John Liddy, entrepreneur in residence at the Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse, will spend a few hours Tuesday afternoon handing out cash on the Syracuse University Quad.
Students will have to earn the money though.
Liddy will listen to business ideas from any student and hand out vouchers for $5 in cash. Students must show up to an event for young entrepreneurs scheduled for April 28 at the Tech Garden to claim the money.
And the idea must be real, says Paul Brooks, vice president for entrepreneurship programs at the Tech Garden. Liddy will vet the concepts and only distribute the cash vouchers to students with top ideas.
The April 28 event will bring together student entrepreneurs from various SU schools, investors, and potential mentors for a program on entrepreneurship and emerging companies, Brooks says.
Liddy will be on the Quad from noon to 2:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
New York Entrepreneur Week April 12-16
New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) is a non-profit movement formed around a single belief: entrepreneurs change the world. And now is the time for entrepreneurs who have the will and drive to prove they can achieve anything, to stand up and come together in New York State for another groundbreaking NYEW event.
With over 100 speakers from 40 cities, 15 states and 3 continents, NYEW unites the state’s diverse entrepreneurial community; giving you the opportunity to connect with and learn from New York’s best and brightest entrepreneurs who are relentless, driven and dedicated to improving your business and the economy. View the full agenda here.
New York Entrepreneur Week encompasses five days of innovative and hyper-targeted events, including:
* Inspiring keynote speeches from recognized business leaders
* Riveting panels delivering relevant mission-critical advice
* The flagship RELENTLESS business plan competition
With over 100 speakers from 40 cities, 15 states and 3 continents, NYEW unites the state’s diverse entrepreneurial community; giving you the opportunity to connect with and learn from New York’s best and brightest entrepreneurs who are relentless, driven and dedicated to improving your business and the economy. View the full agenda here.
New York Entrepreneur Week encompasses five days of innovative and hyper-targeted events, including:
* Inspiring keynote speeches from recognized business leaders
* Riveting panels delivering relevant mission-critical advice
* The flagship RELENTLESS business plan competition
Friday, January 22, 2010
Famous Entrepreneurs Series (FES): Central NY Resouce
The Famous Entrepreneurs Series (FES) is a business membership organization created to fuel the entrepreneurial flame in the Greater Syracuse and Central Upstate New York region. Through FES, admired CEOs and management thought leaders join us to share their successes, failures and bold visions in an effort to create inspired discussions within our local community.
4th Annual Series Continues
with
Vijay Govindarajan,
author of "Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators"
Wednesday, March 24
Onondaga Community College
Storer Auditorium, Ferrante Hall
with
Vijay Govindarajan,
author of "Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators"
Wednesday, March 24
Onondaga Community College
Storer Auditorium, Ferrante Hall
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Inventing as a way of business
Business First of Buffalo reported that ideas lead to inventions and, sometimes, a business. As the article relates:
“But that’s just a starting point on a long journey,” said registered patent attorney Vincent LoTempio of the law firm Kloss, Stenger and LoTempio.
On Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Buffalo State College auditorium, LoTempio and other area experts will host entrepreneurs with big ideas and explain what to expect throughout that journey.
The event is called Product Idea Expo, where attendees will get overviews on writing business plans, starting a business and creating prototypes.
Local entrepreneur Richard Conway is scheduled to discuss his experiences in how to bring a product to market.
In 1998, Conway developed the Balance Buddy, a U-shaped handle that attaches to the rear axle of a child’s bicycle.
“It works like a stroller, so parents don’t have to bend down and struggle as they teach their kids to ride a bike.” Conway said.
Patented in 2001, Conway estimates he’s sold more than 100,000. The product can be found at Target, Toys R Us and Amazon.com.
Other sessions include how to avoid the common mistakes inventors make, how to sell a product and what retailers look for in products. “The program is open to anyone who has an idea and wants to market it,” said William Grieshober, business adviser at the Small Business Development Center at Buffalo State.
The event is co-sponsored by the college, New York State Small Business Development Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Besides LoTempio and SBA representatives, presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Scheduled to present are SBDC counselors, as well as professionals with experience in customs, advertising and marketing.
For more information or to register, visit www.wnyinvents.com.
“But that’s just a starting point on a long journey,” said registered patent attorney Vincent LoTempio of the law firm Kloss, Stenger and LoTempio.
On Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Buffalo State College auditorium, LoTempio and other area experts will host entrepreneurs with big ideas and explain what to expect throughout that journey.
The event is called Product Idea Expo, where attendees will get overviews on writing business plans, starting a business and creating prototypes.
Local entrepreneur Richard Conway is scheduled to discuss his experiences in how to bring a product to market.
In 1998, Conway developed the Balance Buddy, a U-shaped handle that attaches to the rear axle of a child’s bicycle.
“It works like a stroller, so parents don’t have to bend down and struggle as they teach their kids to ride a bike.” Conway said.
Patented in 2001, Conway estimates he’s sold more than 100,000. The product can be found at Target, Toys R Us and Amazon.com.
Other sessions include how to avoid the common mistakes inventors make, how to sell a product and what retailers look for in products. “The program is open to anyone who has an idea and wants to market it,” said William Grieshober, business adviser at the Small Business Development Center at Buffalo State.
The event is co-sponsored by the college, New York State Small Business Development Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Besides LoTempio and SBA representatives, presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Scheduled to present are SBDC counselors, as well as professionals with experience in customs, advertising and marketing.
For more information or to register, visit www.wnyinvents.com.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Facebook co-founder offers advice for entrepreneurs
The Central NY Business Journal reported on Chris Hughes speech at Onondaga Community College where he let his audience know his definition of entrepreneurship.
"Profit isn't what defines what entrepreneurship is about," the Facebook co-founder said just a few minutes into his speech.
Rather, he said entrepreneurs focus on building organizations that have an impact on the world. Those organizations could be companies. They could be nonprofits or schools or churches.
The desire to spark change is what drives them, he said.
Hughes spoke today during the first lecture in this year's Famous Entrepreneurs Series. The annual lecture series aims to inspire more entrepreneurship in the region. OCC's Storer Auditorium was filled to capacity for the talk and an overflow crowd of students watched a video feed of the event elsewhere on campus.
Hughes founded Facebook in 2004 with Harvard University roommates Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz. In 2007, he left the company and became director of online organizing for President Barack Obama's campaign.
Hughes said he and his roommates never really thought of themselves as entrepreneurs. None of them were even business students.
And, of course, he said they made plenty of mistakes along the way.
"In a lot of ways, we didn't know what we were doing when we got started," he said.
For more on this story, see the Nov. 20 print edition of The Central New York Business Journal.
"Profit isn't what defines what entrepreneurship is about," the Facebook co-founder said just a few minutes into his speech.
Rather, he said entrepreneurs focus on building organizations that have an impact on the world. Those organizations could be companies. They could be nonprofits or schools or churches.
The desire to spark change is what drives them, he said.
Hughes spoke today during the first lecture in this year's Famous Entrepreneurs Series. The annual lecture series aims to inspire more entrepreneurship in the region. OCC's Storer Auditorium was filled to capacity for the talk and an overflow crowd of students watched a video feed of the event elsewhere on campus.
Hughes founded Facebook in 2004 with Harvard University roommates Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz. In 2007, he left the company and became director of online organizing for President Barack Obama's campaign.
Hughes said he and his roommates never really thought of themselves as entrepreneurs. None of them were even business students.
And, of course, he said they made plenty of mistakes along the way.
"In a lot of ways, we didn't know what we were doing when we got started," he said.
For more on this story, see the Nov. 20 print edition of The Central New York Business Journal.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Aspen Institute Looks at 'Capitalism and the Future' During Two-day Event in NYC
Is capitalism broken? Will a new business ethic emerge in the aftermath of the financial meltdown? And is the financial crisis actually a crisis of failed leadership? The Aspen Institute Business & Society Program will explore these questions with thought leaders from business, government, religion and the nonprofit sector in a two-day program modeled after the successful Aspen Ideas Festival, held each summer in Aspen, Colorado.
The two-day program begins with an evening panel on Tuesday, November 3rd at The New York Public Library, as part of the Live From the NYPL series. CEOs Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo and Eric Schmidt of Google, will join authors Niall Ferguson (The Ascent of Money) and Nassim Nicholas Taleb (The Black Swan) in a discussion moderated by Aspen Institute President Walter Isaacson. The event starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in the Celeste Bartos Forum, at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street at Fifth Avenue. Tickets, which are $25.00 ($15.00 for students and members), can be purchased by going to theLibrary's Web site, www.nypl.org/live.
The second day continues at Bloomberg corporate headquarters in New York City, with panels on business innovation, a look at the problem of short-termism in capital markets, the conflict between beliefs and business and a discussion of the relationship between Washington and Wall Street. Bloomberg, which is Aspen's media partner for the two-day event, will provide moderators for the panels and will be broadcasting parts of the program on Bloomberg Television. Tickets are sold out for the second day.
Panelists include:
-- David Blood, Senior Partner and Co-founder, Generation Asset Management
-- Bill George, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard University and former CEO, Medtronic
-- Jeffrey Hollender, Chief Inspired Protagonist, co-founder and Executive Chairperson, Seventh Generation
-- The Very Reverend James Kowalski, Dean, Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
-- Pamela Passman, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global Corporate Affairs, Microsoft
-- Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO
Peter Weinberg, founding partner of Perella Weinberg Partners, will be interviewed at lunch by Bloomberg Television journalist Erik Schatzker.
The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program develops leaders for a sustainable global society. Through dialogue, business education and research, BSP creates opportunities for executives and educators to explore pathways to sustainability and values-based leadership. For more, visit www.aspeninstitute.org/bsp.
The two-day program begins with an evening panel on Tuesday, November 3rd at The New York Public Library, as part of the Live From the NYPL series. CEOs Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo and Eric Schmidt of Google, will join authors Niall Ferguson (The Ascent of Money) and Nassim Nicholas Taleb (The Black Swan) in a discussion moderated by Aspen Institute President Walter Isaacson. The event starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in the Celeste Bartos Forum, at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street at Fifth Avenue. Tickets, which are $25.00 ($15.00 for students and members), can be purchased by going to theLibrary's Web site, www.nypl.org/live.
The second day continues at Bloomberg corporate headquarters in New York City, with panels on business innovation, a look at the problem of short-termism in capital markets, the conflict between beliefs and business and a discussion of the relationship between Washington and Wall Street. Bloomberg, which is Aspen's media partner for the two-day event, will provide moderators for the panels and will be broadcasting parts of the program on Bloomberg Television. Tickets are sold out for the second day.
Panelists include:
-- David Blood, Senior Partner and Co-founder, Generation Asset Management
-- Bill George, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard University and former CEO, Medtronic
-- Jeffrey Hollender, Chief Inspired Protagonist, co-founder and Executive Chairperson, Seventh Generation
-- The Very Reverend James Kowalski, Dean, Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
-- Pamela Passman, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global Corporate Affairs, Microsoft
-- Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO
Peter Weinberg, founding partner of Perella Weinberg Partners, will be interviewed at lunch by Bloomberg Television journalist Erik Schatzker.
The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program develops leaders for a sustainable global society. Through dialogue, business education and research, BSP creates opportunities for executives and educators to explore pathways to sustainability and values-based leadership. For more, visit www.aspeninstitute.org/bsp.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New York Entrepreneur Week Launches the Most Encompassing Entrepreneurial Movement in New York State History
-- Today marks the official launch of New York Entrepreneur Week (www.nyew.org), the first and largest statewide movement unifying the most important entrepreneurial groups with the vastly diverse entrepreneurial community. Taking place from November 16-20, 2009, NYEW will feature 350 all-encompassing events including; keynote speeches from recognized business leaders, expert panels offering relevant mission-critical advice, third party events and the movement's flagship RELENTLESS business plan competition.
Unlike diluted start-up or small business events, NYEW is New York State's premier forum joining together founders, angel investors, venture capital firms and top connectors from around the world and across diverse industries. NYEW brings together groups ranging from enterprising young idea-stage innovators to hundred million dollar revenue generators. The NYEW movement provides the framework and catalyst for conquering New York's economic challenges by aggregating disparate entrepreneurial stakeholders from around the state with remarkable entrepreneurs from around the world.
NEWS FACTS:
-- Featured, confirmed speakers include:
- David S. Rose, Founder of Rose Tech Ventures, Chairman & CEO of Angelsoft
- Marc Ecko, Chairman & CEO of Marc Ecko Enterprises
- Steve Mariotti, Founder of the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
- Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Co-Founder & CMO of Gilt Groupe
- Barry Silbert, Co-Founder & CEO of SecondMarket
- Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder & CEO of Meetup.com
-- NYEW is a 501c(3) non-profit organization founded by 26-year-old serial entrepreneur Gary Whitehill. Inspired by the TED conference and Renaissance Weekend, Whitehill is empowering entrepreneurs from around the world to "Stand Up and Come Together" at the worldwide hub of business, commerce and innovation.
-- NYEW is the largest aggregator of entrepreneurial events in the world during Global Entrepreneurship Week, slated to have over 350 events throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Syracuse, Rochester, and Binghamton.
-- NYEW is the only event in New York State to unite entrepreneurs with real, local, regional and international funding sources. These groups include: angel investors, venture capital firms, banks as well as non-profit and public sector agencies.
Read more here.
Unlike diluted start-up or small business events, NYEW is New York State's premier forum joining together founders, angel investors, venture capital firms and top connectors from around the world and across diverse industries. NYEW brings together groups ranging from enterprising young idea-stage innovators to hundred million dollar revenue generators. The NYEW movement provides the framework and catalyst for conquering New York's economic challenges by aggregating disparate entrepreneurial stakeholders from around the state with remarkable entrepreneurs from around the world.
NEWS FACTS:
-- Featured, confirmed speakers include:
- David S. Rose, Founder of Rose Tech Ventures, Chairman & CEO of Angelsoft
- Marc Ecko, Chairman & CEO of Marc Ecko Enterprises
- Steve Mariotti, Founder of the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
- Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Co-Founder & CMO of Gilt Groupe
- Barry Silbert, Co-Founder & CEO of SecondMarket
- Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder & CEO of Meetup.com
-- NYEW is a 501c(3) non-profit organization founded by 26-year-old serial entrepreneur Gary Whitehill. Inspired by the TED conference and Renaissance Weekend, Whitehill is empowering entrepreneurs from around the world to "Stand Up and Come Together" at the worldwide hub of business, commerce and innovation.
-- NYEW is the largest aggregator of entrepreneurial events in the world during Global Entrepreneurship Week, slated to have over 350 events throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Syracuse, Rochester, and Binghamton.
-- NYEW is the only event in New York State to unite entrepreneurs with real, local, regional and international funding sources. These groups include: angel investors, venture capital firms, banks as well as non-profit and public sector agencies.
Read more here.
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