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Ernst & Young announces SD semifinalists for 2012 Entrepreneur Of The Year

Ernst & Young LLP announced the 27 semifinalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the San Diego region. 

Perkins Coie launches website to help startups

The law firm Perkins Coie recently launched a user-friendly interactive website that enables entrepreneurs to generate the legal documents needed to form a Delaware "C" corporation, free of charge. 

SDSU students learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur

Students and alumni from San Diego State University showcased products and learned about life as an entrepreneur at Entrepreneur Day on Tuesday. 

Ernst & Young announces judging panel for the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards

The 2012 independent judging panel to select the regional finalists and winners for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award was announced Friday. The panel comprises local business leaders, including previous winners of the award, leading CEOs and private capital investors. 

SDSU sets up 'entrepreneurial village'

Thousands of students, alumni and community members will walk through the "entrepreneurial village,” featuring more than 50 businesses, during San Diego State University’s Entrepreneur Day on March 13. 

Downtown incubator spurs tech innovation

Fed up with sky-high price tags on textbooks at university bookstores, Jonathan Simkin co-founded a discount textbook website called SwoopThat in his dorm at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif. and then moved the company to other undesirable office locations: his parents’ house in Del Mar and then to a temporary space from a family friend in La Jolla. 

Zahn Center to launch start-up companies at SDSU

College students who have dreams of starting their own businesses can get a head start by taking part in a contest at San Diego State Univeristy. 

IT firm CEO credits success to family culture and commitment to San Diego

When it comes to computing, Dylan Natter embraces his creative side. He has been a mobile DJ, helped with skateboard design and aided in software development. Today, he puts that creativity toward his business. Natter is the founder and chief executive officer of centrexIT, an information technology firm that attempts to improve the businesses of its San Diego-based clients. 

Bright IDEA: Real estate entrepreneurs spearhead design district downtown

Negotiations are ongoing with the Navarra family, owners of Jerome’s Furniture, to develop a five-block property downtown into what will eventually become the IDEA District. 

Ernst & Young seeks San Diego's top entrepreneurs

Ernst & Young LLP is seeking nominations for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Regional Awards. 

Perminova adds entrepreneur, former SDSU dean Naughton to board

Web-based cardiology software developer Perminova has added Gail Naughton, a veteran in business, finance, biomedicine and academia, to its board of advisers. 

Strategic planner says being entrepreneur 'challenging, but fun'

To be the CEO of two early-stage companies, at the same time, and working with two brilliant serial entrepreneurs is not an easy task, but Diane Goostree handles it with aplomb. 

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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. 

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Dale Stein of Voice Smart Networks

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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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