Aug 30th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
Who isn’t looking for ways to save time and money? Here are some tools that can help.
If you don’t know how to leverage Linkedin to your business advantage or which iPhone apps will save you the most money, do a google search (or talk to your friends). Here, we’ll be focusing on the more unusual small business resources: services you might not have thought about in the context of entrepreneurship, tools we didn’t know existed, and unlikely services that can save your precious time, money, and sanity. Continue Reading »
Tags: Advice, Statistics, Success
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Aug 27th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
Why just talk about running a business, using boring theories, when you can run one yourself?
Acton MBA students did just that during the Liberty Greetings simulation, where they ran a greeting card company for a day. Their goal was to turn the faltering company around and make it a success. Everyone had a role to play, and played it well. Watch the video to see how the class of 2011 put their business acumen, leadership abilities, sales techniques, teamwork — and even arts and crafts skills — to the test. (Video below)
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Tags: Acton Video, Boot Camp, Class of 2011, Experiential Learning
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Aug 26th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
Did you build a company on your first day of school? Acton students kicked off the school year with a business simulation. (Photos below)
Every year, after Pre-Mat and before the fall semester starts, Acton students participate in a Boot Camp. It’s a rigorous, one-week program where students meet their classmates and prepare for the first semester. It includes demonstrations of the case method, team-building exercises, quantitative sessions, and Life of Meaning discussions.
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Tags: Boot Camp, Class of 2011, Experiential Learning, Premat
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Aug 25th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
Ever wonder how the people around you got their jobs? Ever look back and think about where you thought you’d end up? (Audio interviews below)
Heroes’ stories are everywhere — in the news, the memories of your taxi driver, the pages of your favorite book. Everyone has a calling in life. People find fulfillment by pursing them and overcoming obstacles, with their integrity in tact. So while Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey’s stories may make it to the biography section of your local bookstore, your doorman’s story is no less empowering. Here are the stories of some heroes who may have slipped under your radar. Continue Reading »
Tags: Calling, Heroes
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Aug 20th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
Paige Alam wrote a story about The Children’s Business Fair Boot Camp that was recently featured on the front page of West Austin News. Here are some highlights:
“The Boot Camp gives kids a chance to brainstorm and hear from Sandefer, who also tested his entrepreneurial skills as a child and went on to become an extremely successful businessman who founded several companies, including his own energy company. He now finds joy in instilling business lessons in adults and children.”
“‘Can children come up with real businesses?” Sandefer posed during an interview last year. He then answered emphatically, ‘Yes, they can.’”
Keep reading to find out more….
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Tags: Children's Business Fair, Press
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Aug 6th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
Author Q&A: Jonathan Haidt talks about elephants, business, and, of course, happiness.
Jonathan Haidt has a knack for taking complicated and esoteric material — religious history, science, philosophy, and the like — and making it interesting. To top things off, he can write about a saccharine subject for 300 pages without making it sound like a New Agey self-help book. In his non-fiction book, The Happiness Hypothesis, he draws on a variety of sources to offer practical advice on happiness and meaning. Continue Reading »
Tags: Book Club, Happiness, Happiness Hypothesis
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Aug 2nd, 2010 by Lady Liberty
We’re examining how different business strategies appeal to different people, using examples from the news.
At Acton, we classify entrepreneurs into three categories: Bootstrap Tortoises, Asset Foxes, and MBA Hares. These categories aren’t meant to rank the quality of entrepreneurs, but rather help people find business models that best fit their temperaments.
Animal analogies are all well and good but they don’t Continue Reading »
Tags: Bootstrap
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Jul 30th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
If you had to make a commercial to promote entrepreneurship, what would it be?
To highlight how small and medium enterprises (SME) drive the economy, the European Commission hosted a video contest. The winning films answered one of these questions: What is entrepreneurship all about? What could encourage people to become entrepreneurs? What could counteract old prejudices and offer new visions of entrepreneurship? The winners had some creative approaches. Here’s an assortment of the videos. What do you think? What would you have done? Continue Reading »
Tags: Viral Video
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Jul 29th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
Doomsday scenarios, more spy stories, money, more money, and cool new products. It’s been an interesting week in the world of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurs hold the keys to the internet. Literally. Seven people were selected by the internet watchdog organization ICANN to be Trusted Community Representatives. They each have a smart card. In the case of a catastrophe, five of the seven would have to meet and use their cards to activate a master key to recreate the internet’s “yellow pages” database of web addresses. The seven are leading experts and innovators Continue Reading »
Tags: Entrepreneurship in the News
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Jul 29th, 2010 by Lady Liberty
It’s been a busy week around here. Lost of exciting thing are happening around Acton: students are in the middle of Pre-Mat, we’re gearing up for the Children’s Business Fair, updating our website, and more; posting has been slow. Thanks for being patient with us. And now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Photo courtesy of miss_rogue.
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Who isn’t looking for ways to save time and money? Here are some tools that can help.
