Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Contrary to popular belief, winning isn't everything. But for companies that are trying to raise money, winning may be the first thing. Across the country, business plan competitions are helping both early and growth-stage companies jump-start their fundraising. And for one Weston, Wisconsin-based company, U.S. Trail-maps Inc., winning a cash prize in a business plan competition unlocked the door to even bigger sums from angel investors and venture capitalists.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
With 8 small businesses already in the building, the developer may expand the project to other sites.
Mayor Dave Bieter lit a huge light bulb Wednesday to mark the opening of developer Mark Rivers' Boise WaterCooler project - an incubation center for entrepreneurs and small business in Downtown Boise.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 4:05 PM |
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Kimberly, ID The National Science Foundation recently selected Conservation Seeding & Restoration, Inc. (CSR) as a recipient of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant totaling $98,215. The research project, scheduled for the second half of 2008, will consist of a feasibility study centered on using spray-on biological soil crusts for arid land restoration.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 2:04 PM |
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Where will the next life-changing technology be discovered?
It could emerge from one of the Idaho companies who qualify for dozens of $3,000 grants available through the Idaho Department of Commerce. Qualifying companies would need to use the funds to seek much larger federal Small Business Innovation Research grants or other federal grants to further research and development of technologies.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 9:29 AM |
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
Areva Inc. has chosen to build a $2 billion uranium enrichment plant near Idaho Falls, Sen. Mike Crapo confirmed Tuesday morning.
An official announcement was made at 10 a.m. at the Borah Post Office in Boise.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 9:00 AM |
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Friday, April 18, 2008
"Idaho still needs to beef up support for tech" - by Ken Dey. I wrap up my second tour at the Idaho Statesman on Friday. By next week, I'll be the new public relations coordinator at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.
It's a bittersweet departure. I'm looking forward to the new opportunity and the growth potential the health care industry offers, but at the same time I'll miss my many colleagues and the opportunity to in some way serve as a voice for Idaho's high technology industry.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 8:30 AM |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
A bipartisan group of senators think they've found a way to overcome objections that have derailed past efforts to reduce health insurance costs for small businesses.
New legislation introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, would encourage states to set up health care purchasing pools for small businesses and the self-employed. The Small Business Health Options Program also calls for the establishment of a nationwide purchasing pool in 2011.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 10:39 AM |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Gov. C.L. Butch Otter has vetoed legislation to repeal income tax credits for research activity. Having just signed the personal property tax relief bill into law, it would be inconsistent and unwise to then approve legislation eliminating tax relief for some of those businesses as well as some of Idahos larger employers, Otter wrote in a letter to Speaker of the House Lawerence Denney.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 2:44 PM |
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Think you have what it takes to be Idahos Entrepreneurial Idol? Contact Idaho TechConnect to find out how you can qualify for TechLaunch 5.0, the early stage venture capital educational event, May 29 at the Doubletree Riverside in Boise, Idaho.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 2:19 PM |
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Friday, April 11, 2008
A Downtown businessman has a smart idea for nurturing young entrepreneurs, a responsibility city and state leaders have ignored.
BoDo developer Mark Rivers will open in June the Boise WaterCooler, a business development center dedicated to innovators.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 10:26 AM |
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