At the end of 1995, Rob won the Entrepreneur of the Year award for Northern California including Silicon Valley . Rob is Cornell University s Entrepreneur of the Year CEY of 2002. ref cite web url http ... founder, is named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year date 17 May 2002 publisher Cornell University ... Boston to Silicon Valley with whistle stops in Chicago and Bozeman, Montana. Since Entrepreneur America .... Ryan is the visionary behind the Cornell Entrepreneur Network CEN , a program that brings Cornellians ... Ryan s book Smartups Lessons from Rob Ryan s Entrepreneur America Boot Camp , which helps entrepreneurs ... Entrepreneur America facility at Roaring Lion Ranch in Hamilton, Montana . Rob has also written a guide ... role in the start up of Ascend and the founding of Entrepreneur America. Rob is also involved .... References references External links http www.entrepreneur america.com Entrepreneur America DEFAULTSORT ... more details
overall EOY 2009 title Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year London & South Award 2009 publisher ... & honours Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year London & South Award 2009 ref cite web url http ... & Young Entrepreneur of the Year London & South Award 2009 press release publisher Ey.com date 16 June 2009 accessdate 12 January 2012 ref PwC UK Technology, Innovation & Growth Awards Entrepreneur of the Year ... date 13 December 2011 accessdate 12 January 2012 ref Lewis is a 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year ... of Computer Weekly . Politics Lewis spent two years after Cambridge as a researcher and economic advisor ... in home, car audio in car , mobile and Personal computer PC device Platform computing platforms . Lewis ... ref rolling out the company s multi award winning MusicStation powered unlimited music services to millions ... title Sky News 1 May 2010 Entrepreneur Attacks Lib Dems Ladybird Economics publisher Blogs.news.sky.com ... with the additional benefit of a substantially increased 5m entrepreneur relief. Members clubs ... & Growth Awards Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 dead link date January 2012 ref Mobile Entertainment ... more details
received the 2005 Pentair Student Entrepreneur of the Year honor from the St. Thomas College of Business ref cite web title Past EntrepreneurAward Recipients University of St. Thomas url http www.stthomas.edu business events entreawards pastrecipients.html ref and a Minnesota Collegiate Entrepreneuraward in 2006. ref cite web title UST College of Business alum wins state, regional awards for student ... ref Anderson was a finalist in the 2006 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards and was a semi ... more details
& Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award ref name WallaceMcCain Bio 2007 Named by Atlantic ...Ken LeBlanc born December 4, 1969 is a Canadian entrepreneur , franchisor, and real estate analyst born in Moncton Moncton, New Brunswick . In 1999 LeBlanc co founded PropertyGuys.com . ref name MYPGU cite web author PropertyGuys.com url http mypgu.com company title About The Company accessdate 2009 12 13 ref As President and CEO, LeBlanc has overseen the company s growth from a single Moncton location to an organization with over 120 franchises serving over 600 communities across Canada. ref name MYPGU LeBlanc is the youngest person ever named to the Atlantic Business Magazine Hall of Fame, and one of the first New Brunswickers. ref name MYPGU ref name FranchiseMall cite web author The Franchise Mall url http www.thefranchisemall.com news articles 18827 0.htm title Propertyguys.com Ceo Is Among The First Three New Brunswickers Inducted To Top 50 Ceo Hall accessdate 2009 12 13 ref In November 2009 LeBlanc became the first known honorary dragon of the Canadian version of the television programme Dragons Den Canada Dragons Den during an event promoting Global Entrepreneurship Week . ref name YPRENEUR cite web author ScribbleLive url http www.scribblelive.com Event YPreneurGene event in the Dragons Den title LiveBlog YpreneurGene Event in the Dragons Den accessdate 2009 12 13 ref Family LeBlanc is married to Monique LeBlanc. They have one daughter. Boards Canadian Franchise Association Board of Directors ref name CFA BOD cite web author Canadian Franchise Association url http cfa.ca About Us Board of Directors title CFA Board of Directors accessdate 2009 12 13 ref Canadian Youth ... CYBF url http www.cybf.ca cybf initiatives g20 yes 2010 title G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit accessdate ... Bio Nominated for Canada s outstanding CEO of the Year Award 2004 ref name WallaceMcCain Bio ... Bio Business Development Bank of Canada Business Development Bank of Canada BDC Young Entrepreneur ... more details
Orphan date July 2011 Lester Johnson is a former government executive and entrepreneur. Currently he is the founder and principal of Les Johnson & Associates ref University of Chicago Booth School of Business , January, 2009, http www.chicagobooth.edu conversations events publicpolicy.aspx Chicago Conversations Public Policy , July 18, 2011 ref and http www.washingtona.com Washington Avenue International ref Washington Avenue International , June 30, 2011, http www.washingtona.com who we are.htm Who We Are , July 18, 2011 ref consulting firms based in Washington D.C. He has over thirty years of experience in the state, federal and private sector. Personal background and education POV section August 2011 date August 2011 Lester Johnson was born near Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids , Michigan. His father was a farmer and a construction worker and his mother a nurse. Mr. Johnson graduated cum laude from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Political Science and studied Urban Planning at Rutgers University . ref Central Michigan University College of Humanities & Social & Behavioral Sciences , Summer, 2009, http www.cmich.edu chsbs x18355.xml University ... Service in Alexandria, Virginia, where he conducted analysis, policy formulation, computer matching ... the first computer furniture business and store in the Washington, DC area. What began as a part ... for the computer network and accounting software firm. In 1991, Mr. Johnson moved back to the government ... of computer services. Mr. Johnson moved to the Food Distribution Division at the USDA , initially as a Project Manager over a multi million dollar computer system and then as Branch Chief ... programs. ref Bhambani, Dipka. Government Computer News , June 26, 2002, http gcn.com Articles 2002 .... Awards In January 2002, he became the first federal employee to receive the prestigious FAME Award ... Service Award from America s Second Harvest for improving federal feeding programs. He has also ... more details
to computer scientists is the Turing Award , awarded since 1966 by the Association for Computing ... homepage.cfm?srt all&awd 140 ref The Turing Award is recognized as the highest distinction in Computer ... role in the development of computer science. A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science , the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation. cn date April 2012 Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computer systems, as opposed to the computer hardware hardware side that computer engineer s mainly focus on although there is overlap . Although computer scientists can also focus their work and research on specific ... theory , database theory , computational complexity theory , human computer interaction , numerical analysis , programming language theory , computer graphics , and computer vision , their foundation ... oco ocos304.htm ref Education Most computer scientists are required to possess a Ph.D. in Computer ... ref A strong aptitude for math is important for a computer scientist. Good communication skills are also important for a computer scientist. Since computer scientists often work in teams on large projects, they must be able to communicate effectively with computer personnel, such as programmers and managers, as well as with users or other staff who may have no technical computer background. ref http people.cis.ksu.edu bbp9857 cs.html ref Employment Computer scientists are often hired by software ... that allow new technologies to be developed. Computer scientists are also employed by educational institutions as well such as universities . Computer scientists can follow more practical applications of their knowledge, doing things such as software engineering . Computer scientists can also be found in the field of information technology consulting . Computer scientists can also be seen as a type ... ?page id 8 ref Computer scientists employed in industry may eventually advance ... more details
Richard Palmer is an entrepreneur and is the founder of the company d3o Lab . In 1999 Richard founded an award winning Innovation Consultancy after studying at the Royal College of Art, working with clients such as Herman Miller and Levis using his proprietary innovation model. Richard built a studio with the desks at 2m high accessed via giant chairs with inbuilt ladders, which can be seen in the book Office Design. The innovative design won the Times & Gestetner Digital Office Award, competing against entrants such as Ted Baker and Sainsbury s. During this time Richard invented an amazing new material later branded as d3o. During the next 8 years Richard gained extensive investment and grew the company to where it is today, winning the O2 and Arena Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year award on the way. Richard has appeared on multiple TV channels including CNN, Discovery Channel, BBC News, Sky News, CNBC, Fuji TV, Asahi TV, Nippon, ITV, plus many newspapers and magazines from Time Magazine to the FT, The Guardian, Independent, Telegraph, Asia Business Weekly, Arena Magazine and many more. Richard has spoken and lectured on innovation across the world. Sources http www.d3o.com d3o Official Site http www.businessweek.com innovate content oct2006 id20061013 166852.htm?campaign id bier innomb Interview with Richard Palmer http www.whatsthestory.net What s the story? website External links http edition.cnn.com SPECIALS 2007 skewed.view palmer CNN feature on Richard Palmer http faraday09.theiet.org d3o richardpalmer.cfm http www.youtube.com watch?v ygJswJcROgk http www.guardian.co.uk sport 2010 jan 10 pioneer richard palmer http www.dailymail.co.uk sciencetech article 1156544 Introducing gel filled army helmet crush bullets penetrate it.html http www.nano.org.uk conferences textiles2009 Bio RichardPalmer.pdf http ideasuploaded.com interview with richard palmer inventor of d30 an impact protection material http www.telegraph.co.uk news uknews defence 4862103 Military to use ... more details
dablink This article is about the entrepreneur restaurateur. For the former U.S. Attorney, see Todd Graves . Infobox Person name Todd Graves image caption Gurbaksh Chahal birth date birth date and age 1972 20 02 birth place occupation Entrepreneur networth profit font color green US Dollar font 60 Million children religion website http www.raisingcanes.com millionaire learn.html agent footnotes Image Todd graves.JPG thumb 200px right Todd Graves with his yellow lab, Raising Cane II, who is also the namesake of Graves restaurant chain Todd Graves born February 20, 1972 ref http www.highbeam.com doc 1P3 63564223.html ref is an American entrepreneur and the founder, chairman and CEO of Raising Cane s Chicken Fingers , a fast food restaurant that offers fried chicken fingers as its only main course. Graves, along with Craig Silvey, founded the restaurant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 28, 1996. Raising Cane s Chicken Fingers Graves had a vision for a quick service restaurant focusing on a simple menu item, chicken fingers. Unable to gain financing, Graves decided to raise his own capital and worked as a boilermaker in Los Angeles , California and a commercial sockeye salmon fisherman in Naknek , Alaska . ref http 209.240.145.143 OurHistory.pdf ref On August 28, 1996, Graves opened Raising Cane s for business. Over the next 12 years, Graves would oversee the company expansion to more than 100 restaurants ref http www.businessreport.com news 2008 oct 20 secrets success wkpl1 ref and more than 100 million in annual sales. ref http www.shreveporttimes.com article 20081203 NEWS01 812030347 ref Awards & recognition The Baton Rouge Business Report, a local business news magazine, named Graves the Young Businessperson of the Year in 2002. ref http www.businessreport.com news 2008 ... before the age of 40. Graves has also been named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 award winner. ref http www.ey.com global content.nsf US SGM EOY RTPS Graves ref Secret Millionaire ... more details
of an award usually depends on the status of the awarder. Usually, awards are given by an organization ... championship title in a sport , or an Academy Award Oscar , can have the award become their identity, thereafter being known primarily for winning the award, rather than for any other achievement or occupation. To distinctly be categorized as an Award , rather than some other type of ceremonial or arbitrary recognition, there should be a clear process of nominations, award criteria ..., rather than a popularity contest is considered to be an authentic award. Mock awards, which typically ... include Golden Raspberry Awards Razzies , a satirical counterpart to the Academy Award which recognizes ... mistake. One common type of award in the United States is the Employee of the Month award, where ... mock award is the Wooden spoon award wooden spoon , given to an individual or team which has come ... Design Award . Honorable mention An honorable mention is an award or Recognition sociology ... in an honor able way. See also Award ceremony For custom created awards http www.edco.com References ... simple Award fi Palkinto ta uk zh yue zh ... more details
writing computer game s in 1975 on a Wang Laboratories Wang 2200 ref http www.radargroup.com scottmiller.html ... board system BBS file bases Computer Quiz , Astronomy Quiz , BASIC Quiz , Beyond the Titanic , Supernova computer game Supernova , Kingdom of Kroz , Word Whiz , Trek Trivia . Miller was also a professional ... , titled Video Vision , and later changed to Computer Fun . He s also written for COMPUTE s PC & PCjr ... Category 1961 births Category American chief executives Category American computer businesspeople ... more details
Other people2 Jim Butterworth disambiguation Jim Butterworth Jim Butterworth is a technology entrepreneur and documentary film documentary filmmaker. He is the co founder of the nonprofit documentary production company Incite Productions , and a director and producer of the award winning film Seoul Train . He is also the holder of numerous U.S. and foreign patents in the field of streaming media . In 1997, he was inducted into the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering College of Engineering Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni. ref http gtalumni.org news ttopics spr98 honor.html ref In 2007, he was awarded the Dartmouth College Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award. ref http www.dartmouth.edu ide programs socialjustice ref Early life and education Butterworth graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a bachelor s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering in 1984, and from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College with a Masters of Business Administration in 1991. ref cite web url http nakededgefilms.com team butterworth title Jim Butterworth publisher Naked Edge Films accessdate 2011 07 10 ref Career Expand section date July 2011 References reflist External links IMDb name 01633275 Jim Butterworth Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Butterworth, Jim ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Butterworth, Jim Category American documentary filmmakers Category People from Tallahassee, Florida Category Georgia Institute of Technology alumni Category Tuck School of Business alumni Category Eagle Scouts Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category Place of birth missing living people ... more details
for Scottish journalism professor Justin Lewis Infobox person name Justin Lewis birth date birth date and age 1986 03 20 birth place Douglas, Georgia education Coffee High School br Valdosta State University ref name Politico cite news last Smith first Ben title Dem campaigns use new software to tally hard numbers url http www.politico.com news stories 0611 57443.html accessdate 10 January 2012 newspaper Politico date 21 June 2011 ref small known for Co founder of NationalField br Featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 ref name Forbes cite news last Hill first Kashmir title 30 Under 30 NationalField Thinks Your Business Needs Its Own Social Network url http www.forbes.com sites kashmirhill 2011 12 19 30 under 30 nationalfield thinks your business needs its own social network accessdate 10 January 2012 newspaper Forbes date 19 December 2011 ref occupation Entrepreneur , Chief Technology Officer website http www.nationalfield.com www.nationalfield.com Justin Lewis is a software designer and entrepreneur, and one of the founders of NationalField , a software company that makes private social networks. Early life and education Justin Terrell Lewis was born on March 20, 1986 in Douglas, GA. He graduated from Coffee High School and enrolled at Valdosta State University as a computer science major. He left VSU in 2008 while working on the presidential campaign of then senator Barack Obama. ref name Politico Career Justin s work with the Obama campaign led him to meet Aharon Wasserman and Edward Saatchi . The three co founded NationalField , an enterprise social network company, to more easily keep track of campaign data and coordinate communications between managers, staff, and volunteers. ref name WaPo cite news last Overly first Stephen title From the campaign trail to the corporate office, NationalField looks to broaden its software business url http www.washingtonpost.com business capitalbusiness from the campaign trail to the corporate office nationalfield looks to broaden it ... more details
other people John Roberts Infobox person name John Roberts image John Roberts SugarCRM .jpg caption http www.johnsocean.com birth date 1966 birth place Washington, D.C. , United States USA death date death place occupation Former co founder and CEO, 2004 2009 SugarCRM salary networth spouse children website http www.valleytechblog.com John Roberts born 1966, in Washington, D.C. , United States USA is an American software entrepreneur. He was a co founder of SugarCRM , ref name officialbio cite web title SugarCRM Executive Team John Roberts publisher SugarCRM url http www.sugarcrm.com crm about leadership.html JohnRoberts accessdate 2008 07 14 ref serving on both the board of directors and as CEO until resigning from both roles on May 7, 2009. ref name resign cite web title SugarCRM Announces Resignation of John Roberts as CEO Board Appoints Larry M. Augustin Interim CEO publisher SugarCRM url http www.sugarcrm.com crm about press releases 20090507 interim ceo.html accessdate 2009 08 06 ref Career Prior to founding SugarCRM in 2004, Roberts worked at various customer relationship management vendors, including E.piphany , BroadVision , Baan Baan Aurum Software and IBM . ref name officialbio He has a degree in Business from Virginia Commonwealth University . ref name officialbio References reflist External links http news.cnet.com 8301 13505 3 9734024 16.html The Open Source CEO John Roberts, SugarCRM http www.insidecrm.com features john roberts qa 031108 10 Questions for John Roberts http www.twit.tv floss32 Interview with John Roberts on FLOSS Weekly Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Roberts, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1966 PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, D.C. , United States USA DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Roberts, John Category American computer specialist stubs Category American chief executives Category Living people Category 1966 births US compu bio stub ... more details
Cressida Granger is a British entrepreneur. She is the owner and managing director of Mathmos , the lighting company founded by Edward Craven Walker , inventor of the lava lamp . Career Granger took over Mathmos in 1989 growing sales of lava lamps from almost zero to 18 million turnover within 10 years. As joint managing director she led the Mathmos sales and marketing effort to win two Queens Awards for Export and a number of other business awards. After buying out her business partner David Mulley in 1998 she established Mathmos Design Studio and has led the design team at Mathmos in creating new award winning ambient lighting products both in house and in collaboration with external designers. Granger is a History of Art Graduate BA University of Manchester and was a vintage design dealer specialising in 1960s and early 1970s design. Creative industry activities Granger was part of the Government Innovation Review Committee with James Dyson and Terrance Conran in 2003. She has sat on selection and judging panels for various design bodies including 100 Light, D&AD Awards and Design Nation Awards. Granger lectures occasionally at Ravensbourne Design College on entrepreneurship in design businesses. Business and marketing awards Queens Awards for Export 2000 and 1997 Verve Cliquot Woman of the Year Finalist 1999 Fast Track 100 3rd fastest growing manufacturer 1999 Yell Award best commercial website 1997 Design Week Best Consumer website 1998 Design awards Red Dot Awards 2006 Grito , 2002 Tumbler , 2001 Bubble Gift Magazine Design Homewares winner 2005 Airswitch tc Design Week commendations 2004 Airswitch Az , 2003 Aduki , 2002 Tumbler , 2001 Fluidium House and Garden best consumer product 2004. Airswitch Az Form 2001 Award Tumbler Industrial Design Excellence Award IDEA 2001 Bubble D&AD commendation 2001 Bubble Light Magazine Decorative Lighting Award 2001 Bubble FX Magazine finalist best lighting product 2000 Fluidium References reflist http www.independent.co.uk life ... more details
image image border size 180px alt alt text see WP ALT caption Computer Hope home page map optional msize ... , etc status purpose Computer technical support Technical Support headquarters location United States ... www.computerhope.com Main Site remarks former name Computer Hope is a free online computer help site. Its free services include a database of extensive computer related information. The organisation offers free technical support for any computer related question and includes computer product information, online help forums, computer product buying tips, third party computer company contact information, device driver driver listing, a dictionary with thousands of computer terms, news, tips, chat, and online tools to help troubleshoot computer issues. History Computer Hope came online November 2, 1998 ref cite web title Computer Hope company information publisher computerhope.com url http www.computerhope.com more.htm accessdate 2007 04 16 ref as a reference for basic computer information and help. In March 2001 Computer Hope was included in PC World magazine PC World Sixth Annual Best ... searching for the phrase computer help on the Google search engine . ref cite web title Google Search publisher google.com url http www.google.com search?q computer help&ie UTF 8 accessdate 2007 04 16 ref On March 2009 Computer Hope was mentioned on the BBC Webscape show. ref cite news title BBC Webscape ... 2010 02 02 date 2009 03 20 ref In August 2009, Computer Hope was included mentioned in the Today ... article154733.html accessdate 2009 09 14 ref ref cite web title Computer Hope company information ... In March 2004 Computer Hope introduced the http www.computerhope.com forum Computer Hope forum as a place for visitors to talk about and find answers to their computer questions. The forum as of February ... answers to their questions, talk about computer related topics and create their own frequently ... of driveragent.com However, Computerhope assets were not sold and remain the property of entrepreneur ... more details
Infobox journal title The Computer Journal cover File The Computer Journal.gif abbreviation Comput. J. editor Erol Gelenbe discipline Computer science publisher Oxford University Press country frequency 8 year history 1958 present openaccess impact 1.327 impact year 2010 website http comjnl.oxfordjournals.org link1 http comjnl.oxfordjournals.org content current link1 Online access link2 http comjnl.oxfordjournals.org content by year link2 name Online archive ISSN 0010 4620 eISSN 1460 2067 The Computer Journal is a peer reviewed scientific journal covering computer science and information systems . It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Computer Society . It was established in 1958. Several breakthroughs in computer science were first reported in the journal, Citation needed date March 2012 including the Quicksort algorithm proposed by C. A. R. Hoare . The authors of the best paper in each volume receive the Wilkes Award and Medal granted by the British Computer Society . Editors in chief The following persons have been editors in chief of The Computer Journal 1958 1969 Eric N. Mutch 1969 1992 Peter Hammersley 1993 2000 C. J. van Rijsbergen 2000 2008 Fionn Murtagh 2008 Erol Gelenbe External links Official website http comjnl.oxfordjournals.org http www.oxfordjournals.org computer journal historypaper mills1.html History of the journal DEFAULTSORT Computer Journal Category Computer science journals Category British Computer Society Category Publications established in 1958 Category Oxford University Press academic journals Category English language journals Category 1958 establishments in England sci journal stub ... more details
Cite book last Hill first Michael authorlink Michael Hill entrepreneur coauthors Bryan Staff title ... authorlink Michael Hill entrepreneur coauthors Claire Harvey title Toughen Up What I ve learned ... the New Zealand Institute of Architects Supreme Architectural Award in 2008 and was a finalist in the World ...?id 5 accessdate 30 April 2010 ref Hill received Ernst & Young New Zealand s Entrepreneur Of The Year award in 2008. ref name ey Cite web title Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Category Winners url http www.ey.com NZ en Newsroom News releases Press Release Ernst Young Entrepreneur Of The Year ... more details
The Female Entrepreneur Association is a project dedicated to championing female entrepreneurs all over the world. Founded by Carrie Green in 2011, the project focusses on putting female entrepreneurs in the spotlight, by publishing their stories. ref View stories http femaleentrepreneurassociation.com stories tips advice from women who have taken a leap of faith started their own business ref There are now published stories from female entrepreneurs in the UK, America, Canada, Hong Kong, Russia, Sri Lanka and Australia. Whilst FEA is a global project, its home is England . The Female Entrepreneur Association Online Hub The website ref View Female Entrepreneur Association website http femaleentrepreneurassociation.com ref is an online hub for female entrepreneurs to connect, share experiences, stories, tips and advice, motivate and inspire each other and promote their businesses. The Female Entrepreneur Magazine They also run the Female Entrepreneur Magazine ref View Magazine http femaleentrepreneurassociation.com magazine ref where they publish articles from expert entrepreneurs , share tips, advice and provide helpful information for women in business. Ask the Expert This is a section of the FEA website where people can ask experts a question. It s a great way to get some free, trustworthy help. The Female Entrepreneur Association in the Media In June 2011 the Manchester Evening News published an article on FEA ref View article http menmedia.co.uk manchestereveningnews news business enterprise s 1424078 phone unlockers makes new connections ref References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http femaleentrepreneurassociation.com Female Entrepreneur Association website Categories Category Articles created via the Article Wizard Category Women s organisations in the United Kingdom Category Business organizations ... more details
2007, Indiana Landmarks unveiled an award, to be called the Cook Cup, for outstanding individual .... It won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event ref http www.infoplease.com ipa A0881145.html ref and also won the 2001 Emmy Award for Best Choreography. ref http www.imdb.com Sections Awards ... L. Haeberle Entrepreneurial Legacy Award, which the school bestows upon ... Hoosiers who represent ... ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cook, Bill SHORT DESCRIPTION Entrepreneur & philanthropist DATE OF BIRTH January ... DEFAULTSORT Cook, William Entrepreneur Category 1931 births Category 2011 deaths Category American ... more details
Mark Blandford born 1957, Hereford is the Entrepreneur founder of Sportingbet Sportingbet plc , at one time the world s largest bookmaker bookmaking operation and a pioneer in online gambling . Blandford is also the former Chairman and CEO . Sportingbet Blandford was one of the earliest offline bookmakers to see the potential for sports betting online. Previously the owner of a traditional bricks and mortar bookmaking operation for over 15 years, Mark recognized the potential of the internet in the mid 1990s and sold his chain to Tote Bookmakers in 1997. In October 1998 he launched Sportingbet and in January 2001 the Company floated on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange s Alternative Investment Market in a landmark transaction for the online gambling online gaming industry. ref cite web url http annualreport2006.sportingbetplc.com pages 20 Board of Directors.stm title 2005 2006 Sportingbet Plc Annual Report work Sportingbet Sportingbet plc accessdate 2008 01 12 ref With Sportingbet, Blandford went on to be voted AIM Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002 ref cite web url http www.aim awards.co.uk 2002 winn.html title 2002 AIM Awards Winners accessdate 2008 01 12 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071225222311 http www.aim awards.co.uk 2002 winn.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 12 25 ref and later earned the company the honour of AIM Transaction of the Year in 2005. ref cite web url http www.aim awards.co.uk 2005 winn.php title 2005 AIM Awards Winners accessdate 2008 01 12 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071225172027 http www.aim awards.co.uk 2005 winn.php Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 12 25 ref Blandford left day to day operations at Sportingbet in 2006 and now works as a venture capital investor. Investing career In recent years, Blandford has managed a venture capital fund focusing on the leisure sector. The fund, called Valhalla Investments ... Event Speakers accessdate 2009 01 12 ref Publicly disclosed investments include 2009 Future Mobile Award ... more details
Image with unknown copyright status removed Image 37 final.jpg right thumb Raul J. Fernandez Raul J. Fernandez born c. 1967 in Washington, D.C. is an United States American entrepreneur . He is currently Chairman and CEO of ObjectVideo, and co owner of the NHL Washington Capitals , the NBA Washington Wizards , and the WNBA Washington Mystics . Historic roots He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland son of a Cuba n father and an Ecuador Ecuadorian mother . While in high school , he attended a Capitol Hill fundraiser for Hispanic Republicans with his father. One of his father s friends introduced him to Congressman Jack Kemp s chief of staff leading Fernandez to a part time intern position translating Spanish language Spanish documents. During this time he was given his first laptop computer and was his high school yearbook caption read, Most remembered for being the first to have a computer. While attending the University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland , he continued to work for Kemp. On Capitol Hill he worked on tax legislation and issues involving Central America using spreadsheet s and programs he developed to simulate the impact of various tax plans on different income groups. Proxicom In 1991, Fernandez left his job at Digicon and founded Proxicom with 40,000. Under his leadership, the company became a top global provider of e business services for Fortune 500 companies. Proxicom s ultimate success was sealed with the signing of two big clients in the mid90s MCI Communications MCI and AOL . Fernandez met AOL s Ted Leonsis on an airplane on his way back from launching one of the first e commerce Web sites for MCI. The subsequent deals from AOL lead to growth, venture investments and the Proxicom s eventual 58.5 million IPO in 1999. In 2000, Proxicom generated more than 200 million in revenue. In late 2000, Proxicom gathered interest from two buyers Compaq and Dimension Data . A bidding war ensued and Proxicom was bought by Dimension Data. Ties to t ... more details
Infobox person name Sam Morgan image Sam Morgan.jpg caption Morgan at Webstock 2008 birth date 1975 birth place Wellington death date death place occupation Entrepreneur, Investor salary networth spouse website children Sam Morgan born in 1975 is best known as the founder of TradeMe , New Zealand s largest online auction business model online auction site, which he sold in 2006 to Australian media company Fairfax for over NZ 750 million. Personal history Morgan grew up in Wellington , New Zealand , with his father economist Gareth Morgan economist Gareth Morgan and mother Jo Morgan a local bus driver ref Cite web url http www.nzherald.co.nz entrepreneurship news article.cfm?c id 190&objectid 10372253 title Sam Morgan the boy s done good Entrepreneurship NZ Herald News work nzherald.co.nz accessdate 4 March 2011 ref . He attended Newtown School, Rongotai College and Victoria University of Wellington before opting out in 1995. Professional history Morgan worked for IT consultancy Deloitte before leaving to start up TradeMe in 1999. TradeMe kept him very busy and at one point he was living 200 metres from the main office on Wellington Waterfront. On March 6, 2006, John Fairfax Holdings agreed to buy TradeMe for NZ 700 million, plus another NZ 50 million if financial targets were met over the next two years. Sam Morgan received 227 million excluding future bonuses , making him one of the richest people in New Zealand overnight. Morgan is now an investor and advisor to a number of start up businesses and is also involved with several not for profit organisations including Medicine Mondiale , KOMAZA and One Acre Fund . He is also a co founder of the Pacific Fibre project, and the chairman of vWorkApp , a cloud based dispatch and scheduling product. ref name vWorkApp cite web title vWorkApp Job Dispatch url http www.vworkapp.com work vWorkApp job dispatch accessdate 29 September 2011 ref . In 2010 Morgan was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the New Zealand Computer Societ ... more details
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