprise community to nominate candidates whose...

The Entrepreneurs Born of Recessionmore

All over the country, as unemployment rates climb and worries mount about job security, individuals are looking into...

Moms Rock the Economymore

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Seven industries that are still making money in a recessionmore

With shopping no longer their favorite pastime, Americans appear to be spending their money in other ways, such as...

Five Key Characteristics of an Entrepreneurmore

I briefly followed a Twitter conversation yesterday afternoon that attempted to define what a real entrepreneur is.

The New Economic Paradigm; Part 5: The Entrepreneursmore

There is no shortage of entrepreneurs in this world. 6 Billion of them wander the Earth looking for assets that exists...

Dear John, Thanks for the Layoffmore

Jessica Ward writes an open letter to her former boss about the good things that have happened since she got laid off

Starting Over—as an Entrepreneur more

Tough times breed a different kind of entrepreneur. With the economy tanking, lots of people are striking out on their...

Ask SCORE: What you'll need to get a startup loanmore

SCORE, a nonprofit group that partners with the U.S. Small Business Administration, has a Palm Desert office whose...

All in the Timingmore

More small businesses launch during a recession. Or at least that's the conventional wisdom. Many of the newly...

After Layoffs, Starting a Business from Scratchmore

They're casualties of the recession: the millions of workers laid off as employers slash payrolls. With few companies...

Tired of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Ownmore

Plenty of other laid-off workers across the country, burned out by a merciless job market, are building business plans...

CNN Says Entrepreneurship Plays in Peoriamore

Peoria is ranked the FIFTH best midsized city in the U.S. to launch a small business, according to CNN Money.

The Other Innovation Guru at Harvard Business Schoolmore

A colleague asked me, "Who is that innovation guru at the Harvard Business School?" That's easy: Dr.

Buying an Existing Business: Franchise or Non-Franchise?more

If you are Noobpreneur.com long time readers, you might noticed that I once invested in franchise units.

In Difficult Times, Internet Guru Launches Site for Businesses and Non...more

New daily video service. Identifies the best free Web services for businesses and nonprofits.

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