Austin Women Entrepreneurs Task Force to Tackle Sexism in Business

The impossibility of being woman

"...the formation of the Task Force for Austin Women Entrepreneurs this month. Members of the task force will seek..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Amelia Nonemacher

Young Entrepreneurs “Dream Like a Teen”

Teach them well and let them lead the way

"...(fka BeeSweet), in a discussion with three other young entrepreneurs to inspire and educate young people interested in their..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Food Feature by Katherine McNevins

Kendra Scott Holds First Women’s Summit for Entrepreneurs

An Olympian and executives at Dell, Zoom discuss empowerment

"...The summit included panels of women entrepreneurs, breakout sessions, networking sessions, and a multitude of hype..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Madi Donham

Unbounded Agency Launches Weekly IGTV Series for Creative Entrepreneurs

Creative Capital fosters skill sharing, connection during COVID-19

"...foster connection and offer tools of empowerment for creative entrepreneurs in the absence of physical interaction. Creative Capital will..."

April 9, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

HackOut Makes Safe Space for Budding LGBTQ Entrepreneurs

Tech queers converge on Austin for the four-day event

"...for queers in tech to blossom as future LGBTQ entrepreneurs...."

April 9, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Alex Puente

Why Is Austin Such a Promised Land for Food Entrepreneurs?

The land of milk and honey and consumer packaged goods

"...best thing, Austin must continue to nourish upstart CPG entrepreneurs' ideas. That's a surefire way to satisfy taste buds..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Food Network Debuts 'Buy This Restaurant' with Austin Entrepreneurs

Skinny Limits owners find brick-and-mortar spot with shows help

"...(and commercial real estate expert) Keith Simpson helping Austin-based entrepreneurs Joanie and Cary Friedan find a brick-and-mortar location for..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Food Post by Mac McCann

Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...nonprofit small-business lender in Austin and Central Texas, helps entrepreneurs who contribute to broader community economic revitalization. Many of..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin’s Reverse Pitch Competition Encourages Zero Waste Economy

Local entrepreneurs turn one company’s trash into another’s cash

"...five businesses and nonprofits presented their unused supplies to entrepreneurs at Austin Resource Recovery’s Fifth Annual Reverse Pitch Competition...."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Lauren Girgis

Cash in on Pecan Street Project

A how-to talk

"...energy business, check out this free event: "How Energy Entrepreneurs Can Participate in the Pecan Street Project – A..."

Feb. 1, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...a year and a half ago when the cash-soaked entrepreneurs who were riding the crest of the biggest economic..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Al Harrington's Quest for Equity in Cannabis

The former NBA player and SXSW Online speaker bolsters cannabis entrepreneurs

"...steer the conversation of SXSW panel "Celebrities Redefining Cannabis Entrepreneurship," which will feature Harrington and his close friend Berner,..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

SXSW: The Demographic of One, The Impossible Girl, and the Crowd

Molly Crabapple and Kim Boekbinder on crowdsourcing

"...weekend's SXSW Interactive panel Hacking the Crowd: Artists as Entrepreneurs...."

March 16, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Startups Join the Techstars

Entrepreneurs train the next gen at Techstars Austin Demo Day

"...founders gave presentations to a crowd of investors and entrepreneurs at the 10th Techstars Austin Demo Day last week...."

March 10, 2020 Screens Post by Tom Cheredar

Austin's Tiny Pies on National TV Friday, July 19

Mother/daughter entrepreneurs sit down with Katie Couric

"...earlier this week to shoot a segment where Mom entrepreneurs got the opportunity to pitch their products to Katie..."

July 18, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Come Out to StartOut

Bi-coastal non-profit, StartOut, may add Austin as its third home.

"...and Beyond” a panel and networking with top LGBT entrepreneurs, it's also looking at Austin to begin its next..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Tyler Pratt

Austinites Clean up in Shark Tank

Erin Whalen and Tim Stansbury get support for their product on ABC

"...seen the ABC reality series Shark Tank where fledgling entrepreneurs hope to get some much needed cash support from..."

Jan. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Panel Picker Voting: Music Tech Startups

Why can't tech and art just get along?

"...as well as a seeming cultural divide between technology entrepreneurs and musicians, often only leaves antagonism between the two...."

Aug. 31, 2012 Music Post by Doug Freeman

From Brewing to Chewing

Brewnola Bars are a new kind of bar food

"...brewery Hops & Grain) pitched their products to prospective entrepreneurs, rather than entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas. Over the..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

The (Re-)Rise of Start-Up Culture

Are we closing in on a sustainable model?

"...aware of for the heroic 'great man' theory of entrepreneurship."..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Heretical entrepreneurs choosing community, quality of life over profits; and Perry comes to the rescue of our poor, hard-up judges, raising their pay to three times the average Texan's income

"...Starbucks, but there is a quiet rebellion spreading among entrepreneurs who're choosing a heretical business path. These are folks..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Women on Top

The risks and rewards of being a woman in Austin's high tech world

"...you're likely to stumble upon the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (www.fwe.org), a prominent seven-year-old Silicon Valley-based organization that provides..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Austin At Risk

Tech leaders look for solution to Austin's growth problems

"...including the Austin Network, GetHeard.org, TechNet Texas, the Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation, and the Austin Social Ventures Project, have snowballed..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Our Free TribFest Picks

Texas Tribune Festival introduces Open Congress

"...POSiBLE ATX: A Conversation on Latino Entrepreneurs and Wealth Initiatives..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Events Post by Ray Emerson

The End of the Free and Open Internet?

Austin's creative class worries what the FCC net neutrality ruling means for life online

"...fist of the Galactic Empire, and the plucky online entrepreneurs for whom he claimed to speak, the Rebellion. But..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Food-o-File: Weekend Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...• Lemonade Day Austin gives pint-sized entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop some culinary and business skills..."

May 2, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Safe Start

Vivogig's rebirth exemplifies a fundamental truth about the Austin start-up scene

"..."The number one thing about teaching entrepreneurs is to help them engender that pioneer spirit and..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Reports From SXSW V2V

Tech entrepreneurs get intimate in Vegas

"...up an impressively intimate and informal four-day communion of entrepreneurs and technology mentors, resulting in an experience that was..."

Aug. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Doug Freeman

Anthony Orum on Austin

"In Austin, a city of changes, a book like Anthony Orum's Power, Money & the People: The Making of Modern Austin, is always relevant," writes Michael Erard. "It's the only urban history of Austin, tracing the early decisions that fixed the city's economy, politics, and sense of itself. Unfortunately, the book's availability has been spotty -- until late 2002, when an Oregon press, Wipf and Stock, reissued it."

"...coastal culture. And dams made it worthwhile for urban entrepreneurs to shape their vision of the city, and for..."

May 23, 2003 Books Feature by Michael Erard

Cubicle Consciousness

A symbiotic relationship between socially conscious high tech professionals and community causes is becoming increasingly common, and a few Austin social entrepreneurs are leading the charge.

"...The panel, called "Social Entrepreneurs," was organized by Katharine Jones, principal and founder of..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

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