The Importance of Networking in a New Social World - Jeanine McCreary, EIR

Decades ago, the most successful people took pride in the size of their Rolodex, a simple wheel with alphabetical slots was specially designed to hold index cards containing people’s contact information that could be inserted or removed. The Rolodex was a status symbol that showed the size of their network. Although every person in a network was not necessarily a job opportunity or potential client, each was an entry point to meeting other people.

Creating The Perfect Pitch - Don Morrison, EIR

Every business competition is essentially a story telling competition. Pitching your idea involves telling a good story. “IN A GALAXY FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO”…… all good stories have a STRONG BEGINNING, a middle that has a logical flow, and a strong ending. The best openings are the ones that grab your listeners (judges, investors, etc.) early. If you can make an emotional connection with your audience, then you’re off to a good start as you have their attention. The story for business competition pitches must include all the elements of starting a business.

Grit & Persistence: That's What Little Entrepreneurs Are Made Of - Emily Siegel '19

Whether you’re thinking about starting your own company, or you’re like me and are currently navigating the startup world, there’s one thing I’ve noticed that all successful entrepreneurs have in common, and it’s grit. Being able to push forward and persevere when there are hold ups, hiccups, insistent doubters, or even healthy distractions in your life, is something I’ve found separates those who get ahead from those who don’t. Many startups fail early on because the founders hit their first barrier and instead of being resilient and working hard to solve the problem, they become discouraged - resulting in a mindset that their issues can’t be fixed or overcome. I can almost guarantee to you that no fruitful startup has gone from ideation to the market place without having multiple roadblocks along the way. Roadblocks are a sign that you’re trying, so be persistent, and think of them as stepping stones to reaching the final destination – a successful product launch. While startups are sadly not as easy as Shark Tank makes them look, I have found three ways to stay gritty and relentless while on the startup pursuit:

The 4 Principles of Entrepreneurship

The most important realization for every entrepreneur is understanding “how business gets done”. Just as there are laws of physics and engineering principles, there are fundamentals at work in the business world too. Most of these fundamentals are rooted in very basic human behaviors.

Where Do Big Ideas Come From? - Tiffany Bicek, Program Administrative Assistant

Ideas are everywhere -- literally! Almost everything that you have seen, bought, ate, touched, etc. started out as an idea. Disney World. A chocolate chip cookie. Play-Doh. But how did anyone think of such things? Where did these ideas come from? Certainly they didn’t just suddenly appear out of thin air like an impressive magic trick. Every idea must have come from somewhere – but where exactly? If you are wanting to create your own idea but are having some trouble getting started, perhaps you have asked yourself these same questions. Luckily, ideas can be found in more than one place. With that being said, let’s start looking, shall we?

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