Tag Archives: venture capital

To Invest In A Qualified Business Plan Is A Fundamental Strategy

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Ellisa Brenneman

Before you start reading any arguments about why you should have a super professional business plan for your new venture, you might as well first take a look at those lean statistics. Only 400 out of 40.000 new ventures are … Continue reading →

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FarmVille Maker Zynga Has Now Raised A Whopping $366 Million

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Ellisa Brenneman

Zynga, the creators of the blockbuster social game FarmVille, has raised another round of funding: $147 million, seemingly all from Japanese telecommunications and media conglomerate Softbank. According to Bloomberg Businessweek and Nikkei English News, Zynga and Softbank have joined forces to spread … Continue reading →

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Ethos 360 Free Investor Pitch Clinic and Loan Clinic- Portland Event

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Ellisa Brenneman

Ethos 360 is pleased to announce its Free Investor Pitch Clinic and Loan Clinic Event to help Portland area entrepreneurs polish their pitch presentation skills along with getting their questions answered about applying for small business loans. The goal is … Continue reading →

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FundingUniverse Fueling Entrepreneurism With Their CrowdPitch Events

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Ellisa Brenneman

On December 16th Ethos 360 attended FundingUniverse’s CrowdPitch Event located at the NedSpace facility in Portland, Oregon.  CrowdPitch brings entrepreneurs, innovators, mentors, support providers, and investors together in an informal and energetic setting. Five local entrepreneurs had four minutes to … Continue reading →

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Need Funding? Get Creative. Like An Entrepreneur Should.

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Ellisa Brenneman

Entrepreneur Sean Conway needed to raise funds for his start-up, www.Notehall.com, an online marketplace for college students to buy and sell class notes. But a year into the venture he was broke and investors weren’t willing to infuse the company … Continue reading →

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