With the current recession, there are a lot of people dipping their toe into the entrepreneurial arena. Along with the growing number of people contemplating starting their own business is a new generation of websites that help people vet their ideas and attract funding. In addition, people are using existing tools such as LinkedIn and Facebook to make connections
The following list shows just a few of the available resources:
- Kickstarter - a website that helps people fund their ideas and get feedback
- Sprouter - a website that enables global collaboration between entrepreneurs
- Entrepreneurship = Recovery - this LinkedIn group is powered by the Kauffman Foundation and their Entrepreneurship.org initiative to inspire more entrepreneurs in the US
- IdeaBlob.com - the idea with the most votes wins $10k
- Bulbstorm.com - get feedback on your idea or browse other ideas
It seems that Bulbstorm has integrated with Facebook, and looks like the first one to utilized the powerful Facebook Connect API.
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