http://venturebeat.disqus.com/News about Tech, Business and InnovationenTue, 02 Jun 2009 21:34:12 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/02/thefunded-founder-institute-tries-to-tempt-investors-with-a-new-financing-model/#comment-10406773<p>I've observed a wave of new types of business incubators; the Founders Institute is one such effort. But there's also Y Combinator and its ilk, a three-month long program for triple-bottom-line startups in Philadelphia called GoodCompany Ventures, another program for triple-bottom-line companies based at the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill; something called the Hub, which is more of a "co-working" location, among others.</p><p>It's happening at a time when small businesses really need help and they're not getting it from traditional sources of funding. </p>Anne FieldTue, 02 Jun 2009 21:34:12 -0000