Virtual Entrepreneur

Bismarck Tribune: When Jack Glasser first picked up a camera at age 15, he wasn’t thinking he’d turn it into his own business within four years. But now the 19-year-old entrepreneur — proud and motivated, with a couple of business awards under his belt — has more than 100 clients... More

Netimperative: A new social network is offering entrepreneurs the chance to video pitch their business ideas for funding to more than 100 investors, for free. cmypitch.com is a social network for small businesses, that helps entrepreneurs engage and do business with investors and service providers,... More

Small Business Labs: For many years Brazil has jokingly been referred to as “a country that will always have great potential.” But over the last decade, and in particular the last 3 years, Brazil has experienced strong economic growth. Key quote from a recent Wall Street Journal article: A... More

U.S. News & World Report: 1. Know the fair-market valuation for a healthy business of the type you’re buying in that particular geographic location. 2. Do your due diligence: Scrutinize the seller’s financials and tax returns. Understand clearly what it costs to run the business: Ask... More

TheStreet.com: If for no reason other than the scantily-clad revelers adorning the floats in its Carnival parades, Brazil is certain to gain some investor attention now that its annual pre-Lenten festivities are at hand. But aside from the images permeating TV and computer screens this time of year,... More

SkyNewswire: * The most important thing would be to know your budget. It would help you understand which small business idea you should venture into and also help you compile a list of franchisee outlets you may be interested in. You must be completely aware of the amount of money you can put aside... More

New York Times: Bonnie Brown was fresh from a nasty divorce in 1999, living with her sister and uncertain of her future. On a lark, she answered an ad for an in-house masseuse at Google, then a Silicon Valley start-up with 40 employees. She was offered the part-time job, which started out at $450 a... More

Bonnie Brown, 52 anos, foi massagista do Google quando a empresa tinha apenas 40 funcionários. Comprou ações do Google pelo preço antigo e ao se aposentar depois de 5 anos, ficou milionária vendendo os papéis pela cotação atual e lucrando a diferença. Os papéis do Google foram lançados a... More

The New York Times: Microsoft has won a high-profile technology industry battle with Google and Yahoo! to invest in the social networking upstart Facebook. The 2 companies said on Wednesday that Microsoft would invest $240 million for a 1.6% stake in Facebook. The investment values the 3-year-old Facebook,... More

UOL Economia: Erros clássicos Com o advento da internet, que praticamente acabou com as informações privilegiadas, o investidor tem maior liberdade de escolha e decisão, além de ter a possibilidade de investir on-line e de maneira independente. Segundo Sandra Blanco, consultora financeira, este... More