More specifically: How can LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS of Washington D.C. empower the next generation to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Greater Washington?
Hope springs eternal in the human breast. You want the local government to help set you up in a business that will not only make money, but you will also feel virtuous.
I’ve done virtuous things, but the local government sure didn’t help me make money. For instance I used to teach English to refugees for free. Now I go around picking up litter and putting the trash in the trash and making sure the recyclables get recycled. Nobody pays me for it, and I’m not embarassed because it’s like I’m the invisible man.
Maybe I don’t get enough credit for what I do. I need a bull horn, but the local government won’t even pay for that.
Ok well hi!
For transition year we need to come up with a business plan all of us in our group,i am having a little trouble with my own business plan as many peoples ideas sound way different to mine so i havent mentioned mine to class mates yet incase they think im an idiot.
For my plan im thinking of a portable carbon monoxide detector.As many of you all know carbon monoxide is a silent killer so therefore people say like Tourists! when on holiday there hotel room could have carbon monoxide inside there and kill them! so i was thinking if people could have portable monoxide detectors which could be used as a keychain which makes it easy to carry around it could save lives?as in Ireland about last year two ladies died in cork in a hotel room due to carbon monoxide.
My other plan was to create an animal mood sensor were animals can be tested for there feelings etc therefore if for example a dog was down you could tell his mood as many dont know how animals are feeling from time to time ,so if he was Really down you could maybe cheer him up or else send him to a vet.
I am open to any advice my questions really are A)Could these ideas work B) Are they stupid C) Which plan should i go for the Carbon monoxide detector or the Animal Mood sensor and why ?
Thank you people!
The first plan is about envirmentental,while the second is regarding the animals protection,both plans are great and proves you are a kind hearted and clever student.so I support you to propose the two plans.and I hope all your plans can become true especially the second one.
My friends and I (aged 21-22) started a company. Currently not producing any money, we have a patented idea in the process of getting designed. We are low on money but definitely have the creativity and risk ability to go for whatever we feel is a great idea as well as a potential market. We have many more ideas and have been doing somewhat research on what path we are taking. We would love to hear from someone that has maybe "Been there done that" or someone in our current situation that can give us any advice or anything really that will work out to our benefit!
Your answer might might give us a whole new view on life and 10 points could be the least we would have to offer. Thank you and you have our word!
I am also an startup entrepreneur. I have an idea but I too have the problem in business activition because of lack of funds. I advice you to contact an venture capitalist for funds, but before that you need to first finalise your idea. Next see that whether is there a market for it because there are many many ideas that are great but not marketable even I had one. And if you have got the patent for your idea you can easily get funds from venture capitalists or banks. So give importance to that. Another suggestion is that if you can’t makeup all the essential funds for the business with the ideas you have think about something for which you can easily get funds first. Once you have break evened in a business you can easily move on to the next one with implementing your first idea.
I’m 15 yrs old. Today i got a mail of this swedish program that helps kids start businesses. We get about 2,000 SEK, and if the business takes off, they help to keep it going. There really is no limit to exactly what you could do, except the money of course. Any ideas?
Find a corner of the market and make some kind of website that caters to that need. Then sell that company and start again. You aren’t going to make the next Facebook or Skype overnight more than likely, but if you can corner enough of some special market with your website, you can sell it for big bucks.
some statistics?
can you give me insight?
facts?
help?
You could say environment, but there are many cases where two people from very similar backgrounds go on to live very different lives. One pursued and took hold of positive opportunities no matter how limited, but the other succumbed to the prevalent negativity. That can apply to "high class" folks too. Look at the heirs and heiresses who live to party or have overdosed on drugs, and then the other half who take over family business or starts their own. I think subconscious programming plays a very huge role in how we go on to live our lives. We pick up these messages from our enviornment (what we see, hear, and feel), and they can go on to dictate how we process and act on incoming information. So one person has a mother who constantly tells them that they can do anything they set their mind to , this gets programmed, and they unconsciously act accordingly; even when they fail, "something " tells them they’ll overcome so they push through. On the other hand you get someone whose mother often says "You never do anything right!". This person might be less likely to try again after failing, and perceived failure just reinforces the subconscious message. As far as urban youth (of any color), the message tends to be that we don’t have opportunities, and only a handful of us can be successful. That may have been true a long time ago, and there are usually people in our lives from that era. Naturally they do and teach what they saw and were taught about those things. Maybe standing back and taking an objective look at things will help us to positively re-program our subconscious belief systems. Honestly there are more opportunities now than there were years ago, we just need to let go of the old views of those who came before us (who actually were oppressed, so had reason to think the way they did) and realize that we do have opportunities, we just have to go for them. *Subconscious Beliefs *
Does anybody know which major banks (Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo etc) are the most young entrepreneur-friendly? I am 23 years old and my partner is 22 years old, and as recent graduates of college we are looking to open a small business around our college town, and we need a loan.
Go to http://www.score.org/mentors and enter your zip code. On the next screen, you will get information on the nearest SCORE chapter. Call them and arrange for a free meeting with a volunteer SCORE counselor. They will guide you through the process.
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide and is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
SCORE has 350 chapters in locations throughout the United States and its territories, with 13,000 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors.
We are trying to start a business in the city of Toronto. Is there any resources of free money (government grants etc) that we have access to?
thank you very much in advance
there are but they ARE REALLY hard to obtain.
The truth is probably the best answer.
But – passion for the product/service would be a good start. Also motivation and determination to succeed or to make a difference – from an inspirational figure perhaps.
What are the things that teenagers who want to start in business need to know the most?
will the products in your business sell. why? what makes your business better than another business who sells the same product. have a great location. start your business where there isnt a business like that for miles. go to a universities web site under course majors and discover more entrepreneur skills