Entrepreneur

The fisherman's friend: a look at Art Pope's distinctive, policy-centered brand of philanthropy.
National Review; 12/21/2009; 2253 words; ...N.C., and grew up in Raleigh. His father--the namesake of the family foundation--was John William Pope, an entrepreneur who started Variety Wholesalers, which today owns and operates about 500 retail-merchandise stores in the South. Art...

Machine dreams.(The Straggler)(Singularitarianism and human nature)(Essay)
National Review; 12/21/2009; 1747 words; ...institutions are lending support. Google, Inc., the world's largest Internet company, is involved; so is billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel (to whom nobody ever says: "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?"); so are numerous departments...

40+ Privately-Held Emerging Medical Technology Companies to Present Online February 3, 2010, Hosted by Life Science Intelligence.
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week; 12/20/2009; 936 words; ...Intelligence (LSI)[R] LSI delivers high-quality market data and competitive intelligence to medical technology executives, entrepreneurs, and investors. LSI produces the Emerging Medical Technologies[R] database, Emerging Medical Technologies[R] online...

Stipkala LLC to Sponsor SEBIO 2009.
NewsRx Health & Science; 12/20/2009; 485 words; ...with Stipkala LLC, will attend. SEBIO 2009 promises to bring innovative life science companies, investors, scientists, entrepreneurs, and service providers from around the world to the Holy City. This year's conference features presentations by start...

Midwestern Business Owners Say Recession Won't End for Them Until Late 2010 or 2011, According to Huntington Survey.
Investment Weekly News; 12/19/2009; 835 words; ...that the recession has ended, 44 percent of Midwestern entrepreneurs say they do not expect the recession to end for them until...The more we know about the needs and experiences of entrepreneurs, the more we can advocate for them and offer them financial...