Recent news coverage:
DMNews
PartnerUp CEO Steve Nielsen was highlighted in a DMNews article on making social media more accountable. Steve commented on the best calls to action for social media marketing.
Date: November 16, 2009
Mashable
PartnerUp was highlighted in a Mashable post as one of the 20 best resources to get your startup off the ground.
Date: November 5, 2009
BusinessWeek
An article written by PartnerUp CEO, Steve Nielsen, was featured in BusinessWeek. The article focused on low-cost ways businesses can acquire new customers.
Date: November 5, 2009
BtoB Magazine
An article written by PartnerUp CEO, Steve Nielsen, was published in BtoB Magazine. The article focused on integrating social media and CRM to optimize marketing efforts.
Date: October 12, 2009
American Banking News
PartnerUp CEO, Steve Nielsen, was featured in an American Banking News article. The article was a Q&A with Nielsen on social media for small business.
Date: October 8, 2009
Biztools
PartnerUp was featured as a resource on biztools.com. The piece gave a basic overview of tools and resources PartnerUp offers small business owners.
Date: October 6, 2009
VentureBeat
PartnerUp was highlighted in a VentureBeat post as a resource for entrepreneurs looking for business partners.
Date: September 24, 2009
OC Register
PartnerUp was highlighted in an article on the OC Register. The article focused on recent survey results on small business.
Date: September 21, 2009
Databerry News
PartnerUp was featured in a post on Databerry News. The post highlighted the results PartnerUp’s Small Business Outlook survey.
Date: September 18, 2009
Bizzia.com
PartnerUp was featured in a Bizzia.com article highlighting the recently released results of our quarterly survey on the outlook of small business. The article focused on how small business owners are starting to regain optimism regarding the economy.
Date: September 17, 2009
Gaebler.com
PartnerUp was featured in an article on Gaebler.com highlighting the recently released results of our quarterly survey on the outlook of small business. The article focuses on the cautious optimism of the small business community.
Date: September 16, 2009
eChannelLine
PartnerUp was featured in an eChannelLine article highlighting the recently released results of our quarterly survey on the outlook of small business.
Date: September 16, 2009
MyMBACareer
PartnerUp was featured in a MyMBACareer post highlighting the recently released results of our quarterly survey on the outlook of small business. The post focused on the economic optimism of the small business community.
Date: September 15, 2009
VentureBeat
PartnerUp was highlighted as a resource in a VentureBeat article listing online social platforms that are helpful specifically to entrepreneurs.
Date: September 2, 2009
DMNews
PartnerUp's CEO, Steve Nielsen, contributed to an article in DMNews. In the article, which focused on b-to-b marketing and social media, Steve explained how marketers can use social media to create a dialogue with current and prospective customers.
Date: July 27, 2009
Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune
PartnerUp was mentioned in an article about Deluxe Corporation's encouragement and support of small business development. The article focused on Deluxe's contribution to the FastTrac LaunchPad program which helps entrepreneurs start their own businesses.
Date: July 20, 2009
Wall Street Journal
PartnerUp appeared in an article called “Starting on a Shoestring” about starting a business with little capital. PartnerUp provided survey statistics obtained through the PartnerUp Community showing where people are getting the money to fund their startups.
Date: July 13, 2009
MinnPost.com
PartnerUp was highlighted on MinnPost.com in an article about Social Media Breakfast--Twin Cities. PartnerUp recently hosted the event, and the article focused on how it was the largest ever nationwide.
Date: June 30, 2009
VentureBeat
PartnerUp was featured in a post by Anthony Ha, highlighting the launch of our Custom Community Solutions. The post focused on how PartnerUp is approaching community solutions from a whole new angle.
Date: June 24, 2009
USA TODAY
PartnerUp was mentioned in a USA TODAY column by Steve Strauss. In "Today's tip" Strauss points to PartnerUp as a resource for helping small business owners meet and partner with other entrepreneurs, find mentors and network.
Date: June 22, 2009
New York Times
PartnerUp was featured in the New York Times small business column Practically Speaking. The column focused on the movement that small business owners are making toward online networking and how PartnerUp is helping them do that.
Date: June 4, 2009
Steamboat Pilot & Today
PartnerUp was mentioned in a business brief in the Steamboat Pilot & Today, a Colorado-based newspaper. The brief covered the launch of the SCORE Community, which is powered by PartnerUp.
Date: May 31, 2009
Crain’s New York Business
PartnerUp, in conjunction with the SCORE Community, was the feature of a Crain’s New York Business article. The article focused on the partnership between PartnerUp and SCORE and the growth of social media for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Date: May 29, 2009
techsplosive.com
PartnerUp was the focus of a techsplosive.com post that analyzed recent improvements made to the PartnerUp site. According to the author, “PartnerUp’s new features provide added layers of value and resources to users.”
Date: May 25, 2009
California Job Journal
PartnerUp was highlighted as a networking resource for job-seekers in an article in the California Job Journal. The article focused on how crucial networking is in business and different way to build your network.
Date: May 24, 2009
Santa Cruz Sentinel
PartnerUp was mentioned in an article in the Business Digest section of the Santa Cruz Sentinel. The article centered on the new SCORE Community, which is powered by PartnerUp, and how together the two provide networking opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Date: May 22, 2009
HuffingtonPost
PartnerUp was mentioned in a post by Eli Davidson. The post focuses on how to be a black belt in networking, and points to PartnerUp as a place to do it.
Date: May 21, 2009
BloggingStocks
PartnerUp was mentioned in a post on BloggingStocks. The post covered the launch of the new SCORE Community, which is powered by PartnerUp.
Date: May 21, 2009
WomenEntreprenuer.com
PartnerUp was featured in an article about the new SCORE Community and its connection to PartnerUp. WomenEntreprenuer.com says PartnerUp provides “some pretty awesome networking potential.”
Date: May 20, 2009
FOXBusiness
PartnerUp was highlighted in conjunction with SCORE in a FOXBusiness article. The article focused on the launch of the SCORE Community, which is powered by PartnerUp, and how it will serve as a great resource for small business owners to build successful companies.
Date: May 20, 2009
The District Chronicles, Howard University
PartnerUp was mentioned as a resource in an article in The District Chronicles. The article focused on how social networks are a valuable tool for entrepreneurs.
Date: April 26, 2009
Sacramento Small Business Examiner
PartnerUp was listed as a resource for small business owners in an article in the Sacramento Small Business Examiner. The article focuses on how important networking is for small business owners at any stage in business.
Date: April 5, 2009
Minneapolis Star Tribune
PartnerUp received a full-page feature article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The article focused on how PartnerUp is helping small business owners build and grow their businesses even in tough economic times.
Date: March 16, 2009
Mashable
PartnerUp was featured on Mashable in an article highlighting the “Top 10 Social Networks for Entrepreneurs.” In the article the author emphasized the main features of PartnerUp, particularly stressing our commercial real estate service as “the big differentiator.”
Date: March 12, 2009
Finance and Commerce
PartnerUp was highlighted in an article in Finance and Commerce, a daily business newspaper. The article focused on the reposition of Deluxe Corp. and how the acquisition of PartnerUp is an integral part of Deluxe’s growth strategy.
Date: March 2, 2009
MSNBC
PartnerUp was mentioned in a MSNBC news brief. In the brief, they showed the PartnerUp site and explained how our functionality can benefit small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Date: February. 12, 2009
Entrepreneur.com
Entrepreneur.com featured PartnerUp in an article about finding strategic partners. The article provides resources for how entrepreneurs can go about searching for funding, business partners, locations and more. PartnerUp was featured in the “Partners” section.
Date: February. 11, 2009
MSNBC
PartnerUp was mentioned on the MSNBC website for the show “Your Business.” It was listed among the top 5 helpful resources for the week of Feb. 2
Date: February. 2, 2009
Wall Street Journal
PartnerUp was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal in an article by Kelly Spors. The article gives advice and highlights resources for people who may have been laid off and want to start their own business.
Date: January 18, 2009
ABA Banking Journal
PartnerUp was highlighted in an article by Steve Cocheo in the ABA Banking Journal. The article focuses on where you can turn when you're in need of members for your board of directors.
Date: December 22, 2008
Star Tribune
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune featured PartnerUp in a column by Dee DePass called “PartnerUp is already paying off.” The column highlights how PartnerUp is making positive headway with its recent acquirer Deluxe Corp.
Date: November 3, 2008
MinnPost.com
PartnerUp was mentioned by Phil Wilson on MinnPost.com. The post highlights October’s Social Media Breakfast, which was hosted by PartnerUp. The post was also featured on Minnesota tech blog Minnov8.
Date: October 31, 2008
FoundRead/GigaOM
An article by PartnerUp founder, Steve Nielsen, was featured in FoundRead/GigaOm. In the article Steve writes about what it’s like to go through an acquisition and some lessons that he’s learned from going through the process himself.
Date:August 24, 2008
Wall Street Journal
Kelly Spors listed PartnerUp as a resource for small business in her Wall Street Journal column Small Talk. Spors wrote about Web sites that help small business owners search for commercial real estate.
Date: August 11, 2008
Star Tribune
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune mentioned PartnerUp in an article by Dee DePass. DePass highlights the tough hit that Deluxe Corp. stock took in late July and how PartnerUp is among a group of acquisitions meant to “broaden customer service offerings, bump cross-division sales and diversify the company's revenue stream.
Date: August 9, 2008
B to B Magazine
B to B Magazine featured PartnerUp in a brief by Carol Krol in the Daily News Alert. Krol highlighted Deluxe Corp.’s acquisition of PartnerUp and the ways the two companies will work together.
Date: August 6, 2008
Star Tribune
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune mentioned PartnerUp in a business brief in the Company News section. The brief highlighted Deluxe Corp.’s acquisition of PartnerUp.
Date: July 31, 2008
Silicon Alley Insider
Silicon Alley Insider featured PartnerUp in a blog post by Eric Krangel. In his post Krangel highlights Deluxe Corp.’s acquisition of “niche social network PartnerUp” and gives a brief analysis of the deal.
Date: July 30, 2008
VentureBeat
VentureBeat featured PartnerUp in a blog post by Anthony Ha. In his post Ha analyzes Deluxe Corp.’s acquisition of PartnerUp and goes on to say that “the two businesses seem like a good fit.”
Date: July 30, 2008
Center Networks
CenterNetworks featured PartnerUp in a blog post by Allen Stern. In his post Stern highlights Deluxe Corp.’s acquisition of PartnerUp and also notes that “PartnerUp is what SCORE should have been.”
Date: July 30, 2008
The Wall Street Journal
PartnerUp was featured today in a Wall Street Journal article today by Kelly Spors. In the article, Ms. Spors offers readers advice for finding their next business idea. She listed PartnerUp as a resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners to use during the process of coming up with an idea and starting their business.
Date: June 17, 2008
BusinessWeek
PartnerUp was featured in a BusinessWeek article today by Smart Answers columnist Karen Klein. In the article, PartnerUp's Vice President of Business Development, Dane Fox, gave advice on how to deal with a failing business partnership.
Date: June 4, 2008
Entrepreneur.com (Entrepreneur Magazine)
PartnerUp was featured today in a post by Kristin Chessman. The post offered a few highlights from, and a link to PartnerUp's list of Q1 2008 acqusitions.
Date: May 22, 2008
Entrepreneur.com - Up and Running Blog
Tim Berry posted an article today that offered a brief overview of PartnerUp and a link to PartnerUp's recent Q1 2008 acquisitions list. PartnerUp compiles this list each quarter and posts it, along with an annual complete listing of acquisitions for each year, on our StartUp Blog.
Date: May 22, 2008
The Coloradoan (Fort Collins, CO Newspaper)
PartnerUp was included today in an article by Cari Merrill. The article offers advice for small business owners, professionals, and entrepreneurs about how to effectively use online networking tools to pursue business interests.
Date: May 21, 2008
US News and World Report
PartnerUp was featured today by US News and World Report, in an article by Matthew Bandyk. The article offers advice for entrepreneurs about finding business partners and discusses how the PartnerUp service works.
Date: May 6, 2008
McCombs School of Business Entrepreneur Society
PartnerUp was featured today in a post on the Red McCombs School of Business (University of Texas at Austin) Entrepreneur Society Blog. The post provides a link to PartnerUp and an overview of how the PartnerUp online community functions.
Date: April 17, 2008
ProductBeautiful - Product Management Blog
PartnerUp was featured today in a post on ProductBeautiful, a blog dedicated to product management from the ground up. In the post, the author provided an excellent overview of PartnerUp and a link to some recent coverage of PartnerUp.
Date: April 17, 2008
FoundRead/GigaOm
An article by PartnerUp's CEO, Steve Nielsen, about branding's impact on the process of raising capital, was featured today on FoundRead. In the article, Steve offers branding advice for startups that is especially relevent to companies looking to raise capital.
Date: April 14, 2008
FoundRead/GigaOm
An article by Megan Dorn about how to name a new business or rename an existing business was featured today on FoundRead. In the article, Megan goes through the A-Z's of choosing the right name for a business.
Date: April 3, 2008
BusinessWeek
PartnerUp and its founder, Steve Nielsen, were featured today in a BusinessWeek article by Karen E. Klein about creating a board of advisors and how to choose a business partner. In the article, Steve shares his framework for deciding on business partners and some advice about putting together a board of advisors for a small business or startup.
Date: March 31, 2008
Upsize Magazine
PartnerUp was featured in the April issue of Upsize Magazine. Upsize is a magazine dedicated to helping small business owners build bigger and more profitable enteprises and features how-to articles, expert advice, and stories from entrepreneurs who've succeeded. In this month's issue, Beth Ewen wrote up an excellent overview of PartnerUp's commercial real estate marketplace.
Date: March 31, 2008
TheGreenerGrass.org (Kaleidoscope's corporate blog)
An interview with PartnerUp's Founder and CEO, Steve Nielsen, was featured today on The Greener Grass, a blog about marketing and design trends. In the article, Steve discusses the concept of networking for small businesses and compares and contrasts online and offline networking methods.
Date: March 30, 2008
FoundRead/GigaOm
An article about how to finance a startup, written by PartnerUp's CEO, Steve Nielsen, was featured today on FoundRead. In the article, Steve talks about bootstrapping a startup and the advantages of not seeking external capital.
Date: March 11, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune
PartnerUp's and its founder and CEO, Steve Nielsen, were featured on the front page of today's Business section. The article by Dick Youngblood gave an outstanding overview of PartnerUp and how it helps entrepreneurs and small businesses and gives some background on the history of PartnerUp.
Date: January 16, 2008
BusinessNetworkingAdvice.com
PartnerUp's founder and CEO, Steve Nielsen, was interviewed today by Josh Hinds on BusinessNetworking.com. In the interview, Steve offered some networking tips, an overview of PartnerUp, and a bit about PartnerUp's background.
Date: January 14, 2008
FoundRead/GigaOm
PartnerUp and it's list of 2007 web/technology acquisition activity were featured today on FoundRead/GigaOm.
Date: January 3, 2008
VentureBeat
PartnerUp and it's list of 2007 web/technology acquisition activity were featured today on VentureBeat.
Date: January 2, 2008
Minnesota Business Magazine
PartnerUp is featured in the January issue of Minnesota Business, in an article by Nanci Crotti. In the article, Nancy provides an overview of the PartnerUp service and some commentary from PartnerUp's executives and users.
Date: December 31, 2007
Fortune Small Business & CNNMoney.com
PartnerUp and the results of a recent study regarding entrepreneurship and the credit crunch were featured in an article for Fortune Small Business and on the CNNMoney.com web site today.
Date: November 29, 2007
Entrepreneur.com - Up and Running Blog
PartnerUp was featured today in a post by Tim Berry on not doing it all yourself. In the post, Tim Berry discussed why it is useful to have partners and how PartnerUp can help entrepreneurs find team members for their startups.
Date: November 27, 2007
Entrepreneur.com
PartnerUp and the results of a recent study regarding entrepreneurship and the credit crunch were featured today on the Entrepreneur.com blog.
Date: November 21, 2007
TechCrunch
PartnerUp and the results of a recent study regarding entrepreneurship and the credit crunch were featured today on TechCrunch.
Date: November 16, 2007
Entrepreneur Magazine
PartnerUp was included in the cover story of December's issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. The story offers 101 great ideas that readers can use to start their business, and mentions PartnerUp as a way to connect with other entrepreneurs.
Date: November 12, 2007
Jim Cramer's TheStreet.com
PartnerUp and its founder, Steve Nielsen, were featured today on TheStreet.com. In the article, Steve offers some excellent advice about networking and finding the right business partner.
Date: October 12, 2007
The New York Times
PartnerUp was featured today in the New York Times' Small Business Toolkit column, written by Paul Brown. In the article, Mr. Brown provides an excellent overview of PartnerUp and gives some background information about how PartnerUp was founded.
Date: September 18, 2007
KillerStartups
PartnerUp was featured as a startup-to-watch today on KillerStartups.com. KillerStartups is a web site whose mission is to find the next internet success stories, before they happen.
Date: September 14, 2007
BusinessPundit
A success story of one of PartnerUp's users, who is starting a business and found his business partner on PartnerUp was featured today on BusinessPundit.
Date: September 4, 2007
GigaOm & FoundRead
An article by PartnerUp's founder and CEO, Steve Nielsen, with tips on how to find and choose the right co-founder was featured today on FoundRead and GigaOm. The article discusses Steve's hunt for a co-founder (for an earlier business) that led him to found PartnerUp, and what he learned from that experience.
Date: August 23, 2007
BusinessWeek
PartnerUp's founder and CEO, Steve Nielsen, was featured on BusinessWeek this week, in an interview by Smart Answers columnist Karen E. Klein about finding business partners online. During the interview, Steve offered some great advice about how to find and choose a business partner and answered questions about starting a business.
Date: August 22, 2007
The Tucson Citizen
PartnerUp was featured in today's Tucson Citizen, in an article written by Quincy Hobbs. The article discusses web resources for closet entrepreneurs who are considering starting a business.
Date: August 20, 2007
Jobacle.com
PartnerUp was featured on Jobacle.com today, in a post about how to run with your idea. Jobacle is a career-related resource that features advice, expert inverviews, and everything work related.
Date: August 13, 2007
Mashable
PartnerUp was featured on Mashable today, in a toolbox post by Cameron Chapman, containing online resources for businesses. Mashable is one of the premier social networking blogs on the internet and covers all things web 2.0.
Date: August 9, 2007
Upsize Magazine
PartnerUp was featured in the August issue of Upsize Magazine. Upsize is a magazine dedicated to helping small business owners build bigger and more profitable enteprises and features how-to articles, expert advice, and stories from entrepreneurs who've succeeded.
Date: August 1, 2007
Tim Berry's Blog
PartnerUp was featured today on Tim Berry's blog. Tim is an expert in new venture formation and a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Borland International and then went on to found Palo Alto Software, the maker of Business Plan Pro.
Date: July 30, 2007
VentureBeat
PartnerUp was featured today on VentureBeat, one of the top blogs on the internet that provides news and information about private companies and the venture capital that fuels them. The article by Dan Kaplan provided an excellent overview of the PartnerUp service and a sneak peak into some of PartnerUp's future growth plans.
Date: July 17, 2007
Microsoft
The folks from Microsoft's Emerging Business Team made a post on Microsoft's Startup Zone blog today about PartnerUp. The post described how PartnerUp can help startups and small businesses find the team members that they need. Special thanks to Anand Iyer of Microsoft for letting the folks at Microsoft's Startup Zone know about PartnerUp.
Date: July 16, 2007
MidwestBusiness.com
PartnerUp was featured today on the MidwestBusiness.com homepage. The article by John Katsantonis provided an excellent overview of the PartnerUp service and some statistical insight into PartnerUp's member base.
Date: June 22, 2007
StartupSquad
PartnerUp was featured today in a post entitled Looking for a co-founder? Try PartnerUp. StartupSquad is a blog that covers startups, funding, and web 2.0.
Date: June 21, 2007
The Arizona Republic
PartnerUp was featured today in an article about how online networking community sites are enabling entrepreneurs to meet and network with potential partners and other entrepreneurs. In the article, a PartnerUp member and PartnerUp's CEO were quoted and an excellent overview of PartnerUp and social networking was provided.
Date: June 14, 2007
CNN Money (CNNMoney.com)
A post about PartnerUp is featured on the CNNMoney.com home page today. The post, entitled Matchmaking site for Startups, is located under the Small Business section of the page.
Date: June 3, 2007
Entrepreneur.com
PartnerUp was featured on Entrepreneur.com today. Entrepreneur.com is the web site of Entrepreneur magazine.
Date: June 1, 2007
Business 2.0 magazine's The Next Net
PartnerUp was featured on The Next Net today in the post entitled Sites for Startups. The Next Net is a blog about business, technology, and creative capitalism by Business 2.0 magazine's editor-at-large Erick Schonfeld.
Date: June 1, 2007
5 Eyewitness News (KSTP-TV)
PartnerUp is this morning's web site of the day on 5 Eyewitness News Morning. 5 Eyewitness News Morning is a daily (weekdays) morning news program that serves the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.
Date: May 31, 2007
SmartBiz
PartnerUp was featured on SmartBiz today in an article about Web 2.0. SmartBiz is an internet technology resource for startups and small businesses.
Date: May 11, 2007
The Entrepreneurial Mind
PartnerUp was featured on The Entrepreneurial Mind, in a post about opportunities around the corner thanks to Web 2.0. The Entrepreurial Mind is a blog by Jeff Cornwall of Belmont University that covers entrepreneurship.
Date: May 8, 2007
MSNBC
PartnerUp is this week's web site of the week on MSNBC's Your Business. Your Business is a weekly program that provides advice and information to small businesses and startups.
Date: May 6, 2007
BusinessPundit.com
PartnerUp was one of Business Pundit's interesting links of the week. Business Pundit is a blog that primarily covers entrepeneurship, economics, finance, strategy, and leadership.
Date: May 4, 2007
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
...The result is PartnerUp.com, a web site launched this week that helps new firms find highly skilled staff, advisors, board members and executives, among others...
Date: April 27, 2007
OutsideTheValley.com
Need help with a startup? PartnerUp.com wants to connect you! In the past four years, I've been early on three ideas. All three times I was ahead of the curve, with a solid idea that I floated to investors, potential partners, and anyone who would listen. All three times I had the same problem - I couldn't find the resources to keep the momentum going...
Date: April 26, 2007