Apr 29, 2011

written by marian Mangoubi As an entrepreneur, you have probably often heard that most small businesses fail within the first two to five years of its existence. There are many reasons why this happens. A common thread tends to be a lack of financial knowledge. But what if you could minimize your risk by learning more about how to read and analyze your...

Apr 29, 2011

Adam Siegel is the co-founder of Inkling Markets, a company that creates prediction market software for large companies. He's also recently founded Cityposh, a competitive local shopping site. I invited Adam here today to share why he left a successful job at a large consulting firm to start Inkling Markets and what he's learned along the way.

Apr 29, 2011

SPARK Chicago, a new entrepreneurial competition, intends to help create three new businesses. SPARK invites applicants who have a web-based or mobile application idea to apply to its program, which entails six days of intense incubation. Ideas from all industries are accepted. The winners receive over $100,000 of donated business services, mentorship from...

Apr 28, 2011

On Tuesday morning, when I usually publish my posts, I experienced one of those freak technological occurrences which remind users that their lives are increasingly digital, that they’ve come to count on their gadgetry’s continuous functioning, and that, day-to-day, they’ve placed a certain reverential faith in their machines’ seeming...

Apr 28, 2011

Adrissha Wimberly and Charisse Conanan are the cofounders of Chicago startup Smarteys.com and want to change the way young people think about money. “Young people are sharing their information like never before,” said COO Wimberly. “When you take into account that student loan debt is starting to outpace credit card debt, its clear that we have the right...