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Small businesses look to plan B in extreme weather

NEW YORK (AP) -- This summer, many small businesses that depend on high temperatures got more than they bargained for. 

San Diego's small businesses take center stage

Lynn Pittman, marketing consultant for San Diego's Small Business Development Center, admits not many people know what the center does — and she's working to change that. 

Microloans meeting credit needs for entrepreneurs

MIAMI (AP) -- Do an Internet search for microcredit, and images of colorfully dressed women in Africa, South Asia and Central America pop up. But the international trend that began more than three decades ago in Bangladesh is increasingly finding a home in the United States. 

HubEdu gets acquired, plans Bay Area move

A Bay Area heavy hitter in the textbook sales and rental market swooped in to pluck up HubEdu Inc., a months-old startup that's been growing in the downtown EvoNexus incubator. 

Independa enters launch mode

When Dan Chavez’s father suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in July 2010, the family thought Chavez — whose background is in health care information technology — would be best suited to be the caregiver. 

Entrepreneurs of year honored

The winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award were revealed last night in La Jolla. The group winners were selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders. 

Business leaders honored at Entrepreneur of the Year awards

Some of San Diego's best and brightest were recognized Wednesday night at Ernst & Young's annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards at the Hyatt Regency Aventine in La Jolla. 

Portable Genomics founder struggling to finance startup

Portable Genomics LLC, a San-Diego based biotech company, is creating a way to condense an individual's letter-heavy genomic data into a simple iTunes format. 

Xpenser expands in the market

Filling out a tedious expense sheet after a wine-infused steak dinner spent wooing a business client is not on the top of most anyone's to-do list. 

Ernst & Young announces finalists for the 2012 EOY Awards in San Diego

Ernst & Young announced the 18 finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the San Diego. 

Mogl makes for a rewarding place to work

Pet fish, nap rooms and doodle walls are popular office perks in San Francisco Bay Area startups, but a local restaurant rewards company is also fostering that kind of laid-back culture at its new Sorrento Valley headquarters. (video) 

SD's entrepreneurs tell how they started a fire and kept it burning

Sometimes when an idea sparks, it starts a fire; other times an idea just blows away with the wind. 

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Roundtables

SD banks compete for borrowers, are ‘choked’ by regulations

Small businesses that need money can’t get a loan, and those that can get a loan are finding a way around it. 

Young entrepreneurs beat recession

When times get tough, the tough get going. That sums up the mentality of local entrepreneurs who successfully jumpstarted businesses in a down economy. They shared their tales at The Daily Transcript's Young Influentials executive roundtable April 12 sponsored by the law firm Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC. 

Lack of venture capital money hurting local start-ups, say business owners

The businesses that San Diego’s entrepreneurs have founded are as diverse as the backgrounds of the entrepreneurs themselves, and they are each facing a different set of challenges and triumphs in today’s market. 

Lending environment improves, but many entrepreneurs still waiting on sidelines

Banks’ ability to lend has returned, however, demand for loans remains very weak, members of the industry said during a recent Daily Transcript Executive Roundtable. 

Entrepreneurial state of mind: Local executives see challenges as opportunities

Five San Diego executives shared how they navigate in a tumultuous market and keep the spirit of entrepreneurship alive at a recent Daily Transcript roundtable. 

Profiles

Parallel 6 has apps for racing, restaurants

Come race day at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, turfside gamblers can place wagers and happily play videos of their horse winning by a nose — all through an app on their smartphones. 

Florida-based Sloan's Ice Cream coming to San Diego

For the past two years, Sloan Kamenstein has been working to franchise his ice cream shops, which have been described by some as a mix of FAO Schwarz and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. 

Chefs Press carves publishing niche

In the past 10 to 15 years, the dining and craft beer scenes in San Diego have exploded, marking the city as a new culinary destination. 

Radiant Technologies shines a light on software services

Michael Anderson started San Diego-based Radiant Technologies Inc. because he wanted to give software clients a personalized touch. 

Watershot founder pairs personal passions with tech advancements

Steve Ogles first got into the camera business in the early 1970s because he wanted to take pictures of his friends surfing. 

General Videos

Dale Stein of Voice Smart Networks

Dale Stein, Partner of Voice Smart Networks describes how his thirty year old company can manage and maintain your company's phone, computer and entire intrastructure with their technology specialists and support.

Entrepreneur Videos

Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 finalist: Reid Carr

Sept. 6, 2012 -- George Chamberlin speaks with Reid Carr, president and CEO of Red Door Interactive, about the growth of his Internet marketing company.

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Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 winner: Arthur Gruen

July 26, 2012 -- Arthur Gruen, CEO of EA Health, speaks with George Chamberlin about his efforts to turn his company into a "health care safety net" solution worldwide.

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Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 winner: Dave Alberga

July 26, 2012 -- George Chamberlin and Dave Alberga, CEO of The Active Network, discuss the company's growth and the range of industries it now serves

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