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Startup advice abounds these days. But much of it sucks. Find out how to tell the good from the bad

The Venture Accelerator Partners posted a blog with a listing of events that would be useful for start-ups and small businesses. The How Open Source Can Ensure Success for Technology Start-ups on October 11 and the Basic Nuts and Bolts of Building a Business on October 19 events were both mentioned.

Tim Harris writes this blog to help start-ups on their pitch. Basics on how to translate your ideas into a great pitch for investors. Includes Dave McClure's Start-up Metrics for Pirates or AARRR

Advice for the Starbucks CEO ... or anyone in a start-up. If Starbucks can learn, so can you.

You've got an idea. But you're all business. You need to bring your brilliant idea to a technical reality (virtual or otherwise). Here's the step-by-step on how to find the right guy or gal for the (coding) job.

Several in the tech industry, including MaRS advisor Lance Laking, have gotten together to produce this book, "The Entrepreneurial Effect" with the foreword by Terry Matthews. It is a collection of practical lessons learned. The book is meant to be a knowledge source for those decisions we face as we start and grow our companies, for example, the real story behind risk and investment, how to pick resellers or strategic partners, selling in China, and the only reasons to consider M&As. It is also worth noting that all the authors have donated their knowledge. All proceeds of the book will go to support student technology entrepreneurship - via University of Ottawa grants and scholarships.

Articles and business networks for women entrepreneurs.

Haroon Mirza talks about the beginning of Cognovision: How they identified & pursued their business idea. Cognivision was a MaRS client before they were purchased by Intel last year.