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Biotech Start-up Wins Global Moot Corp
Novophage Theraputics from Boston University hopes to market technology that slows resistence to antibiotics. Read more
10 Innovations That Changed the Way We Exercise
Working out has never been more efficient or a bigger part of a human culture than it is today. We've dug into the history of kinesiology to find the inventi... View slideshow
The New Normal: Adventure Capital – In With 5 Out With 50
This was originally published in my blog and generated a lot of activity.... Read more
Getting In On the Action
Universities are on the prowl for deals with entrepreneurs. Here's the lowdown on five tech transfer schools. Read more
What's Your Plan B?
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
Learning to Understand Markets
My name is Rob Adams. I'm currently on the faculty of the MBA program at the University of Texas at Austin, where I teach entrepreneurship courses and run... Read more
Fountain of Youth: The Under 30 Hall of Fame
Some of the biggest names in business got their start before their 30th birthday. View slideshow
How The Survey Was Conducted
Early this year, we set out to survey members of the M.B.A. class of '87 with the goal of gaining some insight into who they are, what they believe, and w... Read more
Inc. Online Exclusives: October 2009
What's Online: October 2009 1. Prepare Your 2010 Budgets Oct... Read more
Counting Chairs
More universities are appointing endowed chairs in the field of entreprenuership. Read more
Capitalism for Credit
New business manufactures and markets device that attaches to fishing nets and keeps whales, dolphins and seals out. Read more
Professors Get Their Shares
Professors of entrepreneurship often invest in their students' start-ups. Here are some of the guidelines they follow, their methods of investing, and the re... Read more
The Profit-Minded Professor
There's never been a better time to teach entrepreneurship at a business school -- and enterprising professors are sure making the most of it. Read more
Darn Those Pop-Up Ads! They're Maddening, But Do They Work?
They create as much clutter as those slippery advertising inserts that fatten a Sunday newspaper and are as inescapable as humidity in August. But just ho... Read more
Darn Those Pop-Up Ads! They're Maddening, But Do They Work?
They create as much clutter as those slippery advertising inserts that fatten a Sunday newspaper and are as inescapable as humidity in August. But just ho... Read more
Entrepreneurs in the News
The latest news on James Sun, Michael Dell, and Mitchell Binder Read more
Middle America Coming Out of the Recession?
Of the 20 strongest metro areas in the United States, 14 lie between the Mississippi River and New Mexico. Read more
Tapping Into the Talent Supply Chain
Taking a supply chain management approach to recruiting will help you better control your talent overhead. Read more
Networking
Gregarious people tend to have a wide circle of friends; they enjoy social contact, like to be with people, and have a knack for connecting with others an... Read more
Why Loans Won't Save the Poor
Two labor and urban affairs experts explain why microlending programs don't solve all the problems of the disadvantaged. Read more
Writing a Business Plan: Selected Resources
If " The Bulletproof Business Plan ," makes you nervous about getting funding for your new com... Read more
Cool College Start-ups 2010
College campuses are becoming start-up hot spots. Here's our second annual list of the students who are inventing the future. View slideshow
How to Foster Innovation Through Diverse Workgroups
Diverse teams can produce better results for your company. Here's how to incorporate diversity—and individuality—to create a more innovative business. Read more
The Best Business Plan on the Planet
Go behind the scenes with one of the judges at Moot Corp., a world-renowned business-plan contest hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. Read more
Reading, Writing, And Revenues
The current crop of student entrepreneurs are determined not to let school get in the way of their education. Read more
Putting Longhorn Entrepreneurs on the Fast Track
The University of Texas launches Texas Venture Labs program to speed the start-up process for student entrepreneurs. Read more
Texas Super Bowl
The University of Texas' International Moot Corp. Competition, the most well known of the country's intercollegiate business-plan tournaments, is a launch pa... Read more
How to Structure a Business Plan
How to write a business plan that will help you obtain financing, arrange strategic alliances, attract key employees, and boost your confidence. Read more
TruTags Stymie Drug Counterfeiters
An innovative micro-tag made nano-porous silica makes it nearly impossible for counterfeiters to duplicate when placed on the surface of pharmaceutical pills. Read more
Vive la Difference: Using Hyper-Differentiation Strategies to Build Value and Boost Profits
When the upstart Victory Brewery brought its beer to a limited number of store shelves in 1996, the product came along without the usual frothy dose of ma... Read more
Universities: Your New Best Friend
For resource-hungry entrepreneurs, the explosion of university-based business-development programs comes as sweet relief in tight economic times. From Ann Ar... Read more
Stephanie Kaplan, Windsor Hanger, and Annie Wang, Founders of Her Campus
A trio of Harvard students take a campus publication online and discover a promising business opportunity. Watch video
The Idea Factories
Nonprofit incubators have been quietly nurturing fledgling companies since 1959. And they don't demand a huge ownership stake in your company. Read more
A Business Model of One's Own
A recent decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has allowed an Internet-based company to patent its own business model. Will this be a barrier to n... Read more
Breaking Away
This year's crop of M.B.A.s has more in mind than investment banking and high-paying consulting jobs Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Michael Dell, Founder of Dell Computer
Michael Dell founded one of the world's most well-known computer companies from his college dorm room. Read more
Let's Be Friends
It seems nuts. But new research says that CEOs who become pals with their rivals do better than those who don't . Read more
Upstarts: University Tournaments
University business-plan tournaments are spawning a variety of sophisticated start-up companies. Here's what students learn from these contests and why inves... Read more
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