:: Owners and Entrepreneurs Management Program - News :: Entrepreneurial activity in Spain fell by 15.7% last year according to IE Business School´s findings published in the 2010 GEM Spain Report Madrid, March 23, 2011. Entrepreneurial activity fell by 15.7% in 2010 according to the latest GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) Spain Report prepared by IE Business School. The report places Spain among the 6 least entrepreneurial countries of the 59 included in the global edition of the report. According to the more than 600 experts consulted in the course of the GEM Spain report, the situation continued to deteriorate in 2010 with regard to setting up in business in Spain, with levels of pessimism reaching their lowest since 2005. According to the authors of the report, these findings send a clear signal to both public and private sector players operating in fields that affect entrepreneurship, namely that they need to take a very close look at anything that might constitute a barrier to entrepreneurship.
Virtual Mentoring The Smart Way Taking your business to the next level requires that you gain knowledge and more importantly wisdom. Do you have the right connections? Are you spending time getting the correct resources? Who are you taking your advice from? These and many other questions are the keys to the success of your business. In this article I’ll be covering the steps I’ve taken to find what I call the “The Silent Virtual Mentor.” Overview Learn Like an Entrepreneur Many entrepreneurs have the mindset to learn everything for themselves. Your desire to learn as much as you can is very important. However, being an expert doesn’t really make you an entrepreneurial success. For example, I have learned that being able to delegate or outsource can be even more important and fundamentally expand your workflow and your business than trying to do it all yourself. The Silent Virtual Mentor Program Well times have changed significantly and the ability to call up Bill Gates or Steve Jobs is definitely out of the plan. Enter.
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#152 You’re an entrepreneur if… You create new markets Hi. It’s me, Kevin. You may know me as @BizWizKevin on Twitter. I recently upgraded this blog to www.TheEntrepreneurMind.com. Also, if you like what you’ve read on this blog, please purchase my new book, The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs. Thanks so much for your support, and I look forward to seeing you at The Entrepreneur Mind blog. Like this: Like Loading... Kevin D. Top ten crowdsourced funding platforms Whatever project you can dream up, there’s a crowdsourced funding platform out there for it. Entrepreneurs, investors, journalists, artists, environmentalists, educators, nonprofits and charities are using these sites to fundraise and turn their visions for social change into realities. These sites provide more than just a donor base — they create an online community of people who care about your cause and want to follow your progress. 1. 2. 33needs is a web application that connects investors to small-scale entrepreneurs around the world. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 DonorsChoose allows teachers to solicit funding for specific needs in classrooms and schools. 10. ioby connects donors and volunteers to environmental projects in their neighborhoods to inspire new environmental knowledge and action in New York City. If we missed your favorite crowdsourced funding platform, leave it in the comments. Photo: Anirudh Koul