NFTE Philadelphia Semi-Final Regional Business Plan Competition 2011. Photo was taken at Fox School of Business, Alter Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. © Daniel Burke Photography Recent data shows that high school graduation rates have improved....

Entrepreneurs are vital to innovation. Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Berry Gordy, Jr., and Mark Zuckerberg—to name a few—all reshaped the world with their ideas. With so much history to draw from, the next generation of entrepreneurs can gain a head...

The convergence between life sciences and technology cannot be ignored. That’s why at Safeguard Scientifics, we consolidated of our life sciences and technology deal teams. The synergies between these sectors and our combined experience in both areas...

Monday marked the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, a growing movement to motivate aspiring entrepreneurs, help expand networks, and foster entrepreneurial ecosystems. The initiative kicked off in 2008, launched by former UK Prime Minister Gordon...

The IPO Task Force unveiled a new effort to ease the IPO road for emerging companies in its report, “Rebuilding the IPO On-Ramp.” The report calls for an easing of regulations that it says are holding back emerging U.S. companies. Among its recommendations,...

Apple dominated the headlines this week with the release of its new phone, the iPhone 4S. The show-stopper was Siri, a revolutionary voice activated assistant which can understand and interpret natural language with surprising accuracy. Apple highlighted...