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News Articles -
2008
Archived News Articles:
Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship Connects Smith School with
Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders in China
The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
is taking a strong lead in building
connections between the Smith School and
entrepreneurs, government and business
leaders in China with the launch of the 2008
China Business Plan Competition and Dingman
Delegation to China.
“The competition, now in its fourth
year, has a great reputation in China,”
said Asher Esptein, managing director of
the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.
“This event strongly supports our global
positioning as a leader in educating
students through entrepreneurship
research and practice.”
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Full story
Tricks to Chasing
Funding in a Tight Economy
July 17, 2008 -
There are several sources of funding, each
with their own pros and cons. One such
source is the angel investor - wealthy
individuals who wish to invest in startups.
According to the Angel Capital Association,
there are 289 angel groups across the
country. Marianne Hudson, the association's
executive director, said her organization's
165 member groups invested an average of
$1.96 million per group in 2007.
One large angel investor group locally
is the Capital Access Network at the
University of Maryland's Dingman Center
for Entrepreneurship. And the good
news is that its members like to invest
close to home.
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HometownAnnapolis.com, Full Story
Bethesda
Board-Game Maker Enters Cyberspace
May 6, 2008 -
Like most board games, the trivia title
Wits & Wagers was designed to be played
by a group of friends sitting around a
coffee table. This week, a new version
of the game will let Xbox-owning players
challenge one another around the world.
Bethesda's North Star Games is set to
make its debut on Microsoft's video game
console, with a version of the company's
flagship trivia title available as a $10
download from Microsoft's online service
for the Xbox.
Dominic Crapuchettes, North Star's
founder, said he's not sure what sort of
revenue the new release could mean for
his company. The online release is part
of the company's ongoing efforts to make
Wits & Wagers a household name.
»» The
Washington Post, Full Story
Gaming
the System
April 10, 2008 -
Goozex sounds like something you might
look for in the medicine cabinet when
you're sick. Actually, four ambitious U
of Maryland grads made the name up to
stand for "Goods Exchanged." It's a
company they created in 2006 to cut out
the middleman in a $1 billion used video
game market. In less than two years, the
startup's traded over 100,000 games,
been rated the #1 video game trading
site by Electronic Gaming Monthly, and
become the largest video game trading
platform on the Internet.
»» Bisnow
on Business, Full Story
Jacob Tyler Creative
Group Partners with College Magazine
March 30, 2008 -
Les Kollegian, founder of Jacob Tyler
Creative Group in San Diego, has partnered
with entrepreneur and publisher Amanda
Nachman to become Creative Director for the
Washington D.C. based College Magazine.
Unlike many campus related magazines of the
past, College Magazine is not the brainchild
of a marketing firm or a group of investors
looking to tap into a market: College
Magazine is a labor of love created,
written, edited, and directed by students,
for students.
Nachman, a University Of Maryland graduate,
first conceptualized the magazine while
taking a course in entrepreneurship in the
Spring of 2007. In that same semester, she
pitched the idea to the University of
Maryland's Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship group who decided to invest
in the project.
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Jacob Tyler Creative Group, Full Story
Eldersburg Party Firm Moves to Protect
its Ideas
March 25, 2008
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For a small party favors entrepreneur in
Eldersburg, other companies’ imitation
of her products has not always been the
sincerest form of flattery — but it has
kept the competitive juices flowing.
“Our biggest problem is we’ve had other
people copy us and we’ve had to
copyright or trademark our favor names
and original designs,” said Julie
Rosenthal, co-owner of The MintBox.
“It’s frustrating.”
Rosenthal started her business in 2001
after she and her husband, Lenny, a
graphic designer, made personalized tins
filled with mint candies for their son’s
bar mitzvah party. The “BarMintzvahs”
became such a hit with family and
friends, she said, that they and their
close friend Denise Mayne decided to
start their own business.
“When I started doing this, there wasn’t
anything like it — nobody was doing the
small quantities we do,” Rosenthal said
of their business, which fills orders
from 24 pieces to thousands.
»» The
Daily Record, Full Story
Fueling
the Future, One Student at a Time
January
24, 2008 - If the geeks shall
inherit the earth, Dan Goodman is
someone you'll want on your team. Not
just because of his extensive
credentials reflecting his science,
technology and business acumen, but
because he is on a quest to make the
world a better place.
Goodman, who
at the age of 10 founded a pinball
repair firm, is a serial entrepreneur.
He notes with something between a laugh
and a sigh that today, after 30 years of
experience as a self-starter, he carries
nine sets of business cards reflecting
his current projects.
»» The
Washington Post, Full Story
Getting
Web Visitors to do a Double Take
January
15, 2008 - It’s called visual
merchandising. In a physical store, you
construct tables in a way that makes
people walk into or bump into a fixture
that makes them look at – or even touch
– your product.
But how do you do that online? How do
people really see your Web site?
Seeing your own Web site with fresh
eyes can be a big challenge when you’re
staring at the same pages day after day.
Eye-tracker technology can help.
»» The
Wall Street Journal, Full Story
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