Facebook has reportedly turned down an investment that would have valued the fast-growing social networking startup at $4 billion. According to VentureBeat, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed the possibility of the funding at a recent board meeting, but concluded that they didn’t need it.
The prospective $4 billion valuation raises questions of whether Microsoft overpaid for its [...]
Just as you recover from tax day, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council offers its analysis of the best and worst states when it comes to taxes.
The “Business Tax Index 2009: Best to Worst State Tax Systems for Entrepreneurship and Small Business,” ranks the 50 states and District of Columbia according to the costs [...]
The downsizing is having a disproportionate effect on the morale of the educated classes, and therefore our outlook on the world, writes Luke Johnson, more
Commercial Landlords Lower Rents, Offer Incentives to Small Firms
16 Apr
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Thinking about leasing office space for your small business or start-up? Now might be a good time to shop around.
Corporate downsizing and business closures are leading to much higher commercial vacancies in many U.S. metropolitan areas. Rising vacancies means many landlords are eager to woo new tenants to their space - and small businesses are [...]
Entrepreneurs wear VC hat in effort from The Founders Fund
16 Apr
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I’ve written in the past about some of the new models emerging for startup investing, including co-ops, incubators and super angels. They’re all driven by the same mission: creating a more efficient way of jumpstarting new businesses. But a new program created by The Founders Fund is truly unusual in its approach. The Silicon Valley [...]
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Reports provide a glimmer of hope in struggling PC market
16 Apr
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The fact that a 7.1 percent decline in quarterly PC shipments qualifies as good news says a lot about the current state of the economy, but research firm IDC was expecting things to be worse, so the better-than-expected result could be a sign that things are starting to get better. IDC had expected worldwide PC [...]
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