News Archives

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"What I Read"
May 18, 2009 - USA Today

"An 'explosion' in women-owned companies?"
May 18, 2009 - Business Week

"AllThingsMedia Aims to Fund Female Entrepreneurs"
May 2009 - TVWeek

"Springboard Helps Startups Land Capital"
November 4, 2008 - Business Week

"The Paley Center for Media and Springboard Enterprises Announce the Companies to be Showcased at the ALLTHINGSMEDIA Venture Capital Forum"
October 23, 2008 - Paley Center For Media

"Women getting ready to lead"
October 4, 2008 - The Buffalo News

"Equalizing Equity Access for Women CEOs"
July 21, 2008 - Business Week

"The Paley Center for Media and Springboard Enterprises Announce Call for Applications"
March 24, 2008 - Social Media Portal

"Where Are The Women Venture Capitalists?"
January 25, 2008 - Forbes

"Finding investors: What you need to prepare"
December 27, 2007 - Fortune Small Business

"How to Set Up An Advisory Board"
December 5, 2007 - Multichannel News

"Funding Tips for Female-Owned Businesses"
July 26, 2007 - Real Money

"How to Set Up An Advisory Board"
May 3, 2007 - Forbes

"MIDC to Host Springboard Delegation of Israeli Women Entrepreneurs"
March 25, 2007 - Maryland Trade Center

"Business Scene"
November 28, 2006 - Jerusalem Post

"Women who work for a start-up?" (Hebrew)
November 27, 2006 - The Marker

"Springboard launches female entrepreneurs into their calling"
October 26, 2006 - USA TODAY
Springboard and several alumnae were featured prominently in a two page spread

“Artemis Woman co-founder: Get to the Point and Tell Your Story Quickly”
October 25, 2006 - USA Today

“Co-founder of iRobot was told “That’s Too Science-Fiction””
October 25, 2006 - USA Today

“Coaching sessions taught RedTail Solutions CEO the basics of VC pitching”
October 25, 2006 - USA Today

“Clairvoyante founder says showing her excitement was key to getting money”
October 25, 2006 - USA Today

“Investing in Change”
September 10, 2006 - Telegram.com

“Not-So-Adventurous Venture Capital”
August 31, 2006 - Forbes

“Ready to start your business?”
July 31, 2006 - USA Today Education

“Are Angel Investors Heaven-Sent?”
May 4, 2006 - Forbes

“Teacher’s Aid”
April 24, 2006 - Entrepreneur Magazine

“5 growth tips for women in business”
April 24, 2006 - Fortune Small Business

“Which Women Get Big?”
March 20, 2006 - Fortune Small Business

"No illusions: toward brighter flat displays"
December 19, 2005 - EETimes

"Taking a big leap at mid-career"
December 16, 2005 - Baltimore Business Journal

"Entrepreneur of the Year: The Dimensions of Ping Fu"
December 2005 - Inc. Magazine

"Business Notes"
November 23, 2005 - Needham Times

"Companies Seek Out These Tiny Assassins To Fight Crop Pests"
November 18, 2005 - Wall Street Journal
Springboard companies Agraquest and Pasteuria Biosciences profiled

"USA: DesignerShoes to feature at Springboard Venture Capital Forum"
November 16, 2005 - Fibre2Fashion

“Female Bosses Less Likely to Cut Health Benefits”
October 4, 2005 - USA Today

"Women Entrepreneurs Advised: Use High-Velocity Leadership To Crack Glass Ceiling"
October 5, 2005 - Cata.ca

"Women Start to Take Aim at the Equity Market"
September 30, 2005 - Njbiz.com

“West Lafayette Biotechnology Company to Present at Venture Forum”
September 28, 2005 - Inside Indiana Business

“Sun New Media and SE Global Announce Final Closing”
September 22, 2005 - GlobeNewswire

“Milwaukee Talks: USA Network founder Kay Koplovitz”
June 28, 2005 - On Milwaukee

"Start-ups on cash crusade"
June 16, 2005 - Indystar.com

"Human Capital Pays Dividends for Entrepreneurs"
June 14, 2005 - Entreworld.org

“Tom Still: Women Entrepreneurs Finding Ways to Succeed”
May 17, 2005 - WisBusiness

“Like May Flowers, Valley’s Successful Women in Bloom”
May 20, 2005 - San Jose Business Journal

“Wisbusiness: Former Cable Mogul Now Helping Women Entrepreneurs”
May 7, 2005 - WisBusiness

“WisBusiness: Entrepreneurs’ Conference to Reveal Winner of Gov’s Business Plan”
May 3, 2005 - WisBusiness

“Women Business Owners Gear Up for a Game of Hardball with Venture Capitalist”
May 2, 2005 - Business Wire

"Women's Business Leaders to Meet"
April 25, 2005 - Chicago Tribune

"'Fund-worthy' women entrepreneurs sought"
April 25, 2005 - Business Courier

"Fundraising Forum Seeks Women Entrpreneurs"
April 25, 2005 - Inc. Magazine

“Human Capital Pays Dividends for Entrepreneurs”
April 25, 2005 - EntreWorld

"Unequal Access"
April 2005 - Worthwhile Magazine

"Women Business Owners’ Access to Capital: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going"
March 23, 2005 - Center for Women's Business Research

"They Just Can’t Stop Themselves"
March 2005 - Inc. Magazine

"Health Balances"
Fall 2004 - Business Week

"A bright spot: Valley VC, Chinese entrepreneur hook up"
November 14, 2004 - Mercury News

"Women Struggle for Scraps of Venture Capital"
November 11, 2004 - Womens Wall Street

"Securing Funding as a Serial Entrepreneur"
November 1, 2004 - EntreWorld.org

"Springboard's Growth Capital Workshop"
October 27, 2004 - Innovation Publishing

"Securing Funding in an Upbeat Market"
October 15, 2004 - Business Week Online

"Minority Report"
October 1, 2004 - Entrepreneur Magazine

"Women Entrepreneurs Still Face Barriers to Financing"
October 1, 2004 - San Jose Business Journal

"Minority report: VC firms are becoming more diverse—but does that mean more funding for minority-owned businesses"
October 2004 - Entrepreneur

"Let's Have Some Funds!"
July 2004 - Entrepreneur Magazine

"Women Knit Own Venture-Capital Networks"
July 22, 2004 - Women's E News

"With Confidence, Women Pursue Capital to Grow"
July 18, 2004 - The Star Ledger

“Credibility can be learned”
July 12, 2004 - Bizjournals

"A Woman's Worth"
July 2, 2004 - The Boston Business Journal

"Venture Funding for Women Entrepreneurs"
2004 Annual Report - Growthink and re:invention

"Women Business Owners: Risk Takers Well Positioned for Continued Growth"
June 30, 2004 - CBS MarketWatch.com

"Women target venture capital"
June 28, 2004 - Chicago Sun Times

"Women-led businesses struggle to raise venture capital, report finds"
June 24, 2004 - St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Job or Gender? Why do Men's and Women's Workplace Values Differ?"
June 15, 2004 - CBS MarketWatch.com

"Biennial Update on Women-Owned Businesses Documents Substantial Economic Impact"
April 28, 2004 - Center for Women's Business Research

“Leading Entrepreneurs Honor Mothers in 'Lemonade Stories' film”
April 13, 2004 - PRNewswire

“Women Still Being Shut Out In the Venture Funding World”
April 10, 2004 - Finance and Commerce

"Venture Capital's Male Dominance A Bit of a Mystery"
April 8, 2004 - The Washington Post

"Small Business: Learning Entrepreneurship the U.S. Way at M.I.T."
March 18, 2004 - The New York Times

"Tech Women Take Aim At Millions: Funds Thaw After 'Nuclear Winter'"
March 14, 2004 - The Business Journals

"Tech Women Take Aim At Millions: Funds Thaw After 'Nuclear Winter'"
March 12, 2004 - San Francisco Business Time

"Women's VC forum announced"
February 18, 2004 - San Jose Business Journal

"Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained"
February 2004 - Atlanta Woman

"How Women Can Get More Venture Capital"
January 26, 2004 - Harvard Business School Working Knowledge

"Op/Ed Featuring Amy Millman: Mothers of Invention Pioneer Practical Side of Technology"
January 12, 2004 - Crain's Chicago Business

"Kay Koplovitz, Founder of USA Networks, Elected to Chairman's Post at Reality Central; Network to Launch in 2004"
December 2, 2003 - CBS MarketWatch.com

"SOMETHING VENTURED: Women Entrepreneurs See Opportunity"
November 26, 2003 - Dow Jones NewsWires

"Springboard Presenters Ready To Pounce"
November 17, 2003 - Mass High Tech

"Rethinking A Return To Venture Capital Funding"
September 30, 2003 - The Wall Street Journal

"The Thrill of the Chase: Persistence Pays Off"
July 2003 - Entrepreneur

"Silicon Valley Economy"
June 21, 2003 - KICU

"Nothing Ventured: Women, Like Men, Finding Venture Capital Hard To Come By"
June 18, 2003 - CBS MarketWatch

“Getting Started; Big Mistakes! And Some Tips on How to Avoid Them”
May 6, 2003 - New York Times

"Marketing Intelligence: Why Too Many Women Take No For An Answer"
March 18, 2003 - MSN

"The Big Apple Example"
January 16, 2003 - BusinessWeek

"How Wall Street has spread its misery around: Bear market has tapped out state budgets, cleaned out consumers and choked off business funding"
January 7, 2003 - USA Today

"More daughters get keys to family firms"
January 6, 2003 - USA Today

"The Tech VC Market: Not For Men Only"
December 9, 2002 - Conntact

"Evolution of An Entrepreneur"
December 8, 2002 - Providence Journal

"For Some, VC Hunting Is Better Now"
November 22, 2002 - The Boston Herald

"Venture-Capital Sessions for Women Survive Amid Burst Bubble"
November 19, 2002 - The Wall Street Journal

"This Camp All Business For Women"
November 10, 2002 - The Boston Globe

"Special Report on Women Entrepreneurs"
October 2002 - Crain's Chicago Business

"Springboard sends women execs to boot camp"
October 28, 2002 - Mass High Tech

"Women-run businesses spring toward venture capital"
October 23, 2002 - Chicago Tribune

"Creating A New Girls' Network"
October 21, 2002 - Business Week

"The Perfect Pitch"
October 13, 2002 - The News & Observer

"Opinion: Women business owners' agenda for new regime"
October 11, 2002 - Boston Business Journal

"More Women Work to Raise Venture Capitalism at Chapel Hill, Forum"
October 7, 2002 - The Herald-Sun - Durham, North Carolina

"Area firm selected to present at venture forum"
September 18, 2002 - The Gainesville Sun

"The Opposite Sex: Women in search of money still face a man's world"
September 1, 2002 - Entrepreneur

"Alachua technology firm picked for investor forum"
August 30, 2002 - The Business Journal of Jacksonville

"Women-only VC conference invites locals"
August 16, 2002 - Orlando Business Journal

"Boldcap Defies VC Gender Gap"
August 12, 2002 - The Deal.com

"Our Boardrooms, Ourselves"
August 1, 2002 - Fortune Small Business

"Finding the Perfect Pitch"
June 1, 2002 - Inc.

"Venturous Women"
April 21, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

"Female entrepreneurs discover Springboard to venture capital"
April 14, 2002 - Dallas Morning News

"Serving Up Financial Dishes With A Side of Brevity"
April 1, 2002 - DFW TechBiz Online

"Springboard Forum Raises Ownership Vs. Equity Questions"
March 15, 2002 - Minority Professional Network

"Program will focus on equity markets for women entrepreneurs"
March 11, 2002 - Kansas City Business Journal

"Start-Up Software Firm Finds Sister Act is a Stumbling Block"
March 5, 2002 - The Wall Street Journal

"Entrepreneurial Women Tackle Tech"
February 20, 2002 - PCWorld.com

"Springboard 'Bootcamp' Drills Entrepreneurs for Crucial Pitch"
February 15, 2002 - DFW TechBiz Online

"Enseo Provides Localized 'Eye Candy' for TV Viewers"
February 15, 2002 - DFW TechBiz Online

"Springboard ‘boot camp’ drills entrepreneurs for crucial pitch"
February 11, 2002 - Mass High Tech Business News

"Funds for Females"
January 2002 - Emerging Business Magazine

"Female Entrepreneurs on the Rise"
December 15, 2001 - Rocky Mountain News

"Cash for Women’s Start-Ups Scarce, but Not Gone"
November 27, 2001 - Women's eNews

"Spring into Action If you Haven't Already"
November 26, 2001 - DFW TechBiz Online

"Groups Are Staging an Entrepreneur Comeback"
November 26, 2001 - Mass High Tech Business News

"Venture Capitalists Seeking Businesses, Forum Set for Women"
November 22, 2001 - Arizona Business Gazette

"Wanted: Women-Led Businesses Seeking Capital"
November 22, 2001 - Times Record

"Springboarding female entrepreneurs to riches"
November 20, 2001 - National Post (Canada)

"Internet ‘de-identification’ impresses at Springboard"
November 19, 2001 - Mass High Tech

"Women Urged to Attend Venture Forum"
November 14, 2001 - The Oklahoman Online

"Women Urged to Attend Venture Forum"
November 14, 2001 - The Oklahoman Online

"Women Key To U.S. Recovery"
November 13, 2001 - The Boston Globe

"Women See If Ventured Means Gain"
November 8, 2001 - The Boston Herald

"Four NH women pitch to investors"
November 8, 2001 - The Union Leader

"A VC forum for female entrepreneurs"
November 2, 2001 - Mass High Tech

"Springboard Lists Presenters"
November 2001 - Women's Business

"How to Make Your Pitch to Venture Capitalists"
November 2001 - Wall Street Journal.com

"Nonprofit Offering Forum For Women Entrepreneurs"
October 19, 2001 - Banker and Tradesman

"Springboard aims to polish local women entrepreneurs"
October 16, 2001 - i-Street

"Making the Pitch for Venture Capital, Bootcamp Style"
October 10, 2001 - The Wellesley Townsman

"Springboard: New England 2001 Selects This Year's Presenters"
October 2, 2001 - Black Enterprise Magazine

"Local Women Entrepreneurs Selected to Compete for Venture Capital Funding"
October 2, 2001 - CBS Marketwatch

"Help is Out There for Entrepreneurs"
October 1, 2001 - DFW TechBiz Online

"Women Entrepreneurs Aim for Venture Capital"
September 24, 2001 - DFW TechBiz Online

"FWE Kicks-Off Springboard: Southwest 2002"
September 24, 2001 - DFW TechBiz Online

"Venture Investing - Economy Poses Problem"
September 11, 2001 - Philanthropy Journal

“A Woman’s Work is Rarely Funded”
August 14, 2001 - USA Today

"Springboard companies getting funded"
July 27, 2001- i-Street

"On the Move: Women entrepreneurs leap into Springboard forums"
July 23, 2001- Mass High Tech

"How We See It: Women on the move"
July 16, 2001- Mass High Tech

"The search for a financing grail: One entrepreneur's funding saga"
July 9, 2001- Crain's Chicago Business

"A League of Their Own"
July 9, 2001- Forbes

"Cash Scan in full swing at Springboard VC Forum"
May 14, 2001- Chicago Sun Times

"Funding Forum"
May 10, 2001- Crain's Chicago Business

“Funding Forum”
May 10, 2001 - Chicago Business

"Group seeks more capital for women"
May 1, 2001- Chicago Sun Times

"Springboarding To Cable"
April 9, 2001- CableVision Magazine

"Springboard VC provides more than Start-Up Funding"
April 5-11, 2001- Fort Worth Business Press

"Springboard sends finalists to bootcamp"
March 22, 2001 - i-Street

"On With Springboard"
March 18, 2001 - Austin American Statesmen Online

"For Women Entrepreneurs, a Good Coach Makes All the Difference"
March 18, 2001 - Dallas Morning News Online

"VCs Still Game, So Women Make Their Pitch"
March 14, 2001 - The New York Daily News

"Springboard Eternal"
March 14, 2001 - Silicon Alley Reporter

"Dallas Beats Out Austin for Springboard 2002; Conference Gives Women Entrepreneurs Avenue to Funding"
March 12, 2001 - DFW TechBiz Online

"PrivateSector; Shaking the Venture Capital Tree"
March 11, 2001- the New York Times

"Follow the Money"
March 2001 - Fortune Small Business

"Forum Links women to VC funds"
February 15, 2001 - Crain’s Chicago Business

"Forum to help female entrepreneurs"
February 15, 2001 - Dayton Daily News

"Women can apply to show plans in Chicago"
February 15, 2001 - Denver Post

"Catch of the Day"
February 2, 2001, February 6, 2001 and February 9, 2001 - Red Herring

"Businesswomen vie for investors' eyes; Springboard 2001 could be their shot"
February 2, 2001 - Chicago Sun Times

"Springboard competition gets over 200 applications; Finalists will take plans to investors"
February 2001 - Chicago Sun Times

"Springboard Midwest 2001 Debuts"
February 1, 2001 - i-Street

"Helping businesswomen land more venture capital"
February 1, 2001 - Chicago Sun Times

January 26, 2001 and February 9, 2001 - KQED FM

"Springboard Rocks"
January 12, 2001 - i-Street

"Spotlight on women in business"
January 8, 2001 - Crain’s Chicago Business

"Springboard set to launch in Chicago"
January 5, 2001 - i-Street

"Springboard 2001: Midwest"
January 3, 2001 - TechVenue

"Springboard to Launch Midwest Campaign"
January 2, 2001 - ePrairie

"A Capital Idea"
December 27, 2000 - Chicago Sun Times

"Springboard 2001: Midwest aims to connect women to mainstream venture networks"
December 21, 2000 - Silicon Prairie

"Forum planned to help women entrepreneurs"
December 19, 2000 - Chicago Tribune

"Opportunity Offered to Women-Led Firms"
December 7, 2000 - The Times-Picayune Online

"Everybody's Business: Pitch Making Software Firm to Make a Televised Pitch"
November 10, 2000 - Boston Business Journal

"Start-up equality: Women are staking their claims in the world of technology but still trail men. One reason: Venture Capitalists can't shake the stereotype of two guys in a garage"
November 6, 2000 - The Boston Globe

"Women Gather to Seek Venture Capital"
November 5, 2000 - Reuters

"Invest in us, women say"
November 5, 2000 - Delaware News Journal

"Initiative opens doors for women: Springboard 2000 lets female CEOs pitch business ideas, acquire funding"
November 3, 2000 - Boston Herald

"Women campaign for capital: By Andrea Silbert and Amy Millman"
October 31, 2000 - The Boston Globe

"Entrepreneurs Only: Venture Capital for Women"
October 31, 2000 - CNNFN

"Fringe benefits reach new frontier: Seeking loyalty, productivity, firms take mundane tasks off their employees' hands. Is it working smarter or harder?"
October 27, 2000 - The Boston Globe

"She has 10 minutes to get things right; Software firm's CEO polishes pitch for venture capital"
October 24, 2000 - Kansas City Star

"Interview with Kay Koplovitz, CEO of Working Woman Network"
October 19, 2000 - CNNFN: Street Sweep

"Bootcamp teaches women entrepreneurs the basics"
October 9, 2000 - LocalBusiness.com

"Bootcamp designed to get women venture capital funds"
October 8, 2000 - The Associated Press

"What Women Need to Know About Starting Up"
October 4, 2000 - The New York Times

"Women CEOs to Hit Springboard"
September 29, 2000 - Boston.internet.com

"Lesser-Known Firms Work Hard for Funds"
September 20, 2000 - San Francisco Chronicle

"Lesser-Known Firms Work Hard for Funds"
September 20, 2000 - San Francisco Chronicle

"Women Get Springboard To Capital"
September 18, 2000 - Boston Herald

"A Network of Her Own"
August 29, 2000 - Inc. Magazine

"In small steps, women break into 'old boys club' of venture capital funds"
August 7, 2000 - Washington Times

"Making Room for Women at the Top"
July 24, 2000 - Washington Techway

"At 'Camp,' Women Learn To Pitch Deals to Investors"
July 18, 2000 - The Wall Street Journal

"VC idea that's PC: Closing gender gap; Women own 40% of biz, get just 5% of funding"
July 17, 2000 - Investment News

"Women spring to venture capital"
July 15, 2000 - BBC News

"A Springboard for women entrepreneurs"
July 12, 2000 - dbusiness.com

"Women Entrepreneurs Hit D.C."
July 11, 2000 - Wired News

"Springboard Conference Springs To Life"
July 11, 2000 - Washington Techway

"Pitching Well Takes Practice"
July 11, 2000 - ChamberBiz.com

"AOL fair to raise capital for women-led ventures"
July 10, 2000 - Washington Times

"Women entrepreneurs to hold center stage at Springboard"
July 5, 2000 - Potomac Tech Journal

"A Fair With One Gender Provokes Two Reactions"
July 3, 2000 - The Washington Post

"VC fund helps develop ol' girls networks"
June 19, 2000 - Washington Business Journal

"Novel Venture-Capital Forum Helps Raise Funds for Women-Led Firms"
June 13, 2000 - The Wall Street Journal

"Getting into the game: Women in venture capital"
June 7, 2000 - Red Herring

"Women: A Start-up of Her Own"
May 15, 2000 - U.S. News & World Report

"Women Work the Web: Internet women CEOs talk about their roads to success"
March 20, 2000 - Christian Science Monitor

"Follow AudioBasket CEO, Kim Fisher through Springboard 2000"
March 2000 - NextStep

"Feature Story on Female CEOs and VC Financing"
March 21, 2000 - CNBC Business Center

"CEO Profiles"
March 12, 2000 - KICU-TV (Silicon Valley Business This Week)

"Placing a Bet on Female Entrepreneurs"
March 9, 2000 - CBS Marketwatch

"Tired of being left out of the venture capital scene, female entrepreneurs and investors are creating fundraising events of their own, like Springboard 2000"
January 31, 2000 - Fortune Small Business

"I am woman, hear me pitch"
January 31, 2000 - Red Herring

"Venture capital forum honors women CEOs"
January 31, 2000 - CBS MarketWatch

"Springboard 2000: Diving for seed money"
January 31, 2000 - CBS MarketWatch

"Springboard 2000 Gives Women A Voice, An Audience And Access To Cash"
January 28, 2000 - Oxygen's Ka-Ching.com

"Already in the Money"
January 28, 2000 - Wired News

"Women take their turn at VC pitch"
January 27, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

"Springboard for Women's Biz"
January 27, 2000 - Wired News

"Female-led firms break new ground at venture forum"
January 27, 2000 - Globe Technology.com

"27 Female Entrepreneurs To Make VC Pitch"
January 24, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

"CNET Profiles 6 High-Tech Movers & Shakers"
November 10, 1999 - CNET

"Changing Internet Opening New Doors to Women Entrepreneurs"
October 27, 1999 - Los Angeles Times

"Breaking Down the Boys Club"
October 23, 1999 - San Francisco Examiner

"Marla Dickerson talks with Denise Brosseau about Springboard 2000"
October 14, 1999 - Los Angeles Times

"Women in Business"
October 18, 1999 - Silicon Spin

"The World Wide Women's Web"
October 10, 1999 - San Francisco Gate

"Gender gap | Female entrepreneurs face high hurdles in securing loans to start businesses"
October 8, 1999 - San Diego Union Tribune

"Funding a Woman-Owned Business"
October 1, 1999 - All Business.Com

"VENTURE CAPITAL VIEW: Springboard 2000 spotlights women entrepreneurs"
August 6, 1999 - Bridge News

"Getting cash to start a business: Groups plan venture capital forum just for women"
July 30, 1999 - CBS Marketwatch

"WITH A BANG: Oracle Corp. will play host to an unusual gathering next year"
June 27, 1999 - San Jose Mercury News