Sunday, August 30, 2009

BECOME A MEMBER OF A SUPER YACHT CREW

The American Yacht Institute's Yacht Services provides a five-day "Yacht Crew Training Course" for stewards, stewardesses, deckhands, and cooks for the privately owned super yachts. With the help of yacht employment agencies, the school assists students in seeking placement.

http://www.americanyachtinstitute.com

Thursday, August 27, 2009

CREATE YOUR OWN MAGAZINE AND CONVERT YOUR DOCUMENTS INTO BEAUTIFUL PUBLICATIONS

Issuu (pronounced 'issue') is a dedicated team who strive for excellence in online publishing.
Its product and services are based on providing instant gratification for people, businesses,
and publishers. In essence, it reduces some of the frustration associated with publishing on
the Internet.

Issuu turns your documents into beautiful online publications. Publish to an audience of millions and get your message across to anyone, anywhere. It only takes a minute and it's free.

http://issuu.com

Monday, August 24, 2009

Go DADDY FOUNDER HAS SOME VERY SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE TIPS FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons has started 3 successful businesses, and his blog is very good at explaining the process starting a business.

http://www.bobparsons.me/index.phpLink

Saturday, August 22, 2009

CREATE A VENTURE THAT HARNESSES THE EXPERIENCE AND REACH OF RETIRED, BUT STILL ACTIVE SENIORS

HARVARD ADVANCED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR SENIORS

Harvard is launching and directing the Advanced Leadership Initiative, a year-long pilot "third stage" educational program aimed at transforming experienced leaders into social entrepreneurs and philanthropists.
Harvard's pilot program is the latest step in the flowering of the new "third stage" of university education. It's a growing phenomenon that has been emerging for several years, as the roughly 75 million baby boomers have begun to hit their late fifties and early sixties. The venture takes into account the convergence of a new set of global challenges and the growing population of older energetic leaders who have met goals through a lifetime of work and now have a yearning to serve.

The goal of the Advanced Leadership Fellowship is to prepare experienced leaders to transition from their primary income-earning years to community and public service for their next years of life. The Fellowship is designed to enhance and leverage the skills of already-accomplished leaders for maximum impact on significant social problems, including those that affect health and welfare, children and the environment.

http://advancedleadership.harvard.edu/

CREATE A PREMIUM, "GIFTED YOUTH" PROGRAM


Since 1979, the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) at Johns Hopkins University has focused on the needs of students with exceptionally high academic abilities. The CTY community includes very bright, genius level students from all over the world whose talents place them well ahead of their agemates. These students need special attention: greater academic challenges, interaction with intellectual peers, and teaching strategies designed especially for the gifted. CTY offers gifted students, and their families and schools as well, a wide range of programs and services to nurture their intellectual abilities, enhance personal development, and foster better understanding of the needs of talented youth. This is a product that any parent with a bright child will find a way to finance.

http://cty.jhu.edu

OPEN AN ORGANIC - DESIGNER MOBILE FOOD CART BUSINESS



By simply using a more clean and modern vehicle, a food cart business will attract customers. When on tyhe run, which of these would you rather buy a smoothie or snack from?

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cdp/cdp_pan_green_carts.shtml

ANGEL INVESTOR CONFERENCES

Interesting article about angel investors...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/business/smallbusiness/20edge.html

DEVELOP A FOCUSED OUTPLACEMENT SERVICE

As demand rises in the $4 billion-a-year outplacement business, providers increasingly offer standardized services, which some workers say offer little value. Businesses anxious to shed former employees quickly and cheaply impose time limits that hamper effectiveness. Few employers track whether outplacement works. There is an opportunity to better serve laid
off workers.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125069793645343423.html

CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE A GROWTH SECTOR

Defying the Downturn, Charter School Construction Grows in New York
According to the city, 21 new charter schools will open in September, though only two of them will be in new buildings. The state has 141 charter schools in operation, and about 100 are in the city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/education/19charter.html

COOL INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE MBA CONCEPT


Five premier universities representing four continents worked together to create OneMBA, the truly global executive MBA. You will learn from the faculty and students from all five partner schools.

Asia: Faculty of Business Administration at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Europe: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)
North America: Tecnológico de Monterrey Graduate School of Business Administration and Leadership (EGADE)
North America: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School (UNC)
South America: Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP)

You will attend classes every four to six weeks at your home university. In addition, you will join OneMBA students from all the schools for four global residencies spread over the 21-month program. Each residency lasts seven or eight days.

http://onemba.org/



AMAZING GOLMAN SACHS BACKED INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO HELP ADVANCE WOMEN IN BUSINESS

In March 2008, Goldman Sachs announced a significant new initiative that has two goals: increasing the number of underserved women receiving a business and management education and improving the quality and capacity of business and management education around the world. Expanding the entrepreneurial talent and managerial pool in developing and emerging economies – especially among women – is one of the most important means to reducing inequality and ensuring more shared economic growth.

The initiative has six components:

10,000 Women Over Five Years Will Receive a Business and Management Education: Goldman Sachs is supporting partnerships with universities and development organizations that will lead to 10,000 Women receiving a business and management education over five years.

Build Quality and Capacity Through Global Business Sister School Partnerships: To strengthen the quality and capacity of business schools in developing nations, Goldman Sachs is supporting partnerships between business schools and universities in the United States and Europe and business schools in developing and emerging economies.

Establish Mentoring and Post-Graduation Support for Women Entrepreneurs: In addition to funding tuition for business and management education, 10,000 Women is establishing mentoring and networking channels for women.

Work with Leading Research and Women’s Development Organizations: 10,000 Women is working with these organizations to better understand the local challenges these girls and women must overcome so more of them can ultimately realize their potential through access to greater economic opportunity.

Develop Partnerships in the United States to Help Disadvantaged Women: As part of 10,000 Women, Goldman Sachs is establishing parallel programs and partnerships to provide disadvantaged women throughout the United States greater access to business and management education.

Commit the Time and Dedication of Goldman Sachs People: In addition to the firm’s financial commitment, Goldman Sachs is also contributing its most valuable asset – its people – to the success of 10,000 Women.

http://10000women.org

ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCE SITE

Innovation America (IA), isa national 501c3 not for profit, private/public partnership focused on accelerating the growth of the entrepreneurial innovation economy in America.

http://www.innovationamerica.us

ECONOMIST MAGAZINE COMPETITION

The Economist is holding two innovation competitions to find the most exciting, game-changing innovations that will have a marked impact in two key areas: new media and energy. Twelve finalists will be invited to present their innovations at Economist Events to an audience of top executives in the field, and will receive complimentary conference registrations (value at up to $2495). The winning presenter will receive exclusive bragging rights and a free subscription to The Economist in the format of his or her choosing. The deadline for entries is September 8, 2009 in YouTube video format.

http://mediaconvergence.economist.com

EFFICIENTLY BOOST TRAFFIC TO YOUR WEBSITE


This beta product automatically helps you optimize your website's positioning on search engines. A very powerful tool.

Traffic-Bug submits sites to 1,000+ directories, building backlinks while doing so

Traffic-Bug submits your site to over 138 different search engines getting you indexed even faster by Google!

Traffic-Bug submits your Blog Feed or RSS Feed to all the major RSS feed directories automatically.

Traffic-Bug submits bookmarks to 43 of the top Social Bookmarking sites

http://www.traffic-bug.com

CREATE A FREE FLASH WEBSITE


This is a terrific site where you can build a flash website for free.

www.wix.com

Friday, August 21, 2009

TAKE ONLINE BRANDS OFFLINE

Last week in New York City, eBay converted a brick and mortar space on 57th St. into a virtual gallery. The space showcased the broad range of stylish products available on the site. Press and trade only, but a constant stream of people were excited to see the brand in real space and wanted to enter. Many online brands could flourish when reimagined as real, 3D environments.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

CREATE A COSMETICS / WEB BASED BEAUTY CONSULTING FIRM


http://modiface.com/mfund/


ModiFace, the facial detection and modification company with the world's most advanced library of instant and fully automatic facial transformations and makeover options**, is announcing the launch of the ModiFace MFund program. Modiface will provide resources including up to $20,000 per submission in the form of application service credits, advertising credits, and performance-based cash.

"We are delighted to put our resources behind up to 50 teams of entrepreneurs who want to use our technology to build their own companies" remarked Parham Aarabi, Founder and CEO of ModiFace. "We will provide each team with full access to our technology, provide advertising and public relations support, and provide them site monetization guarantees to help them get their business off the ground, for a total value of $20,000 per team."

Modiface will provide all reasonable technical help during the planning and development phases of the project, including direct access to key Modiface executives and engineers. A maximum of 50 winning ideas will be selected. Only one submission per company or team is allowed.

START YOUR OWN FOUNDATION

The Association of Small Foundations (ASF) is a membership organization of over 3,000 foundations. Through our dedication to foundations, we have become the country's largest foundation-support organization.


At ASF small related to staff size, not to assets. The United States is home to over 60,000 small foundations - those led entirely by volunteer boards or operated by just a few staff. These small foundations account for half of the country's total foundation grant dollars, and provide essential financial support in communities across the country.

Vision
ASF enhances the power of small foundation giving by providing the donors, trustees, and staff of member foundations with peer learning opportunities, targeted tools and resources, and a collective voice in and beyond the philanthropic community.

Partner with your church, mosque or synagogue, and create your own foundation.

http://www.smallfoundations.org

TEACH OTHERS HOW TO BUILD PRODUCTS AND TOOLS THAT SERVE YOU


The iPhone Developer University Program is a free program designed for higher education institutions looking to introduce curriculum for developing iPhone or iPod touch applications. The University Program provides a wealth of development resources, sophisticated tools for testing and debugging, and the ability to share applications within the same development team. Institutions can also submit applications for distribution in the App Store.
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/university.html

OPEN A MOBILE FRESH BAKERY

I saw this terrific cupcake truck on 3rd Avenue, on the east side of Manhattan. A mobile bakery with fresh bread and other baked goods could be a nice venture.
http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2009/06/08/hot-dog-and-ice-cream-trucks-make-tempting-biz-ops-in-recession/
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