The ComputerEntrepreneurAward was created in 1982 by the IEEE Computer Society , for individuals with major technical or entrepreneurial contributions to the computer industry . The work must be public, and the award is not given until fifteen years after the developments. The physical award is a chalice from sterling silver and under the cup a gold plated crown. ref name CE award home cite web url http www.computer.org portal web awards entrepreneur title ComputerEntrepreneurAward publisher IEEE Computer Society accessdate Start date 2011 4 12 ref Recipients Following people received the ComputerEntrepreneurAward ref name IEEE DOP Award Recipients cite web url http www.computer.org portal web awards entrepreneur 118 tabs WAR pluginsui INSTANCE y2pC tab1 title Past recipients for ComputerEntrepreneurAward publisher IEEE Computer Society accessdate Start date 2011 4 12 ref 2011 Diane ... Studios , for many important contributions in computer graphics . 2004 Bjarne Stroustrup , C inventor ... Inc. , for revolutionizing the personal computer industry . 1999 Clive Sinclair , home computer s pioneer, for inspiring the computer industry . 1998 Bill Gates , Paul Allen , Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak , founders of Microsoft and Apple Inc. , for their contributions to the personal computer ... CEO and Chairman of Intel Corporation , for contributions to the computer industry computing ... http ei.cs.vt.edu history BRICKLIN.Fleming.HTML title Daniel Bricklin work Computer Science Department ... model for the entire computer industry computing industry . 1990 J. Presper Eckert , co ... date 2011 4 16 ref for pioneering design work for the first general purpose electronic digital computer. 1989 Gene M. Amdahl , for entrepreneurial efforts in the mainframe computer mainframe industry . 1987 Erwin Tomash , for pioneering work on computer peripheral s. 1986 Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce ... Olsen and William Norris , for pioneering work on minicomputer s. References Reflist Category Computer ... more details
The Computer Pioneer Award was established in 1981 by the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society ... vitality of the computer industry. The award is presented to outstanding individuals whose main contribution to the concepts and development of the computer field was made at least fifteen years ... for this award. The award has two type of recipients Computer Pioneer Charter Recipients At the inauguration of this award the individuals who already meet the Computer Pioneer Award criteria, and also have received IEEE Computer Society awards prior to 1981. Computer Pioneer Recipients Awarded annually since 1981. Nomination Deadline 15 October of each year. Computer Pioneer Charter Recipients List of http www2.computer.org portal web awards pioneer Computer Pioneer Charter Recipients Computer ... 2004 Frances E. Allen Theory and practice of compiler optimization 2003 Martin Richards computer ... made possible computer to computer commercial transactions via the banking system William Bridge William H. Bridge Computer and communications technology in the GE DATANET 30 rowspan 3 2000 Harold ... computers for heavy field conditions 1999 Herbert Freeman SPEEDAC of Sperry Corporation , and computer ... of the Colossus computer Colossus at Bletchley Park and on the University of Manchester Mark I , the world s first stored program computer rowspan 2 1997 Barney Oldfield Homer Barney Oldfield Banking applications Electronic Recording Machine, Accounting ERMA , and computer manufacturing Betty Holberton ... rowspan 19 1996 Angel Angelov Computer science technologies in Bulgaria Richard F. Clippinger Converted ... of computer architecture Jozef Gruska Theory of computing and organizational activities Jiri Horejs Informatics and computer science Lubomir Georgiev Iliev Computing in Bulgaria 1st Bulgarian computers ... Kalm r 1956 logical machine and the design of the MIR computer MIR computer in Hungary Antoni Kilinski Commercial computers in Poland , and university computer science L szl Kozma 1930 relay machine ... more details
About the practice of starting a new organization Entrepreneurship the magazine Entrepreneur magazine Citation style date January 2011 more footnotes date November 2011 An entrepreneur IPAc en audio en ... money through risk and initiative. ref http dictionary.reference.com browse entrepreneur ref ref ... French economist Richard Cantillon . Entrepreneur in English language English is a term applied ... for the outcome. Jean Baptiste Say , a French economist, is believed to have coined the word entrepreneur in the 19th century he defined an entrepreneur as one who undertakes an enterprise, especially ... The entrepreneur leads the firm or organization and also demonstrates leadership qualities by selecting ... , management ability, and team building as essential qualities of an entrepreneur. This concept has .... Innovation and entrepreneurship 1985 attributing coining and defining of entrepreneur to Jean ... of the Entrepreneur, in Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship 40 Calvin A. Kent, et al. eds. 1982 , citing .... An entrepreneur may perceive that they are among the few to recognize or be able to solve a problem. Joseph Schumpeter saw the entrepreneur as innovators and popularized the uses of the phrase creative ... influence on an individual s decision to become an entrepreneur is workplace peers and the social ... on, the entrepreneur. Most studies, however, agree that there are certain entrepreneurial ... and Venkataraman 2000 argue the entrepreneur is solely concerned with opportunity recognition and exploitation although, the opportunity that is recognised depends on the type of entrepreneur which ..., for instance Social entrepreneur A Social entrepreneurship social entrepreneur is motivated ... entrepreneur is driven by an emotional desire to address some of the big social and economic ... . Serial entrepreneur A serial entrepreneur is one who continuously comes up with new ideas and starts ... dictionary definition ref In the media, the serial entrepreneur is represented as possessing a higher ... more details
The Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award , also known as the Seymour Cray Award , is an award given by the IEEE Computer Society , to recognize significant and innovative contributions in the field of supercomputer high performance computing . The award honors scientists who exhibit the creativity demonstrated by Seymour Cray , founder of Cray Research Cray Research, Inc. , and an early pioneer of supercomputing . The winner receives a crystal memento, wikt certificate certificate , and United States dollar US 10,000. Recipients Charles L. Seitz , 2011. For innovations in high performance message passing architectures and networks. ref http www.computer.org portal web awards seitz ref Alan Gara , 2010. For his innovations in low power, densely packaged supercomputing systems. ref http www.computer.org portal web awards Alan Gara ref Kenichi Miura , 2009. For his ingenuity in developing supercomputer software and hardware that advanced the state of the art in technical computing. ref http www.computer.org portal web pressroom 2009 cray ref Steve Wallach , 2008. For his contribution to high performance computing through design of innovative vector and parallel computing systems, notably the Convex mini supercomputer series, a distinguished industrial career and acts of public service. Ken Batcher , 2007. For fundamental theoretical and practical contributions to massively parallel computation, including parallel sorting algorithms, interconnection networks, and pioneering designs of the STARAN and Goodyear MPP MPP computers. Tadashi Watanabe , 2006. For serving as lead designer ... to the computer industry through innovative high performance system designs. References references External links http www.computer.org portal web awards seymourcray Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award website comp sci stub super compu stub Category Computer science awards Category Supercomputers ... of high performance interconnection networks, parallel computer architectures, and high ... more details
Multiple issues orphan August 2010 unreferenced March 2012 notability March 2012 A fashion entrepreneur is a person who has possession of a fashion enterprise, venture or idea, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and outcome. Definition Originating from the phrase entrepreneur , a fashion entrepreneur is someone whose primary activities work within the fashion industry. For example, a fashion designer who uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage ventures within related and connected areas of the fashion industry. Fashion ventures include guide book s for fashion designers, educational products for fashion designers and media platform s to facilitate relationships between designers within the industry. Current Practice Fashion entrepreneurs focus on creating networks within the fashion industry and inter connected projects with varying aims including education, profitability and profile building. Some fashion entrepreneurs work to provide a network of knowledge share platform s, other work to address social and structural issues goals. Entrepreneur is a term applied to the type of personality who is willing to take upon herself or himself a new venture or enterprise and accepts full responsibility for the outcome. Jean Baptiste Say , a French economist is believed to have coined the word entrepreneur in about 1800. He said an entrepreneur is one who undertakes an enterprise, especially a contractor, acting as intermediary between Capital economics capital and Workforce labour . Core business practices for fashion entrepreneurs focus on topics such as creativity and innovation, writing business plan s, raising finance, sales and marketing, and the small business management skills needed to run a creative company. Fashion entrepreneurs seek to deliver fashion business expertise in retail, manufacturing, money and marketing. The 21st century has seen the proliferation of organisations and award ceremonies promoting, inspiring ... more details
Infobox Book name The ultimate entrepreneur the story of Ken Olsen and Digital Equipment Corporation image image caption author Glenn Rifkin , George Harrar cover artist country United States subject Computer engineering publisher Contemporary Books pub date 1988 media type Hardcover pages 332 pp isbn 978 1559580229 dewey congress oclc 18350498 The biographical book, The ultimate entrepreneur the story of Ken Olsen and Digital Equipment Corporation , chronicles the experiences of Ken Olsen racing to design minicomputers at the company of his own founding, Digital Equipment Corporation . At the time the book was published by two computer journal writers, Ken Olsen was competing with other Massachusetts computing companies such as Data General founded by his former employee , Prime Computer , Wang Laboratories , Symbolics , Lotus Development Corporation, and Apollo Computer . While believing in the value of software, he did not believe in the value of software separate from hardware, and missed the opportunity to fund Lotus 1 2 3 or Visicalc . He also missed the importance of the personal computer, but his futuristic vision of the Client server model helped to launch Ethernet . Context The book was written after the book The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder, which was highly influential in local computing circles. That book documents the competition between Data General and DEC ... of the innovation that created the personal computer, even though DEC failed to produce any successful personal computer product itself before the book was published. The title of the book focuses ... would be a smaller, personal, home based computer. To his credit, the massive success of his early minicomputers ... The ultimate entrepreneur the story of Ken Olsen and Digital Equipment Corporation entry in Google ..., Reprint from 1981, Back Bay Books, 2000. ISBN 0 316 49197 7 DEFAULTSORT Ultimate Entrepreneur, The Category 1988 books Category Computer books Category Digital Equipment Corporation ... more details
The term Political entrepreneur may refer to any of the following someone usually active in the fields of either politics or business who founds a new political project, group, or political party a businessman who seeks to gain Profit economics profit through subsidies , protectionism , government contracts, or other such favorable arrangements with government s through political influence also known as a rent seeking rent seeker . a political actor not necessarily a politician who seeks to further his or her own political career and popularity by pursuing the creation of policy that pleases the populace. Politician as a political entrepreneur In the field of business, entrepreneurship involves people taking a risk in order to create new business ventures, to gain advantage over a competitor, and to maximize profits. Traditionally entrepreneurs have been associated with the world of business ... A political entrepreneur refers to a political player who seeks to gain certain political and social ... of insufficient award criteria and incomplete contracts which may arise in economic bidding ... as a political entrepreneur However the term is also used in a very different way by those that wish to contrast what they see as a pure market entrepreneur with someone that uses the political system to further a commercial venture or their own career. On this definition a political entrepreneur is a business entrepreneur who seeks to gain profit through subsidies , protectionism , government ..., a political entrepreneur succeeds primarily by influencing government to subsidize his business or industry ... entrepreneur succeeds financially by selling a newer, better, or less expensive product on the free ... as a political entrepreneur. DiLorenzo, Thomas, Chapter 7 of How Capitalism Saved America http www.mises.org story 2317 In practice, the division between the market entrepreneur and the political entrepreneur ... . blockquote See also Social entrepreneur Politician Crony capitalism Corporate welfare External ... more details
Infobox magazine title Entrepreneur image file entrepreneurlogo.png image size 220px the default if no size is stated image alt image caption editor Amy C. Cosper, Magazine Editor br Jason Fell, Online Editor ref http en.shawntimes.com 352 entrepreneur com profile Entrepreneur profile on ShawnTimes ref ref http www.entrepreneur.com author 1631 Jason Fell on Entrepreneur.com ref editor title previous editor staff writer frequency Monthly circulation 606,770 category company Entrepreneur Media publisher firstdate Start date year month day country United States based Irvine, California language website URL http www.entrepreneur.com issn Entrepreneur is a publication that carries news stories about entrepreneurialism , small business management, and business opportunity business opportunities . It is published by Entrepreneur Media Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California . ref http www.entrepreneur.com contact us index.html Contact Us . Entrepreneur . Retrieved on December 10, 2009. ref This magazine is published monthly, 12 issues annually. No special extra issues are published. Entrepreneur includes sections like Tech, Money, Sell, and Lead. It is edited by Amy C. Cosper. Entrepreneur has a circulation of 606,770 monthly subscribers. ref http www.entrepreneur.com mediakit print.htm Media Kit Print Media Kit. Retrieved on August 22, 2010. ref Entrepreneur Magazine is published under ... and South Africa. ref http www.entrepreneurmag.co.za Entrepreneur Magazine Online, South Africa ref Entrepreneur Magazine publishes a blog which is managed by a dedicated online staff. ref http blog.entrepreneur.com ref ref http en.shawntimes.com 352 entrepreneur com profile ref Entrepreneur Press Entrepreneur publishes books for small business people, through its Entrepreneur Press division, featuring ... lowres.pdf Entrepreneur Press 2007 Backlist Catalog ref References references External links http www.entrepreneur.com Entrepreneur Magazine EnglishBusinessMagazines DEFAULTSORT Entrepreneur Magazine ... more details
Entrepreneur in residence EIR , sometimes executive in residence , is a position or title within the venture capital , law firm, and business school industries, typically held by a seasoned entrepreneur who is brought on staff by a venture capital firm, university or other organization. The EIR role in a venture capital firm is often designed to fill one of three primary functions To launch a new entrepreneurial venture, often with the backing of the parent firm or organization To assist in the evaluation of potential investments where the entrepreneur has a particular expertise or To provide functional expertise to assist with an existing investment. ref Steve Blank, Ann Miura Ko, E145 High Tech Entrepreneurship, Lecture on 2 25 2010, Stanford University ref In a business school setting, an EIR acts as a mentor and coach to students. ref http www.degroote.mcmaster.ca faculty entrepreneur.html DeGroote School of Business Entrepreneur & Executive in Residence ref In a law firm setting, an EIR provides business consulting, networking, mentoring and coaching to clients and prospective clients of the firm who are launching or engaged in entrepreneurial ventures each a client entrepreneur . Typically, these services are provided without charge to selected client entrepreneurs for the first one year period that they receive such services. Business consulting services may include assistance with strengthening the client entrepreneur s business plan, the clear expression of that plan in an executive summary and investor presentation, and assistance with introductions to prospective investors and other individuals who may be useful to the client entrepreneur, including C level executives who may play a direct role in the client entrepreneur s venture. Mentoring and coaching may include coaching on making presentations to investors and mentoring on how to build a more successful ... http www.hanseventures.com jobs eir EIR Program by Hanse Ventures http www.etventure.com entrepreneur ... more details
A norm entrepreneur is someone interested in changing social norms . Cass Sunstein coined the term in his 1996 paper Social Norms and Social Roles . He notes there that existing social conditions can frequently be more fragile than is typically supposed as they depend on social norms to which many may not be strongly allied. Sunstein identifies a category of people, who he calls norm entrepreneurs , who are interested in changing social norms. If they are successful in their endeavors they can produce what he calls norm bandwagons and norm cascades which lead to substantial changes in social norms. ref Sunstein, Cass R. 1996 Social Norms and Social Roles, Columbia Law Review , Vol. 96, No. 4, May, pp. 903 968 ref See also Moral entrepreneur References Reflist Uncategorized date April 2012 ... more details
An Internet entrepreneur is an entrepreneur that applies innovation to create new businesses on the Internet . ref cite news title On Being an Internet Entrepreneur url http radoff.com blog 2009 11 28 on being an internet entrepreneur accessdate 2009 11 30 ref Internet entrepreneurs are part of the more general category of digital entrepreneurs. Most famous Internet entrepreneurs Jimmy Wales Wikipedia Sergey Brin & Larry Page Google Mark Zuckerberg , Dustin Moskovitz , Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin Facebook Bill Gates and Paul Allen passed down to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie from Bill Gates Microsoft MSN Chad Hurley , Steve Chen YouTube Steve Chen and Jawed Karim YouTube Julian Assange Wikileaks Pierre Omidyar and John Donahoe eBay Tom Anderson MySpace Tom and Chris DeWolfe Myspace Jeff Bezos Amazon.com Craig Newmark Craigslist Jerry Yang entrepreneur Jerry Yang and David Filo Yahoo Max Levchin , Peter Thiel , Elon Musk , and Luke Nosek Paypal Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield Flickr Reed Hastings Netflix Jack Dorsey Twitter Kevin Rose Digg James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen Netscape Joshua Schachter del.icio.us Shawn Fanning Napster Sky Dayton EarthLink Bob Parsons Go Daddy Tom Fulp Newgrounds Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban Broadcast.com Michael Arrington TechCrunch Chris Pirillo Lockergnome Arvind A. Raichur AllLaw.com, Inc. Gunjan Sinha WhoWhere, eGain , Metricstream Steffan Sondermark Fallesen Servage Hosting Christopher Poole moot 4chan.org Zach Klein Vimeo Ashwin Navin BitTorrent company BitTorrent Trip Adler Scribd Ask.com Garrett Gruener br David Warthen small Founders small br Doug Leeds small CEO small Kevin Medeiros MyLifeBooklet, MyLifeTube See also Entrepreneur References references Further reading Livingston, Jessica, http books.google.com books?id oFTYD9IHX5YC&printsec frontcover Founders at work stories of startups early days , Berkeley, CA Apress New ... and promotion ar af Internet entrepreneur pt Empreendedores da internet ... more details
Infobox film name The Call of the Entrepreneur image Coe dvd.sm.jpg image size border alt caption Official movie cover director Simon Scionka producer writer Jonathan Witt screenplay story narrator starring music cinematography editing studio distributor released Film date Year Month Day Location runtime 58 minutes country Film USA language English budget gross The Call of the Entrepreneur is a 2007 documentary produced by Acton Media, part of the Acton Institute , along with Cold Water Media. It premiered in Grand Rapids, Michigan , USA on May 17, 2007. ref cite web title Acton Institute s Call of the Entrepreneur Documentary to Premiere in Grand Rapids url http www.prnewswire.com news releases acton institutes call of the entrepreneur documentary to premiere in grand rapids 58104287.html publisher PR Newswire accessdate 28 July 2011 ref Plot The main subjects of the documentary are Brad Morgan, Frank Hanna, and Jimmy Lai . Morgan, a dairy farmer from Evart, Michigan discusses his journey from a struggling dairy farmer to the owner and operator of a million dollar dairy and compost company. Hanna, a merchant banker in New York City who originally hails from Georgia, explains how financial engineering not only makes credit more widely available to entrepreneurs today but also played a crucial role in the discovery of America. Lai talks about his childhood in Communist China and his move at twelve years old to Hong Kong. There, he founded Giordano clothing Giordano , a retail outlet, and later Next Media . Lai explains that entrepreneurs, when taking risks, are dashing into hope. The documentary also contains information from experts in the field of economics, including Rev. Robert Sirico , founder and President of the Acton Institute, Dr. Samuel Gregg, Dr. Jay Richards , George ... of 2007, The Call of the Entrepreneur premiered in Honolulu , London , Nairobi , New York City ...?v pem0ZSsMQVA Official Trailer on YouTube IMDb title 1756792 DEFAULTSORT Call of the Entrepreneur ... more details
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Entrepreneur image name Racing silks of Michael Tabor.svg caption ... 0 earnings 189,826 race 2000 Guineas 1997 awards honours updated Entrepreneur foaled 4 March 1994 was a British ... races in 1996 he won the 2000 Guineas on his first start as a three year old. Entrepreneur then started ... disappointing run in autumn he was retired to stud. Background Entrepreneur is a bay horse bred by the Cheveley ...?horse id 450047 topHorseTabs horse pedigree&bottomHorseTabs horse form title Entrepreneur pedigree ... racing career Entrepreneur was officially owned in partnership by Magnier s wife Susan and Michael Tabor ... title Entrepreneur race record publisher Racing Post date accessdate 2012 03 05 ref Racing career 1996 two year old season Entrepreneur made his first racecourse appearance in a seven furlong maiden ... racing entrepreneur in a risky business 1259847.html title Entrepreneur in a risky business publisher ... season On his first appearance of 1997 Entrepreneur ran in the British Classic Races classic 2000 Guineas ... accessdate 2012 03 05 ref Commenting on the colt s victory, Kinane called Entrepreneur a classy individual ... over longer distances. ref name independent1 In the course the following month Entrepreneur ... ref and Entrepreneur s price shortened after Revoque was withdrawn following a poor run in the Irish ... 2011 10 20 location London ref Entrepreneur ran against twelve opponents in the Derby at Epsom Downs ... his defeat in the Derby, Entrepreneur was off the racecourse for more than three months before ... Stakes result publisher Racing Post date accessdate 2012 03 05 ref Stud career Entrepreneur stood ... horse racing articles 6944 entrepreneur to suwa farm in japan title Entrepreneur to Suwa ... horse racing articles 26185 english classic winner entrepreneur to russia title English Classic Winner Entrepreneur to Russia publisher BloodHorse.com date accessdate 2012 03 05 ref He ... stallion.sd?popup 1&horse id 450047 title Entrepreneur & 124 Stud Record work Bloodstock Stallion ... more details
A moral entrepreneur is an individual, group or formal organization that seeks to influence a group to adopt or maintain a Norm sociology norm . Moral entrepreneurs are those who take the lead in labeling a particular behavior and spreading or popularizing this label throughout society. This can include attributing negative labels to behavior as well as the removal of negative labels, positively labeling, or removing positive labels. The moral entrepreneur may press for the creation or enforcement of a norm for any number of reasons, altruistic or selfish. Such individuals or groups also hold the power to generate moral panic . Some examples of moral entrepreneurs are Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD mothers against drunk driving , the anti tobacco lobby, the gun control lobby, anti pornography groups, and the pro choice movement . Rule Creator and Rule Enforcer The term moral entrepreneur was coined by Howard S. Becker . In his view, moral entrepreneurs fall into roughly two categories rule creators , and rule enforcers . Rule creators generally express the conviction that some kind of threatening social evil exists that must be combated. They can be seen as moral crusaders, who are concerned chiefly with the successful persuasion of others, but are not concerned with the means by which this persuasion is achieved. Successful moral crusades are generally dominated by those in the upper social strata of society Becker, 1963 . They often include religious groups, lawmaking bodies, and stakeholders in a given field. There is political competition in which these moral crusaders ... entrepreneur s power is highly dependent upon the social and cultural context Reinarman, 1994 ... this power and to act as a moral entrepreneur. ref Tuggle, Justin and Holmes, Malcolm. Blowing ... of 1875, and the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914. See also Norm entrepreneur Deviance sociology ... terms sociology stub fr Entrepreneur de morale ... more details
The Car Entrepreneur of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car designer of the 20th century. The election process was overseen by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation . The winner, Henry Ford I , was announced at an awards gala on December 18, 1999 in Las Vegas. See also Car of the Century Car Designer of the Century Car Engineer of the Century Car Executive of the Century DEFAULTSORT Car Entrepreneur Of The Century Category Automobile awards Category Best of century awards ... more details
Regiment of the Indian Army. Lt Col H S Bedi developed his IT skills at Army s Faculty of Computer ... years and later he recognized his entrepreneur skills in the field of IT. He took a voluntary retirement from the army and started his own company. His entrepreneur skills helped the company gain profitability .... Tulip has won the Frost & Sullivan Growth Leadership Award for Enterprise Data Services MPLS VPN in 2009 and Market Leadership Award for MPLS VPN in 2007 and 2008. ref http www.expresscomputeronline.com ... Rich List 2009 a list of the 100 richest people in India. Finalist for Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010 for entrepreneurs. ref http business.rediff.com report 2010 jan 20 eighteen ... tulip.htm http bandofbrothers.in colhsbedi tulip.htm http www.dare.co.in people featured entrepreneur lt col retd h s bedi tulip telecom.htm http www.dare.co.in people featured entrepreneur lt ... more details
entrepreneur and media personality best known as the host of the syndicated Dave Chalk s Computer Show. ref http www.locatetv.com tv dave chalks computer show 1571820 Online reference for Dave Chalk s Computer Show ref Chalk first entered the technology business by launching his own computer store, Doppler Computer Superstores. ref http infoventure.tsx.com TSXVenture TSXVentureHttpController?GetPage CompanySummary&PO ID 11433&HC FLAG2 on Doppler Computer Superstore was a wholly owned subsidiary ... Speakers Spotlight bio ref YEO Entrepreneur of the Year , ref Award Recipient in 1995, Young Entrepreneurs ... recent nationality Canadian occupation Entrepreneur, Business Broker, Technology Futurist, Educator ... Computer Superstores, 1985 1997 spouse Keely Chalk children 2 website URL www.davidchalkinc.com ... owned subsidiary Doppler Computer Superstore, is engaged in the sale of computer hardware, software and peripherals, focusing on the rapidly expanding computer retail industry. ref He subsequently ... ref In 1983, Chalk created the first Canadian Technology Magazine, Computer Buyer Magazine. ref In 1983 David was the first to publish a retail computer magazine in Canada, which caught the eye of Mclean ... Blackberry Marketing Strategy ref In 1984, Chalk created what would become the chain of Computer ... million US Retailer Ballard Computer from Chapter 11. ref http community.seattletimes.nwsource.com archive ?date 19950313&slug 2109963 2nd Chance For Ballard Computer Canadian Investors To The Rescue ... technology show in Canada Dave Chalk s Computer Show , ref Who is Dave Chalk? , by Dave Chalk, Microsoft ... show on the Corus Radio Network for computer education, and created a training software company, Chalk ... of Star Wars & Industrial Light & Magic , and Charles Wang on retail product positioning for Computer ... site ref Awards Chalk has created many award winning marketing campaigns including Verizon , Royal ... and a Freddie Award for Best International Educational Documentary An insight into life with Dyslexia ... more details
ref He moved to London in 1992 to study Computer Science at South Bank University . He worked for Schlumberger ... award for an online environmental advert for Ben & Jerry s ref http www.advertisingcompetition.org iac winner.asp?eid 4212 Internet Advertising Competition 2006 ref and an award in 2011 for Best Environmental ..., the project won a Gold award in the interactive entertainment category at the WorldFest film and video ... Recognition 2006 Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA . ref cite journal ... more details
other people Michael Cassidy Mike Cassidy is an entrepreneur, and was CEO and co founder of four previous Internet start ups Stylus Innovation, Direct Hit Technologies Direct Hit , Xfire , and Ruba. ref name USAToday http www.usatoday.com tech news 2010 08 03 cassidy03 ST N.htm , Start up King Mike Cassidy ref Currently, he is Director of Search Product Management at Google following Google s acquisition of Ruba. Biography Education Cassidy was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS 85, MS 86 in Aerospace Engineering , Harvard Business School 1991 , and studied jazz piano at the Berklee College of Music . ref name Notable Biographies http www.notablebiographies.com newsmakers2 2006 A Ec Cassidy Mike.html Notable Biographies , Mike Cassidy. ref Career His first success, Stylus Innovation, was started with 500 from each of the three co founders, Cassidy included. ref name test2 http venturebeat.com 2007 06 12 how many times can you bet on this guy mike cassidy VentureBeat , How many times can you bet on this guy? ref The company was later sold to Artisoft for 13 million in 1996. ref name venture hacks http venturehacks.com articles speed VentureHacks , Cassidy and speed. ref His second effort was early Internet search engine Direct Hit, which was sold to Ask Jeeves for 532.5 million in January 2000 only 500 days after launch. Cassidy s next effort was Xfire, a freeware instant messaging service aimed at gamers. Xfire was sold to Viacom on April 25, 2006 for 110 million. After a stint as an Entrepreneur In Residence EIR at Benchmark Capital , ref name benchmark http www.gamedaily.com articles features interview mike cassidy on leaving xfire joining benchmark capital 70538 ?biz 1 GameDaily Interview , Mike Cassidy on Leaving Xfire, Joining Benchmark Capital .... ref Awards Mike is also the recipient of the DEMO Lifetime Achievement award. ref name demo http ... computer businesspeople Category Living people Category Google employees ... more details
McRae Rally series and Operation Flashpoint . In 2000 David won the UK National Entrepreneur of the Year Award. David sold out his interests in Codemasters in 2007. ref cite web last Johnson first ... Empire for services to the computer games industry . After leaving Codemasters behind David initially ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove January 2011 orphan February 2009 William Berry is an entrepreneur. cn date April 2012 He won the BT Essence of the EntrepreneurAward in July 6, ref http businessclub.bt.com entrepreneur 2006 winners 2006 winners Essence of the Entrepreneur Business club Small & medium business BT.com Bot generated title ref Failed verification date August 2011 is Communications Chair of the Entrepreneurs Organisation UK , ref http www.joineo.com memberspotlight.asp joineo.com Contact Us Bot generated title ref the UK branch of the Entrepreneurs Organization and was featured in the Independent as one of Britain s Baby Millionaires , ref http news.independent.co.uk uk this britain article1325471.ece The Baby Millionaires Club This Britain, UK Independent.co.uk Bot generated title ref and Growing Business as one of the Young Guns 2006 . ref http www.growingbusiness.co.uk 06959143455144500999 2006.html 2006 Growing Business Bot generated title ref Berry set up the community website taperrelief.com in response to the Chancellor of Exchequer s proposed changes to capital gains tax implemented in April 2008. cn date April 2012 References reflist External links http williamberry.com Personal website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Berry, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH August 9th, 1976 PLACE OF BIRTH Bourbon on the Water, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Berry, William Category English businesspeople Category Living people Category ... more details
Filter the List 1997 Co recipient of the Greater Los Angeles Area Entrepreneur of the Year award http eoyhof.ey.com 2005 Recipient of the UCLA School of Engineering s Professional Achievement award .... Jeff joined the board of Guidance Software, a provider of computer forensics computer forensic ... Why be an Entrepreneur? What It Takes to Succeed . Keynote. Caltech MIT Enterprise Forum, October 2003 ... more details
unreferenced date February 2010 Steven Thomas born October 13, 1971 found dead July 14, 2008, age 36 was an United States American entrepreneur who founded the computer security company Webroot Software . After being diagnosed with possible bipolar disorder , he went missing in June 2008. His body was found on July 2, 2008, at the bottom of Pali Lookout near Honolulu . An autopsy showed that his injuries appeared to be consistent with a fall However he did send a letter to his closest friends that if he turned up missing or dead it was not his fault. The case is still open with the Honolulu Police and is deemed as an unattended death. Persondata name Thomas, Steven alternative names short description date of birth 1971 place of birth date of death 2008 place of death DEFAULTSORT Thomas, Steven Category Accidental deaths in Hawaii Category Accidental deaths from falls Category 1971 births Category 2008 deaths US business bio stub ... more details
Entrepreneur Magazine South Africa is a monthly publication targeted at small and medium business owners operating in the formal sector, published under license from Entrepreneur Magazine Entrepreneur Media Inc. ref http www.entrepreneur.com Entrepreneur.com ref Background The magazine was launched in South Africa in April 2006 by local publisher and founder of Smart Business Solutions Pty Ltd, Andrew Honey. It is also a very useful reading material. Editorial content The editorial mix features mainly medium length how to articles broken into three main categories Information on how to start or buy a business or Franchising franchise Information on how to improve an existing business. This section includes content that focuses on a number of key disciplines including leadership and management, sales and marketing, financial management and technology Information on self development, motivation and personal finance Each issue also carries a number of business case studies and profiles on successful entrepreneurs. Many of the articles carried are written by leading experts in South Africa and the world, notably Greg Fisher Entrepreneurship lecturer at the University of Washington , Seattle, Washington Seattle USA and the Gordon Institute of Business, Johannesburg , South Africa ref http www.fisherg.blogspot.com Greg Fisher s blog ref Nonspecific date September 2008 Brian Tracy Best selling author, speaker and coach ref http www.briantracy.com Brian Tracy International ref Nonspecific date September 2008 Robert Kiyosaki Author of best selling series Rich Dad, Poor Dad ref http www.richdad.com ... Magazine ref http www.bizcommunity.com PressOffice PressRelease.aspx?i 119084&ai 19852 Pica Award Press ... Gold Award, Business Category ref http www.bizcommunity.com PressOffice PressRelease.aspx?i 119084&ai 24237 ADMag Award Press Release ref References references Refimprove date September 2008 External links http www.entrepreneurmag.co.za Entrepreneur Magazine South Africa Official website Category ... more details
Advert date August 2010 refimprove date December 2011 The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards GSEA is an international competition series established in 1998 which recognizes excellence among student entrepreneurs who own for profit businesses while attending high school or college. The GSEA program is an Entrepreneurs Organization program, in partnership with Mercedes Benz Financial. The GSEA program was originally founded by the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University and was taken over by Entrepreneurs Organization EO in 2006. EO is a non profit global network of more than 7,300 business owners in 42 countries. The average EO member sales is 17.3 million per year. Award Information Eligibility br The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards welcomes anyone who qualifies as the following br Here are the criteria for the 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards br The student must be an undergraduate student at a recognized university or college for the 2009 2010 academic year and enrolled in school at the time of application. The student must be the owner, founder or controlling shareholder of their company and principally responsible for its operation. The student s company must have been in business for at least the past six consecutive months, and the business must be a for profit business. The student must have not been the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards winner in the past and or were not one of the final round competitors at the Globa Finals for the 2009 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards competition. br br Nomination Process 1 Nominate a student entrepreneur ... of Strathclyde SuperJam food SuperJam 2006 Michael Brown entrepreneur Michael Brown flagicon United States Chapman University ModBargains 2005 Adam Blake entrepreneur Adam Blake flagicon United States ... entrepreneur winner could be life saver ?ana e pft ref ref name kauffman2009 Citation author staff ... Crowned Champion 2009 Global Student Entrepreneur type press release publisher Kauffman Foundation ... more details
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