BizSpark. Youngfounders. Maya's Ideas. Keen, Green and Just 13: Maya Shea Penn. She’s a prolific blogger, she’s got her own clothing line, and she’s given talks about sustainability.
At 13, Maya Shea Penn’s CV is beyond what most 30 year olds dream they could achieve. She started her first company, Maya’s Ideas, when she was 8 years old, and has since been featured in Forbes, the Huffington Post, The Kind Life and many other publications. Recently, she was honoured as an entrepreneur at the 2012 SCLC Women’s 33rd Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards in the Youth Category, along with Sean Penn, Samuel L. Jackson, and the Rev. 25 Entrepreneurs To Follow On Twitter. Schumpeter: Crazy diamonds. Files.websummit.net.s3.amazonaws.com/DWS-START.pdf. Schumpeter: Crazy diamonds. Documentary about young entrepreneurs. Girls of Toasted. Find Entrepreneurial DNA with an E-Scan. Floodgate Fund: Opening the Gates to Success. Endeavor (endeavor_global) The Multiplier Effect: How a Network of Entrepreneurs Created a Tech Sector in Argentina. TechStars. National Gathering - Slow Money. Click here to download Entrepreneur Contact Info (PDF).
A hallmark of the Slow Money National Gathering is the Entrepreneur Showcase, when promising food enterprises from around the U.S. take the stage to share stories and present their businesses. To date, more than $6 million has been directly invested in 34 of the small food enterprises attending the Slow Money National Gathering, including even a few who did not present on stage! Companies at all stages, serving markets large and small, offering diverse value propositions, and spanning the food system spectrum will be presenting.
With that in mind, we are pleased to offer this year's Entrepreneur Video Showcase. We are very proud of each featured small food enterprise for presenting about their businesses on a national stage. All 25 entrepreneurs are seeking the capital they need to bring these innovative small food enterprises to fruition. Paras Chopra. Britain's new entrepreneurs: young guns go for it. POPPY DINSEY, 23: Fashion blogger It is 10am on the first day of London fashion week and Poppy Dinsey has already been photographed four times.
"I think it's the coat," she says as yet another blogging fashionista takes a snap of her canary yellow Burberry mackintosh. "I am a walking highlighter, essentially. " The coat is just one example of Dinsey's uncanny ability to channel the latest sartorial trends with consummate ease. Last year, she turned this talent into a thriving business by launching What I Wore Today (wiwt.com), a blog that does exactly what it says on the tin by uploading photographs of Dinsey's chosen outfit on a regular basis, accompanied by her irreverent commentary (a jumper featuring an appliqué reindeer is deemed: "Well Christmassy.
"I started the site as a new year's resolution," she says, sipping a coffee outside Somerset House in London as various model types totter past in impractical high heels and voluminous capes. Steve Case. Steve Case is one of America’s best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs and philanthropists, and a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life.
Steve co-founded America Online (AOL) in 1985, when the Internet was in its infancy. Under Steve’s leadership, AOL became the world’s largest and most valuable Internet company, and helped drive the worldwide adoption of a medium that has transformed business and society. AOL’s early focus on ease of use and social media set the stage for its rapid growth, and at its peak nearly half of Internet users in the United States used AOL.
Shark Tank - ABC.com - [SHOW_NAME] - Casting. Greiner Organizes the World. Spark of genius Superstar inventor Lori Greiner has been addressing the needs of men and women through her cleverly designed products.
Since 1996, she has created more than 350 products. One of Lori’s first patents was patent number 5,762,184 for a Jewelry Holder with at least one movable stand and she currently holds 108 United States and international patents for innovations, including some of the most popular jewelry and cosmetic organizers of her time. She has developed kitchen tools, travel bags and unique accessories along with essential organizers for all around the home. Like so many of her inventions, Lori’s inspiration comes from her passion for bringing happiness to people by making their everyday lives easier. In addition to being the creative force behind her company, For Your Ease Only, Lori handles the legal and patent processes and drives the business to the success it has achieved. Jason Finger's Blog. YOUNG EUROPEAN ENTREPRENEUR AMBASSADORS. 25 November 2009 Europe needs to give more support to young entrepreneurs by establishing a permanent dialogue with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) launching a network of Young European Entrepreneur Ambassadors, creating a one-stop shop for access to financing and by promoting exports to third countries.
These were the main requests formulated by more than 20 young entrepreneurs gathered for a two-day training seminar at the EESC. "Europe can help business and stimulate entrepreneurship" , noted Henri Malosse , President of the Employers' Group hosting the event, adding that young entrepreneurs should get involved in civil debates at the European level. Knowmadic Heroes: Sandra Miegl.