Very quickly what had begun as a business venture was transformed into a popular patriotic cause.
Right now, bills are being discussed and working their way through Congress that would clarify the uncertainty over who can fund a business venture.
The maverick actor acknowledges that this might not be the best time to start such a business venture, but refuses to let the current economic climate hamper his pursuits.
The result is that individuals who borrow money and run into financial problems primarily because of a business venture have been lumped in with those who loaded up on debt for consumer goodies.
Traditionally, an entrepreneur has sought to scrape together enough seed capital by combining his or her own (usually modest) wealth with that of a small, close-knit network of friends and family to get a business venture off the ground.
Deferrals were attractive when the economy was stronger, allowing students to pursue a new business venture or take a long vacation, but the current outlook probably makes a year off less appealing to many, said Graham Richmond, co-founder of the admissions consulting firm Clear Admit.
But when was the last time you heard of a single business venture that has the potential to revamp an entire country?
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Investing 10% of your annual income in a new business venture.
There is just an agreement to pursue increased scheduling of games between the conferences, akin to a non-binding letter of intent in a business joint venture.
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With the networking means largely already established by savvy social networking sites, the only thing holding back the widespread adoption of the crowdfunding concept has been uncertainty regarding restrictions on who can commit capital to a new business venture.
So, in looking at a business idea as a venture capitalist, the most important question is about people.
As Craig Venter's Celera Genomics caught fire, Millennium looked like a more business-focused venture, with a clearer plan to profit.
There is a stark difference in the credit profiles of the best and worst states for credit conditions, and that should be food for thought for anyone considering a move or business venture.
Contestants were required to submit a one-page venture summary, a business model canvas, and a three-minute elevator-pitch.
His broader point, however, is that Apple faces a variation on the quandary facing every growth business, whether a venture-backed startup or a publicly traded tech stock.
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Despite generating just a fraction of Intel's sales, Intel's NAND flash memory business--a joint venture with Micron--will weigh on Intel's first-quarter profits, thanks to a worldwide glut of NAND memory (see "Memory Problems For Intel").
One in six adults is either trying to launch a business or is the owner of a new venture less than 42 months old and another one in six is running a more established venture.
Morgan Stanley in particular has been scaling up its wealth management operations, expanding its business significantly and entered into a joint venture with Citi?s Smith Barney, which should help growth this business further.
Blundy, who was often in the U.K. for his music-store business, had been looking for a new venture in fast fashion, and he wanted a vertically integrated business like Bras N Things.
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Two longtime business partners started a venture to develop geothermal energy, and formed several companies, including two limited liability companies.
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Geraldine Boardman is chief executive of Trafford Business Venture, a local enterprise agency in Manchester, which helps people start businesses.
When the market stabilized, what remained of 3Com wriggled back into big business networking through a joint venture called h3c with Chinese telecom supplier Huawei.
Two of my lifting buddies in Boston who had no prior connections outside the gym ended up becoming business partners in a new venture shortly after I moved to New York.
Unlike Jianlibao, Li Ning has had a second chance to build a business overseas - it recently went digital in a joint-venture with Chicago-based Acquity Group.
The reality is that partnership adds a layer of frailty to your business venture.
Not every entrepreneurial venture begins with a business plan, an angel round or an infusion of capital of any kind.
Sports conglomerate IMG, which has a joint venture and represents the business interests of China's soccer league, declined to comment.
Venture Connects is a business built around the significance of strategic connections.
An alternative to all-out mergers, suggested by Jean Dermine, a professor at Insead, a business school near Paris, is to form a co-operative venture with foreign banks.
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