Business In College

ANDROID APPLICATION BRINGS MOTIVATION TO YOUR MOBILE

2011-02-22T05:46:00.000-08:00

COLUMBUS, GA (March 1st, 2011) -- Social media guru and entrepreneur Derrick Hayes announces his latest venture to reach busy professionals on the go. Motivation to Your Mobile™ is an application that will allow mobile users to receive Hayes’ weekday motivational messages.

Hayes says Motivation to Your Mobile™ will be an extension to the uplifting and inspiring messages he currently shares with thousands of fans who follow him on his blog, Facebook and Twitter. The daily morning updates will include a word of the day followed by a creative, short encouragement message.

“I learned that people are looking for something positive to help them start their day so the idea came to me to uplift others by sending Motivation To Your Mobile,” says Hayes, who is also a sought-after professional speaker and author.

Motivation to Your Mobile™ is a free downloaded on the Android Market and versions are being created for Blackberry and I Phones. The applications are being developed with the help of longtime friend Joe Kuryla of Protify. For more information on Joe and Protify please go to http://www.Protify.com

Through his 10 plus years of utilizing social media, Hayes, 39, has captured the attention of fellow entrepreneurs, social media consumers and experts across the country and abroad. Mike Michalowicz, author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, connected with Hayes and believes the mobile marketing concept Hayes is launching has a mass appeal.

"In our fast paced entrepreneurial world we all need an energy boost from time to time. Derrick Hayes provides daily quotes to help millionaires like me stay on top of their game,” says Michalowicz, who started his first business at 24.

To learn more about Motivation to Your Mobile™ go to www.motivationtoyourmobile.com and to download the app right now go to http://tinyurl.com/4tkaw7z

About Derrick Hayes

Derrick Hayes is best identified by his creative “Derricknyms,” which displays his impromptu talent of transforming names and words into positive messages within seconds. He is a highly sought after speaker whose client list includes the U.S. Department of Commerce, Nashville Urban League, Alabama Department of Corrections, Tennessee Childcare Facilities Corporation, Georgia Department of Human Resources, as well as his alma mater, Tennessee State University, plus a number of other universities, schools, corporations and organizations. Hayes is also an accomplished author, known for books such as Derricknyms From A to Z and his e-book Grow the F Up. He is also a contributing author to Can Hip Hop Be Holy? and to Amazon.com’s self-help bestseller, The Power of Persistence, and a prolific writer whose works have been featured in various nationally known magazines, journals, web sites and other publications. Later this year, Hayes plans to release his new book entitled 1 WORD Is All It Takes™. Visit www.derrickhayes.com for more information.

Launch Your Journey

2010-10-26T08:07:00.000-07:00

ENTREPRENEUERS: A specialty chocolate maker, a goat farmer and a mobile mechanic are just a few of the 14 individuals who recently completed the first Flight of Launch, Tulsa Community College’s entrepreneur program, and were celebrated at a reception Aug. 24. Members of the first class are, front row from left, Aaron Ballinger, Equinox Comics; Vanessa Somerville, lot.no.6; Shelley Bedingfield, WALLSTRUCK; Chris Matthies, Powerful Patient Solutions; Richard Vu, ViuCast; Frank Martinez and Walt McDaniel, Online Fundraising.

The TCC Launch program shows aspiring entrepreneurs how to take their startup concept to operating business in 16 weeks. It provides local entrepreneurs the resources and information to create a successful business startup in Tulsa with the hopes of expanding the city’s economic base.

“Oklahoma is one of the most active states for entrepreneurial activity and Tulsa is ranked as one of the best places to start a business,” says Tom McKeon, TCC president. “We are proud to be fostering new business ideas at TCC and in the Launch program. I’m confident these new businesses will influence their communities for years to come.”

The program utilizes local business leaders as thought leaders throughout the 16 weeks to guide the Flight participants through critical steps required to take idea to the marketplace. Sessions include: Building Your Business Model; Understanding Your Market Through Research; Intellectual Property and Building Your Revenue Model. The sessions are held at different locations throughout Tulsa including GableGotwals Law Office, TCC Center for Creativity, and SpiritBank.

“Launch has introduced me to great local business leaders and allowed me to network with them to build strong relationships that will continue to help my business long after my time in the Launch program is over,” says Steven Copley, Launch Flight I participant.

Anyone with a business idea wanting to start a company can apply for Launch. Apply today at www.launchyourejourney.com. For more information, call 918-595-7723, or email questions@launchyourejourney.com.

Article Source: http://www.gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/8135/launch-at-tcc

I Slept Through Class and became and Entrepreneur

2010-10-25T09:16:00.000-07:00

Hello my name is Ryan Sapp.. I have already started two successful companies. One is a real estate business. The other one is called isleptthroughclass.com now a DBA wisecampus.com. The company has already grown to over 25,000 members at 1,000 universities. The site is based around sharing current online lecture notes, and a variety of other free education resources. I started actively pursing the business world when I was 16. I sold my car and invested in the stock market. I then was able to sell that stock and use it for a down payment on a townhome. I now run both of these companies however, wisecampus.com is a lot larger.

Company Name: WiseCampus.com – previously Isleptthroughclass.com

WiseCampus.com is an online web 2.0 resource that delivers a constant stream of educational content including lecture notes and social networking services to college students. The site allows students to review past study guides, helps students who struggle with classroom notes, have attention span issues, or don’t understand the concepts of a classroom lecture. The social networking aspect of the site provides the added benefits of group study sessions, question and answer sections, tutoring, job search and real-time blogging.

The WiseCampus platform currently provides services to more than 20,000 college students with scalable growth to 18 million students. We have a unique opportunity to solve a problem and dominate our niche with a unique product. The company has already begun experiencing revenues through targeted niche advertising, sponsorships, premium memberships, data mining and product/service sales.

Our beginning market is the 18.5 million college students that are enrolled in US higher education institutions. Our primary target is the 18-24 year old student demographic who maintain an annual spending power of $206 billion. We have grown at over 2,000 percent already. In the next five years we project we will reach over 6 million students.

In order to maintain our constant growth, which will include hiring new college graduates, acquiring additional server space, creating site advancements and marketing to our demographic, we are diligently seeking an investment to provide us with the necessary leverage.
As most angel investing and venture capital markets are dead right now (especially in the Midwest where we are located) we have had very little success in our year long pursuit of securing a round of financing. Having the opportunity to present to the sharks and get our brand in front of millions of viewers would be a complete invaluable experience for our growing company.

Ryan Sapp,
Founder
isleptthroughclass.com
DBA wisecampus.com
8070 Casleton Road
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Work 317-5774995 EXT 121
Cell 317-507-0048

FSU College of Business Opens New School

2010-09-28T03:43:00.000-07:00

Future business leaders celebrate the start of a new program, aimed at helping them kick-start their career and showcase their skills.

Thursday Florida State University's college of business opened its new "student business incubator" with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The incubator has space to allow eight "student businesses" to operate for up to a year all rent free. The program also pairs budding business owners with mentors in a related field.

Student "business owners" say that without FSU's help it would have taken them easily another six months to get where they are now. The opening of this new office space also coincides with the college's entrepreneur week.

Article Source - http://www.wtxl.com/Global/story.asp?S=13212093
http://www.cob.fsu.edu/

Help Student Become A CEO

2010-09-27T04:46:00.000-07:00

Dear: Potential Investor

As a founding member of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization at Fresno City College, I, Dant'e Delt, will have the opportunity to attend the 2010 National CEO Conference which will be held in Chicago, IL November 4-7, 2010. CEO chapters are located on over 140 campuses across North America. The mission of theCEO is to inform, support, and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation.

Each member of the club puts a great deal of energy and hard work into qualifying to attend the 2010 National CEO Conference, and we are all thrilled to have an opportunity to attend this important and educational event. Each year, more than 1,600 students, faculty, and others interested in entrepreneurship attend the three day conference.

In order to represent our college and our community at the 2010 National CEO Conference I have to raise $1100, by October 22nd to fund the trip. The money is necessary to cover transportation, accommodations, and admission to the 2010 National CEO Conference.
I am contacting community leaders like you, to request financial assistance. Can I, as a member of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization count on your support? Any amount you can donate will be greatly appreciated and will go directly toward funding this important educational experience.

This year we are looking to launch our student-run-business, El Colegio Taco. One of our goals in Chicago is to compete in the Business Pitch Competition, which will create more awareness and motivate other entrepreneurs’ in college, who are attending the conference. Please call one of my faculty advisors, Marianne Dunklin, Ph.D. at 559-442-4600 ext. 8490 or Gayla Jurevich, PHR at 559-779-1135 if you would like more information. Thank you for your time.I will follow up.

Sincerely, Dant’e Delt Chief Financial Officer
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Fresno City College
ChapterSCCC Tax ID: 77-0190269

Dant'e Delt Chief Financial Officer of,
Fresno City College's, Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization
&ALPHA_GAMMA_SIGMA, Honor Society- Member
Dntdelt@yahoo.com (559) 776-4542

Working for Yourself VS Working for Someone Else

2010-09-13T00:32:00.000-07:00

by Keya Murthy

You might wonder why anyone would seek to work for someone else when you could work for yourself, right? I mean, being your own boss sounds much better than having someone else for a boss.Like two sides to every coin, there are two sides to this too. First I shall tell you what working for someone else is like and then go on with what the demands of working for yourself are. Someone else is denoted with [O] meaning others, and [S] meaning self.

#1. [O] In order to work for someone else, you need to be qualified for the job – in terms of degrees, certifications and experience. Even when a recruiter comes to a campus for recruiting new graduates, those with work experience stand a better chance than those without it.[S] For starting a business of your own, you are your own recruiter. Let’s say you went out to hire employees: would you hire yourself? Do your experience and qualifications match the job requirements and the demands of running the business?

#2. [O] When you work for someone else, you do only the job for which you were hired.[S] When you work for yourself, you wear many hats, e.g. boss, janitor, secretary, accountant, marketing head, salesperson and so much more.

#3. [O] When you work for someone else, you need no investment.[S] When you work for yourself, you need a lot of investment – in terms of time and finances.

#4.[O] When you work for someone else, you work for usually 40 hours a week.[S] When you work for yourself, you work usually 80 hours a week.

#5 [O] When you work for someone else, you get paid in the second pay period.[S] When you work for yourself, you begin to see profits in 3-5 years.

#6. [O] When you work for someone else, you do not have a say in most cases.[S] When you work for yourself, you have a say in almost everything except the IRS and the legal department of the city, county and state in which you do business.

#7. [O] When you work for someone else, you get paid after your taxes are deducted.[S] When you work for yourself, you get paid first and then you pay your taxes.

#8. [O] When you work for someone else, you do not have keep records of your expenses.[S] When you work for yourself, you have to track every single penny you spend and every place you visit, so you can claim your expenses for your taxes.

#9. [O] When you work for someone else, you cannot deduct any expense for pre-tax dollars.[S] When you work for yourself, most expenses are tax deductible when you keep perfect records of everything and every event that helps you work your business better. Even part of your mortgage, rent, car payments, utilities, etc. are tax deductible.

#10 [O] When you work for someone else, you rarely get 100% credit for your achievements, but you run the risk of 100% blame for anything going wrong at work.[S] When you work for yourself, you get to take 100% credit for all your achievements. When you encounter challenges you get to learn and improvise and get better.

#11 [O] When you work for someone else, the more you succeed at work, the more responsibilities are dumped on you.[S] When you work for your self, the more you succeed at work, the more free time you have to do things you love the most.

Sharmila "Keya" Murthy M.S., C.Ht., NLP Trainer Murthy Center for Life Path Guidance Consulting for Individuals, Groups, Small to Mid size businessCoaching and Mentoring for Individuals and Groups805.275.2289 lifepathguidance@yahoo.com
http://www.lifepathguides.com/

Snow College Entrepreneur Seminars

2010-09-09T13:06:00.000-07:00

By Jason Pipes

Published on September 07, 2010 at 10:16AM

(Ephraim) Snow College is gearing up for its second series of Entrepreneurship Seminars, beginning this week. The seminars are designed to give local business owners and other entrepreneurs an opportunity to receive advice from successful business leaders from around the state. The seminars will be held each Wednesday at 12:30 PM at the new Karen Huntsman Library at Snow College in Ephraim. The presentations are free of charge, but can also be attended for college credit. This weeks speaker will be David Bateman, the CEO of Property Solution. The topic of the presentation will be “financing your business”. The public is invited to attend any or all of the seminars.

http://midutahradio.com/stories/9514-snow-college-entrepreneur-seminars

Why I Don't Ditch College: An Entrepreneur's Opinion

2010-08-27T09:35:00.000-07:00

By Tyler Mahoney

There is an old argument for avoiding higher education: "Bill Gates dropped out of college and he's one of the richest men in the world." Isn't that convincing? Along the same lines, many students and parents have noted that Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of college to run Facebook, and have marveled at how successful he is now.

In the past week a battery of arguments against attending college have sprouted across the Internet. Columnist James Altucher at Daily Finance wrote "Seven Reasons Not to Send Your Kids to College" and fellow Huffington Post blogger Danny Wong wrote a personal treatise called "Why Ditch College?" Wong says grand life experiences await those who beat their own paths. Altucher says college is a scam and not much more, and one's time would be better spent working, volunteering, or reading.

With the soaring price of college education, these arguments make some sense. Yet Altucher throws the baby out with the bath water when he says, "the entire college degree industry is a scam, a self-perpetuating Ponzi scheme that needs to stop right now." I offer a defense of American post-secondary education. Simply running the tuition numbers and telling people to be entrepreneurs in no way makes up for the personal development and career advantages you can gain by attending college.

College education, especially at private institutions, is prohibitively expensive. But an education should not be judged solely on return on investment: personal growth and achievement cannot be measured on an investment principle. I'm highly critical of our education system: it's outdated and often forgets to put students first. But a quick survey of the facts makes it clear that college isn't as bad a choice as Altucher and, to a lesser extent, Wong would have you believe.

James Altucher and Danny Wong have both presented scenarios where becoming an entrepreneur makes more sense, but they fail to demonstrate how plausible it is for someone straight out of high school to get a business off the ground. Mark Zuckerbergs and Bill Gateses aren't born every day. Boot strapping a start-up is time consuming and emotionally draining. You have to be prepared for high stress and very little income for a year, maybe two. All the while you have to keep a positive attitude, network, and push aside all the snake oil salesmen who promise you the world. It's difficult work and even the best and brightest fail. You might learn a lot about the limits of how long a person can go without sleep, but you'll miss the chance to delve into truth, meaning, and character.

In my college experience at Seattle University and my continuing studies at Duke University, I've been able to explore who I am and where I want to go in life. I hung out for four years digging into the minds of St. Augustine, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Albert Camus. Most importantly, while attending a Jesuit university, I got to learn from the master of discernment and self-actualization himself, Ignatius of Loyola.

Was it expensive? Yes. Could I get that same experience on my own? Probably not. Running the tuition costs should only be one metric of the many that inform your decisions about college. Yes you'll find debt, but you also get a chance to find out who you are, network with future players in countless industries, and master the all-important art of critical thinking (assuming, that is, you don't spend four years with a blood alcohol level high enough to constantly keep you from the wheel of a car).

The doors that have opened up in my own start-up, Churchrater, continue to swing wide because of my education. I walk, talk, and write about religion and I learned those skills while getting my B.A. in Theology at Seattle University and my M.Div at Duke. That's how I landed my company in the pages of USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and ReadWriteWeb.
I got internships because I went to SU and now people return my emails because I go to Duke University. You can be an entrepreneur without college, but be prepared for an uphill battle on the highest difficulty setting. If you want people to take you seriously, silly letters like J.D., B.A., M.S. or Ph.D at the end of your name help. But what helps even more is if you know who you are and where you want to go in life. If you treat college like a tool to enter the middle class that's fine, but you can also treat it like an incubator to make real waves in this world. Observe, learn, and gather as many skills as you can. Student debt won't be a problem after your first venture capital round goes through.

Those of us who do go to college could bypass our education and start working straight away. For instance, I could follow in the footsteps of my favorite religious figure and become a carpenter. It pays well, and though the work is hard I know I could one day establish myself as a business owner. But I don't want to be a carpenter: I've found a field that challenges, enriches and fulfills me, that helps others, and that allows me to build the world I want to live in without ever having to lift a hammer. College makes this possible for many young adults who don't measure their success in dollars and cents but in the kind of careers they hold. Social workers, teachers, and journalists rightly use college as a springboard to the jobs they want, not the jobs that pay the best.

Mr. Wong is taking time off from school to focus on his start-up, Blank Label. As a full time graduate student with my own start-up, I fully understand the time demands it takes to do both. Power to you, Mr. Wong, I respect your choice to define yourself and grow along with your company. Yet Mr. Altucher's advocacy to not attend college is a shortsighted attempt to explain the real cost of college. If he had some creativity he'd tell parents to send their kids to state school and use the money they save to recruit a few business majors to run their child's start-up. For a generation of team players, colleges are the new incubator for entrepreneurial advancement and personal growth.

Article Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-mahoney/why-i-dont-ditch-college_b_676588.html

Top 5 Tips From a Start-up CEO (After One Year of On-the-Job Training)

2010-08-27T09:29:00.000-07:00

I do not have a Harvard MBA. I’m not a “#u30pro” (but secretly wish I was). I’m not a social networking God (but am getting better).

I am a former engineer trained in the Air Force. I’m a consistent workaholic. I am a passionate entrepreneur. And, I’m an OJT CEO.

For the past year, our team has developed YouTern – an online community that connects emerging talent to entrepreneur-driven companies, through internships. We’ve accomplished a lot in 12 months; 90 days after Alpha launch we are grateful that over 300 companies now use YouTern to find great interns.

However, as a lot of you have likely experienced in your entrepreneurial endeavors…it hasn’t all been fun and fireworks. Now is a good time to reflect and share with you what went right, and what didn’t.

Since my first business at eight years old until today, I’ve always learned a lot more from mistakes than easy victories. So, here – from a non-Harvard MBA CEO that turned 50 two weeks ago – is a Letterman-style “Top 5 Tips for Start-up CEOs” (and others currently living on caffeine, adrenaline, and the support of damn good people around them).

5. “Be the Ball, Danny”

Find a Mentor. Cultivate the relationship. Communicate often. Bare your soul by asking good questions after checking your ego at the door.

For the past several months, I’ve relied on the counsel of a no-nonsense mentor who built a $75 million company. In retrospect, I should have started this priceless relationship much sooner.
Just for fun, see my favorite fictional mentor:

4. Build Your Advisor Team

Building a Board of Advisors seems like a low priority compared to developing a product, building your core start-up team, funding… and much more.
Wrong.

Had I taken the time to develop a diverse, enthusiastic team of advisors (like the team we have guiding us now), we would be months further into the execution of our business plan.

3. Build an Army of Interns

At some point, the workload becomes overwhelming. You’ll lay in bed almost nightly, thinking (while you should be sleeping): “If we had the manpower to do this, and that, three months ago…”

A year later, we built an army of interns. Youthful enthusiasm. Contagious energy. Technology-driven to the point of fault (and a great benefit to the company).
Our interns capably handle tasks (competitive analysis, web development, marketing, PR) they should have been handling quite some time ago – instead of me and my executive team.

2. Build a Good Business, Then Seek Funding

60-second pitch contests. Create pitch deck. Elevator pitch training. Another pitch deck. Consultants. Revise pitch deck. Practice to experts and investors. Revise pitch deck. More pitch contests. Web 2.0 experts. New Pitch Deck…

The time spent attempting to attract the attention of VCs was exhausting, and given the economic/investor climate, ultimately a waste of time (especially since the companies that won all those contests are still not funded). At one point, we caught ourselves writing website copy designed to impress investors… instead of our customers.

Stay focused. Bootstrap. Prove the concept. Get to revenue. Your success will draw the attention of Angel or VC investors.

1. Get a New Third Baseman

I’ve coached baseball since I can remember. Whenever I had trouble with a ballplayer (commitment, talent or attitude), parent (attitude) or athletic director/administrator (ego), I would explain that my job was to put the best team, with the best possible character, on the field. No one ever questioned that logic.

I did not take the same approach with my first “real” start-up. I let people that did not contribute – either in the “move us forward” or “pulling their weight” category – hang on way too long. The first red flag: more than one major missed commitment.
In the long run, the reasons – no matter how sincere – don’t matter and those “reasons” are perceived far more accurately for what they are: excuses.

Every chance you get, seek to upgrade the team you’re putting on the field.
I am incredibly proud of the work we’ve done. I am also fully aware that we might be much farther along had I followed my own advice.

Even if it did come from a rookie CEO.

Article Source: http://thesavvyintern.com/2010/08/25/top-5-tips-from-a-start-up-ceo-after-one-year-of-on-the-job-training/#comments

Entrepreneurs – You Would Possibly Need To Drop Out Of College

2010-08-27T00:48:00.000-07:00

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Entrepreneurs – You Would Possibly Need To Drop Out Of College
by andreas on August 25, 2010

Young entrepreneurs and enterprise homeowners are often instances faced with the selection of which road to take. On one hand, there may be the more conservative route of staying in school and getting a degree. However, many have thriving companies which are making extra money than their diploma will ever get for them. Is college merely a hindrance? Or is it a invaluable useful resource that should be continued in any respect costs. Many school enterprise homeowners do not even understand they’ve the choice of dropping out. Figuring out this selection is there could be important to the success of their future business. In case you are in faculty and are an entrepreneur or enterprise owner you have to ask your self this question: ought to I drop out of college?

The reply to this question usually is available in many varieties from many different people. I used to be recently at an entrepreneurial conference and had the opportunity to discuss this matter with many wealthy entrepreneurs. The solutions I was getting from them have been vastly different from those that my household had given me. On the one side I used to be being advised that college is just useful if you are getting something out of it, and that if I used to be serious my companies ought to take precedence over schooling. From the household aspect I used to be being instructed to stay at school it doesn’t matter what, put education on the forefront – there will always be time for business and it will be good to have a safe backup. Each of those answers have their deserves, but which one is true?. It grew to become clear to me that it was my choice- not the other rich entrepreneurs, and not your family.

Why are you in school?This question is the fundamental aspect in the determination to drop out of college. Entrepreneurs must determine the reality of why they are in faculty before making a call to drop out. Some business house owners are in school as a result of their mother and father told them to go there, or as a result of they did not notice they’d the choice. Different younger entrepreneurs are in college because they discover the data invaluable and need to proceed learning whereas they increase their business. Much more still had childhood dreams of sooner or later being an engineer or architect and want to follow via with their early ideals. You need to answer this question truthfully and truthfully if you’re going to make a selection about running your online business full time or staying in college.

Why Do You Need to Drop Out?It is very vital to know exactly why you want to drop out. Many business homeowners and entrepreneurs have vastly completely different causes for dropping out of school and it’s key that you just understand yours. I’ve typically fielded this question in conversation, and many occasions a young entrepreneur will want to drop out of college on pure speculation. This is by no means a good idea and not using a solid business plan. I recommend having a solid business plan and a few backups within the least, as well as some plans for continued studying of enterprise skills. Dropping out is a risky decision – entrepreneurs will understand and easily settle for this fact. Understanding and accepting risk is part of being an entrepreneur and starting new businesses. I’ve also talked with many entrepreneurs who already have million dollar plus revenue, and are fascinated by dropping out in an effort to focus extra on their business. This occasion presents a wholly new set of questions. Whatever your reasoning just be sure you perceive and research your position.

Right here is the Secret to Making the DeterminationIt all comes right down to balancing the 2 sides of the argument. If you’ve found out both your causes for being in school and your reasons for dropping out and starting a enterprise, then you’ll be able to easily make a decision. The trick is to look at a list of each side: your reasons for being in college and your reasons for going out and becoming an entrepreneur. If both aspect has reasons that are not your individual, or that have doubt in them, then you will probably choose the other side. Right here is an instance situation, have a look at the two lists and decide what the coed should do.
Pupil A – Reasons to Keep in College:– My mother and father are paying for it, and they’d flip if I left– Everyone I know is in faculty, it could be bizarre to leave.– A level might give me some safety later on.

Student A – Reasons to Drop Out and Pursue Enterprise– I have a stable business plan and have been working on it for months– My earnings is almost half of my dad and mom already– Having more time to work on enterprise would let me increase sooner+

I feel it is fairly clear in this setup that we have an entrepreneur at heart. There may be doubt within the reasoning behind school, and he also doubts that he will even need the security of a degree. The second checklist is way more profound and certain. This pupil knows he shall be profitable as an entrepreneur and he only needs to construct his business more. There’s certainty and understanding in his tone. With this situation it appears very possible that the coed could be much better off dropping out of faculty and pursuing his business goals.
The case is nearly never as lower and dry because the situation above, most younger businessmen have way more sophisticated setups. Even with the problems, the top result’s all the time the same. Comply with the path that you are certain of in your heart. If you are an entrepreneur in the correct place then you will know exactly why you want to drop out and that it will likely be higher for you. Or, you’ll know that staying in school will train you more about business and allow you to grow sooner out of college. I will leave you with one final thing.
Take heed to your individual thoughts, and pick the trail that you already know is best for you.

Pitch Your Idea in 90 Seconds Contest

2010-08-21T11:49:00.000-07:00

On October 8, 2010, the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Walker College of Business will host the annual “Pitch Your Idea in 90 Seconds” sponsored by 3tailer in Charlotte, NC. All Appalachian students are invited to submit a business idea for this event. The top 20 student ideas selected will be “pitched” in a 90-second speech to a panel of entrepreneurial judges. One student will win the $1,000 grand prize.

The second-place winner will receive $500 and the third-place winner will receive $250. Please share this information with everyone you think may be interested in this unique opportunity. Ideas can include non-profit ventures, socially minded endeavors, and classic business ideas.

Registration for the Pitch Your Idea Contest is available online now! Pitch Your Idea Contest Registration. 3tailer, LLC is a Charlotte-based company founded by Jon West and Chad Ledford, 2006 graduates of the Walker College of Business. The idea of 3tailer began while Chad and Jon were students at ASU.

They turned a $1,000 investment into a multi-million dollar company (3tailer.com) that now owns and operates more than 40 Ecommerce websites.The deadline to submit ideas is September 13. Call Julia Rowland at 262-8325 or e-mail rowlandja@appstate.edu with questions.

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CMU student one of Entrepreneur magazine’s top five

2010-08-11T11:18:00.000-07:00

Consumers who carry multiple credit, debit and rewards cards may jump at the chance to have an easier and more secure way to shop. This is the thinking behind Central Michigan University senior Daniel Pearson’s business idea that has landed him in the running for Entrepreneur magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010.

Pearson's business idea for The Hybrid Card Company has been recognized by Entrepreneur magazine.

“This is incredibly humbling to be a finalist in this contest,” Pearson said. “Money is not a huge thing for me, so it is the networking opportunities that are very exciting. It’s every entrepreneur’s dream.”

As a way to set a new precedent for corporate responsibility, Pearson would donate 10 percent of all transaction fees from The Hybrid Card Company toward causes such as those that would help consumers learn responsible credit habits, corporate responsibility and reducing corporate waste.

In 2008, Pearson created Pearson’s of Oakland County, a landscaping business, and recently sold it. The 21-year-old also is the founder and president of CMU’s chapter of collegiate entrepreneurs.

View Pearson’s profile, learn more about his business idea and vote for him through Sept. 10.

Article Source: http://visionmidmichigan.com/?p=1696

Senior Accounting Major in the Running to BecomeEntrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010

2010-08-11T11:14:00.000-07:00

When senior accounting major Greg Waldstreicher entered Entrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010 contest at the suggestion of a University of Maryland alum, he didn’t tell his family or friends. Other than his business partner Gideon Platt, a senior at NYU, he didn’t share his decision to enter with anyone, because the chances of becoming a finalist seemed slim.
But early this summer, 20-year-old Waldstreicher found out he was selected out of 1,000 entries as a Top 10 Finalist. He was asked to create a video about his entrepreneurial idea, and from there was selected as a Top Five Finalist. Now, it is up to a public vote to decide which of those five entrepreneurs should be the College Entrepreneur of 2010.

In addition to being a Smith School student, Waldstreicher is also part of the Hinman CEOs program at the university. Hinman CEOs is a living-learning program designed to place entrepreneurially-minded students from all disciplines into a single community. With their guidance and funding, Waldstreicher was able to create his company, DoseSpot, and his pitch to Entrepreneur Magazine a reality.

DoseSpot, which was founded in 2009, is an e-prescription system that allows medical doctors to connect directly with a patient’s pharmacy. Waldstreicher said he credits his father, who is a medical doctor, as the inspiration behind DoseSpot. His father knew about the kinks in the e-prescribing system and shared the complaints with his son.

“With health care reform, a big push is to create electronic medical records,” Waldstreicher said. “Included in the health care package is $44,000 per doctor to adopt these electronic medical records. So, the government is basically saying, ‘We’ll pay for you to do this because that is how important it is to us.’”

An element of electronic records, in addition to keeping track of patient visits, labs and X-rays, is prescriptions, Waldstreicher explained. Doctors write billions of prescriptions each year. To fill a prescription under the old system, doctors would call the pharmacy and leave a message, fax in a paper prescription or just give the prescription to the patient.

“The patient has to drive over to the pharmacy, drive home, do errands, come back. Their prescription may be ready, it may not be,” Waldstreicher said about the inefficient system. “And there were also the factors of illegible handwriting and human error contributing to the inefficient system. We decided there had to be a way to make writing prescriptions more efficient. The handwriting wasn’t working, the faxing wasn’t working. The calls to the pharmacy weren’t working.”

According to Waldstreicher, a significant amount of a physician’s staff’s time is spent dealing with pharmacies: “The pharmacy will call the doctor because they can’t read what he wrote. Then the staff has to find the doctor and the doctor has to call the pharmacy all over again. It is just so much wasted time and cost and effort and energy. So we said, ‘We have to be able to do something here.’”

Waldstreicher and Platt see DoseSpot as the solution to those problems. With DoseSpot, doctors can log in at their own computers and pick from an integrated drug system database which prescription needs to go to which patient.

“It’s not freehand typing,” Waldstreicher explained. “For example, if they are looking for Nexium®, they type in ‘N’-‘E’-‘X’ and all of the variations of medicine starting with those letters will come up. As soon as the doctor selects Nexium®, the available dosage will appear.”
That is important because another common problem with the old system along with illegible handwriting is accidental errors in the dosage prescribed. So, a busy doctor might prescribe 125 mg of a drug when the drug only comes in 100 mg or 150 mg pills. With DoseSpot, only the existing and available dosages available for selection, so there is less room for human error, Waldstreicher said.

He also explained that DoseSpot is very quick and easy for busy doctors to use, using the motto of “Click, click, prescribe,” to explain to potential clients the ease at which the application can be used.

“’Click’ meaning finding the drug and clicking on it. The second ‘click’ is finding the dosage and clicking on it. And ‘prescribe’ is just type in directions you want, and then it is done,” Waldstreicher said. “It’s just that easy. Our company really strives for great customer service and great flexibility.”

The idea of electronic prescriptions is not new; DoseSpot is just a new and smoother process for e-prescribing. For medical software companies that already have doctors using their practice management systems or their electronic medical records systems, but whose systems don’t have the e-prescribing component to them, DoseSpot is able to be integrated into their existing system. Then, their doctors can use the e-prescribing without even knowing it’s coming from DoseSpot.

And DoseSpot is certified by Surescripts, the nation’s largest network for electronic prescriptions. Surescripts has created the whole infrastructure for sending e-prescriptions back and forth. The certification is expensive, time consuming and the waitlist can be months, if not years, long, Waldstreicher said.

“Having a Surescripts certification gives DoseSpot a large advantage over companies still waiting to be certified. That is our pitch to our medical software companies,” he said. “You don’t need to reinvent the wheel. We’ve already done it and we’ve already been certified for doing it. Let’s just hook our application into yours and you save all the time on the waitlist and a lot of cost, rather than developing it yourself.”

Waldstreicher said that he is really enjoying running DoseSpot and that as a Smith School student as well as a Hinman CEOs, he is receiving great support from people at the University of Maryland, College Park: “This has been really cool and unbelievable. Between Hinman CEOs, Mtech and the Smith School, and everyone else who has gotten behind me, family and friends, it’s been so much fun.”

Waldstreicher has already won the UM Business Plan Competition for undergraduates and hopes DoseSpot will lead him to another victory in the College Entrepreneur of 2010 contest.
Vote for Greg Waldstreicher and his company, DoseSpot. Voting for the College Entrepreneur of 2010 contest ends on September 10.

Article Source: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/news/stories/2010/EntrepMag.aspx

Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute Success Story

2010-08-08T19:24:00.000-07:00

(WEST OKOBOJI, IA) The Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute is teaching Iowa students how to succeed by offering a week of seminars, mentoring and networking with business leaders. One of them already has a head start on the competition.

"Because we don't have the option to not succeed.

"Tom Bedell co-founded the Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute five years ago after decades as a CEO.

"Don't just hang out. Go for it.

"Now he's teaching the next generation of Iowa business leaders - 32 students from five state colleges and universities.

"It's those special people that execute the ideas that tend to be successful entrepreneurs," says Tom Bedell, Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute.

The institute creates friendships, relationships and mentorships to build student success.

"This week helps each of these students better clarify in their own minds, their own hearts, their own passions, this is the me, this what I want to be, this is what I want to do," says Bedell.

Nick Cash found his passion for computer programming many years ago.

"When I find a new idea, I need to kind of jump on it and go investigate," says Nick Cash, Book Hatchery Founder & CEO.

The UNI junior began designing websites in 6th grade and video games by 8th grade.

"Never in my life, up until this point, did I think, alright I'm 21, I'm going to quit my job and start a company," says Cash.

Cash is the founder and CEO of http://www.bookhatchery.com/, helping authors publish books digitally.

"I really just like learning a lot of new things. That's what thrills me," says Cash.

The 21-year-old CEO is already a success story but he still plans to finish college and continue learning.

"The business side of everything is really what's new and so it's great to listen to everybody who has that experience," says Cash.

"You can take that energy and help share with them some skills and some know-how and some connections and all those kinds of things and they'll persevere," says Bedell.

Besides starting his own business, Nick Cash is also one of five finalists nationwide for Entrepreneur Magazine's College Entrepreneur of 2010 contest.

Learn more about Nick's business at http://www.bookhatchery.com/.

Vote for Nick to win Entrepreneur Magazine's College Entrepreneur of 2010 contest at http://www.entrepreneur.com/e2010/vote/college.php#353.Reported by Erika Thomas. You can contact her at ethomas@kmeg.com.Friend her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ErikaThomasTV.

Article Source: http://www.kpth.com/Global/story.asp?S=12913127

Annie Mulz

2010-04-13T09:12:00.000-07:00

Annie Mulz is an edgy line of tee-shirts designed by the two students, Michael Toney and Matthew Osofisan. They are currently Northeastern University students—Matthew majors in entrepreneurship and Michael is a business major with a big interest in clothing design—who met during their freshmen year. They are selling their stuff on-line and in kiosks they set up around Boston, on Harvard Square and on Newbury Street.

Here’s a link to a great profile on the guys: http://boldfacers.com/index.cfm?page=profile&profile_id=183

And here is some examples of their products: http://anniemulz.bigcartel.com/about-us
Michael himself is an interesting story. He is at Northeastern on a full scholarship, and is a first-generation college student in his family. It’s a great example of a young, bright and determined scholar making a name for himself in Boston.

Boston University's Real Estate Expert

2010-02-21T21:29:00.000-08:00

Boston University junior ALEX HODARA has done something that no other college entrepreneur has previously done. He has pioneered the first full-time college student owned and operated real estate agency.During his freshman and sophomore summer vacations Hodara worked for Century 21's International Headquarters, a company he now consults for. Feeling that the current real estate model was archaic and not addressing the concerns of the Generation Y market he decided to venture on his own.

In 2008, Hodara obtained his broker's license, paid for four of his friends to get their real estate licenses, and launched HODARA REAL ESTATE GROUP. The company was launched with no financial backing aside from the money Hodara had saved from other entrepreneurial adventures when in his teens.

Since opening in January 2009, the company's revenue to date is an impressive six figures with expected growth into 2010. Recently they expanded into a second office that accommodates 12 agents with another 12 expected to be hired this fall.

HODARA REAL ESTATE GROUP currently has thousands of properties listings in the greater Boston area and is in the process of acquiring their first investment property. They hope to expand into other college friendly towns using the same business model.

Hodara's ultimate goal is to provide college students the opportunity to obtain hands-on business and sales experience while attending college. This fall he will open HODARA REAL ESTATE ACADEMY so students can obtain residential and commercial real estate licenses while receiving hand-on training.

For More Information Please Visit http://www.hodararealestate.com

My Friends Bookstore

2010-02-09T15:40:00.000-08:00

Two former students started My Friends Bookstore in their freshmen year to compete with the official Presbyterian College bookstore. They have been very successful. They graduated in May and now run the official Presbyterian College bookstore themselves!

They have learned many valuable lessons, and at the tender age of 23 are successful entrepreneurs. Dana Waters created the business plan for my small bus. mgt. class. Because I am the author of two of Prentice Hall's best-selling small bus/entrepreneurship books, I was able to use the plan that Dana wrote for My Friends Bookstore as the sample plan in the 9th edition of my book. His plan is the sample that students all over the world are using as a guide!

The young men used their plan to land a $15,000 line of credit that was unsecured and had no parental co-signature (and eventually grew to a $50,000 or so line) at a small community bank here in upstate South Carolina, The Palmetto Bank.

Dana Water's e-mail address is:
gdwaters@mail.presby.edu

My Friends Bookstore
112 Musgrove Street
Clinton, SC 29325
864 938 6927

My Friends' Bookstore - Created by students, for students!
Category:

Business - Companies

Description:

Welcome to My Friend's Bookstore!Students may join from any college, however, we currently only buy and sell books to students of Presbyterian College.This group is for all PC students who are sick of:~The campus bookstore's high prices for books!~The insane prices they charge for clothing, etc.WE WILL BE SELLING TEXTBOOKS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER, WE EVEN HAVE FREE DELIVERY!!!For more information, visit our website!
Privacy Type:

Email:

myfriendsbookstore@gmail.com

Website:

http://myfriendsbookstore.com/

Location:

Clinton, SC

A Berry Entrepreneurial College

2010-01-09T22:51:00.000-08:00

Students Gain Valuable Experience Managing On-Campus Enterprises . When Anthony Bonazza first enrolled at Berry College, he knew he would be getting a first-class education at a leading liberal arts college. What he never imagined was that he would have the opportunity to start an on-campus business with a group of his fellow students.

Thanks to a new initiative promoting on-campus student enterprises, Bonazza is doing exactly that as he works alongside other students in support of their new business, Jersey Beef. Together, these students are getting valuable firsthand experience in all aspects of business administration as they oversee the marketing and sale of beef from Berry’s Jersey herd. Administrators see this as a natural extension of Berry’s premier on-campus work experience program, and Bonazza is thrilled to help blaze a trail that other students will be able to follow. “We’re all really excited about it,” Bonazza said. “We’re happy to be one of the first enterprises; it’s a big opportunity.”

A unique aspect of the new program is that it enables students from all majors the opportunity to work together in support of a specific enterprise. The students involved in the launch of Jersey Beef demonstrate the amazing diversity of talent that it takes to get a business started. The four-member launch team included two business and finance majors, an accounting major and an animal science major.

“We need communication majors to help with public relations, animal science majors to help with the actual product and obviously someone with a good business sense to manage it all,” said Rufus Massey, assistant vice president of enterprise development. Massey is the chief administrator for the project; in that role, he oversees the new program and helps students get their enterprises off the ground.

Jersey Beef is one of several student-run enterprises launched this spring. One is marketing the sale of all-natural, hormone-free Angus beef in various cuts including steak and ground-beef portions. Another is involved in the production and sale of Jersey milk. Others in various stages of development include an organic garden, a bike shop, an online store offering alumni-specific merchandise, student management of the Cottages at Berry and a genetics enterprise marketing embryos produced by Berry’s Jersey herd. Currently, 10 student-run enterprises are in the pilot stage, and several more could follow in the near future.

“We hope to learn many things from these pilot projects,” Massey said. “The students involved are smart, excited and are all working very hard to ensure the success of these charter enterprises. Our work experience program has always provided Berry students with an important leg up when they graduate and join the work force. As this program develops, we believe it will serve as one more differentiator that will help to set our students apart.”

Holly Clifford Corral at hollycliffordpr@gmail.com represents Berry College and students who have started and run their own businesses on campus. Their program is called the enterprise development program. Berry College was started 100 years ago with the goal of developing an entrepreneurial spirit among their students. Holly Clifford Corral is President Tango Marketing and can also be reach at 404-668-7733

Student Entrepreneur Makes Rich Gadgets Affordable

2010-01-03T20:41:00.000-08:00

A UNIVERSITY student has set up a new business to bring the gadgets of the rich and famous to a wider market.

Tom Kadwill, 19, is in the early days of an online venture called Tekrux, supplying automated technology for lighting and other electrical appliances around the home.

He has two suppliers, one in the UK and another in the Netherlands. Their gadgetry enables people to use items such as a £15 keyring, which can operate lights and switch the television on or off.

Tom, of Harley Street, Leigh, said: “Usually this technology is found in rich homes, but my aim is to bring to everyone at a price they can afford.

“The keyring item can turn lights on as you arrive home at night and is more energy saving than leaving a light on while you are out.

“It’s good for older people and those with mobility problems. “My nan uses the light and TV controller from her bed.”

Tom, a former Deanes School pupil and Seevic student, also works part time at Little Havens Children’s Hospice.

He is currently studying for a degree in economics, at the University of Hertfordshire, and is into the second round of their Flare business competition, with a £15,000 prize up for grabs.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4828260.Student_entrepreneur_makes_rich_gadgets_affordable/

Drexel sophomore picked as College Entrepreneur of the Year

2009-12-19T08:49:00.000-08:00

“Save your receipts” may be the rule in the workplace for getting reimbursed for expenses, but those slips of paper are just so much trash to a college student.

That’s what Drexel University student Bradley Ericson pondered as he observed transactions at the checkout counter at campus dining halls.

Students have a meal plan and tap it electronically by using their student identification card. But the cashier still hands over a printed piece of thermal paper. Soon after, that receipt winds up on the floor or counter.

A freshman at Drexel’s LeBow College of Business in the fall of 2008, Ericson thought a digital receipt would be more convenient for the consumer. Digital receipts would also save money for the dining hall, which would not need to buy rolls of paper. That sounded to him like it could be the start of a business plan.

“The convenience factor is the most important,” Ericson said. “I want to make my daily activities easier.”

Today, Ericson has a company, called 3SecondReceipts L.L.C., that tested its software on Drexel servers this fall. (The name came from his research, which found a thermal-paper receipt has an “average life span” of only 3 seconds before it gets wadded up and tossed.)

It works like this: When the student’s ID card gets swiped, it enables the dining hall to debit his or her meal plan tied to the student’s identification number. Ericson’s software hooks into the point-of-sale system and creates a digital receipt of the transaction that gets sent to buyer and seller. Students can log in to their campus accounts to see how much they spent and what they spent it on.

Ericson said he thought the digital receipt functionality would go “live” campuswide at Drexel in three or four months. If it performs for more than 21,000 students as well as he hopes, Ericson’s next calls will be to Temple, Penn, and other area colleges.

Last spring, he became the first freshman to place in the Laurence A. Baiada Center’s Business Plan Competition at Drexel. He didn’t win it, but he came away with $1,000 as a finalist.
Losing that competition bothered him. He learned that while he had a good idea, that didn’t make it a good business prospect. Ericson didn’t go home to Fair Lawn, N.J., for summer break, but stayed in Philadelphia to work on his business plan.

Meanwhile, a different set of judges in another competition this week singled him out over many other entrepreneurs on campuses across the United States. Entrepreneur magazine Thursday named the Drexel sophomore its 2009 College Entrepreneur of the Year.

The designation provides 3SecondReceipts with $5,000 in seed capital and it gives Ericson some bragging rights with his three siblings.

After all, his brother Timothy started a firm in November 2007 when he was at Drexel. Today, CityRyde L.L.C. is a consulting firm in Philadelphia that helps universities and municipalities design and implement bike-sharing programs.

At 19, Bradley Ericson and his start-up story have already been featured on ABC News and in Forbes magazine. It will get retold in Entrepreneur magazine next month.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillyinc/Drexel_University_sophomore_picked_as_College_Entrepreneur_of_the_Year.html

Think Gum

2009-12-18T08:35:00.000-08:00

We make chewing gum designed to help boost concentration and memory. I first came up with the idea while I was a senior at UC Berkeley studying molecular and cell biology. I read a study about how certain aromas could enhance performance and took this idea and along with a few carefully selected herbs and a bit of caffeine to make Think Gum. I am now a graduate student at the Stanford University School of Medicine getting my PhD in Immunology. Think Gum LLC first began selling gum at the end of 2007, right when I started grad school. Now, almost 2 years into things we have sold well over a million pieces in gum and generated nearly $100,000 in revenue.

Matt Davidson, Founder of Think Gum LLC

You can get more information by visiting our website www.ThinkGum.com. You can also send Matt an e-mail at MDavidson@ThinkGum.com.

Meet Andi Enns

2009-12-07T22:21:00.000-08:00

I am a sophomore at Park University (Kansas City, Missouri) and I am one of the youngest PR & marketing consultants in the country. I work with a variety of clients nationwide, some on retainer and some on project-by-project basis. This clients include yoga studios, public speakers, skincare boutiques, and more. I started out at age 16 with social media. I already had web programming knowledge, and helping a friend with his MySpace profile gave me an idea. So I launched a business designing and maintaining professional MySpace profiles. Over time, this evolved into the full services I offer today. My previous media coverage has included Yahoo HotJobs, national radio show Whiz Ventures, NBC's Kansas City Live, popular industry blog Repman, and many more. Please feel free to contact me at andi.enns@yahoo.com or 816-739-9930.

Will Work For Food

2009-11-22T22:56:00.000-08:00

WILL WORK FOR FOOD was started 2 years ago by students at the University of Michigan. WILL WORK FOR FOOD's slogan is Volunteering Locally to Save Children Globally. Our aim is to motivate high school and college students to find a any volunteer project of their choosing and someone to sponsor their efforts (family, friend, themselves, corporate, etc). The money that they raise volunteering is given to our affiliates, Doctors Without Borders, to purchase and distribute the nutritional supplement Plump'y nut in areas of need. To date we have raised +$12,000 and have over 700 participants nationwide.

We are close affiliates with Doctors Without Borders, recognized by the Clinton Global Initiatives for Universities, a runner up in the prestigious DELL grant, and the recipient of various Google grants. We have gained media attention across the country for this innovative approach to social and global welfare.

For more information contact myself, follow us on Twitter [@Will_ForFood], and check out our website www.willworkforfood.org

Lindsay Canvasser
Director of Public Relations
WILL WORK FOR FOOD
willworkpr@umich.edu

Inspiration for the Young Entrepreneur

2009-11-05T20:10:00.000-08:00

Are you on a mission? Do you have a vision? Are you itching to get your name out and make a difference in the world? If you answered NO to any of these questions–that’s okay.
It’s time to get inspired.

The opportunities to connect with millions of like minded people are limitless through the power of the internet. Social media has made it incredibly easy to meet people who want more out of life than the average person you’d meet walking down the street. It’s not that every person online is inspired or on a mission–it’s the ones that stand out who are. The people who reach out to you, who you seem drawn towards, who are intriguing to talk to, are the ones who are doing the leading. The conversations they are having make them leaders, make them popular and make their businesses grow. They’ve achieved this success online because…
They took the leap.

It’s time to stop thinking and start doing. It’s time to open your mouth or moving your fingers to have real conversations with real people. Want people to know about your brand? Your Twitter search better be streaming at all times, tracking your industry. Get into the trenches and start conversing, answering people’s questions and finding people who have the same passions you do. It’s this network of people who will grow your brand for you.
Don’t know what you stand for?

Start meeting other inspired people. The biggest leaders will shout from the rooftops to get the message out about what they believe in. Reading blogs and surfing Twitter are great ways to get to know people who love what they do. Starting taking notes from these people who are completely lost in their work.

Follow these passionate people:

@SmallBizTrends (Small Business)
@ProBlogger (Blogging)
@JohnnyCupcakes (T-shirts)
@TomZiglar (Personal Development)
@GaryVee (Wine)
@LivestrongCEO (Health)
@Under30CEO (Entrepreneurship)
@BarryMoltz (Customer Service)
@GrowthCoachCorp (Business Coaching)
@Philanthropy411 (Non Profit)
Matt Wilson is co-founder of Under30CEO. Learn to create your rock star online presence at http://RockStarBusinessSeries.com

Business In College Editor speaks at CEO

2009-10-27T07:25:00.001-07:00

Here is a list of some entrepreneurs that I met at the CEO Annual Conference.

Bryan C. Bennett http://www.TeachBanzai.com
Paul E. Gonzalez http://www.entrepreneurialolympics.com
Fran Birdman-Gross http://www.advantages.net
Jewel Daniels Herron http://www.danielscommunicationsgroup.com
Matt Wilson http://www.Under30Ceo.com
Brandon Marker http://www.WhatShouldIHaveDone.com
Victoria Lyman http://www.allegrodanceboutique.com
Kevin Langley http://www.ellisconstruction.com
Brian Putt http://www.geeksoncampus.com
Jeretta Horn Ford http://www.acupofcappuccino.com
Nick Thacker http://www.HigherCallingMedia.com
Adam http://www.SimplyCanvas.com
Alfred J. Molina http://www.finejeweler.com
Michale Simmons http://www.extremee.org
Eric Dorsey http://www.ksu-ceo.com
Sean Royer http://www.DecemberClothing.com

Bright Eyed Entrepreneur

2009-10-15T05:46:00.000-07:00

My name is Martin Simms, and I’d like to introduce myself to you as one of the co-founders of Bright Eyed Entrepreneurs. Even in the midst of this difficult economy, opportunity abodes for those willing to take risks and work hard to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.

BEE Partners (Bright Eyed Entrepreneurs) is a PR/Marketing consulting company comprised of four liked minded students/ emerging entrepreneurs that have established a way to make our own internship/job. We are all 4th year college students that have attained knowledge of a number of business operations and are ready to use them.

In the current economy, we recognize that it can sometimes be difficult to attain the exact job/intern you desire. Often, people settle for a job that they never had any aspiration to do. We truly believe that doing what you are good at and what you love is the key.

In order to be competitive In today’s marketplace, education must be complimented by experience. As we set out as young entrepreneurs building our business we’ve adopted a unique philosophy we believe will help us achieve long-term success. We work at low and sometimes no-cost with struggling companies to assist them with their PR and Marketing campaigns. The companies we help reposition are able to give us college internship credits.

Our approach enables us to dramatically discount our services. By using quick and effective guerrilla marketing techniques we’re able to attract new clients in a difficult marketplace. Although we initially are not making as much money as as our services are worth, our incoming business will generate future profits and customer loyalty that will enable us to thrive as we move forward.

Aside from our business to business Marketing and PR campaigns, we are also currently working on the following projects:

1. Deep Discount Coupon Booklet for Cal Poly Pomona Students (Attached Sample Cover)

2. The Good Life-Simply good food. An affordable quick service restaurant that has a guilt-free menu (Healthy food doesn't have to be expensive)

3. A book from the minds of students written for students about some of the misrepresentations of college, and some concepts and ideas to be aware of that may help a student progress in college and life.

6 Reasons we started this company

-To gain experience, knowledge and skills to be able to start our own large scale firm and innovate the industry with our entrepreneurial mindset

-College internship credits

-Resume Booster (self-starters, Experience)

-Gain experience working with a variety of businesses

-Networking

-We are energetic young entrepreneurs committed to success

-Help struggling companies to succeed (Help do our part to enhance the economy)

Martin Simms (562)400-0609Partner BrighteyedMLS@gmail.com Bright Eyed Entrepreneurs"Progression is a mindset that relies on thought provocation" WWW.BRIGHTEYEDENTREPRENEURS.COM

Meet Mitchell Hislop

2009-10-01T07:54:00.000-07:00

BIO:

Mitchell Hislop refuses to stop hustling. He started his first company the summer before he started college, and since then, has moved around quite a bit. He currently is working at Cool (intl), starting up their interactive marketing agency. In addition to this, he is working on a startup, Beyond Policy, which is in its early stages. He is doing all this while pursuing a double major in political science and marketing, with a minor in communications.

Contact info:
Work: 612-782-8200
Cell-612-293-8210
website: www.mitchellhislop.com
Mitchell Hislopmitchellhislop.extendr.com

eDimensional is Unique

2009-09-25T23:40:00.000-07:00

A Brief History:

eDimensional was founded way back in 2000 by a group of gamers at heart, dedicated to creating the most realistic gaming and entertainment experience ever. Thanks to our fantastic customers and swift success, eDimensional has grown rapidly and emerged as the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of cutting-edge gaming accessories. Our flagship product, the E-D 3-D Gaming System, was released to critical acclaim. It has since received an unprecedented number of awards and accolades for providing the most realistic PC viewing experience. Our patented stereoscopic conversion software is the most robust 3D gaming platform ever created.

Our Passion for Gaming:

We have since used our expertise developing compelling virtual reality products and software to launch a complete product line of innovative gaming accessories including intuitive voice control, motion tracking, and interactive headsets. At eDimensional, there is something for every gamer to enjoy and we guarantee your ultimate satisfaction on all of our products.

At Your Service:

eDimensional's notoriety comes not only from our technical ingenuity, but from our exceptional customer service. Our knowledgeable sales and support staff are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week worldwide to answer any questions you might have. Our multinational locations and low shipping rates mean prompt delivery to you wherever you are. Let eDimensional take your gaming to the next level. It's as real as it gets, guaranteed!

We were recently named one of Inc. Magazine's Top 5000 companies!
Just a few of our corporate/government clients include:

Boeing
NASA
US Army
Harvard University
Electronics Arts
NBC
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Dongseo University, South Korea
US Navy
Microsoft
Ubisoft
University of Tromso, Norway
Warner Bros
Dreamworks
Walter Reed Hospital
Department of Energy

Michael Epstein - michael@eDimensional.com President/CEOeDimensional, Inc.https://webmailcluster.perfora.net/xml/deref?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edimensional.com%2F561-833-2199 ext 22

Peer 2 Peer Tutors

2009-09-21T00:11:00.000-07:00

After placing a $50 advertisement in a local paper, Peer2Peer Tutors was founded by Erik Kimel during his senior year of high school in 2004. Erik started by tutoring one student - a sixth grader in math. The only way Erik could get his student to focus was by promising to shoot baskets with him after the session. The student loved it. His mom loved it more…

When Erik went off to college at NYU, we continued to grow by building an e-commerce website and creating the Management Operational Mentor (M.O.M.) Manager position. Serving as the liaison between clients and tutors, tutoring client Ann Connelly joined as the first Peer2Peer M.O.M. Today, Ann is our Regional Manager helping to train new M.O.M.’s. We are committed to growth from within.

In January 2008, we were Voted Best Tutoring Company by Bethesda Magazine, and in September 2008, we were featured in The Washington Post. In June 2009, we set a new record by creating 225 jobs in a single school year for top high school students. Throughout our growth, our motto has stayed the same: students learn best from other students. Each year we build on our past experiences to better serve our clients, our tutors, and the community.

Ann Connelly aconnelly@peer2peertutors.com

Laugh Your Way To Happiness

2009-08-28T23:16:00.000-07:00

I started Laughtub in May 2009, at the age of 19. I think it’s extremely important to do what you love. Because when you do, you really don’t worry about the money. Since opening, Laughtub has made very little. I know more advertisers will come, with time. But I continue on the journey because I hope to bring laughter and happiness to as many people as possible, which is what Laughtub is all about. Anyway, I think it is equally important to be able to laugh. Laugh at yourself, others, and at pretty much anything. If you can laugh, you can easily get through a day and enjoy nearly every moment of it. So, love what you do, and laugh as often as possible. With those two things, you’ll find success and wealth in more ways than just dollar signs!

Contact: email@laughtub.com or by visiting http://laughtub.com

Free Entrepreneur Strategy Form

2009-08-20T09:26:00.000-07:00

I'd like to encourage you to login: http://www.excellerated.com/yesmovie and download Your Personal Entrepreneurial Strategy form.

This is a very powerful business tool that can provide you with feedback on the relative fit between you and a venture opportunity, by identifying your behaviors, attitudes, management skills, experience, know-how, contacts and leadership tendencies. DC Cordova sends her loving regards and wishes you tremendous success and encourages you to continue to pursue your goal to becoming a Global Entrepreneur.

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Meet Matt Wislon

2009-08-10T21:43:00.000-07:00

I have networked with people all over the world and one of the most energetic and inspiring people on earth is Matt Wilson.

@MattWilsonTV on Twitter – Matt’s Blog – Matt@Under30CEO.com

Matt Wilson graduated Bryant University with a clear goal of starting his own business. While in school, Matt led Bryant University to becoming the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization of the year and became National Student Leader of the Year. After moving home he realized there was a lack of smart, innovative, and ambitious people to communicate with. This is where he began to realize the need to bring all these people together who also decided the corporate happy hour wasn’t going to be good enough.

Using Social Media to Grow Your Business

2009-07-22T23:23:00.000-07:00

This three-day series on Internet Marketing will show you how to become productive with your time and invest in social media to quantify your network, build your network and convert your network into long-term customers built on TRUST. This event is brought to you bythe Urban League Entrepreneurship Center and the Drexel University LeBow School of Business.

Classes will take place on Tuesday, July 28, Tuesday, August 4 and Tuesday, August 11 at Drexel University's LeBow School of Business, 3200 Market Street, Room 201. Classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. and will be facilitated by Nicole Newman, president of Newman Networks who has more than 2,200 Facebook and 850 LinkedIn connections, and Tara Colquitt, vice president of the Jenkintown Chapter of Business Network International.

Learn how Internet Marketing can open the door for greater business opportunities. General registration is $99 and Urban League Entrepreneurship Center members can register as the reduced rate of $69. To register, please click here.

How to land Bigger Clients

2009-07-21T21:32:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share where I was blogged. http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/44-ways-how-to-land-bigger-clients I'm at #35.

Engage

2009-07-20T21:50:00.001-07:00

“If you had to encourage a college entrepreneur with one word what would it be and why?”

ENGAGE.

“Because the Gen-Y demographic (college students) are largely NOT engaged. They are ambitious, bright, and have an entrepreneurial spirit. However, they need to ENGAGE with their peers, ENGAGE in social media, ENGAGE with their community, and they will see how this catapults them towards success. I have done it myself and seen what it has done to myself as a
brand and my career path!”

Sarah Merion –College Entrepreneur www.sarahmerion.com

Imagine That

2009-07-20T21:48:00.000-07:00

“If you had to encourage a college entrepreneur with one word what would it be and why?”

Imagination.

“As the old saying goes, what you dream or imagine, can be. Never stop imagining or dreaming of success, do everything you can to reach those dreams, and success will be your reward!”

Bernadette Boas
www.TheBoasGroup.com

Do you have diligence?

2009-07-20T21:46:00.000-07:00

“If you had to encourage a college entrepreneur with one word what would it be and why?”

Diligence.

“When I started my business in college I had another student look at me and say, "no one will use your service." $10,000 later I realized diligence was the key because there is always someone that will try to kill your dream. Just do it! Launch the dream and stick to it no matter what!”

Casey Graham/ReThink Money https://webmailcluster.perfora.net/xml/deref?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rethinkmoney.org%2F

Being a great entrepreneur

2009-07-09T08:29:00.000-07:00

by College Start Up

While it’s true that the best entrepreneurs are people with vision, creativity and passion, to be a great entrepreneur you also need to develop certain skills. To make your idea successful, you need to know a little about how to do market research, differentiate, develop a business plan, hire good employees, adapt to competitors, use the Internet and do effective marketing.
For a really good overview of the things you need to be a great entrepreneur, check out this article, 25 Skills and Classes Necessary to Become a Great Entrepreneur, which makes the case that the best entrepreneurs know what they are good at and then delegate the rest.

http://www.College-Startup.com

Do You Have Vision?

2009-07-08T20:44:00.000-07:00

“If you had to encourage a college entrepreneur with one word what would it be and why?”

Vision.

“It's important to work with a certain point of view, and towards a certain vision of success. I've worked towards being a recognized DJ ever since university, and I knew what it would take from the beginning - from attitude to attire to the amount of hours I'd need to put in performing and networking. If you can't imagine where you want to go, and what you'll need to get there, it will make the journey twice as hard."

Montreal DJ Vivie-Ann http://www.addictivedjdesigns.com/dj/blog/

Move Forward Like a Grasshopper

2009-07-08T20:42:00.000-07:00

“If you had to encourage a college entrepreneur with one word what would it be and why?”

Several experts responded and were more then willing to give million dollar advice to uplift the student body. One of the highlights of receiving an abundance of influential insight was when I was contacted by Grasshopper. The founders Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser were so inspired by the topic that they set up a conference call to give their ideas over the phone. Siamak and David know what it’s like firsthand to start a business in college to go on to make millions.

Siamak’s word was execute because so many people have a vision but don’t come through with a plan. Especially in college where they think of great ideas but put them on the backburner. David’s word is Now as he feels that there are great opportunities with amazing resources and professors available. Visit their dream by going to http://www.Grasshopper.com

JUMP for it

2009-07-08T20:31:00.000-07:00

“If you had to encourage a college entrepreneur with one word what would it be and why?”

JUMP.

When you are pursuing a start-up, it’s likely just you and a friend or two from school (your co-founders). You guys have nothing to lose; this is likely the point in your life when your monthly overhead to live is the lowest it will be—limited bills, splitting rent with roommates, no major obligations, etc. This is a temporary cost advantage. Capitalize on it. Use this opportunity in assessing risk.

Once you increase your cost of living, the game changes. Once you have a handful of employees, the game changes again.

So jump now. Risk everything, because ‘everything’ isn’t a whole lot.

This may be an unlikely piece of advice in today’s economy. But if you’ve got that entrepreneurial fire, you are going go for it regardless of the economy.

My partner and I founded online study community http://www.cramster.com/ right after college. We jumped, and we haven’t looked back.

Robert Angarita rob@cramster.com

HAEO! Help an Entrepreneur Out

2009-06-15T07:32:00.000-07:00

Only 1 question this week so lets pump out the answers!!!

Don't forget to pass the word about HAEO onto friends. The more people involved the better answers there are for all!-----------------------------#General Business1)

What do you need help with?: Want to start e commerce biz selling ipod accessories
Name: Robyn AmosE-Mail: robyn.e.amos@gmail.com
Twitter Handle: http://www.twitter.com/robyn_amos
Details: Need help on where to start like where to buy accessories wholesale and how to properly get set up for ebay and amazon-----------------------------

Founders of HAEO! Help an Entrepreneur Out: http://www.twitter.com/mattwilsontv , http://www.twitter.com/jaredotoole

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Guru.com Recognized for Impact on Global Job Creation

2009-06-12T08:12:00.000-07:00

As job losses continue, Guru.com is making noticeable strides in economic stimulus and job creation efforts.

Between April 2008 and April 2009, Guru.com has observed more than 107,665 project –based jobs posted to its website. During the same period, 69,893 transactions were completed.

The company’s impressive growth rate and impact on job creation and entrepreneurship is also getting national recognition. In the last month, two national award programs acknowledged Guru.com as a private tech company to watch:

· Guru.com Honored by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (Winner):
http://www.guru.com/Press/icic100_jobs_creation_03June2009.cfm

· Red Herring 100 North America Recognizes Guru.com (Finalist):
http://www.guru.com/Press/top-web-companies-20may2009.cfm

Guru.com is the world’s largest online marketplace for freelance talent with over 1 million registered members. Businesses use Guru.com to find top talent in over 160 professional service categories - locally, nationally, or globally - within budget and without overhead; freelancers compete for project work and market expert skills to a global audience at minimal cost.

Guru.com is the only freelance marketplace to feature a proprietary Rank system that captures and reports objective performance data about the quality of every freelancer to help facilitate hiring decisions based on quantifiable service excellence.

Please contact me if you are interested in more information about Guru.com and its competitive advantages for businesses and job seekers alike.

Best regards,

Kristen I. Sabol
Communications Specialist /
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Guru.com
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Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Direct: 412.687.2228 (x 837)
Facsimile: 412.687.4466
Email: ksabol@guru.com

The pros and cons of starting young

2009-06-12T08:03:00.000-07:00

By http://www.college-startup.com

An article on USA Today recently dealt with young people, particularly those who are forced to start their own businesses because of limited job opportunities today. In fact, the 16-to-19-year-old unemployment rate in April was measured at a high 21.5%. But even before the crisis started, there was already a sizable number of teens and tweens who were their own boss. The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy says that in 2006, the latest available data, there were 492,000 people younger than 25 who were self-employed.

Three examples were featured in the article. One is a college student who earns extra money by giving drumming lessons and performing onstage. Another is a girl who made a fortune out of marketing a hair-conditioner, the recipe of which is a family secret. The last is a girl as well that, frustrated with off-the-shelf body care products, decided she’d experiment and create her own.

They all became successful, but not before overcoming difficulties, some being specific to their age. First, obviously, is their lack of experience. Be it life experience or business experience, they didn’t have the luxury of having much of either to draw from. Then there’s the tough task of juggling work, school, and other activities normal kids their age do. Finally, being young makes it that much harder to convince other people to trust you, which means you often need to perform above par just to be treated seriously.

That said, starting early gives you a lot of advantage in the long run. By running a business, you learn infinitely more compared to taking a job elsewhere. A sense of responsibility becomes ingrained as you feel tied to the work that you do. Being young, it’s also easier to accept rejection, or at least get used to it, so that you accept it as part of the learning processes. And last, teens are definitely much more tech-savvy than older generations. Being connected comes natural, and they can utilize the full potential of available technologies much more readily simply due to earlier exposure.

Have you started your own business as a teen? What were the difficulties that you encountered then?

How to find your Hidden Talent?

2009-06-11T08:23:00.000-07:00

The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur had a blog post to help people find their hidden talent so that they can live their dreams. I was included in the post as I'm listed at #50.
http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/how-to-find-your-hidden-talent

Do you have PASSION?

2009-06-10T22:15:00.000-07:00

“If you had to encourage a college entrepreneur with one word what would it be and why?”

Passion.

“Because if you are passionate about something you will make it through the tough times (which there will be) and you are not only doing something to make money.”

Danny Kofke How To Survive (and perhaps thrive) On A Teacher's Salary www.dannykofke.blogspot.com

Passion.

“If you are passionate enough about your idea it will carry you over the delays, disappointments and rough spots that coming with starting something new. Money is never enough without passion.”

Professor Daniel M. FergusonOhio Northern University Assistant Professor of EntrepreneurshipDicke College of Business Administration www.onu.edu

Passion.

“Passion will get you up every morning, make you work harder than you ever thought possible, get you through the rough days and times and, through it all, you’ll still be happy at the end of each day which makes for less stress!”

Dayna Steele – www.daynasteele.com

PASSION!

“Passion is the most important thing you need to have if you ever want to succeed as an entrepreneur. If you’re not passionate about your product or service, no one will be. Passion can be contagious, so keep it up and others will follow.

Passion will keep you focused. Don’t let others discourage you. Along the way, there may be people who tell you your idea won’t work. Your passion will help you push forward and prove them wrong.

And finally, without passion, you will never succeed. Being an entrepreneur is one of the most rewarding jobs you can have – but it’s also the hardest. There’s no boss/supervisor telling you to get up and go to work every morning. And there probably won’t be a steady paycheck coming in every week to keep you going. You need passion to motivate you. You need passion in order to succeed.”

Jill FrechtmanFounder & PresidentFretzels by Jill, Inc.http://twitter.com/fretzels www.fretzels.com

Passion

“For making a difference. Passion for creating value with your own idea. Passion for brining partners, team members, investors and customers into your vision. Passion for the business of turning an idea into reality. It's been said that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. That is saying has been and continues to be true for my life. For college entrepreneurs the last two passions I listed will allow them to live exciting, fulfilling lives full of the first two. One of my favorite sayings does a much better job of explaining the concept: "The entrepreneur that thoroughly understands how to run a single company can run multiple companies at the same time." J.P. Getty. By learning the business of bringing ideas to life an entrepreneur can make many contributions over their career.”

Giovanni Isaksen Ashworth Partners Ltd. www.ashworthpartners.com

Passion.

“Your Passion for a chosen path may not make sense to anyone else, but that's OK, let them have their own Passion. Each of us has a unique purpose to fulfill; Passion is the spark that ignites uncontainable potential. Passion is what keeps you up at night, stirs you while you sleep, and wakes you in the morning with excitement to take on the day. Passion is the shield you cling to when the naysayers attack. Passion is knowing that what you are doing will make a difference.”

Amanda Weihrauch/BlackFuze Marketing www.blackfuze.com

Help An Entrepreneur Out

2009-06-04T09:30:00.000-07:00

Imagine having crowds of entrepreneurs at your fingertips.

Ask your business question and HAEO will publish it in our next newsletter. Our subscriber base of helpful business people will send you answers via email or Twitter.

Got a question? Help An Entrepreneur Out

As an entrepreneur and small business owner we all have questions! Every day there is a new challenge or new technology to learn. HAEO is where you ask those questions. Anything from marketing tips to event info to great books. These answers and resources are what we spend endless hours looking for across the web. Now let the answers come to you via experts on the topics or simply other entrepreneurs who have found the answers before. No longer take on your challenges alone.

Want to get known? Help An Entrepreneur Out

We all want to show off what we know, promote ourselves and find new leads. HAEO provides the easiest all in one platform to do these things. Answer questions from entrepreneurs on the topics you know by quickly scrolling through the newsletter. Show that your content is the best by blowing their minds with your answers and resources. Develop relationships with them so they come to YOU with their questions. Put your knowledge in front of your audience.

For more information on how you can Help An Entrepreneur Out go to http://tv.under30ceo.com/haeo/ .

The impotance of having a confidant

2009-05-24T09:02:00.000-07:00

By College-Startup http://www.college-startup.com

There are times when even the smallest business decisions can bog you down. Should you call the client now or wait a little? Should you send the papers today or tomorrow? Should you open an account in this bank or that? Should you wear a more formal attire in a meeting or is that a bit over-dressed? Although some of them may seem trivial, weighing these queestions can waste valuable hours of your time, especially if you’re not comfortable being in these situations.

If your startup is a one-man operation, and you prefer to work that way, then the trusty pen-and-paper combo can be a big help. Thinking about the pros and cons will tend to get you going in circles. Write things down to make your ideas concrete and your problems clearly defined. It’s easier to evaluate the risks and rewards when you can look at something tangible in front of you. In effect, you are your own confidant, and that’s not as crazy as it sounds. Trust me.

If you already did my suggestion above and you still can decide, talk to someone you trust. It could be your friends, your business partner, an employee, or a mentor. Consult with them one-on-one, via phone, or email - whichever is most convenient. Explain your situation and ask them for their point of view. It’s good if you have someone to bounce off ideas with, more so if that person is readily available when you need them, like your roommate or your best friend.

Quick, confident decisions can only be made once you’re able to study all the angles. Your confidant helps immensely in that department. Sometimes, though, you already know what to do, and all you really need is someone to agree with you.

Article Source: http://www.college-startup.com

What Do You Like To Do Most In Life?

2009-05-03T20:26:00.000-07:00

Learn how to make some extra money talking about the things you like best.

Do you know what affiliate marketing is and how it can make you money? Did you know that there are many websites out there that you are probably already visiting that will pay you for things like sending them visitors and getting other people to buy their products? Best of all, did you know that it is pretty simple to set it all up?

What are your hobbies or interests?

The first thing you are going to want to do is to pick a topic of interest. Do you like football, fashion, playing chess or radio-controlled cars? Heck, even drinking games could make you money - I'm serious! Choose something you know a lot about or at least have a lot of interest in so that doing research about that topic is fun for you.

Do your homework!

The next step is to do some research. Enter your topic into google. Are there are a ton of search results for that topic? Do you see a lot of ads on the right side of google? There are three sites that I want you to go look at. The first is ClickBank.com. Go to their marketplace and search for your topic. Do you see affiliate programs listed that relate to your topic? Go to PayDotCom.com and do the very same thing. Then, go back to google and type your topic plus the words: affiliate program. For example if your topic was football, you would type, "football affiliate program" (without the quotes) and you will see results with a ton of websites that have affiliate programs that relate to the term "football".

Okay, so what is an affiliate program and how do they make you money? An affiliate program is a program that a website owner has put in place which enables him to let people like you sign-up to recommend his products to your prospects or customers and in exchange when they buy his products - he pays you a commission. This is tracked through affiliate links that are created when you sign-up and they are unique to you so that the site owner knows who to pay the commission to for the sales.

Get a WordPress Blog.

Go and get yourself a wordpress blog - they are free! There are many advantages to using WordPress, but I will not go into them here. Just know they are a perfect choice for this and they work. do a google search for "your topic" and wordpress theme. For example you could search for: football wordpress theme. Wordpress has plenty of tutorials to show you how to use it, but like most college students, you have a pretty good grasp of the internet and you should find it pretty easy to learn. If you have trouble, ask a friend or google your question and you will find the answer. There a ton of sites out there that teach you how to set-up your wordpress site and even use your own domain name if you want. I would suggest you spend the 10 bucks to use your own domain name but you do not have to.

Post every day if you can.

You will want to find the time to post on your blog as often as you can. If you can write a post every day, that would be ideal, however a few times a week is also sufficient. Write about the things you like to talk about regarding your topic and be sure to include your affiliate links in your posts. People that read you blog and are interested in what you are talking about will often click on the links to see what you are referencing. If they buy something from the site you sent them to, you will earn a commission. That wasn't so hard - was it?

That's it in the nutshell.

Okay, so please understand, this was a very (and I mean VERY) quick, short and abridged lesson in affiliate marketing. It is not possible to go into a lot of detail in one short article, however, it does give you an easy to follow, step-by-step system to set-up an affiliate website blog that can make you some extra money just by talking abut something that let's face it, you would probably talk about for free anyways.If you don't make sales right away, don't be discouraged. The more content you write, the more the search engines will find your site. The more traffic you get to your blog, the higher the chance that people will be clicking on your affiliate links and eventually, you will start to make sales. There is so much to affiliate marketing that cannot be covered here, but if it is a topic that interests you, you can surely find a lot of information on the internet.

Skylr Monaghan is a marketing coach, entrepreneur, multiple website owner and he runs http://DiggerDaily.com It is an email list that makes finding affiliate programs, joint-ventures and cross-promotion opportunities very simple.

Spike Lee to Kick Off Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference

2009-04-29T08:14:00.000-07:00

Source is Provided by Daily Blog by Dante Lee www.DanteLee.com

One-on-One Conversation with Oscar-Nominated Director/Business Mogul Highlights 14th Annual Power Summit for Professionals Seeking Opportunities Amidst Volatile Economy

Two-time Oscar-nominated film director Spike Sheldon Jackson Lee has been confirmed as the featured speaker at the 2009 Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Luncheon hosted by Ariel Investments on Monday, May 18. The luncheon is an annual high point of the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by General Motors & ExxonMobil. This year's conference will take place May 17-19, 2009 at the Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center, in Detroit, MI.

Long considered one of America's most influential filmmakers, Spike Lee is also a celebrated entrepreneur who has produced more than 35 films through his independent production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks. His acclaimed work includes She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, He Got Game, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, The Original Kings of Comedy, Summer of Sam, Get on The Bus, When the Levees Broke, and Miracle at St. Anna. In our exclusive one-on-one forum, Lee will share his business philosophy, life lessons, and give motivational guidance to aspiring and established entrepreneurs alike.

The 2009 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by General Motors & ExxonMobil features three days of business, motivational, and leadership seminars designed to empower and profit emerging and established minority businesses. The conference consistently attracts up to 1,100 of the nation's most prominent business power players and leaders. Additional sessions include Securing Capital in a Tight Credit Market, What It Takes to Land the Big Contract, New Opportunities in Emerging Businesses, and the BE Small Business Success(TM) Boot Camp.

Registration is available online at www.blackenterprise.com/beec or by phone at (800) 209-7229. The $295 registration fee includes an event bag; continental breakfast and lunch (Monday and Tuesday); and admission to sessions, workshops, networking receptions, the Small Business Awards Luncheon, the BE100s Awards Gala, the Town Hall session, and the expo hall.

Farrah Gray, millionaire at 14

2009-04-27T07:04:00.000-07:00

I was watching CNN the other day when they featured an impressive young entrepreneur named Farrah Gray. Growing up in the projects of Chicago’s south side, he was a natural businessman. At age six, he started selling home-made body lotion and hand-painted rocks to his neighbors. By twelve, he was operating several ventures related to the telecoms, food, and entertainment industry. At 14, he was a self-made millionaire with an office in Wall Street.

In the interview, he said that he thought “comfort is the enemy of achievement”. He talked about being born in a poor family with a dad who was an activist and a hardworking mom that suffered from a heart ailment. So early on, he realized that he had to do something to help support their family and make their lives better. I think he did pretty well against the odds, especially since very few people believed he could reach this level of success.

When he was seven, he declared to his teacher that he was going to be a millionaire entrepreneur one day. Incredulous, she looked at him and said, “No, you’re not. You’re poor and your family’s poor. You better go look for somebody to work for.” Then she pointed at a nearby McDonald’s. Farrah went home and told his grandma what happened. She said, “No matter what anyone says to you, wake up every morning, honey, and ask, ‘Why not me?’”
Taking that advice to heart, he’s now a multi-millionaire at 24, a best-selling author, motivational speaker, and gives back by being an avid supporter of various charity organizations.

Article Source:
http://www.college-startup.com/entrepreneur/farrah-gray-millionaire-at-14/

Instant Networking in Instant Messages

2009-04-24T09:54:00.000-07:00

By Encouragement Speaker Derrick Hayes Copyright © 2009

When I’m online networking there are two questions that I try and ask each person I’m communicating with and they are what is your name and what do you do for a living?

Networking online is very much like making an elevator pitch in person. You only have a few seconds to get your point across. You can be deleted from an Instant Message at any time.

I ask for the first name of the person because it gives me a chance to make the conversation more personal, even in an instant message. This will increase your chances of having the opportunity to move ahead to the next question. Once you have their name you follow up by telling them your name.

After you have established who each other is you move right into the next question. What do you do for a living?

The information you receive from these two questions will allow you to know who they are and what they do? With this information you can see how you can help them and how they might be able to help you?

Always remember the number one rule in networking is to give. When you give, the chances are better that you will receive

Finance Your Dream

2009-04-23T22:25:00.000-07:00

Copyright © 2009

Is money stopping you from fulfilling your destiny?

I recently read a book by Hotep called The Hustler’s 10 Commandments. The 9th Commandment is “It takes Dough To make Bread.” Most people don’t know how to raise the dough so that their gifts can make the bread.

Look at every resource in your possession to help you raise the capital before you go to the bank. You will be even more prepared when it is time to take your business plan to a financial institution.

My family members are close to me and have helped me in every step of the way. I want you to look to your F.A.M.I.L.Y. and see how close you are to seeing your dreams come true. Your F.A.M.I.L.Y. network consists of people that are your Friends, Associates, Ministry, Inspiration, from Learning and You. I learned a long time ago that a closed mouth can’t get fed. It’s time that you ask your F.A.M.I.L.Y. for help so that you can live more abundantly.

Friends are people that you communicate with on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Whodini had a hit song back in the 80’s and they sang, “Friends, How many of us have them?” If you don’t have any friends guess what, get to know some people. Do you support those around you in what they do? This is very important when it is time for you to ask for help. Start right here and now and make a list of your closest friends. Start presenting your idea to your friends. Be sincere and specific and let them know upfront what you are trying to do.

Have you asked a friend lately to help support your business venture?

Associates are the people that you communicate with at work and at networking events. People watch you everywhere you go. The way you act and treat others is important. You never know who you might need to ask for help or who might ask you for help? The relationships that you build are essential to the lifeline of your business. Since associates work close to you they know the level of commitment that you will bring to any project.

Who are you associated with and have you asked anyone of them to help you finance your dream?

Ministry allows you to communicate with others through your church and spiritual programming. I recently joined the church that my wife belongs to. I’m getting to know the members as they are getting to know me. I have volunteered to help out with Vacation Bible School and I was asked to speak to the youth at the annual fishing trip. Once we have established a better relationship there will be more opportunities to showcase what I can do and how we can help each other.

Are you a member of a church and have you asked for a blessing lately?

Inspirational people are the ones that inspire you. You can also be an inspirational figure to others. When I first started speaking I met James Amps. James Amps is an international speaker who took the time out of his schedule to show me how to write my first bio and he even encouraged me to write my first book. As James enlightened me, I take a daily walk to empower others to use their skills to pay their bills. Before you lead, follow in someone’s footsteps that have done what you are trying to do. This will save you time and money.

Who inspires you and have you ask them to be your mentor?

Learning. This is all about the knowledge, wisdom, and understanding that you can obtain to help you finance your dream. Learn all you can about the industry that you plan to partake in. Everyone has a different way they learn. Some learn better from reading while others by hearing. The only way to truly know if what you are studying works is to put it into practice. Learn to be patient and find ways to help others so that others will help you.

What do you need to know that can help you attract the resources to help you finance your dreams?

You. This is all about what you can do to help you out. What is your dream and better yet what is your destiny? What is on the inside that you would like to bring to us on the outside? If you followed your heart where would it lead us to? These questions lead to answers that can educate others on what you are attempting to accomplish. The answer most importantly will lead to action. Take action and don’t be afraid to say “Show Me the Money.”

Are you ready to follow your heart and are you prepared to ask your F.A.M.I.L.Y. to help you Finance Your Dream?

Welcome to Business In College

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I would like to welcome you to Business In College. This is a place for entrepreneurial minded people. If you are in college, received your start at a University or would like to give back to others this is a great place to start.

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