Fire walking has been practiced in many cultures for centuries. However, the art of fire walking was recently undertaken by participants of the ‘Start Your Own Business Course for Minority Entrepreneurs’ run by the DIT Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship (www.ime.ie). The 21 participants, from 12 countries, had the opportunity to traverse coals reaching 500 degrees Fahrenheit to show that with the right mind-set anything is possible, including starting your own business. Video - Roy Moore.
Joel Levitt | Entrepreneur, 61.
Joel Levitt, 61, of Melrose Park, who started a global DVD manufacturing and distribution business in his basement in 1990, died April 26 at his home after an eight-month battle with brain cancer. Mr. Levitt founded Action Duplication Inc., a West Conshohocken firm that makes DVDs, compact discs and offers high-speed VHS duplication services and multimedia replication. He was a past president of the American Independent Media Manufacturers Association and a board member of the Philadelphia Police Athletic League. He orchestrated audio-video presentations at PAL annual banquets. Mr. Levitt also was active in Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia. Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Levitt graduated from Cheltenham High School in 1964 and earned a bachelor”s degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.
How to make the leap from corporate hack to entrepreneur.
And most entrepreneurs I talk with who left a corporate environment to start a company had a similar experience. They reached a point where all the positive aspects of working for a big company just didn”t matter anymore — they had to get out.
But what happens after the I-have-to-get-out moment, when the practicalities set in? How does anyone actually leave the corporate world for a start-up?
For me, there were five major things that I had to deal with before I could make the leap. Other people have a different list. But discovering your list of objections and coming up with solutions (or a compromise that you can live with) is how you will ultimately be able to leave the corporate environment to start your company.
Here”s my list:
A good idea — This may seem obvious, but once I decided to leave, I had to come up with a business idea.
Home-Based Business Site BecomeAEntrepreneur.com Signs 74th. BecomeAEntrepreneur.com recently signed its 74th entrepreneur to its services. The site is based on a turnkey marketing system where individuals earn commissions up front through the sale of financial education.
(PRWEB) May 27, 2008 — BecomeAEntrepreneur.com, a business dedicated to teaching and assisting home-based business owners, announces that it has signed its 74th entrepreneur in just its fourth month of operation.
‘Having opened just four months ago, I am amazed at the reception entrepreneurs have given BecomeAEntrepreneur.com. I expected a slow start, possibly one entrepreneur per week, so the resounding success thus far has certainly exceeded my expectations,’ says Sandra MacDonald, founder of BecomeAEntrepreneur.com. ‘I look forward to helping more individuals start their own home businesses, find success and achieve financial freedom.’
The general dress code guidelines for men during an interview are that they wear suits in navy blue or dark blue. This is preferred over gray or charcoal gray. Sometimes brown can be acceptable but not on the first interview. Usually, the darker the suit, the more authority it carries. But beware; a man should never wear black to an interview unless he is applying as an undertaker. A two piece suit is acceptable as is a three button single breasted jacket. What matters most is that the suit fits well and it is good quality. The trousers should fit comfortably at the waist and a slimmer fit is preferred. There should only be a slight break where the trouser hits the shoe. If your ankles are showing, they are way too short.
A man at an interview should always wear a long sleeved shirt either in white, cream or pale blue. Monograms are not a good decision on the first interview. If you tend to perspire often, cotton shirts are the way to go professionally cleaned and starched. The higher the cotton content, the better the shirt will look. Make sure your shirt fits the neck properly and that the sleeve cuff ends just at the wrist. All your interview clothes should be professionally cleaned and pressed and ready to go.
Ties that are cheap looking do not give off a good first impression. A pure silk tie makes the most powerful professional impact, has the best finish and feel, and is easiest to tie well. The tie should complement your suit, not match it. No outlandish, flamboyant ties are necessary. The length of the tie should be extended to your trouser belt.
Shoes should be brown or black leather. No other materials or colors are acceptable. Socks should complement the suit, blue, black, gray, or brown. A briefcase is a symbol of authority, which makes a strong professional statement. Brown or burgundy are the colors of choice.
As with women, men”s jewelry should be kept to a minimum. No visible body piercing or tattoos -if you can help it.
This clean cut, well manicured image says a lot about a professional man. He should smell wonderful, have a nicely trimmed hair cut and appear clean and crisp. Good luck.
SREI arm to invest Rs 10 bn on rural IT infrastructure (update).
The VLE or the village level entrepreneur will operate the CSCs, offering a variety of services, which would include program, and facilities that the government would provide in the rural areas like birth certificates, land records among others. SREI Sahaj would add the e-commerce and e-learning products to makes it remunerative for the village level entrepreneur.
“Our plan is to expand to other states and cover a large part of the country through our rural partnership approach. It is a mammoth task, but in our one year of trial, we are convinced that we can achieve our target,“ said Sabahat Azim, CEO, SREI Sahaj e-Village.
Shares of SREI Infra gained Rs 2.05, or 1.44%, to trade at Rs 144.2. The total volume of shares traded was 16,357 at the BSE. (1.41 p.m., Wednesday)
* Q - Quote , N - News , C - Chart , F - Financials .
Popeyes founder and local icon dies.
Al Copeland, a hard-charging, high-living entrepreneur who built an empire on spicy fried chicken and fluffy white biscuits, died Sunday in Munich, Germany, of complications from cancer treatment. He was 64.
He had gone to Munich for treatment of his illness, which had been diagnosed in November, said Kit Wohl, his spokeswoman.
Born in poverty, Mr. Copeland burst onto the scene in 1972, when he opened his first Popeyes fried-chicken stand. The Arabi restaurant was the start of a franchise that, under his leadership, had 700 outlets, in the United States, Puerto Rico, Panama and Kuwait.
The money he earned led to public displays of opulence such as speedboats kept in a glass-walled showroom along Interstate 10 when he wasn”t racing them, a Lamborghini sports car parked outside his corporate headquarters and, of course, the massive Christmas displays that required sheriff”s deputies to direct the traffic outside his Metairie home.
Entrepreneur opens Anderson caf next to his music club.
‘The reason we are here is for people like Raymond, the entrepreneurs of the world,’ said SDBC Executive Director Keli Anthis. ‘You hear so much about the economy and how business is bad, but that is not always true.’
Reporter David Benda can be reached at 225-8219 or at dbenda@redding.com.
