<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Entrepreneur News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=76&amp;catid=2</link><description>News Feed for - Entrepreneur</description><item><title>Mobile Virtual Gift Cards Defrost Challenges of Instant Gifting</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96497377&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:18:00</pubDate><description>Andy's Frozen Custard Shops Offer a Cutting Edge Gift Card Option on Cyber Monday for the 2009 Holiday Season and Beyond SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The art of gift giving has evolved into </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Startup sets out to improve workplace communication</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96519077&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:57:00</pubDate><description>Asana. Not only does it rhyme with nirvana, it's also a Sanskrit word for a yoga posture to enhance well-being. Now say it slowly: Ahh. Sauna. It sounds like a spa in Big Sur. But Asana is also the name </description><source>SiliconValley.com</source></item><item><title>Redundancy could be the push you need to become an entrepreneur</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96513267&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:14:00</pubDate><description>One of my most recent investments on Dragons' Den was in a North East company called Commercial Cleaning Services. By Duncan Bannatyne Published: 12:01AM GMT 26 Nov 2009 Tony, the founder, with the help </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Buddy, can you spare a dime for a scam?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96507091&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:10:00</pubDate><description>Every cent of loose change helps. For decades that has been the pitch of the United Homeless Organisation (UHO), whose workers operate on dozens of street corners in Manhattan, urging passers-by to help </description><source>The Independent</source></item><item><title>Entrepreneurs from the countries joining the Customs Union require support as not </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96523336&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:06:00</pubDate><description>Entrepreneurs from the countries joining the Customs Union require support as not all the producers are ready for the new allianceâ??s terms yet. Almaty has hosted an international research conference </description><source>Caspio Net</source></item><item><title>Franchising seen growing despite financial crisis</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96524590&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:20:00</pubDate><description>Franchising seems to be immune from the global financial crisis, with some firms expanding even during the economic turmoil, officials of the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) told The Manila Times </description><source>Manila Times</source></item><item><title>Skye Bank Partners British Council on Manpower Devt</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96233743&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:44:00</pubDate><description>Skye Bank Plc and the British Council have gone into a strategic partnership in the area of human capital and manpower development with the objective of developing the skills and competences needed for </description><source>AllAfrica.com</source></item><item><title>A look at startup firms challening mutual funds</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96502259&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:32:00</pubDate><description>Covestor Investment Management and kaChing are online ventures that seek to challenge traditional mutual funds. Borrowing ideas from social networking, the startups help connect small investors with individuals </description><source>The State</source></item><item><title>Case study: The entrepreneur - Id like to see tax cuts but the less well-off shouldnt </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96519490&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:26:00</pubDate><description>Case study: The entrepreneur Summera Shaheen, managing director of The Diamond Studio, a diamond retailer in Glasgow, welcomed the tax-raising powers and said she supported tax cuts. She believes that </description><source>Times Online</source></item><item><title>Innovative Growth Strategies</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96498704&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:38:00</pubDate><description>CEOs of Netgear and Rosetta Stone talk about finding new ways to grow.</description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Entrepreneurial Tightrope: Things to be thankful for</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96458174&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T10:55:00</pubDate><description>I don't know about you, but I love the holiday season. I break out the music and start to decorate the house and make my shopping list. The holiday that usually gets things rolling is Thanksgiving. It's </description><source>USA Today</source></item><item><title>Thirty Women Entrepreneurs To Follow On Twitter</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96415979&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T19:09:00</pubDate><description>Twitter has been an incredible tool for connecting with like-minded people from around the world. I am always on the lookout for women entrepreneurs and women in business to follow, connect with and learn </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>ENTREPRENEURS NEED MORE SUPPORT</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96397864&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:25:00</pubDate><description>The call follows research showing perceived business opportunities in the UK have declined compared with those in other high-income countries. Latest findings from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor </description><source>Speciality Food Magazine</source></item><item><title>BLADE Network Technologies and Emulex Deliver Essential Networking Components for </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96398787&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:06:00</pubDate><description>Tags: BLADE, FCoE, IBM, iSCSI Channel: Data Center, Servers &amp;amp; Storage, Networking &amp;amp; Mgmt PARIS, November 25 Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) and BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. (BLADE), the trusted </description><source>Network Computing</source></item><item><title>21 complete MBRF's entrepreneur training</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96453721&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:59:00</pubDate><description>Twenty-one trainees from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the UAE have completed a one-week programme in entrepreneurship from an initiative set up by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF). The </description><source>Trade Arabia</source></item><item><title>New Programs: Entrepreneurialism, Environmental Sustainability, ESL</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96453563&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:56:00</pubDate><description>has started a certificate program in entrepreneurialism, offered at several of the community colleges in the system.  is starting a bachelor of science degree program in environmental sustainability, </description><source>Inside Higher Ed</source></item><item><title>â??SD CAN EASILY BECOME ENTREPRENEURSHIP HUBâ??</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96444603&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:22:00</pubDate><description>Lesotho Businessman Retselisitsoe Theko says the country could easily become an ambassador of global entrepreneurship given the dynamism and willingness to learn displayed by the youth. Theko was addressing </description><source>Swazi Observer</source></item><item><title>Chinese entrepreneur sees opportunities in local realty</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96440737&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T03:09:00</pubDate><description>TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Although still shy of property transactions, Chinese investment in Taiwan real estate is on the way, a Chinese entrepreneur said yesterday. Feng Lun, chairman of China realty developer </description><source>China Post</source></item><item><title>Choosing A Start-up Over Bigger Players, Brings eMerge Significant Advantage</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96430838&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:14:00</pubDate><description>eMerge's choice of a start-up in the Healthcare industry, and Persistent's focus on 'partner-partner' model rather than 'partner-supplier' model, helped them release a medical operation automation system </description><source>Global Services</source></item><item><title>Farmer-turned-entrepreneur</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96424594&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:13:00</pubDate><description>88  Farmer-turned-entrepreneur Liu Yonghao, founder and chairman of the New Hope Group, cited the number of the migrant workers who recently lost their jobs - an estimated 20 million in all. 'They are </description><source>CHINAdaily</source></item><item><title>British Banger Supplier Is 2009 Start-Up Star</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96386249&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:31:00</pubDate><description>A small business supplying healthy food for school meals has been named the winner of the 2009 HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please </description><source>Sky News</source></item><item><title>Start-up Asana promises workplace nirvana</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96419607&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:26:00</pubDate><description>After contributing to the destruction of productivity at work by helping Facebook through its early days, Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein are launching a new service aimed to make people and businesses </description><source>CNET News.com</source></item><item><title>Child entrepreneur gives back big</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96414140&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T18:49:00</pubDate><description>SAN DIEGO - In the home of eighth-grader Jason O'Neill, teddy bears are everywhere. They're white, black or brown. Some have bow ties and some have ribbons. They sit on chairs, tables, counter tops and </description><source>MSNBC</source></item><item><title>Cost of going green deters firms</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96508665&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:31:00</pubDate><description>Many businesses owners have good intentions on improving their companiesâ?? green credentials but are put off by cost implications, new research suggests. According to a report by Abbey and Alliance &amp;amp; </description><source>Startups.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Should Start-Ups Pay to Pitch?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96507382&amp;Channel_ID=76&amp;Category_ID=2</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:19:00</pubDate><description>A new business plan competition is kicking up a controversy: Should start-ups pay to pitch to investors? And if yes, how much is too much? 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