• Funding a Startup with Angel Investors or Venture Capital – They told me about some companies that are offering young entrepreneurs early capital ($5,000 – $20,000) to get things up and running in exchange for small equity stakes.
• Upcoming: Women 2.0 Napkin Business Challenge Pitch Event – Women 2.0, a cool network of young female entrepreneurs (and those aspiring to escape their cubicle shackles), is hosting an event to conclude their Biz Plan Napkin Challenge.
• Young Entrepreneurs Seek Access To Govt Policies – A Dialogue session’ between the Brunei Industrial Development Authority ‘(Bina) and the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Brunei (YEAR) was held at Bina’s headquarters yesterday as a further’ step towards boosting private and public sector cooperation in Brunei Darussalam.
• Don’t be Afraid to Distort Reality – Think BIG – Young entrepreneurs, it’s crucial that you think big straight from the beginning.
• FT: New generation enters the business of doing good – As guests at the 2007 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, they have found themselves drawn into a movement that mixes a younger generation’s take on ideas of social justice with a new business-style approach, challenging the grant-giving approach of traditional philanthropy.
• Young entrepreneurs conference to be held – The third annual Young Entrepreneurs’ Conference will be held at UW-River Falls, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13-14, and presented by the College of Business and Economics and sponsored by Xcel Energy.
• Workshop all about takin’ care of business – A group of prospective entrepreneurs gathers in Roanoke to learn how to be their own bosses.
• Revenue streams for liberal entrepreneurs – Today I will focus on revenue streams available to liberal entrepreneurs.  In a sense, this is the second half of the liberal entrepreneur’s (very rough) business plan.
• Young entrepreneurs across Ontario to benefit from major investment – The Ontario government is supporting young Ontario entrepreneurs by providing $2.2 million to the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minister Harinder Takhar announced today.
• Berkeley students help hip-hop label – A New York-based hip-hop music label, Ruff Ryders, will receive advice on how to break into the European market from a group of East Bay teenagers in the company’s target demographic.
• Melding Silver and Gold – Jason Ryan Dorsey, author of My Reality Check Bounced!: The Twentysomethings’ Guide to Cashing in on Your Real-World Dreams, said young entrepreneurs could dramatically shorten their learning curve by bringing in someone who already has experience in the business world.

Evan Carmichael