Playdom Fuels MetroGames\' Plans for Explosive Growth
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroGames, a promising social gaming company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, announced today that it has closed a USD$5 million investment from Playdom as part of MetroGames\' Series A financing. The investment will be used to expand MetroGames\' pipe .. read more..
McGinnis Venture Competition Launches New Companies on the Road to Success
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
PITTSBURGH, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A promising cure for ovarian cancer seeking funding to begin clinical trials; a person-to-person car-sharing program that could reduce carbon emissions; a device to enable power-generation facilities to save billions of dollars annually—these were the winni .. read more..
Ohio 2010 Venture Capital Outlook: Public-Private Strategy Is Key to Success
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Experts in venture capital and early stage investing say Ohio\'s 2010 venture capital success is dependent on the combination of public programs such as Ohio Third Frontier, coupled with private venture capital investments throughout the state. (Logo: http://w .. read more..
Leader Ventures Supports CollabNet with $5 Million in Venture Debt to Accelerate..
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
MENLO PARK, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Leader Ventures, an investment firm offering blended debt and equity financing announced today that they have provided $5 million of financing to CollabNet, the leader in Agile application lifecycle management (Agile ALM). CollabNet TeamForge is the indu .. read more..
Pat on the back costs nothing and helps motivate employees
Monday, March 15, 2010
What do you do to recognize your team when they have done something well? I use Andy\'s Love Letters. Every week, I ask our managers for names of several employees who have made a difference to our business. Then, I send each person a handwritten note detailing their contribution and thanking them. I.. .. read more..
The gold medal for apparel makers
Monday, March 15, 2010
The list of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic sponsors, distributors and suppliers reads like a who\'s who of the world\'s corporate behemoths: Coca-Cola, General Electric, Hudson\'s Bay Company, Samsung, Visa, Nike, etc. .. read more..
Barry Critchley: U.S. push may come at a cost
Monday, March 15, 2010
Its not a fork in the road; every so often in the life of an entrepreneur situations arise that require a reassesment of the path ahead and the way to proceed. .. read more..
Canada cachet
Monday, March 15, 2010
About 12 years ago, two very different clothing companies found themselves standing at the same crossroads, weighing their Canadian identities against expanding their business. .. read more..
Silicon Valley Marks First Stop for Ireland\'s Prime Minister Brian Cowen on Mult..
Monday, March 15, 2010
SAN JOSE, Calif. and DUBLIN, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking the first leg of a two-city Trade and Investment Mission to the US, Ireland\'s Prime Minister, Brian Cowen will lead a delegation of Irish CEOs to the San Francisco Bay Area for a series of events and meetings with technology executives an .. read more..
Brad Cherniak: Profit as motive must not be passe
Monday, March 15, 2010
This is a column that should not need to be written, but there appears to be increasing confusion over what it means to be a business or a corporation. .. read more..
Ohio Capital Fund Announces Assistance to Fortieth Company
Friday, March 12, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio Capital Fund today made public the funding of the fortieth Ohio company to benefit from the program. The company, Comet Solutions Inc. recently moved its executive offices from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Cincinnati. \"The Ohio Capital Fun .. read more..
Merriman Curhan Ford Announces Sponsorship of Pink OTC Markets Inc. on OTCQX
Thursday, March 11, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merriman Curhan Ford (Nasdaq: MERR) today announced that it will serve as the Designated Advisor for Disclosure (DAD) for Pink OTC Markets Inc. as it lists on OTCQX®. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090911/MCFLOGO) OTCQX disti .. read more..