Michael J. de la Merced reported in Friday’s New York Times that, “Investors who once poured money into the nation’s start-ups with abandon began to tighten their belts this year. “The amount of money that flowed into start-ups in the United States fell in 2016 for the first time in four years as the number… Continue Reading
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“House Flipping” is Back
Kirsten Grind and Peter Rudegeair reported in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal that, “House flipping, a potent symbol of the real-estate market’s excess in the run-up to the financial crisis, is once again becoming hot, fueled by a combination of skyrocketing home prices, venture-backed startups and Wall Street cash. “After nearly being felled by real-estate forays… Continue Reading
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Rural Business Survival Rates
A recent article (“Survival Rates of Rural Businesses: What the Evidence Tells Us“) at Choices Online magazine, by Steven Deller and Tessa Conroy, stated that, “Promoting business start-ups and small business activity can stimulate competition and an entrepreneurial spirit within rural communities, which in turn, enhances efficiency, innovation and productivity growth. To succeed, smaller businesses need… Continue Reading
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Tea Trailblazer Teforia Hopes to Mimic Success of Keurig
Tracey Lien reported in today’s Los Angeles Times that, “Monica Shih has a pasta maker, an air fryer, a deep fryer, an ice-cream machine and a popcorn maker in her kitchen. But her most expensive culinary gadget by far is her Teforia tea infuser, which retails for $1,499. She considers it an ‘investment.’ “‘I’m a… Continue Reading
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American Craft Brewery Eyes German Market
Los Angeles Times writer Shan Li reported last week that, “In June, Stone [Brewery] opened a brewery in Berlin, becoming one of the first American craft breweries to operate in Germany. Its arrival could prove a test not just for Stone but for a cohort of innovative American brewers that fueled the rise of the… Continue Reading
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Craft Beverages (“Alcohol Cluster”) Growing, Articles Show
Gregory S. Schneider reported last week at The Washington Post Online that, “Ten years ago, there was only a single cidery in [Virginia], and it had just opened. Denkers’s will be the 19th. “Or 18th — state officials disagree on the exact number. The industry is just now getting big enough to track. The state’s… Continue Reading
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Startup Works to Improve Shelf Life of Produce
Stephanie Strom reported in Wednesday’s New York Times that, “What if a Florida tomato could be left on the vine long enough to turn red and fully develop its flavor — and still be ripe and juicy when it arrived at a grocery store in New York days later? “That is precisely the promise of… Continue Reading
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Tyson Foods Creates Venture Fund to Invest in Food Startups
John Kell reported on Monday at Fortune Online that, “Tyson Foods has unveiled the launch of a venture capital fund that will invest as much as $150 million into food startups, a venture that aims to target alternative proteins and other entrepreneurial ideas within the world of food manufacturing. “Called Tyson New Ventures LLC, the… Continue Reading
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Startup Tackles Filling Empty Movie Seats
Brooks Barnes reported in Monday’s New York Times that, “As anyone who has been to a movie theater knows, a lot of seats are usually empty. Add up those empties over the course of a year, according to Atom Tickets, a start-up based [in Santa Monica, Calif.], and more than 5 billion seats go unsold… Continue Reading
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If They Dare, Ordinary Investors can now can Buy Shares in Startups
Jeff Brown reported in Monday’s Wall Street Journal that, “In the old days, an investor hoping to get in on the ground floor of the next Google or Facebook had a couple of options: have a friend or relative on the inside, or sign on with a big brokerage firm handling the startup company’s private… Continue Reading
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