PAST ISSUES: October 2007

Editor's Note:  It starts with an idea
"Entrepreneurship is New Hampshire's secret weapon. The more we can foster it, the better off we are."

Cover Story:  Schooled for success
So you say you want to be an entrepreneur?

Cover Story:  State maintains entrepreneur-friendly attitude
New Hampshire companies received $71 million in venture capital in the first quarter of 2007, nearly matching the funding in all of 2006, according to a study done earlier this year by the Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau of New Hampshire Employment Security. A positive development, certainly, but does it mean a break in the downward spiral since a venture capital peak of $750 million in 2000?

Entrepreneur Watch:  She might be the missing link
Much to her surprise, Deirdre Kurland, a former rising corporate star in the insurance industry, has become acquainted with scores of masons, carpenters, electricians, builders, floor furnishers, and general contractors.

Featured Article:  One-stop entrepreneurial information shopping
When Kate Schwartz started her physical therapy business in Exeter in 1994 it was a different era when it came to finding sources of assistance for budding entrepreneurs. The Internet was just beginning to emerge and Web-based data banks either did not exist or were inaccessible.

Politics:  Got ideas? The state has the cash
A great entrepreneurial enterprise always starts with a terrific idea. That idea must fill an unfulfilled niche, quench an as yet unrecognized desire or, in some cases, stir the soul.

Last Word:  Corporate governance avoidance on the campaign trail
I caught up with Myron Kandel the other day and he was a little frustrated. Kandel, one of the nation's preeminent financial and business journalists, talked to me about his latest adventures amid the circus we affectionately know as the New Hampshire presidential primary.