Category: Entrepreneur News
Opportunity: eMinutes is Forming 500 Free Corporations for First-time Entrepreneurs
Every business needs to be incorporated to start but that process can also be costly and time consuming. So, when eMinutes reached out and said that they were doing 500 incorporation’s for free we just had to let our readers in on it. Below is more information on eMinutes, it’s founder Jeff Unger and this [...]
New Law Will Help Entrepreneurs Raise Money: Crowdfund Act
It could be easier for you to launch your next great idea. Now, thanks to a provision of the recently enacted JOBS Act authorizing “crowdfunding,” instead of trying to convince big banks and Wall Street to back your business, you will soon be able to turn to Main Street. The provision, dubbed the CROWDFUND Act, [...]
MassChallenge: Apply to the Startup Renaissance
MassChallenge is on a mission to catalyze a startup renaissance. The global competition, about to begin its third season, is the largest-ever startup competition and accelerator program. MassChallenge 2011 received over 730 applications from 24 countries and 34 states. In the midst of a harsh economic recession and a debilitating job market, MassChallenge 2010 Alumni [...]
Infographic: U.S. Startup Activity Declined in 2011
Yesterday the Kauffman Foundation released the “Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity”, an annual indicator of new business in the United States. While 2011 saw a decline in startup activity, levels are still high compared to data over the past 16 years. The highest activity was among 45-54 year olds but our young entrepreneurs still held [...]
SOPA, PIPA, and Now KONY: What You Need to Know
“Nothing is more powerful than an idea who’s time has come” When it comes to the world’s most influential young entrepreneurs, for clarity, our list is measured by metrics like net worth, valuation of companies, and capital raised. When it comes to true influence, what some of the entrepreneurs on our list have done is [...]
Have a Business Question? Enter to Win $300 to the Apple Store!
Every day at Under30CEO we publish articles to help entrepreneurs get answers and build better businesses. Now, we want to know exactly what your questions are. Under30CEO has partnered with GPlus to provide the Under30CEO community with a forum to have discussions with business experts. The GPlus community is made up of close to 300,000 [...]
Are You Ready to #FixYoungAmerica?
Scott Gerber and the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) have launched a national campaign to #FixYoungAmerica. Under30CEO has been a supporter of the YEC since it started over a year ago. We have seen hundreds of successful young entrepreneurs come together to solve problems and encourage entrepreneurship across America. Now Scott and the YEC need your [...]
How Many Founders are Ideal in a Startup?
Is there really a perfect number for how many founders a company should have? Probably not. With any company it’s simply important to have diverse skills and good chemistry. However, many people argue that to few founders leaves to many skills that need to be paid for. While to many founders can mean to many [...]
27 Year Old Ryan Allis Sells Company iContact for $169 Million
Ryan Allis and his company iContact were sold yesterday for $169million to Vocus. IContact provides email marketing software that makes it easy for small to mid-sized businesses to create and send professional-quality email campaigns. Ryan co-founded iContact with Aaron Houghton while they were students at the University of North Carolina back in 2003. Today the [...]
Video Recap: 2012 State of Entrepreneurship Address and Panel Discussion
Below is the full video from the 2012 State of the Entrepreneurship Address. It is then followed by the video of the panel discussion at the event. View the video at www.kauffman.org/statestartups Watch the full panel discussion that follows:
