Plan

rssRSS
Subscribers

Business Leaders group: Don’t wait for elected officials to lead on economic plan

May, 29, 2012 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

News from HollandSentinel.com: The head of a state-wide economic development group said Tuesday not to wait for elected officials to lead support for ideas to build the economy. Doug Rothwell, president and CEO of the Business Leaders for Michigan think tank, said that elected officials are likely to follow constituents. “Your political elected leaders are [...]

[ Continue reading ]

Entrepreneurs invited to apply for business plan competition

May, 02, 2012 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

News from Foster’s Daily Democrat: MANCHESTER — Entrepreneurs with exemplary business ideas are invited to submit their concept papers in the 2nd Annual Tory C. Marandos Foundation — Entrepreneurship Challenge being administered by the Center for Women’s Business Advancement. “This business plan competition is a wonderful way for entrepreneurs with big ideas to get the [...]

[ Continue reading ]

Plan to put vending machines in taxis wins city contest

March, 22, 2012 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

News from New York Post: New Yorkers may soon be able to snack on the stop and go. A plan to put vending machines — selling energy drinks, snack bars, breath mints, gum and even pain relievers — inside yellow cabs won rave reviews yesterday at a city-sponsored contest for new business ideas. “New Yorkers [...]

[ Continue reading ]

Youth business plan entries sought

December, 22, 2011 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

News from Appleton Post Crescent: MADISON – Wisconsin YES!, a youth business plan writing competition, is accepting entries until 5 p.m. Jan. 6. The contest is designed to guide students in development of their ideas into business plans. Students across Wisconsin are eligible to turn their ideas into business plans and compete for cash and [...]

[ Continue reading ]

Cisco’s Plan for 2012: Simplify the Business

August, 11, 2011 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

News from EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: Fiscal 2011 was a challenging year for networking giant Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO). The company closed business units and laid off employees. Even in the midst of those challenges, Cisco continues to push forward and realign its business for future growth. Cisco reported its fourth quarter fiscal 2011 financial earnings late Wednesday. For the [...]

[ Continue reading ]

SCORE column: Business plan can be used to judge idea’s merit

July, 23, 2011 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

News from Green Bay Press Gazette: In the past few weeks, this column has looked at serial entrepreneurs and the driving force that compels an entrepreneur to start more than one business. Chad VanCalster of Green Bay is one of those who plan to make serial entrepreneurship a way of life. “I’m on business number [...]

[ Continue reading ]

What Exactly Is a Business Plan?

May, 06, 2011 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

News from Inc.com: Add more -ing to your business plan, to build your business faster and smarter. By David Ronick | Business plans take many forms. To a bakery owner, it might be a 50-page document detailing the company’s financial plans for the next five years. To a programmer, it might be a drawing on a napkin, [...]

[ Continue reading ]

Startup NuevoStage nabs $50K in music business plan contest

April, 28, 2011 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

Photo by Phil Farnsworth From left are Rethink Music business model competition winner Maxwell Wessel, founder of NuevoStage; Allen Bargfrede, executive director of Rethink Music Initiative; finalist Ian Kwon, creator of Fanatic.FM; and first runner-up Eliot Hunt, co-founder of BigLife Music. Startup NuevoStage has won the Music Business Model Competition at the Rethink Music conference [...]

[ Continue reading ]

Mayor Bloomberg Announces Winners of NYC Next Idea Global Business Plan …

April, 17, 2011 • by administrator • Comments ( 0 )

News from TMC Net: (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) NEW YORK, April 8 — The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the winning entrepreneur teams of NYC Next Idea (http://www.nycedc.com/SupportingYourBusiness/EntrepreneurshipInnovation/NYCNextIdea/Pages/NYCNextIdea2010.aspx), the second annual global business plan competition that encourages innovative business ventures [...]

[ Continue reading ]