Fake Quiz for Chapter 14

For those of you who would like a second look at the fake quiz from Chapter 14:

UA Campus Global Entrepreneurship Events

The Entrepreneurship Club has several events planned this week that we would like you to be aware of. Here are two:

1.Tuesday 11/18/08 @ 6pm in Alston Parlor - Haskell Slaughter Law Firm from Birmingham will have a presentation regarding entrepreneurship in China and India. This firm is highly respected for their work with businesses in both countries.

2.Wednesday 11/19/08 @ 1pm Alston 40 - Brian Davis, director of the Alabama International Trade Center, who will talk about the details behind launching an import/export business. Reservations are required because lunch will be provided. The club asks those attending to bring their own drink

(Refreshments will be provided for the first event; an RSVP is requested for both; danny.phillip.smith@gmail.com)

I will award three points of extra credit to your scores on the second exam (worth two questions) if you attend either of these events. I will award you six points of extra credit to your second exam score (worth four questions) if you attend both events.

Sports + Tech = $$$

Sportvision is the company that brought the strike box and the yellow first-down line to TV sports. Read more on Fortune.com about this $25M company that is changing how we watch sports on TV.

Need cash for your business?

Online lending sites that facilitate loans between friends and family aren't immune to the economic meltdown, but they do offer an option to those in need of fast cash. And you don't have to go to the bank. Read more on Fortune.com.

Social Video Viewing on MTV

MTV's Backchannel is a multiplayer online game based on the hugely popular scripted reality soap The Hills. Viewers slings barbs and one-liners for points in the game, which is designed to be played while The Hills airs. As the show's celebutants bicker and gossip on TV, users fire off comments in a web-based chat room (see image above).

As television audiences migrate online, media companies are eyeing social networking as a possible killer app for hooking viewers through their laptops. From simple chat rooms to unique games, the race is on to develop content that complements traditional shows — the more creative and addictive the better. Read more on Wired.com...

Social Video Viewing on MTV

MTV's Backchannel is a multiplayer online game based on the hugely popular scripted reality soap The Hills. Viewers slings barbs and one-liners for points in the game, which is designed to be played while The Hills airs. As the show's celebutants bicker and gossip on TV, users fire off comments in a web-based chat room (see image above).

As television audiences migrate online, media companies are eyeing social networking as a possible killer app for hooking viewers through their laptops. From simple chat rooms to unique games, the race is on to develop content that complements traditional shows — the more creative and addictive the better. Read more on Wired.com...

No, We Really Are Living in a Golden Age of Television

After "dogging" the cable broadcasting offerings yesterday, I found out about a show on MOJO HD called "Start-up Junkies." Watch for free on Hulu.com.

No, We Really Are Living in a Golden Age of Television

After "dogging" the cable broadcasting offerings yesterday, I found out about a show on MOJO HD called "Start-up Junkies." Watch for free on Hulu.com.

Fund Raiser for Not-for-Profit Organization at Sigma Chi House, Friday, November 14 at 5pm

Please join the members of Sigma Chi at 5pm this Friday night (November 14, 2008) for some BBQ and Live Band (Junction Senators) to assist in bringing “Hope” to those who are disabled. Your $5 cover charge will be used to help finance a not-for-profit organization ("Absolute Hope") that will provide physical therapy services to the disabled.

Fund Raiser for Not-for-Profit Organization at Sigma Chi House, Friday, November 14 at 5pm

Please join the members of Sigma Chi at 5pm this Friday night (November 14, 2008) for some BBQ and Live Band (Junction Senators) to assist in bringing “Hope” to those who are disabled. Your $5 cover charge will be used to help finance a not-for-profit organization ("Absolute Hope") that will provide physical therapy services to the disabled.

Fund Raiser for Not-for-Profit Organization at Sigma Chi House, Friday, November 14 at 5pm

Please join the members of Sigma Chi at 5pm this Friday night (November 14, 2008) for some BBQ and Live Band (Junction Senators) to assist in bringing “Hope” to those who are disabled. Your $5 cover charge will be used to help finance a not-for-profit organization ("Absolute Hope") that will provide physical therapy services to the disabled.

University of Alabama Entrepreneurship Club Facebook

Do you have your own Facebook page? Are you interested in getting involved with entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama? Become a member of the Entrepreneurship Club's Facebook page to find out about events and activities on campus.

University of Alabama Entrepreneurship Club Facebook

Do you have your own Facebook page? Are you interested in getting involved with entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama? Become a member of the Entrepreneurship Club's Facebook page to find out about events and activities on campus.

University of Alabama Entrepreneurship Club Facebook

Do you have your own Facebook page? Are you interested in getting involved with entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama? Become a member of the Entrepreneurship Club's Facebook page to find out about events and activities on campus.

University of Alabama Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 17 through 21 mark important activities in entrepreneurship on the University of Alabama campus. Read more..

University of Alabama Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 17 through 21 mark important activities in entrepreneurship on the University of Alabama campus. Read more..

University of Alabama Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 17 through 21 mark important activities in entrepreneurship on the University of Alabama campus. Read more..

Social Video Viewing on MTV

MTV's Backchannel is a multiplayer online game based on the hugely popular scripted reality soap The Hills. Viewers slings barbs and one-liners for points in the game, which is designed to be played while The Hills airs. As the show's celebutants bicker and gossip on TV, users fire off comments in a web-based chat room (see image above).

As television audiences migrate online, media companies are eyeing social networking as a possible killer app for hooking viewers through their laptops. From simple chat rooms to unique games, the race is on to develop content that complements traditional shows — the more creative and addictive the better. Read more on Wired.com...

We are living in a Golden Age of television

Naysayers will do well to inspect the offerings on November 12, 2008. Does TV get any better than when Dog the Bounty Hunter and his team become judges of elementary school talent contests? Am I the only person who thinks broadcast media could do a little better?

We are living in a Golden Age of television

Naysayers will do well to inspect the offerings on November 12, 2008. Does TV get any better than when Dog the Bounty Hunter and his team become judges of elementary school talent contests? Am I the only person who thinks broadcast media could do a little better?

Dorm Room Biz at Radford University

Chris Pund is a 21-year-old student at Radford University who has started two businesses: an eBay store and a web site development business. He writes about his experiences and those of others on Dorm Room Biz.

Dorm Room Biz at Radford University

Chris Pund is a 21-year-old student at Radford University who has started two businesses: an eBay store and a web site development business. He writes about his experiences and those of others on Dorm Room Biz.

Dorm Room Biz at Radford University

Chris Pund is a 21-year-old student at Radford University who has started two businesses: an eBay store and a web site development business. He writes about his experiences and those of others on Dorm Room Biz.

Lego and intellectual property protection

An EU court rules that Lego rival Mega Brands can keep selling knockoff bricks, according to the Associated Press.

Lego has been around forever -- this year it celebrated the 50th anniversary of the classic system brick. But this great accomplishment is also a weakness, as all its patents have expired. Read more about this at Wired.com...

Entrepreneur Magazine on Student Businesses

College life can go beyond classes, keggers and cramming for finals. Why not start your own business? These enterprising students did. Did you ever consider becoming a manufacturer of dormitory furniture? Read how four students at Santa Clara University did...

Entrepreneur Magazine on Student Businesses

College life can go beyond classes, keggers and cramming for finals. Why not start your own business? These enterprising students did. Did you ever consider becoming a manufacturer of dormitory furniture? Read how four students at Santa Clara University did...

Entrepreneur Magazine on Student Businesses

College life can go beyond classes, keggers and cramming for finals. Why not start your own business? These enterprising students did. Did you ever consider becoming a manufacturer of dormitory furniture? Read how four students at Santa Clara University did...

Friedman on ICE resident survey

The student residents of Friedman Hall have spoken about what they want in an experiential dormitory that emphasizes innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Many want to emphasize social networks and opportunities to develop contacts with recruiters, entrepreneurs, creative individuals, and potential employers. Others simply want to learn how to be more creative. Most want to learn how to start their own businesses and want to do so by engaging in projects. Look for project opportunities in the near future! Follow this link to view the results of the survey.

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft: Student entrepreneurs making impact

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and Microsoft share more than multibillion dollar valuations. These technology titans have another striking resemblance: They were all founded by university students.

While the frequency with which new young multimillionaires are minted may have decreased since the technology bubble, a more lasting trend in student entrepreneurship is now on the rise. Dorm rooms across the country are abuzz with creative business ideas that may lay the groundwork for a paradigm shift in the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Read more...

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft: Student entrepreneurs making impact

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and Microsoft share more than multibillion dollar valuations. These technology titans have another striking resemblance: They were all founded by university students.

While the frequency with which new young multimillionaires are minted may have decreased since the technology bubble, a more lasting trend in student entrepreneurship is now on the rise. Dorm rooms across the country are abuzz with creative business ideas that may lay the groundwork for a paradigm shift in the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Read more...

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft: Student entrepreneurs making impact

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and Microsoft share more than multibillion dollar valuations. These technology titans have another striking resemblance: They were all founded by university students.

While the frequency with which new young multimillionaires are minted may have decreased since the technology bubble, a more lasting trend in student entrepreneurship is now on the rise. Dorm rooms across the country are abuzz with creative business ideas that may lay the groundwork for a paradigm shift in the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Read more...

College student provides mobile laundry service

Times haven't changed much. Freshmen attend college miles away from home with little money, no transportation and using what little time they have after studies doing that dreaded laundry. Tuskegee University student Bernard Height, a junior sales and marketing major, came up with a solution. Read more at Tuskegee University's web site.

College student provides mobile laundry service

Times haven't changed much. Freshmen attend college miles away from home with little money, no transportation and using what little time they have after studies doing that dreaded laundry. Tuskegee University student Bernard Height, a junior sales and marketing major, came up with a solution. Read more at Tuskegee University's web site.

College student provides mobile laundry service

Times haven't changed much. Freshmen attend college miles away from home with little money, no transportation and using what little time they have after studies doing that dreaded laundry. Tuskegee University student Bernard Height, a junior sales and marketing major, came up with a solution. Read more at Tuskegee University's web site.

Dorm Room Entrepreneurs

Many businesses have started in dorm rooms, but not in dorms specifically dedicated to nurturing the entrepreneurial dreams of students. The University of Maryland has opened a dorm that fosters the formation of companies as part of the Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities program, the Boston Globe reported today in "Great Ideas 101." Outside of the dorm, the students study typical college topics like English, engineering, business, but at the Hinman dorm, they're encouraged to start innovative businesses through a series of weekly seminars on starting and running a business, and the help they receive from UMD faculty. Read more at Inc.com...

Dorm Room Entrepreneurs

Many businesses have started in dorm rooms, but not in dorms specifically dedicated to nurturing the entrepreneurial dreams of students. The University of Maryland has opened a dorm that fosters the formation of companies as part of the Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities program, the Boston Globe reported today in "Great Ideas 101." Outside of the dorm, the students study typical college topics like English, engineering, business, but at the Hinman dorm, they're encouraged to start innovative businesses through a series of weekly seminars on starting and running a business, and the help they receive from UMD faculty. Read more at Inc.com...

Dorm Room Entrepreneurs

Many businesses have started in dorm rooms, but not in dorms specifically dedicated to nurturing the entrepreneurial dreams of students. The University of Maryland has opened a dorm that fosters the formation of companies as part of the Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities program, the Boston Globe reported today in "Great Ideas 101." Outside of the dorm, the students study typical college topics like English, engineering, business, but at the Hinman dorm, they're encouraged to start innovative businesses through a series of weekly seminars on starting and running a business, and the help they receive from UMD faculty. Read more at Inc.com...

A Classroom Path to Entrepreneurship

The college campus can be an ideal incubator for hatching small businesses. According to the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Mo., more than 2,000 colleges and universities now offer at least a class and often an entire course of study in entrepreneurship. That is up from 253 institutions offering such courses in 1985. More than 200,000 students are enrolled in such courses, compared with 16,000 in 1985. Read more about entrepreneurship on college campuses in this New York Times (May 1, 2008) story.

A Classroom Path to Entrepreneurship

The college campus can be an ideal incubator for hatching small businesses. According to the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Mo., more than 2,000 colleges and universities now offer at least a class and often an entire course of study in entrepreneurship. That is up from 253 institutions offering such courses in 1985. More than 200,000 students are enrolled in such courses, compared with 16,000 in 1985. Read more about entrepreneurship on college campuses in this New York Times (May 1, 2008) story.

A Classroom Path to Entrepreneurship

The college campus can be an ideal incubator for hatching small businesses. According to the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Mo., more than 2,000 colleges and universities now offer at least a class and often an entire course of study in entrepreneurship. That is up from 253 institutions offering such courses in 1985. More than 200,000 students are enrolled in such courses, compared with 16,000 in 1985. Read more about entrepreneurship on college campuses in this New York Times (May 1, 2008) story.

Russell Simmons' Creative Business Plan Contest

Entrepreneur Russell Simmons understands the spiky nature of the creative economy and has launched a new creative industries, ‘bplan like’ contest called the The Race to Be: The Creative Entrepreneurship Contest. The event is the centerpiece of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week (Nov. 17- Nov. 23)

The contest has three categories: film, fashion, and music. Applications can be submitted online and the finals of each categories will take place on site in spikes of industry/artistic excellence: film in LA, music in Austin, and fashion in NY. Read more on Campus Entrepreneurship.

Russell Simmons' Creative Business Plan Contest

Entrepreneur Russell Simmons understands the spiky nature of the creative economy and has launched a new creative industries, ‘bplan like’ contest called the The Race to Be: The Creative Entrepreneurship Contest. The event is the centerpiece of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week (Nov. 17- Nov. 23)

The contest has three categories: film, fashion, and music. Applications can be submitted online and the finals of each categories will take place on site in spikes of industry/artistic excellence: film in LA, music in Austin, and fashion in NY. Read more on Campus Entrepreneurship.

Russell Simmons' Creative Business Plan Contest

Entrepreneur Russell Simmons understands the spiky nature of the creative economy and has launched a new creative industries, ‘bplan like’ contest called the The Race to Be: The Creative Entrepreneurship Contest. The event is the centerpiece of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week (Nov. 17- Nov. 23)

The contest has three categories: film, fashion, and music. Applications can be submitted online and the finals of each categories will take place on site in spikes of industry/artistic excellence: film in LA, music in Austin, and fashion in NY. Read more on Campus Entrepreneurship.

University of Waterloo - Dormitory Incubator

The University of Waterloo is giving over one of its residence halls to Velocity, a new incubator where students can collaborate on Web, mobile, and digital media applications with their fellow budding tech entrepreneurs and perhaps help breathe some life back into the incubator model. Read more...

University of Waterloo - Dormitory Incubator

The University of Waterloo is giving over one of its residence halls to Velocity, a new incubator where students can collaborate on Web, mobile, and digital media applications with their fellow budding tech entrepreneurs and perhaps help breathe some life back into the incubator model. Read more...

University of Waterloo - Dormitory Incubator

The University of Waterloo is giving over one of its residence halls to Velocity, a new incubator where students can collaborate on Web, mobile, and digital media applications with their fellow budding tech entrepreneurs and perhaps help breathe some life back into the incubator model. Read more...

Dorm as business venture launchpad

Michael Dell famously started his computer company by selling hand-assembled computers from his dormitory room. Read on CNN Money how student businesses have been increasingly enabled by changes in technology and an explosion in entrepreneurship education.

Dorm as business venture launchpad

Michael Dell famously started his computer company by selling hand-assembled computers from his dormitory room. Read on CNN Money how student businesses have been increasingly enabled by changes in technology and an explosion in entrepreneurship education.

Dorm as business venture launchpad

Michael Dell famously started his computer company by selling hand-assembled computers from his dormitory room. Read on CNN Money how student businesses have been increasingly enabled by changes in technology and an explosion in entrepreneurship education.

Victims of the Crash

Slow sales and tight credit are killing small companies unable to weather the downturn. CNN Money offers a look at seven iconic brands that died this year.

Victims of the Crash

Slow sales and tight credit are killing small companies unable to weather the downturn. CNN Money offers a look at seven iconic brands that died this year.

Kiva: Person-to-Person Microlending

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website. Using this site, you can directly to entrepreneurs in developing countries. This is an interesting model to let individual lenders select the person to whom they want to make a loan. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need. Here's the link: http://www.kiva.org/.

Read a blog posting from a Kiva Fellow in Indonesia.

Kiva: Person-to-Person Microlending

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website. Using this site, you can directly to entrepreneurs in developing countries. This is an interesting model to let individual lenders select the person to whom they want to make a loan. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need. Here's the link: http://www.kiva.org/.

Read a blog posting from a Kiva Fellow in Indonesia.

Senior Year Checklist from Wet Feet Press

Transitioning to life after college can be a rocky process. Find time between studying and partying during your senior year to do the following things, and you'll be on your way to smoothly adjusting to the working world before you even turn your tassel. Read this checklist to find out what you should be doing now. You may also want to "tame" your online presence.

Wet Feet Press also offers many "insider" publications that give tips on acing your case interview, taking the GMAT, or interviewing for your first job.

Kiva: Person-to-Person Microlending

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website. Using this site, you can directly to entrepreneurs in developing countries. This is an interesting model to let individual lenders select the person to whom they want to make a loan. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need. Here's the link: http://www.kiva.org/. Thanks to Scott Ireland for finding this site.

Read a blog posting from a Kiva Fellow in Indonesia.

Facebook, YouTube, and Aggieland

Texas A&M University just launched a new microsite to let students post YouTube-style videos showing what life as an Aggie is all about. The site, along with a new Facebook profile, is part of a university marketing campaign called "Do You Wonder?"

Do you have a favorite YouTube video about life at the University of Alabama? Would you be interested in establishing a site for our school?

Read more at CampusTechnology.com.

50 Cent is an angel(?) investor

50 Cent has entrepreneur-centered TV show on MTV that debuts Thursday, November 6, at 9pm central. You can read about the story on Yahoo! Biz from this link. You can also watch the trailer on MTV.com(2:00 minutes in length).

Imagine that you were going to develop a reality TV show for entrepreneurs - what would you do? What would make it worthwhile for you and the competitors? Comments below appreciated!

Wired.com Flagrant Cellphone Use Photo Competition

Have you been wronged by someone using a cellphone? Wired.com wants your pictures of flagrant cellphone usage. The two-week competition begins today. Read on for instructions.

Victims of the Crash

Slow sales and tight credit are killing small companies unable to weather the downturn. CNN Money offers a look at seven iconic brands that died this year.

Billionaire Blues

Forget about Joe the Plumber. The market meltdown is creating a new Poster Child - Joe the Meltdown Mogul. Read on at Yahoo Biz.

Vending Machines - Make Money While You Sleep

A frequently overlooked way to make money. The Momentex business plan caused me to think a little more broadly about the vending machine industry.

The Japanese have some of the most innovative vending machines in the world. I like the parking garage machine. Images of Japanese vending machines.

Vendors of vending machines
Vending Machines Unlimited
UsedVending.com
1-800-Vending (includes a primer on what to consider before going into the business
VendWeb.com (with offerings for the "desktop" machine domain)

Trivia!
The earliest recorded "vending machine" was in 215 B.C. when the mathematician Hero described and illustrated a number of inventions conceived by himself and his teacher, Tesibius, in a book called Pneumatika. Included in the book was the plan for a completely automatic, coin-operated machine that dispensed a small amount of sacrificial water when a five-drachma coin was deposited. It is unlikely that the machine was used on a large scale, and there is no evidence to suggest that anything was sold automatically again for centuries (Source: Business and Company Resource Center).

Read more at Galenet about the industry (you may be prompted for your library username and password).