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.
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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 [...]
Startup speed dating is one of the more popular events for Kickstand. If you want real world experience and feedback pitching your startup idea to real investors read on.
Twice a year we sponsor an event we’ve named Start-up Speed Dating as part of our mission:
“To support innovators in any industry who would like [...]
I’ll have more detail on these three companies in the weeks to come but I thought I would give them all a quick shout out.
Pronetos - Pronetos is a home to communities and scholars of every academic discipline: a global think-tank of the leaders in your field. They have come out of closed beta [...]
Well, not the “ern” that’s occasionally an entry in crossword puzzles, but ERN as in Entrepreneur Resource Network, a new wrinkle from the good folks at Kickstand.
http://ern.kickstand.org
The ERN is a place for Kickstand members (and others) to share ideas and, more
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