Starting a new venture within an established company can satisfy the entrepreneurial itch — without the risks of going solo. Learn how “intrapreneurship” can give your career, and your company, a boost. Ever dream of leaving your middle-management job and striking out on your own? For a lot of people,...
Seven successful intrapreneurs reveal what it took to launch new ventures at Kodak, Toyota, Yahoo, and other major companies. .logoimg { float:right; border:1px solid #eee; padding:4px; background:#fff;} Kodak Intrapreneur:...
These five products have one thing in common: Each started out as an idea hatched by a mid-level employee — and ended up changing a company or revolutionizing an industry. Post-it Notes Intrapreneurs: Spencer Silver and Art Fry...
The New York City Economic Development Corporation NYCEDC has launched a City website aimed at students. OneCampusNYC.com (http://www.onecampusnyc.com) the first website of its kind for New York City, will enable students considering, planning or already attending one of the City's higher education institutions to learn about the abundance of attractions...
Stop daydreaming about the career you would have if only you could branch out on your own and do it! Victoria Colligan and Beth Schoenfeldt, founders of the Ladies Who Launch program and authors of Ladies Who Launch: Embracing Entrepreneurship & Creativity as a Lifestyle, have been showing women how...
Study finds that American entrepreneurs are optimistic towards taking risks NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Despite a weakened economic market, a new study from international specialist insurer Hiscox shows that 46% of American small business owners still feel that they can make more as entrepreneurs than...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. announced today that Richard Kivel, a serial entrepreneur who serves as CEO of personalized medicine diagnostics company TheraGenetics, has been appointed the new Chairman of its Global Board of Directors. Mr. Kivel will also hold an ex-officio seat on...
Former THQ executive Shiraz Akmal andglobal investment manager Jawad Ansari announced today the launch of a newinvestment firm, GCube Ventures. GCube is the first stage-agnosticinvestment firm to focus solely on the global game industry, one of thefastest-growing markets. The firm's initial focus is on opportunities inthe U.S....
CLAREMONT, Calif. -- The July 15 application deadline for the 2008 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is approaching. The award, administered annually since 1991, is granted to a social sector organization that demonstrates Drucker's definition of innovation--change that creates a new dimension of...
Acronis® Inc. ( http://www.acronis.com ), aprovider of affordable, scalable storage management and disaster recoverysoftware, today announced that CEO Walter Scott has been named a finalistfor 2008 CEO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology LeadershipCouncil, Inc. Acronis is one of the fastest growing global software companies in thestate...
Appointment to Accelerate Mission to Capitalize on International Strategic Mergers, Acquisitions and Expansion Opportunities RICHARDSON, Texas -- Titan Global Holdings, Inc. ("Titan") (Pink Sheets: TTGL), a high-growth diversified holding company, today announced the appointment of Michael F. D'Onofrio to Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions,...
Program for Top Chefs is First of its Kind AUSTIN, Minn. -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) and the company's Foodservice division have announced a partnership with The Culinary Institute of America CIA to provide a unique leadership program to an elite class of commercial...
DALLAS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. today announced the promotion of Tasos Tsolakis as the company's Chief Information Officer CIO. In this new capacity, Tsolakis will coordinate technology decisions throughout the company's lines of businesses and global locations. He...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- DropToMe.com (http://www.droptome.com/) is a new website that utilizes a fun and easy drag and drop interface to allow users to create lists of the things they like and share their lists with their friends all while receiving personalized recommendations of...
ATLANTA -- Devall has been established to bring a full service Real Estate firm to the market. The announcement was made today by Devall founder and CEO Robert H. Groover and marks the culmination of years of successful entrepreneurship in the real estate business. The official corporate...
LULAC adds NHBIC's Bilingual Business Resources to Web Site WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Finding bilingual information on starting and running a business just got easier thanks to a new partnership between the League of United Latin American Citizens and the National Hispanic Business...
Fourth Annual Diversity Report Reveals the Top Performers in Four Key Areas: Corporate Boards, Total Workforce, Senior Management, and Corporate Procurement NEW YORK -- BLACK ENTERPRISE BE has announced its fourth annual tally of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity as featured in the July...
Tavis Smiley, Wal-Mart, and Special Guests Kicked off 'America I AM Across America' at ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of people united at the ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans today to celebrate the launch of...
NEW YORK -- The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of June 25 - July 2, 2008. ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME PHOENIX -- PowerVerde Plans to Deploy Its Non-Fossil Fuel Technology into the Public Utilities...
Approximately 900 individuals, companies and foundations donated $66.8 million in the last six weeks to create endowed faculty positions at Oklahoma State University. Once the donations are matched dollar-for-dollar by T. Boone Pickens' $100 million chair match commitment and the Oklahoma State Regents...
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