Entrepreneurship News & Announcements
- ASU program challenges student journalists, others to think like entrepreneurs
Dan Gillmor has been studying trends in journalism for decades. The citizen journalist pioneer believes media education needs to foster an entrepreneurial mind-set.
- Mill Avenue contest to spur independent retailers
Small businesses looking for free rent and a prime location can submit their business plan to leaders in Tempe as part of the Mill Avenue District Retail Competition.
- Did the Internet kill journalism?
Technology continues to have a profound impact on the future of media, and citizen journalism is increasingly becoming the elephant in the newsroom. Online news is crippling mainstream media and giving people the power to report the news as they see it.
- SkySong celebrates first year of business - Phoenix Business Journal
SkySong, the mixed-use development designed by Arizona State University, is celebrating its one-year anniversary Wednesday amid more businesses that have opted into the center.
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http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/04/27/daily38.html - Key To Job Creation: New Ideas
Economic downturns force people to become more creative, with Carl Schramm, Kauffman Foundation president & CEO; Daniel Kivatinos, Dr. Chorno co-founder; and CNBC's Erin Burnett.
Airtime: Wed. Mar. 11 2009 | 11:09 AM ET
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1059029650&play=1 - Have a Great Idea for Helping Your Community? $500 grants available.
DoSomething.org is offering 52 $500 grants to young people (25 or under, US or Canadian citizens) who have recently created a sustainable community action project, program or organization or have a great idea for helping their community. One grant will be awarded each week throughout 2009 and will go towards funding the proposed project. Young people who meet the criteria can apply online at http://www.dosomething.org/grants/general/apply. This is a wonderful opportunity for young leaders in civic engagement to get recognition and financial support for a creative project.
- Date Change Notice: Healthcare Innovation Challenge
In view of the recession and resulting budget constraints, the Center for Healthcare Innovation & Clinical Trials at Arizona State University and Idea Crossing have postponed the Healthcare Innovation Challenge® scheduled for this year to spring 2010.
- HON 394 Venture Capital course
The course will explore the major aspects of venture capital in 2008 and the foreseeable
future through lectures, actual current case studies, provided research
materials, guest lecturers, and most important, “hands on experience”. In addition,
the course will review the pros and cons of the way venture capital is conducted
today; its economic and cultural importance and its related ethics post-Enron and
the current US financial meltdown. The course will provide students the following: