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CNNMoney: Detroit's jobless economy: Startups take root

In Detroit, a city with rampant unemployment, big crowds in the middle of the day may mean someone is giving out freebies. But on a recent workday, over 450 people packed an auditorium downtown. They weren't looking for a hand out, sympathy or even a job application. They were looking to start their own business.

FSB: Starting a business in a recession

Would you consider launching or growing a business in the midst of the Great Recession?

CNNMoney: Stay-at-home mom, six-figure salary

Desperate for a job? How does CEO with a six-figure salary and flexible hours sound?

Fortune: 'Net takes Manhattan

Visitors to the basement auditorium at NYU's Stern School of Business on Wednesday could be forgiven for thinking they were hanging out on Sand Hill Road: Seven financiers and tech journalists congregated on stage to assess the merits of ten tech startup business plans. "You should be able to bake your company into a Tweet," advised Business Insider senior editor Dan Frommer, advising the entrepreneurs to focus their pitches.

Fortune: 'Entrepreneur' means little in France

An e-mail message with the provocative subject line, "Entrepreneurs: France's Newest Export," arrived at Fortune's offices one March evening at about 6:30 pm Eastern Time. (That's 12:30 am Paris time.) "More and more U.S. technology companies are founded by French entrepreneurs," it read.

CNNMoney: Defying the recession to launch a biz

When metal worker Ken Kash was laid off in July from his job at a theatre set company, he decided not to look for another full-time position. Instead, he's pursing a longtime dream: launching his own company.

Segway inventor reveals 'toughest question'

Segway scooter inventor Dean Kamen freely admits it: He often suffers sleepless nights wrestling over whether to quit a project that's not panning out.

FSB: Want to start a biz? Here's what matters

You've heard the conventional wisdom: Entrepreneurs drive innovation and job creation in the U.S. Yet two recently published books draw starkly different conclusions about the state of small business in America today.

FSB: Study: Men twice as likely to start a business

The percentage of women starting new businesses dropped to a 10-year low in 2007, according to a new study released Thursday by the Kauffman Foundation. Meanwhile, men and immigrants became entrepreneurs at an unprecedented pace.

FSB: Tea and technology in Paris

At first glance, Carol Negiar resembles many other U.S. indie retailers. She graduated from the entrepreneurship program at the University of California at Davis and worked for a few large banks before launching a store devoted to her passion, Japanese tea. Seven years later the store is profitable, and many customers discover it online.

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