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1. Must see movies at this week's New Jersey Film Festival
(Entertainment/Movies)

... weak or indifferent regulatory agencies, the USDA and the FDA. Featuring interviews with Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs ...

2. Ralph Nader to speak on health care reform at FDU
(Health/Healthquest)

... the past are now balking. Nader will be speaking at the 2009 Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference sponsored by FDU's Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies. Nader helped start the ...

3. Good news for drivers! New Jersey implements PIP fee schedule
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Biz's "40 under 40" award signifying him as one of the top 40 most influential business entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in New Jersey.  ...

4. Entrepreneurs have common traits which include courage
(Money/Economy)

BY BARRY WOOD VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — Studies show that entrepreneurs share common traits that motivate them to start new businesses. As VOA's Barry Wood reports, successful entrepreneurs are often motivated ...

5. N.J. offering business training, startup loans for women veterans
(N.J./State)

... Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will afford women veterans the opportunity to receive the training and apply for a loan of up to $5,000 to become an entrepreneur through the New Jersey Women's ...

6. Tony Hawk helps city kids through skateboarding
(Sports/Professional)

BY MIKE O'SULLIVAN VOA NEWS SAN DIEGO — Skateboarder Tony Hawk was at the top of his sport in the 1990s. Today, he is an entrepreneur. He is retired from competition and involved in industries from ...

7. Toledo giving itself a green future with solar
(U.S./Nation)

... along the city skyline. The unemployment rate is 12 percent, well above the national average. But if entrepreneurs like Norman Johnston have anything to do with it, glass will once again be a big part ...

8. Education groups working to put an end to financial ignorance
(Money/Economy)

... than by malice. Now, as government and business leaders attempt to prod the economy into recovery, groups offering money management training and finance education are playing an important part. Entrepreneur ...

9. Corzine: Economic stimulus effort will benefit state colleges
(N.J./State)

... New Jersey – an era where the private sector is a full partner in our efforts to expand educational opportunities, open the bounds of human knowledge, and unleash the entrepreneurial spirit," Corzine said. ...

10. President's ‘Beer Summit' not made in America
(Life/Style)

... American entrepreneurial spirit. The president could have easily called upon Capitol City Brewing, right in D.C., Or Sgt. Crowley and Professor Gates could reach for any one of the Sam Adams beers made ...

11. Chicken Bone Beach still a place to be in Atlantic City
(Entertainment/Movies)

... here – entrepreneurs, entertainers, businessmen – because of what was created here. It was phenomenal! And our kids know nothing about this, so we wanted to tell the story of black Atlantic City." As ...

12. Microlender Kiva matches individuals with U.S. entrepreneurs who seek funding
(Money/Economy)

... And it's not just global institutions like the Grameen Bank that make those loans. There are a number of Web sites that help individual Internet users fund entrepreneurs from Kenya to Cambodia. Now, ...

13. Protesters with tech skills battle Iranian government on the Internet
(World/International)

... warn each other of danger, and keep the world informed on a minute-by-minute basis. It is precisely the global outreach of ordinary Iranians that impresses Virginia-based social media entrepreneur ...

14. Glen Rock's Bauman named NJAWBO Business Woman of Year
(Money/Economy)

... herself in her business, her community and in NJAWBO. Candidates are successful entrepreneurs who are also positive role models for women in other areas of life. “I am immensely honored to be named ...

15. Palmer: Tribe won’t build Trenton casino while I’m mayor
(N.J./State)

... development of a 1.8 tract along the river near Duck Island, as well as property currently used for parking in downtown Trenton. Local entrepreneur Shelley Zeiger is serving as consultant to the Delaware ...

16. Centenary College students display their business savvy at national competition
(Money/Economy)

... national winner of the Entrepreneurship Topic Competition. The team received this for its "Power of Possibility" project by working with five global locations to teach entrepreneurship to participants ...

17. Entrepreneurism in times of recession
(Money/Economy)

Tips on starting your own business in tough times During this recession, we have often been reminded that some of the most successful companies (think Google and Microsoft) were launched during trying ...

18. Socolow predicts a green economy will help end recession
(Money/Economy)

... socially responsible investing and green government programs and policy. On Thursday, the Green Jobseekers Networking and Entrepreneurial Opportunities Fair will offer networking with representatives ...

19. Graduating college students eye troubled economy
(Money/Economy)

... says Malone. Many business students who had planned on corporate or banking careers are becoming entrepreneurs instead. "They've read all of the media pieces about how great companies were born of ...

20. FDU conference aims to jumpstart green economy
(Money/Economy)

... socially responsible investing and green government programs and policy. This year's event includes the state's first green job fair. The Green Jobseekers Networking and Entrepreneurial Opportunities ...