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Small-business owners are beginning to treat the valuation of their business as an integral part of running it. A closer look at online valuation calculators, business brokers and the valuation process.
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SAN FRANCISCO/ LOS ANGELES, Jan 16- In the spring of last year, John Doerr received some bad news: Miasole, the solar-panel maker backed by his famed venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield& Byers, was on the verge of bankruptcy. If Miasole went under, it would be a dramatic collapse for a once-promising startup that in its heyday had been valued at $1 billion.
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Discussing the debt ceiling, job creation and President Obama's performance in office, with Don Peebles, The Peebles Corporation chairman and CEO.
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*To stand down as CEO by May 10. HONG KONG, Jan 15- One of China's best known corporate leaders, billionaire Jack Ma, will step down as CEO of Alibaba Group, the e-commerce empire he founded to tap the nation's enormous online shopping potential, passing the reins to "a younger, better equipped" generation.
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Governments have been the dominant source of venture capital funding in Canada recently, and a government statement on Monday said the consultations found that reasonable government incentives would be needed "to attract institutional investors who have left the asset class in Canada over the past decade".
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*Allocates C $400 mln that was announced in budget. MONTREAL, Jan 14- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday announced a plan to provide C $400 million in venture capital in a bid to stem the loss of young entrepreneurs to the United States and elsewhere.
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Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson on working for major breakthroughs to achieve success.
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David Friendly, "Little Miss Sunshine" movie producer, offers insight on this year's Oscars.
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Watchmaker Pebble's journey to product delivery illustrates the potential and minefields of the new funding platform. Pebble's CEO on CNBC.
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The Academy Award nominations were announced, and leave it to a small-business group to find an entrepreneur angle in Hollywood awards season.
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Nihal Mehta, LocalResponse CEO, chats about his latest venture, which lets advertisers to respond to social media moments.
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If you're trying to start a business, you can almost forget about going to a bank for financing. A look at small-business lending and access to capital.
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Entrepreneurs no longer view taking their company public the pinnacle of success, SecondMarket's CEO told CNBC.
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From CES to Disrupt NYC, the year's top startup events as selected by Entrepreneur.
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Small-business owners' confidence was virtually flat, as entrepreneurs still expect business conditions to worsen in the next six months.
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Alexander Ljung, Founder and CEO of SoundCloud, explains how his startup company allows users to share all kinds of sounds, from music to your baby's first words.
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With a fiscal deal in place for now, small-business owners are forging ahead with growth strategies—despite headwinds.
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For several generations, doing what your told was a ticket to an improved quality of life. But globalization and ever-efficient mass production have brought that cycle to its endgame; as many Americans have learned, there are no “safe” jobs anymore, especially in manufacturing, and no guarantees of employment, even at the biggest companies.
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Physical lumber prices jumped 40 percent to the current $365 in 2012, reports CNBC's Kate Kelly.
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As the House approved a Senate bill to avert a "fiscal cliff," most of Main Street was spared tax hikes. So why aren't small-business owners cheering?