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Employee or Entrepreneur? The Pros and Cons of Self-Employment
in BootStrapMe, on July 12, 2009
...ctive is especially interesting because his blog is not about bootstraping - or any other kind of entrepreneurship. It's just about personal finance... Although I tend toward entrepreneurial end...
The world's oldest bible reunited online
in Wangtam, on July 7, 2009
...• The Corner on National Review Online
• FlipperPoint - Buy and Sell Websites | Recent Auctions
• 《华尔街疯人日记》连载二
• What The Hashtag: Your Guide To Enigmatic Twitter Hashtags
• Jockipedia: A Soc...
New blog on social entrepreneurship from College of Wooster
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 5, 2009
...Two researchers (&/or social entrepreneurs) have recently launched a blog on social entrepreneurship which I wanted to introduce to you: "Global Social Entrepreneurship - Assessment Trip"...
le Québec en hiver
in Location de Voitures Blog, on June 29, 2009
... province assister en mars au carnaval de Québec mais d'autres villes proposent aussi des activités extérieures en hiver. A Ottawa toujours, un concours de sculptures sur glace se tient aux enviro...
Polaris Project: How to attack human slavery challenge?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 27, 2009
...Two gradute students in Brown university participated in the annual entrepreneurship competition, they knew they would have a tough time: Their idea was establishing a social enterprise which was more...
Elevator pitch for the social enterprise
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 25, 2009
...Have you ever heard the term "Elevator Pitch"? Well the term is certainly a commodity in entrepreneurship world and refers to the following situation: Imagine you are in the elevator with a big time i...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...ents are looking for new ways of changing the world and fortunately one of the main areas is social entrepreneurship. I try to cover some of the initiatives they have been taking in my posts but the o...
Social Entrepreneurship using Facebook
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
... a website for sharing photos and contact info. with friends but also a good way of starting social entrepreneurship initiatives.
The video below illustrates this in a very easy way:
Find more...
13-inch MacBook Pro 2009 拆解
in Wangtam, on June 11, 2009
...BetaGroup - Web Entrepreneurship in Belgium , Internet Startups, Web 2.0 , Online Media , Entrepreneurs , Belgique , Belgie
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• T-Mobile Accidentally Posts ...
Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...o every entrepreneur, but evidently most of them wish they'd made the jump to the world of entrepreneurship earlier in life.
Entrepreneurs tend to view themselves as unemployable; they work ...
Social entrepreneurship: A three decade history
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...Skoll Foundation has created a n excellent video giving an overview of social entrepreneurship initiatives done in the last 30 years. Leaders from Acumen Funds, Skoll Foundations and some entrepreneur...
Beer company to contribute to social entrepreneurship movement
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...ess Fund for Social Entrepreneurs. The money is aimed to support approximately twenty-five social entrepreneurship initiatives in Ireland for at least the next two years.
Accrding to Social Earth , ...
Social entrepreneurship in China
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 23, 2009
Kristi Heims of Seattle Times gives nice examples of how some Chinese companies are taking responsibility towards creating a socially responsible business and also the role of the entrepreneurs in this area.
One interesting one was the following: In Guangxi Province in southern China , a w...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2009
... as a nation with the MBA and suggested that perhaps we should be more concerned with the talent of entrepreneurship than with training. Rarely have I seen the contrast spelled out so clearly... Now,...
Hope Cleaning Services creates sustainable jobs in San Antonio
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 15, 2009
Social Entrepreneur is an individual who identifies an environmental or social problem in society and creates a venture that will direct its goals to improve society and the environment. A business entrepreneur creates a business that will generate profit; a social entrepreneur produces a company th...
Strasbourg: location de véhicules hybrides rechargeables sur secteur
in Location de Voitures Blog, on May 6, 2009
...naires institutionnels de la région de Strasbourg, annoncait l'AFP dans un communiqué mi-mars.
L'initiative viendrait de Toyota, pionnier des technologies hybrides, c'est-à-dire à double-...
Business Plans a Waste of Time? Maybe...
in Biz Plan Hacks, on April 26, 2009
...sity of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Here it is in a nutshell: Management and entrepreneurship professors David Kirsch and Brent Goldfarb, along with doctoral student Azi Ger...
Transforming social housing in Africa
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 10, 2009
One of the people who recently got featured by INSEAD Business School in France as a transforming factor in social enterprises is Taffy Adler.
Taffy become the CEO of the Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) in 1996. According to INSEAD, the company is an urban regeneration agency that operates ...
Easter egg and flower sales boom in recession
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
...them feel better. A similar story with Easter eggs and Easter baskets with Cadbury, Hershey's, Mars, and Nestle all reporting an increase in sales and reports here and here that chocolate i...
The best entrepreneurs of the year?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 9, 2009
Teaching slum dwellers in Guatemala to sell worm byproducts as fertilizer or helping disabled Nigerians become business owners rather than beggars: These might seem very controversial ideas in the first sight; well actually these are some of the noble ventures being undertaken by the 20 "so...
Before You Start a Business, Do an Internship
in BootStrapMe, on April 4, 2009
...r management processes, controls, and information systems. All of this will make your transition to entrepreneurship easier. Work hard and learn everything you can," he says Gerdes says that ther...
A cool example of sustainable development in Africa
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 31, 2009
This is a cool example I found recently on how Dubai is helping Rwanda with developing tourism capabilities and improve its level of welfare.
In this article (link here ) in Fast Company, the authors highlight how different institutions and countries like UAE are helping Rwanda's tourism&...
Mars and Valentine Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 26, 2009
...Incorporating semiprecious gemstones , various precious metals , and the occasional vintage find, Mars and Valentine is a fun collection of upscale costume jewelry favored by the likes of Joss Sto...
The story of the Kiva from its founder
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
Jessica Jackley Flannery, an MBA graduate who founded Kiva, the micro lending website has written the story of she came up with the idea of her company in Stanford Social Innovation Review (It's a bit old, from Sep. 2008, but interesting...the link is here ).
She got obsessed by the idea ...
Ideas for social entrepreneurship in crisis times
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
... low class people lose their jobs, and when there is lower support for developing countries, social entrepreneurship become even more important. However, the ideas and business models should be adapte...
Should Businesses Take on Debt Now?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on March 21, 2009
...iego State University's Entrepreneurial Management Center, to Maria Minniti, a professor of entrepreneurship at Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business, to Daniel Meyerov, a...
Looking for a School of Entrepreneurship? Look No More...
in TJ's Weblog, on March 10, 2009
...iting piece this week on the call for applicants for the 3rd annual "Summer@ Highland " entrepreneurship program. The program is run by Highland Capital Partners . Highland's 10 week ...
MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 5, 2009
...usiness Development, Biogen Idec
Andrin Oswald, M.D.; CEO, Novartis Vaccines
Panels will include:
Entrepreneurship: Making Your Company a Success
Lesa Mitchell (Kauffman Foundation), Stanley Lapidus...
Detroit and the rest: how the crash will reshape America
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
...less spending on sectors like medical technology and alternative energy that could drive US growth, entrepreneurship and exports. "Different eras favor different places, along with the industrie...
New book: The power of unreasonable people...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 16, 2009
George Bernard Shaw once said: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all the progress depends on the unreasonable man". This is the main theme of the book "The Power of Unreasonable People...
E+Co receives award for the development in energy
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 14, 2009
... The Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University launched a new award called the "Enterprising Social Innovation Award" as part of its ongoing efforts ...
Success story: God's Love We Deliver...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 13, 2009
Ganga Stone joined forces with Jane Best and Restaurant Claire in 1986 to help patients with HIV and other serious problems get food delivery service for free. Restaurant Claire prepared meals that Ganga and volunteers delivered to people living with HIV/AIDS in Manhattan. They started delivering ab...
Google Earth 5.0: Grüne Männchen auf dem Mars
in Neueste Nachrichten der simplenewz Redaktion, on February 4, 2009
...n hat man ein verstecktes Goodie gefunden - wer genau hinschaut sieht die grünen Männchen auf dem Mars, sie targen Wanderrucksäcke und Spazierstöcke und sind fleißig unterwegs.
Ganzen Artikel beim S...
Opinion: Policies Prolonged Depression
in Wangtam, on February 2, 2009
... Deals, Bargains across the web and Twitter at DealFollow
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Social media and social entrepreneurship
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 31, 2009
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As the time passes by, I am coming to the conclusion that technology is a good think for social entrepreneurship; specifically this new generation of so called Web 2.0 technologies which help us c...
Bill Drayton of Ashoka talks to Google people about social entrepreneurship
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 24, 2009
...and fostering social entrepreneurs worldwide. He is considered by many one of the fathers of social entrepreneurship (I am quite sure many of you know him already).
I found a cool video from him the...
Methanwolke auf dem Mars
in Neueste Nachrichten der simplenewz Redaktion, on January 16, 2009
...Nach der Sichtung der Methanwolke auf dem Mars streiten sich nun die Wissenschaftler, wer den Fund zuerst gemacht hat...
· Ganzen Artikel in der FAZ Community lesen ...
Unemployment Benefits? One of the Risks of Going it Alone...
in BootStrapMe, on January 15, 2009
...ic Radio had an interesting story yesterday that highlighted the plight of many people involved in entrepreneurship and home-based business. If their business fails, they are just as unemployed as a ...
Armenta Fine Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on January 13, 2009
...sketching, designing, and working with stones since she was young, but it wasn't until an entrepreneurship class, while working on her MBA, that she discovered she could turn this love of jewelry ...
What are three big things in social entrepreneurship in 2009?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 7, 2009
...ted to ask you a futuristics! question: What are the top trends in the year 2009 in area of social entrepreneurship?
I personally think there are 3 movements which have already started and will co...
Social (business) plan: Do we really need it?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 4, 2009
...an is necessary for them to be able to make their decision.
Makezen's Reflections , a social entrepreneurship blog, has written a number of "To-Dos" for writing a business plan for so...
Venture Capitalists Karen Gordon Mills Nominated to Head the Small Business Administration
in Bizinformer, on December 20, 2008
...our nation rebuild our economy."
Of her appointment Mills said: "America's spirit of entrepreneurship is one of our greatest assets as we compete in this global economy. I am very pleas...
Ethno-medizinisches Zentrum und MiMi: Salman ausgezeichnet, Sozialunternehmer des Jahres
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on December 18, 2008
Ramazan Salman, 48, ist sehr produktiv. In 20 Jahren hat er mehrere soziale Betriebe gegründet, aufgebaut und zum Erfolg geführt. Sein größtes Projekt "MiMi - Mit Migranten für Migranten" hat heute 38 Standorte im Bundesgebiet erreicht. Für "Innovation, Nachhaltigkeit und sozial...
Micro Finance social ventures in Bangladesh
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 13, 2008
I found this cool video about Muhammad Yunus, owner of a local bank in Bangladesh, who was recently awarded Noble Prize for his efforts on starting social ventures. In this video, he talks about the need for business thinkers to lead the way and be the first movers in starting social start-ups i...
Immigrants and Entrepreneurship in the U.S.
in TJ's Weblog, on December 2, 2008
...unity.
Wadhwa has argued for several years now that immigrants in the U.S. are heavily involved in entrepreneurship. But last month the Small Business Administration released a report that supporte...
Interview mit Stefanie Maul von EXPLI
in web2weblog, on October 27, 2008
...ommen (finanziell, technisch, organisatorisch)?
Wir werden vom LMU EC (Entrepreneurship Center der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität), das ist ein Gründerzentrum, das vom Lehrstuhl für Innovationsforsc...
What others have to say about Shawn Hessinger and BootStrapMe.com
in BootStrapMe, on October 20, 2008
...; Personal Assistant, Aday VA Solutions
Shawn and I made an interview together about my part time entrepreneurship experience a few years ago. Since then I have remained a faithful reader of the www...
Keeping Customers
in Biz Plan Hacks, on October 16, 2008
What are you doing to keep your customers shopping in this economy?
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Rich Legg
It should be no surprise to anyone that most of the major retailers are reporting disappointing financial numbers. With everyone worried about the economy, people are going to spend l...
Share bootstrap resources on Yahoo!
in BootStrapMe, on October 15, 2008
© Yodel Anecdotal
Got a resource you'd like to share with other bootstrappers?
Do so at The Bootstrapper's Group on Yahoo! using the Rich-Text Editor function to create links to blogs and other website resources .
Using The Bootstrapper's Group you can:
• Share resources you...
Another book on bootstrapping
in BootStrapMe, on October 14, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Courtney Weittenhiller
Travel industry entrepreneur Chicke Fitzgerald is one of numerous contributors to a new " Bootstrap Business " book due out this spring.
In a post on her Distribution Solutionz blog, Chicke suggests bootstrapping may be key to i...
Bootstrapping key in tough economic times
in BootStrapMe, on October 13, 2008
...ess mind. This is due to the economic discipline that bootstrapping requires meaning bootstrap entrepreneurship is likely to attract only the best because these are the only entrepreneurs that can su...
Help me make this blog even better
in BootStrapMe, on October 8, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Rafal Zdeb
I've received a few very nice comments over the last couple of days about this blog and how it has been helpful to readers.
Thanks to all of you for visiting and responding.
In the near future I plan to have more interviews with other companie...
Bootstrapping my blog network
in BootStrapMe, on October 7, 2008
...;ve placed my question about pricing for PostRanger.com sponsor posts on both the Innovation and Entrepreneurship and On Startups groups on LinkedIn .
If you haven't joined yet, do so, and...
Make me an offer!
in BootStrapMe, on October 6, 2008
I'm setting pricing for my latest bootstrapped venture and could use your help.
PostRanger.com , the interactive blog network, is up and running and, as you've probably noticed, some guest posting is already going on, mainly for noncommercial purposes with a link back to a writer'...
Hunger gives bootstrappers their edge
in BootStrapMe, on October 4, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Skip ODonnell
( Editor's Note: Entrepreneur Cristian Dorobantescue interviews mike Michalowicz about the ultimate bootstrapper advantage. )
I've recently had the chance of interviewing Mike Michalowicz , serial entrepreneur and author of the book...
Top 10 links on BootStrapMe.com
in BootStrapMe, on October 4, 2008
...nition of bootstrapping again? We take another look at what it means to bootstrap a business
8. Entrepreneurship , another popular category at BootStrapMe.com during the month of September
9. B...
"Bailout" news may not be good for bootstrappers
in BootStrapMe, on October 2, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Lilli Day
As a revised version of Monday's failed Wall Street "bailout" legislation passes the Senate and is now being evaluated by members in the House here in the U.S., it's time again for reflection.
I've posted before about my doubts...
Join ZooQ and help bootstrap my business
in BootStrapMe, on October 1, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Khuong Hoang
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Now that we've reviewed the tools available through ZooQ , the new problem solving application with implications for the bootstrapping entrepreneur , I've decided to try it myself.
Co-founder Edward A. Ipse...
Founder: ZooQ is for bootstrappers
in BootStrapMe, on September 30, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Ashok Rodrigues
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Ultimately, ZooQ 's co-founder Edward A. Ipser, Jr. maintains that the application is a perfect fit for bootstrappers . In a series of e-mails on the subject earlier this month he explained:
ZooQ is [a]...
Tool gives bootstrappers board of directors of the big guys
in BootStrapMe, on September 29, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , yang yu
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So how does ZooQ work?
Well, the new social application officially launching beginning in October is built on the premise that anyone should be able to get together a bunch of advisors to solve a problem no matter how ...
If Your So Smart...
in Biz Plan Hacks, on September 25, 2008
Wil Schroter on his blog asks the question if you're so smart, why are you working for someone else?
© TheTruthAbout...
He used the example of a financial planner. If the financial planner is so good and smart, why is he not working for himself and making himself rich?
Of course the...
Reader's pick for bootstrapper principles
in BootStrapMe, on September 23, 2008
© a2gemma
We've laid out a couple of what I consider to be among the most important bootstrapping principles over the last few days: Here they are .
But I want to keep this site as interactive as possible so now it's your turn to add to the list.
If there are any important princi...
Ask Google for bootstrap news
in BootStrapMe, on September 13, 2008
If you want to know what other bootstrappers around the world are up to, why not let Google keep track.
Using a service like Google Alerts to create your own bootstrap business feed is one great way to bootstrap your own informational needs.
The alert will keep you in the know not only about e...
So what's the definition of bootstrapping again?
in BootStrapMe, on September 11, 2008
© ElektraCute
Here's yet another suggestion for a definition from Hillel Cooperman of Jaskson Fish Market , a design software firm in Seattle:
Often, other people think that bootstrap means not taking venture or angel , and assume that it means you're investing your own money. To...
Bootstrapping and presidential politics
in BootStrapMe, on September 9, 2008
© zenobia_joy
With both major party presidential conventions behind us, it seems the coming general election holds little promise for bootstrappers here in the U.S. (See the video from JibJab below).
However, as suggested in an earlier post on this blog , there may be at least one third...
BootStrapMe readers: Join my Linkedin network
in BootStrapMe, on September 6, 2008
...e interested in launching a new venture for themselves.
No matter where you are on your journey of entrepreneurship, don't go it alone. If you have a blog offering advice, feel free to share it w...
The ultimate bootstrapping trait?
in BootStrapMe, on September 5, 2008
© visulogik
From the legendary Paul Revere to modern "connectors" who become catalysts for change and exchange, author Malcolm Gladwell argues at least part of what causes an idea to spread has to do with those who spread it.
In his book The Tipping Point , Gladwell lays out th...
Bootstrapper's Labor Day
in BootStrapMe, on September 1, 2008
...nal holiday in these days of a rapidly shifting economy.
As I reflect back now on my journey into entrepreneurship (and a switch of day jobs since the last Labor Day rolled around) two previous posts...
Connectors key in bootstrapping
in BootStrapMe, on August 31, 2008
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Still, not only those with a product or service to sell or job to offer are welcome on LeadVine .
In fact, the very concept behind the network is that some members of the community with nothing to buy or sell may...
