Last Week In Entrepreneur News: 4/12/09 - 4/18/09

Entrepreneurs need coaching - TheStar.com
April 18, 2009
Struggling entrepreneurs, take heart. If your career goals are slipping away with the ebbing economy, it may be possible to stem the flow.
"Some entrepreneurs have experienced tremendous loss during the past six months," says entrepreneurial coach Dan Sullivan. Read More...

Future uncertain for Wisconsin's film production tax credits - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 19, 2009
Wisconsin's lucrative subsidy program for film productions may already be headed to the cutting room floor, despite the fact that it's still law.
Gov. Jim Doyle has proposed replacing the incentives with limited grants and wants to end the incentives retroactive to Jan. 1. Meanwhile, the state Department of Commerce is struggling to figure out how to treat film productions until the matter is resolved. Read More...

Entrepreneurs juggle school with business - The Daily Princetonian
April 16, 2009
With fewer jobs available for graduating seniors, some students are looking to create their own.
“I think that it’s the best time to start [a company],” said Carter Cleveland ’09. Cleveland said he plans to move to Silicon Valley after graduation to work on his startup online service, exhibytes.com, a virtual art gallery that allows artists to buy, share and sell their work on social networking websites. Read More...

Five Dane County businesses given Governor's Trailblazer Awards for... - Wisconsin State Journal
April 16, 2009
Five Dane County businesses are among 12 to be honored with the Governor’s Trailblazer Awards for Women in Business. This year’s selection was announced by Gov. Jim Doyle and the Wisconsin Women’s Council. Read More...

Teen Can’t Find a Summer Job? Time to Be an Entrepreneur - Wall Street Journal
April 14, 2009
Amid the gloom, here’s a story to brighten your day: Faced with the darkest summer job market since World War II, a growing number of teens are turning to entrepreneurship, as I report in today’s Work & Family column. After pounding the pavement and being turned away by employers, many teenagers are deciding that if they want work this summer, they’ll have to create it themselves. Read More...

Fewer Venture Capital Funds Are Raising Money - NYTimes
April 13, 2009
The institutions that invest in venture capital funds have been investing less money in fewer funds. That could indicate caution in an economic crisis -– or a longer-term shift away from venture capital. Read More...