Best blogs for entrepreneurs, 2010

Another year of shifting innovative entrepreneurship

At MaRS, we spend all our time thinking about how to help Canadian technology and social businesses grow.

One of the ways we do this is our blog. It’s a way for us to keep you informed about the trends that might affect your business, the tips and tools for building that start-up better as well as the stories of other Canadian entrepreneurs who are making it happen.

Did you miss a post? Never fear! Here’s the list of the most popular blog posts of 2010.

1. 5465 seconds of remarkable TED talks
2. Open source seed documents
3. Professors without patents: The unexpected entrepreneurs?
4. Sir Ronald Cohen on social finance: “The next big thing”
5. Do you have what it takes to be Canada’s next great entrepreneur?
6. The 50-year overnight success story of Mr. Porter
7. Seven reasons you might fail to become the best
8. Michael McCain on entrepreneurial professionalism: From small family business to large public enterprise
9. Green Energy Act Finance Forum: Taking cleantech to Bay Street
10. Social Entrepreneurship: Can “Lawyers Without Borders” help with funding?

Happy reading — and here’s to your business’ success in 2011!

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