Entrepreneur Portrait: Maribel Lieberman, MarieBelle

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Maribel Lieberman, originally from Honduras, came to New York City to study fashion, but she soon found a new passion – cooking. In true entrepreneurial spirit she started a catering business out of her home combining her sense of fashion with her sophisticated palate. Eventually she evolved her business into focusing on chocolate and its… Continue reading Entrepreneur Portrait: Maribel Lieberman, MarieBelle

Transatlantic Partnerships and the 3 Things International Startups can get in the US: Scale, Money and the Art of Failure

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As the world is increasingly digitally connected there are more and more tools that entrepreneurs can use to turn their ideas and dreams into a viable business. Expanding internationally is still difficult, but it has become a necessity for successful ventures to grow. It seems that geography is no longer a limiting factor in starting… Continue reading Transatlantic Partnerships and the 3 Things International Startups can get in the US: Scale, Money and the Art of Failure

Startup Culture: Fostering Fun in the Workplace

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New York City is a city of inventors. Tech startups in the city have grown immensely in the last few decades, thus giving the area around the Flatiron District the nickname “Silicon Alley,” meant to put it in competition with California’s Silicon Valley. A culture of its own has grown up around this new kind… Continue reading Startup Culture: Fostering Fun in the Workplace