Posts Tagged: Entrepreneurship

Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Leaders need to be Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are creators. They work with little structure or resources. They see opportunity and have the internal drive and resourcefulness to make it reality. A Leader will benefit from developing entrepreneurial skills such as identifying new areas for development, initiating new projects, spotting opportunities, and encouraging managers to create newRead… Read more »

Top 6 Essentials of a Government Start-up Accelerator

Love the idea of the new government-focused startup accelerator created by Code for America. We need more talented entrepreneurs working hard to solving government problems (instead of just creating iphone apps or another new games). Government is a huge market so it’s potentially lucrative for entrepreneurs and also really meaningful as there are deeply importantRead… Read more »

A Review: The SBE Council’s 2011 Business Tax Index

Three Takeaways 1. Although Washington, DC ranks last in the SBE Council’s index, the rankings do not correlate with entrepreneurial and small business growth. Compare Washington, DC (# 51) with California (#45) and South Dakota (#1). 2. According to the rankings, Virginia (#14) is far more favorable to entrepreneurs and small businesses than Maryland (31)Read… Read more »

Make Sure Your Social Media Evangelists Feel the Love

This post originally appeared on my external blog, “Social Media Strategery.” While writing my last post, I got to thinking about all of the conversations I’ve had with the talented, ambitious, entrepreneurial colleagues I’ve gotten to know over the last few years. Most of these individuals serve, in some fashion, as social media evangelists –Read… Read more »

A social meeting to take the breath of entrepeneurship environment of Barcelona.

The DAY OF THE ENTREPRENEUR is the biggest annual meeting for entrepreneurs and support services for entrepreneurship and business growth in Barcelona. Over two days, the DAY OF THE ENTREPRENEUR brings together, around a widely varied and multi-format programme of activities, more than 5,500 entrepreneurs with business ideas, high level managers and decision-makers, the protagonistsRead… Read more »