Företagsamhet i grundskolan saknar mål
Följande text publicerades även i Entré nr 3, 2006: Det är roligt med entreprenörskap i skolan. Det tyckte både lärare och elever i de projekt som Eva Leffler har studerat. Men hon saknar en pedagogisk diskussion om varför man vill använda entreprenörskap som en del i grundskoleutbildningen. Eva Leffler har lagt fram sin avhandling Företagsamma […]
Bio Jonathan Levie
Dr Jonathan Levie is on the faculty of the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, where he was Director from 2000 to 2005. He was on sabbatical from July 2005 to April 2006, spending 6 months at IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland. Before joining the University of Strathclyde he was Research […]
Genvägar blir ofta senvägar
Följande text publicerades även i Entré nr 3, 2006: Tillfälliga lösningar, genvägar och halvmesyrer kan straffa sig i det långa loppet. När ett litet företag ska förändra sitt IT-system är det många gånger bäst att gå till botten med problemet redan från början. Det visar Lasse Lychnells licentiatuppsats. IT påverkar alla företag, hur små de […]
Glöm inte kulturen i entreprenörskapspolicyn
Hur tar man fram den bästa policyn för att främja entreprenörskap? Denna lika aktuella som svåra fråga diskuterades 5 oktober 2006 på ett policyseminarium arrangerat av ESBRI och NUTEK. Ett första steg i att ta fram den ultimata entreprenörskapspolicyn är att ha verktygen för en bra diskussion. Det har William Dennis, eller Denny Dennis som […]
Bio Kimberlie Cerrone
Kimberlie Cerrone is an experienced Silicon Valley angel investor who has invested in over 75 startup companies. She is formerly the Managing Director of The Angels” Forum, a prominent Silicon Valley angel investing group. Kimberlie co-invests with several prominent individual angel investors, the members of The Angels” Forum and the Band of Angels, Camp Ventures, […]
Bio Kristi Craig
Kristi Craig is a Senior Investment Officer in the Investment Division of the US Small Business Administration, where she assists in all development aspects of the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program, a public-private investment fund with $11 billion under management. Craig is primarily responsible for evaluating potential private equity management teams and presenting applicants […]
Bio Mark A. Frantz
Mark is focused on software and media investments for RedShift Ventures. Mr. Frantz currently serves on the Board of Directors at Secure Elements, ODIN Technologies and New Media Strategies, as well as the Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) and the Commonwealth of Virginia”s Research & Technology Advisory Council (VRTAC). Mark […]
Bio Dev Ganesan
As president and CEO of Intelliworks Inc., Dev Ganesan is responsible for the company’s strategy and operational execution. In his professional career, Mr. Ganesan has consistently elevated high-tech companies to market leader status with a proven track record for success including two IPOs. Prior to joining Intelliworks, Mr. Ganesan served as president and CEO of […]
Bio Jonathan Ledecky
Jonathan Ledecky graduated from Harvard University and the Harvard Business School before beginning his career in venture capital in Washington, D.C. in 1983. In 1994, he opened his first company, U.S. Office Products, operating from his dining room table and financing on credit. Just three years later, U.S. Office Products was a Fortune 500 company […]
Bio Randy Mitchell
Randy Mitchell joined the International Trade Administration in June 2001, from the private sector where he had a history of entrepreneurial development in Russia, Japan, and the United States. His most recent private sector experience was as founder of a start-up e-commerce company exporting U.S. consumer goods to the Japanese. In that position he built […]