Interested in Entrepreneurship? Like Making Movies?

Global Entrepreneurship Week is searching for filmmakers of all backgrounds to create an original 60-second video explaining “What it Means to be an Entrepreneur.”

Be creative:

Create an original 60 second short describing “What It Means to be an Entrepreneur” for Global Entrepreneurship Week. (more…)

When I was four years old, I picked flowers and watched Little Mermaid videos. Lucian Tarnowski, owner of Brave New Talent, sold apples from his family’s orchard, door to door, to little old ladies. Not only did he sell them, he jacked up the price, found himself driven by turning a profit, and earned the lovely moniker of “Moneyman” from his siblings.

As, he has grown, not much has changed. (more…)

I recently read a fascinating article about garment making– not my usual reading, but a girl has to branch out on occasion. This article compared the 2 major hubs of garment manufacturing Cholet, France and New York City, NY to find how they had sustained the industry in face of difficulty. It seems that the two locations have two very different models.

NYC has employed what the authors term a “Sweatshop Model” that is a model in which they stay alive in the face of globalization by becoming hyper-efficient. Cholet, however, is surviving not through hyper efficiency but rather through entrepreneurial endeavors. (more…)

A big part of Global Entrepreneurship Week is celebrating innovation. The whole concept of innovation is great. Its about re-imagining, birthing anew and changing the face of things around you. So its really cool to see innovation the size of a billboard, or wait, on a billboard, no there it is below the billboard.

Apparently, billboards are now collecting data about the people who passby. “ (more…)

Since, I started blogging for this site, I find that I read a lot of other people’s blog. I like this one in particular, mainly because reading her blog feels like you are reading a letter from a girlfriend. In that ways its non-threatening, supportive and informative. I also thought I should share this blog post with you all. She lists 20tips for the new entrepreneur but I’m only reprinting 10 for the rest check out her site and see what you can learn!

1. Every night before you go to sleep, write down your To-Do list for the next day. I recommend adding www.netvibes.com as your personalized internet homepage. Not only can you manage your to-do lists, but you can get all your daily news and blog reading done in one place. (see item #7) (more…)

So I have a theory about people who wear black. Really its about woman who wear black or more specifically about woman who wear little black dresses (LBDs for the Sex and the City generation). We spend hours shopping for the perfect little black dress and in reality it is a simple dress but it does one thing.  It makes you focus on the individual and not the article of clothing. The people who wear lots of fabrics, colors and prints are drawing attention to their clothing. They are in part hiding behind the fabric. Woman who wear black are doing one thing well: they are not hiding. In fact, they are saying: I am not my clothing, I am me.

Therefore, the most drab accessory (more…)

There are millions of war vets all around the world. Here is one interesting idea on how we can help this part of society actively engage. I received this email today from a US Regional Director in Idaho, Norris Krueger. Please check out these links and see what you think, chance are you will like his ideas too:

Know any disabled vets who’d like to consider entrepreneurship??? http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=49866

I’m in El Paso as I type this at a conference to encourage
entrepreneurship in persons with disabilities (see the link at
http://pronetos.com***) and the star of the show is my friend Mike
Haynie at Syracuse University, who’s started a truly amazing program
to help disabled vets to join the entrepreneurial world. I’m damned
proud to know this guy. (And fortunately, I get to speak before him,
LOL). I’ve seen the curriculum & it’s superb - exactly what is needed.

The closest of this year’s programs are Texas A&M and UCLA but
proximity is not necessary. The links below tell a great story, but
barely scratch the surface of the impact this program is starting to
make. Please let me know if you can think of anyone in your towns who
would be interested. Again:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=49866

Please read these & pass along this info as you see fit!

**** http://pronetos.com/disciplines/5/articles/158 (for the
conference program);http://pronetos.com/disciplines/5/articles/159
(for my PPT slides)

Entrepreneur Up!
Norris

Does it seem like everything has been done? Do you feel like you have no new ideas? Sometimes, being an entrepreneur isn’t about pushing the boundaries and re-tooling something new. Rather, when you hit a dead end why not try making something old new.

In LA, a new trend has become board games at bars; bingo is no longer just for summer camp. What old thing can you use and market in a different way? Perhaps SkipIt, Pong or plastic flowers. The opportunities are endless. Do you know someone who has used something old in a new and innovative way? Contact me and we will post their story on our blog!

I like to be surprised. Well, I don’t like bad surprises like people yelling “boo” or pitchers of water falling on my head. I do like the sort of surprise that inspires you and enlightens you and makes you want to be a better person. I like surprises where you are amazed that someone came up with that and shocked that it drew attention. My love of surprises is probably what drew me to the job I have here- the innovative things I learn about every day provides little packets of surprise and brillant “hmmm…what??!? You’re kidding me!” moments.

Stanford University capitalized on these moments in their Imagine IT campaign and subsequent video. (more…)