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9 Things that Make a Champion Entrepreneur

Do you want to be among the top 1% entrepreneurs who are considered to be champions in their own fields? Go ahead and learn of the nine things that make a champion entrepreneur – you might just be one.   A lot  of people like to think of themselves as entrepreneurs. And while some of them are technically entrepreneurs as they are selling a particular service or a particular product, not all of them can be regarded as a champion entrepreneur. What’s the difference? An entrepreneur chases after potential clients. A champion entrepreneur  is  chased by loyal clients. An entrepreneur is a beginner in his niche. A champion entrepreneur is his niche’s expert. An entrepreneur has failed ten times. A champion entrepreneur has failed a hundred times or more. Be a champion entrepreneur by utilizing these top nine things: 1. Have passion in the industry you’ve chosen. If you’re passionate about the type of business that you want to pursue, this means that you’re willing to do wh

22 Young Women Entrepreneurs and Their Companies to Watch

Jennifer Carter Fleiss Company:  Rent the Runway Age: 28 The numbers: $50 million funding with over 3 million members Rent the Runway is a membership-based website that rents high-end designer apparel and accessories on a 4- or 8-day basis. The company was founded by two Harvard Business School graduates, Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Carter Fleiss. Launched in November 2009, the website now offers over 35,000 dresses and accessories from over 170 designers such as Badgley Mischka, Vera Wang, and Calvin Klein. Susan Gregg Koger Company:  Modcloth Age: 27 The numbers: $44.8 million in funding ModCloth was launched as a website in 2002 by Susan Gregg-Koger with the help of her then-boyfriend, now-husband Eric Koger. ModCloth.com is an online clothing, accessories, and decor retailer with a focus on independent and vintage-inspired fashion. Modcloth is expanding with more than 300 employees and more coming on board. Hayley Barna & Katia Beauchamp Company:   B

Great Feat Achieved By Two Young Nigerians On Slideshare

Arguably this is the first Nigeria Design/Presentation and Content to have reached a thousand (1,000) view on slide share  in less than 16 weeks (4 month). with the presentation titled ' Pastor Sam Adeyemi Biography ' (a great Nigerian personality). The help of God and with a good job from two young men Macklin O. Fayomi as the Compiler and             Ayilara Seun as the Designer. They have dedicated this great feat to God for His wisdom upon their lives and the viewers.

MaKey MaKey

An Invention Kit for Everyone What Can I Make? That's up to you! First, load up a computer program or any webpage. Let's say you load up a piano. Then, instead of using the computer keyboard buttons to play the piano, you can hook up the MaKey MaKey to something fun,  like bananas, and the  bananas become your piano keys Or let's say you Google for an online Pacman game and draw a joystick with a pencil: Then you can play Pacman by touching the drawing. Or you could load up facebook or gmail and send a message on a  custom-made alphabet-soup keyboard: What's MaKey MaKey? MaKey MaKey is  an invention kit for the 21st century . Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It's  a simple  Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts  doing art, engineering, and  everything inbetween: The kit will include everything you see above: MaKey MaKey, Alligator  Clips, USB Cable. How Does it Work? Alligator Clip two