Today's Pick: Top 10 mistakes entrepreneurs make when writing a business plan

Here’s the round-up of the week in the newsfeeds. Below I highlight my favourite articles of the week from each category.

Today’s Top Pick – “Top 10 mistakes entrepreneurs make when writing a business plan“. Find out more under Business and entrepreneurship.

• Biotechnology “Analysts predict next biotech IPOs”
• Cleantech “Japan, China and Malaysia outline biofuel activities at BIO Pacific Rim Summit”
• Health care “Heart patients gain freedom, better monitoring with wireless pacemakers”
• Information and communication technology “The de-Americanized Internet”
• Pharmaceuticals “Rebuilding surveillance to be better, stronger, faster”
• Venture capital “Five San Diego Deals That Are Signs of Things to Come”
• Business and entrepreneurship “Top 10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Writing a Business Plan”
• Science and innovation “Government of Canada announces $20 million funding in College and Community Innovation Program”
• Social Innovation and entrepreneurship “The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Sobering Update on the Science”

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