Portals Unfazed by Economy

Online ad revenues keep climbing, especially for Google.

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Facebook game Mob Wars making $22,000 a day

There’s a Facebook game pulling in $22,000 a day and it’s not an application from RockYou or Slide. It’s an independently developed game called Mob Wars, currently the 13th most popular app on Facebook.

At least that’s what Developer Analytics, a Facebook service for developers and marketers, claims. Today, the company released its first ranking of the top twenty Facebook applications, ordered by monetization potential. Its numbers are mostly consistent with VentureBeat’s earlier reporting, which suggested that Mob Wars expected to make $15 million over 12 months. For comparison, Slide and RockYou, the biggest app developers on Facebook, make the list at #5 and #6 with FunSpace and SuperWall at $8,415 and $7,872, respectively. This is less than half of what Mob Wars is suggested to make.

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New options for business startup costs

As most entrepreneurs have learned, the timing of a new business can be almost as important as the concept itself. That's why Steve, a Palos Verdes business owner, is anxious to move quickly with his new idea, a computer program that will give large-scale developers near-instant access to building products or supplies that other developers don't - or won't - need but have committed to purchase.

"I've been thinking about this for years, and I've finally identified a consultant and partners who can move it forward," writes the 54-year-old contractor, who also has "minor credentials" in software design. "I'm ready to roll. The big question is, given my assets, how should I fund the thing?"

The financial picture

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Virtual assistance business becomes successful reality for young entrepreneur

Back when Erin Blaskie was 16, she had an idea to start a business doing administrative tasks for many businesses.

"I had the idea of them coming to me and giving me variety," she says.

The vision stayed in the back of her mind as she graduated from Willlis College in business administration at the age of 19.

Before she'd even finished the Willis course, she'd been hired by a human resources management firm as an administrative assistant. She then worked for another company in Kanata, and returned to Willis College doing public relations and teaching.

"When I was 21 I recalled my big idea, told my sister, and two weeks later launched my first website and got my first client."

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New Book Examines Race and Entrepreneurial Success

By Sharon McLoone |  August 19, 2008; 10:08 AM ET

An entrepreneur's education, financial resources and prior work experience are key factors in their success, according to a new book, which examines race and small businesses in the United States.

"Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian-, and White-Owned Businesses in the United States" analyzes Census Bureau data to determine why Asian American-owned business do well in comparison to white-owned business and why African American-owned firms do poorly when compared to both.

African American-owned firms tend to sell less, have fewer employees, earn smaller profits and go out of business more than their peers. But African Americans comprise only 5.7 percent of the 13 million business owners in the United States.

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How long should entrepreneurs work?

Do you work as hard as your entrepreneur-peers? How many hours a week is acceptable for a top entrepreneur? Is there a relationship between how hard you work and how successful your business is? All is revealed in a survey out today.

According to a Bank of Scotland survey into work-life balance, the average UK entrepreneur puts in 50 hours' work per week. In total, that adds up to more than 31 million extra working weeks put in by small businesses across the UK.

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