UNH study: Angel investments up in 2012, but not by much
In 2012, total angel investments in the U.S. totaled $22.9 billion, up 1.8 percent from 2011
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15 teams to compete in UNH Holloway Prize competition
Promising entrepreneurs hoping to win this year’s record $25,000 Holloway Prize – the oldest business plan competition in the state -- will have only 10 minutes to make their best first impression
Competitors sought for Startup Rochester
Entrants do not have to be Rochester residents
Dyn ‘Hackademy’ lures college-aged techies
The deadline is Friday for college-aged tech enthusiasts to apply to attend a four-day ‘Hackademy’ in Manchester, where they can hone their coding skills with like-minded students in a tech environment. Dyn Inc. is hosting the invitation-only program, which is…
UNH seeks firms looking for help with technology challenges
The Information Systems Management Program at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics is looking for businesses and nonprofits that want to work with students on technology-focused projects during the 2013 spring semester. "Our students have…
New customers flock to N.H.'s Dyn after GoDaddy outage
New Hampshire customers of Web hosting behemoth GoDaddy may have been burned by its widespread service outage on Monday, but one Granite State company reaped some benefits from it
UNH grads' startup eyes Boston via crowdfunding
Regaalo, the social gifting e-commerce company run by four recent graduates of the University of New Hampshire, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance its expansion into Boston. The startup, which makes its home in the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization…
Entrepreneurs air concerns at 'Disruptivate!'
Entrepreneurship is alive and growing in New Hampshire, but more can -- and should -- be done to incubate the state's startup ecosystem. That sentiment was the common thread emerging from the business owners presenting at Disruptivate! 2012, a conference…
Internet-based 'crowdfunding' draws the interest of startups
With the rise of sites like Kickstarter, so-called "crowdfunding" has emerged in recent years as a new kind of fundraising model, one that hinges not on the support of just a few investors with big coffers, but small commitments from many
Q&A with Michael Grondahl, Co-founder of Planet Fitness
While fast becoming a national brand name today, when Michael and Marc Grondahl opened their first Planet Fitness location in Dover in 1992, Michael had what he called "an unfathomable" dream of perhaps growing to 100 franchises. The goal was…
