Eric Schmidt's Newest VC Fund

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Small Business Aug 3, 2011 This Week's Top Story Venture Capital Eric Schmidt's Newest VC Fund Innovation Endeavors is testing new methods, including a Survivor-style startup competition, to build tech companies More Top Stories Ducking Estate Taxes Forever Interest in so-called dynasty trusts has risen because of the higher individual lifetime gift- and estate-tax exemptions of $5 million available this year and next CEO Guide to Technology Hiring Like It's 1999 The tech boom is fueling a surge in jobs and creative recruiting The Rapture Profiteers Is the debt ceiling crisis resurrecting the apocalypse industry? Smart Answers Using Quick Response Codes to Promote Your Business A digital marketing consultant explains what they are, how they work, and where to incorporate them into a company's marketing plan Sales & Marketing Don't Market to the Mirror It's easy for business leaders to project their attitudes and behaviors upon prospective customers. This can undermine a campaign's effectiveness Viewpoint Disruptive Startups That Don't Get Funded When venture capitalists overlook entrepreneurs who sell to the poor, they miss out on businesses that could change markets around the world This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg BusinessWeek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Small Business ?Innovation Endeavors is a one-year-old tech investing firm funded entirely by Google’s Eric Schmidt. The fund has made investments in 16 small companies, helped two of them get acquired, and nearly completed the pilot round of its Survivor-esque startup building program, called Runway. Take a look at how it works. Then learn about so-called dynasty trusts, which are gaining attention from family business owners to use to pass money on to multiple descendants while paying as little in taxes as possible. Catch blog posts on a new National Science Foundation grant program that aims to turn scientists’ ideas into products, and a new effort in Ghana and Rwanda to promote business instruction. Finally, catch an opinion column explaining why entrepreneurs who aim to sell to the poor have a hard time getting funded. Enjoy. –Nick Leiber Advertisement Small Business Resources Blog: The New Entrepreneur Smart Answers for Entrepreneurs Starting a Business Small Business Financing Managing a Small Business Small Business Sales & Marketing Small Business Policy Special Reports on Small Business Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketting Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2011 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED