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Qualcomm Launches Small Business Accelerator

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San Diego-based Qualcomm Technologies has launched a new program to help small businesses move towards the "mobile-first" world, the company said last week. READ MORE>>.

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HelloTech Powers New Service For Altice

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Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the startup providing in-home, technical support and related services, is powering a new in-home installation and service offering from broadband communications and video service provider Altice, the two said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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HelloTech Behind New Samsung Galaxy Note 8's In Home Support

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Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the in-home, technical support service started by Richard Wolpert, is providing the support for the launch of Samsung's new Galaxy Note 8 smartphone , in a major win for HelloTech. According to Samsung, it will offer up 60 days free Samsung Premium Care service to purchasers of its new smartphone.

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HelloTech Gets $12.5M

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Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the in-home, IT and technology help service founded by tech veteran Richard Wolpert, has raised $12.5M HelloTech said it will use the funding to aggressively expand its tech support service. The startup uses college students in order to provide in home technical support, with a focus on older users.

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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

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In fact, according to the latest Index of Startup Activity by the Kauffman Foundation and recent press reports , these Baby Boomers are actually driving a new entrepreneurship boom. The immigrant rate of entrepreneurial activity seems to be declining each year (now about.5%), 5%), but still remains higher than the native-born rate.

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CyberDefender's Guseinov Steps Down, Firm Chops Staff

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Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , the developer of Internet security software and remote technical support, said Tuesday that Chairman and CEO Gary Guseinov has resigned. Reason for the resignation was not disclosed, however, the firm said it has implemented a "strategic plan" to achieve profitability at the publicly held firm.

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Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs

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Contrary to what most of you might guess, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity over the last few years is not Gen-Y young upstarts, but Baby Boomers in the 55-64 year age group. In every single one of the last 15 years, Boomers between the ages of 55 and 64 have had a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity than Gen-Y, aged 20–34.