What are some examples of new ventures and the positive impact they've had on the communities and people around them? In what way do you believe entrepreneurship can have a ripple effect on the rest of a community or society? And what are great stories of celebration of start-up successes and how have you seen them celebrated effectively? Or even of entrepreneurs who tried several ventures before hitting on a successful one?
Positive Impact and Celebration of Entrepreneurship
Tell us how entrepreneurship positively impacts other areas of society.
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Kairos 50
Kairos 50 aims to celebrate university student innovators and entrepreneurs worldwide. It creates a global network of students who aim to solve some of the world's challenges.
Insights from a Social Entrepreneur
Today, I met Veronika Scott, a Detroit-based entrepreneur who has created a sustainable business that employs the homeless, gives them employment, make them independent. So naturally, I pulled out the Interview kit. Here are the answers and insights.
No matter the significance, Self Entrepreneurship has to start somewhere!
All of us are designers. All have great ideas throughout life. The reason why these ideas stay personal is because most of us don't know where to start.
Statistics on positive impact, the joint OECD/Eurostat Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme
Nothing better than statistics can really prove the positive impact of entrepreneurship on society. Luckily there is a joint program run by OECD and Eurostat that provides us those statistics, let's use them!
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Be Inspired by Social Entrepreneurs - Ashoka Changemakers
Ashoka's 'Changemakers' is an active global community which aims to provide the tools and resources to empower everyone to contribute to a better world.
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"Run for Reason" Marathon
No matter how large or small, a business is part of the community in which it operates. There are a variety of creative ways they can give back to the local community such as sponsoring a marathon for entrepreneurs and new business employees.
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Illini Prosthetic Technologies
A nonprofit organization provides affordable prosthetic care to individuals in developing nations.
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Define one thing and design the one thing.
Most of the time new start-up business is motivated by passion and a successful one would be able to bring people/company along this passion. FAB.com talks about how they do it through design. (http://www.inc.com)
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Don't reinvent the cycle. Share and Collaborate
Techpedia is an online portal for students where students share there project work and research results with other students.This creates a great opportunity for identifying a better project idea in future and materials to build upon or collaborate.
Let's Create Awareness
Let's be proud of our community start up guys who can help this economy move forward!
Make web entrepreneurship pop (like Yoxi)
How can we amplify the work of emerging web entrepreneurs and expand their opportunities? Here's how Yoxi does it...
Breaking the magic into pieces (so we can all use it)
littleBits manufactures brightly-colored, Lego-like circuit pieces that connect with magnets. Each piece has its own function (one is a switch, one is a light, one is a button, etc), and they are incredibly easy to use, without any formal training.
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European Entrepreneurship Awards
The STARTENT project invited Students, Young people and New Entrepreneurs from the European Union to participate in the STARTENT European Entrepreneurship Awards.
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Arduino – Open-source hardware through International collaboration
Arduino is an inspirational story for both open-hardware and the climate of innovation in Europe.
Bringing ambulances to India - Ziqitza Health Care Limited, an Acumen Fund investment
Mumbai and other cities in India lacked reliable ambulance services. Ziqitza Health Care Limited started with 10 ambulances in Mumbai in 2007, and expects to operate 1,000 by 2012 across several cities, serving all, regardless of income.
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Building a central organisation for testing new products
One point that makes it difficult for viral marketing in the EU maybe the need of the "second opinion". So a test center or test organisation could help to get professional testing results that are affordable or even free for startups.
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Tech All Stars - the 12 best startups in Europe
Tech All Stars connects twelve of the best startups from accelerators and web camp competitions across Europe with top EU funding sources, successful entrepreneurs, and hot networking opportunities. Prize to be given by Vice president Neelie Kroes.
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Chance of entrepreneurs sell part of their time to support themselves at the beginning of their business. Keep working and doing your bussiness... we need to survive!
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Chance of entrepreneurs sell part of their time to support themselves at the beginning of their business. Keep working and doing your bussiness... we need to survive!
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web entrepreneurship is like architecture of slum areas in big cities.AN idea comes to mind , some inspiration, motivations, and a website is born
Web democratic essence is fasinating but it can be regulated, it can be trimmed and nourished.
Regulating ,managing , and supporting web properties
web entrepreneurship is like architecture of slum areas in big cities.AN idea comes to mind , some inspiration, motivations, and a website is born Web democratic essence is fasinating but it can be regulated, it can be trimmed and nourished.
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RentStuff.com: be eco-friendly and make the most of your belongings by sharing resources
RentStuff.com is a start-up launched by a team of Vanderbilt Owen MBA students at Nashville, Tennessee (US). The goal is to help people to earn profits by renting their stuff, and to take care of the environment by reducing unnecesary consumption.
Microloans with Side Effects - Positive Ones
We've all heard of KIVA and how $25.00 gives a family a goat. But that goat means more than just milk. It is the foundation of a growing society.