Strategic Alliances
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, with $165 billion in assets, is
among the top-performing bank holding companies in the nation and operates more than 2,000 banking
offices in the nationwide. The company provides comprehensive banking, trust, investment and payment
systems products and services to consumers, businesses and institutions. The company offers full-service
brokerage services through U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. The company is the largest provider of Visa
corporate and purchasing cards in the world, and is one of the largest providers of corporate trust
services in the nation.
Inc.com is an Internet company serving the small-business market. Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source.
Worth.com revolves around three primary interest areas: Wealth, Living, and Giving. At Worth.com, you will experience the Internet's premier community for successful, self-directed individuals. Here you'll find best-in-class information and services for wealth management, travel and culture, and charitable giving.
Launched in November 1995 by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors, Fast Company Magazine was founded on a single premise: a global revolution was changing business, and business was changing the world. Discarding the old rules of business, Fast Company set to chronicle how changing companies create and compete, to highlight new business practices, and to showcase the teams and individuals who are inventing the future and reinventing business.
Fast Company has partnered with VC Experts to help entrepreneurs find capital for their early-stage company. Through FastCompany.com, entrepreneurs can submit business plans to the VC Exchange and begin the process to be matched with pre-qualified Angel investors.
LawCommerce.com is a leading web portal for the legal profession. Their mission is to enhance the business and practice of law through Web-based services and technology solutions. They offer an e-marketplace for the legal profession that features over one million products and services. They also provide a wide range of solutions, insight and services important to legal professionals.
Louisiana Technology Park is a private-public alliance formed to create
the most active and innovative atmosphere for e-business between Houston and Atlanta. The State of Louisiana and Solid Systems, Inc. have joined with the ECOstructure alliance of EMC2, Cisco Systems and Oracle to form a comprehensive catalyst for the Internet economy, focused on growing Internet-based startup companies; providing high-speed, high-volume commercial data storage and transmission; and offering swift, direct Internet connectivity.
Trien Rosenberg Rosenberg Weinberg Ciullo & Fazzari LLC provides a full range of accounting, auditing, tax and business consulting services. With expertise in tax, accounting and information technology, and through a network of contacts in the financial community, including bankers, angel investors and venture capitalists they help early stage businesses grow and prosper. Their Cyber CFO service is especially useful to companies with sophisticated financial needs and limited in-house expertise.
Money Hunt is part of Money Hunt Properties, LLC, an omnimedia portal that provides empowerment tools for entrepreneurs, through television, print (MoneyHunt's 27 New Rules for Creating and Growing A Breakaway Business; Harper Collins, 1999), radio (MoneyHunt Minute), live events and the Internet (moneyhunt.com).
The Berger Entrepreneurship Program at the Karl Eller Center (University of Arizona) is unique - academic, practical, intense, and stimulating. The program nurtures the development of personal and professional attributes entrepreneurs must have to succeed.
NYU Stern's Entrepreneurs' Exchange, Inc. is a student-run not-for-profit organization designed to foster entrepreneurship among MBA students at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Our mission is to be the prominent organization at New York University helping students, alumni and New York entrepreneurs achieve entrepreneurial success and career goals. We will do this by fostering entrepreneurial curiosity, by providing an environment conducive to pursuing entrepreneurial paths, and by providing focused resources, education, networking opportunities and career guidance.
The Yale Entrepreneurial Society (YES) is an organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship at Yale. YES members include alumni, undergraduates, graduates, and professors.
The Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business contributes to regional and economic development by assisting the corporate and family business communities in identifying and exploring business issues through shared learning experiences. The Institute also trains and inspires entrepreneurs through coursework, community service projects, and internships. Additionally, it coordinates joint academic, government and business initiatives that stimulate private enterprise and regional economic growth.
The Entrepreneur Society at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business is a student-run organization whose mission is to further the understanding of business for its members, specifically in the realm of start-ups or self-run companies. In conjunction with the outstanding faculty and curriculum offered by the University, the Entrepreneur Society provides resources for the would-be entrepreneur to pick up the necessary skills for starting a business and to network with others for assistance, guidance, or to simply share their passion for creating a business.