Remember KickStand KickStart, the annual spring event put on by KickStart Kickstand whose name confused everyone as to which was which?
Well after some smart re-branding we now have IdaVation. May 29th kicks off the inaugural re-branded event. If you hurry and register by this Thursday you can even save an extra $20.00 (making it [...]
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I meet a lot of people these days that are moving to Boise to start their next tech business. I recently asked s good friend, Dave Clemons, President of LearnKey why he is doing business here in Boise. Here’s his response:
This is an honest opinion from an entrepreneur who needs a support
system to [...]
Many of you may remember Ken Dey’s article about Gold Link Media that ran just 7 short weeks ago. Some may find it weird that since that time Josh Mercaldo has sold his stake in the company and has now started his own media consultancy, Mesh Media. In that interview Josh said:
I’m not [...]
Wow, I can’t believe it’s time for TechLaunch again. This was by far one of the coolest events I went to last year. I highly encourage you to check it out.
Think you have what it takes to be Idaho’s Entrepreneurial Idol?
Contact Idaho TechConnect to find out how you can qualify for TechLaunch 5.0, [...]
For those of you not familiar with LaunchIdaho it’s basically an entrepreneurial boot camp for high school students. I had a chance to speak at their Idaho Business Week a few years ago and I was really impressed with the program.
Last year they started Billionaire Boot Camps around the state to support the summer [...]
on the need to grow a more entrepreneurial culture here (OK, so I’m biased toward such thoughts… LOL) This has got to be a major focus for 2008 - yes, we know a lot about how to do that [a recurring theme] but we have to commit to that effort!
in today’s Statesman: http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/248979.html
Thanks, Don!*
(I’ll also [...]
in a windswept, ag-dominated rural region, far from the urban centres…. Northumberland in the UK? And you might be surprised about the key driver described within…
http://tinyurl.com/2ojznf
If any of you know this part of the UK, it’s because its castle was used to portray Hogwarts, LOL. But if you care about growing entrepreneurs, read this [...]
A quick followup re last Tuesday’s IRP board meeting after a note from last Thursday’s IEDA meeting…
IEDA is the state “trade association” for economic development & has some serious, committed, passionate talent working for our communities statewide [www.ieda.biz]. Entrepreneurial development is slowly getting on their radar screen. [Even nationally, economic development tends to focus on [...]
Idaho Rural Partnership Board meeting on Tuesday focused heavily on encouraging entrepreneurship. (With Nancy Bergmann as chair, are you surprised?) They have a task force that’s entrepreneur-driven (much like the emerging Idaho Innovation Alliance ["I2A"]). I found their desire to partner - with everyone - quite promising!
Entrepreneurs Brice Sloan [www.sloanfencing.com] and Ed Meyer were a [...]
While in KC, I met one guy who’s done rigorous work on the relative impact on job creation of business attraction, business expansion and business creation. the numbers may be jarring, but [wonk alert! wonk alert!] read on for the good news for Idaho!
The best evidence we have is that the economic multiplier for an [...]
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