Entrepreneurial Sites

Stanford GSB Entrepreneurs Club
Club allows members to meet and exchange with other entrepreneurs. It provides tools, ideas, and a supportive community for developing entrepreneurial skill.

Entre World
Provides information on starting-up a business. Included 21 off-site articles under topics such as, "You, the Entrepreneur," "Are You the Entrepreneurial Type?" and a Business Plan checklist.

Entrepreneurs' Mind
Stories from successful entrepreneurs and links which include:

• "Keynote" entrepreneur - Pete's Wicked Ale
• "Experts" corner - Dr. Jeff Shumen
• Launch Pad - Expresso Armando
• Global Perspective - Soviet Union
• Taxation of Cyberspace - Arthur Andersen

Yahoos' Web Celeb: Cindy Margolis
Features a greeting card entrepreneur turned model, turned movie star complete with biography. Links to past web celebs include Laurie Plaskin, Howard Stern, Pamela Lee Anderson, and David Letterman.

EntrepreNet
EntrepreNet is an electronic resource center for the entrepreneur. The site features information and links for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Profiles of Entrepreneurs

Red Herrings
Features profiles of the "top" 20 entrepreneurs.

Let's Talk Business Net, Inc
An Entrepreneurs' Hall of Fame dedicated to all entrepreneurs. Profiles include Mary Kay Ash, P. T. Barnum, Richard Branson, Warren Buffet, Andrew Carnegie, Fred DeLucca, Earl Graves, Bud Hatfield, Wilson Harrell, H. Wayne Huizenga, Edwin Land, Edward Lowe, Anita Roddick, Wm. Rosenberg, and Ted Turner. All are hot linked in an attractive and include quotes that have the capability of becoming a great writing assignment.

Instructional sites about Entrepreneurship

ATV Curriculum Center (Achievement TV)
A curriculum center with passion, creativity, and a focus on the arts. Includes printable Teacher and Student guides and handouts. Three topic examples are "The Arts A Mirror On Society," that spotlights Richard Branson, Michael Crichton, Suzanne Farrel, Judith James, Lloyd Richards, and Tom Selleck; "Money, Business, and Free Enterprise," that features Elizabeth Clairborne Qrtenberg and Arthur Qrtenberg, Milton Friedman, Sandra Kurtzig, Richard Rainwater, Stephen A. Wynn; and "Risk Taking: An Ingredient for Success," that profiles Wm. Sessions, David Halberstam, and N. Scott Momadan.

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education (CELCEE)
An ERIC adjunct clearinghouse, CELCEE identifies sources of information on aspects of entrepreneurship education at every level -- K-12, postsecondary, nonprofit organizations and societies, commercial organizations, and small business development centers. CELCEE collects curriculum guides, training support, reports on programs and projects, analyses and evaluations. The database contains abstracts of materials on entrepreneurship education at all levels. Also included is a directory of upcoming events and educational software tools.

Entrepreneurial Magazines

Businessat Home
Business Start-Ups
Entrepreneurial Edge Online
The Entrepreneur's Mind
The Idea Marketplace
Inc.
Self-Employed Professional
Success Magazine

Seminar Center: Entrepreneur Magazine
A chat group for aspiring entrepreneurs complete with a calendar of scheduled events.

Entrepreneurial Magazine
Provides entrepreneurial pointers from the pros.

Sites for Inventors

DaVinci's Inventor Homepage!
Here, you'll find a master list of Internet resources for inventors and entrepreneurs. It is dedicated to the memory and spirit of the master Renaissance inventor: Leonardo DaVinci

The Idea Finder
Showcasing only the best and most innovative ideas. Includes a glimpse into the facts and myths of some other unusual inventions plus a whole lot more.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. trademark law--tools of practice and federal statutes. Also includes a searchable U.S. patent full-text database.

The Invention Dimension (tm)
This is an information resource for anyone who wants to learn more about American inventors and their discoveries. The Invention Dimension (tm) highlights a different American inventor every week with a biographical sketch covering his or her accomplishments and their impact on society. Subjects range from historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin, the inventor of the lightning rod and Franklin stove, to living legends such as Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the brains behind the original Apple computer. Includes Inventor of the Week Archives plus the results of a national survey that determined which American invention we couldn't live without!

Small Business Sites

Snap Small-Business Center
An interesting site with interesting links:

• Venturing Online for Capital
• All About Ergonomics
• Business Plans

Small Business Administration Franchise Workshop
A tutorial for aspiring entrepreneurs complete with text material, workbook, and a direct hyperlink to the SBA. Related to this site is World Franchise Consultants. This site assists budding entrepreneurs find suitable franchise or business opportunities.

Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers
Provides entrepreneurs with information to help them maximize growth. Focused primarily on the Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania area, there are links to "education programs," "other interest resources," and "success stories." Enterprise Online is a Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania based site that provides similar information in a similar .

Handi Links to Business Opportunities
Hot links to innovative business concepts and opportunities

How to Create and Use a Mission Statement

Sample Business Plans
This site supplies information about real implementable plans for small and medium sized businesses.

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Other Related Sites

Ben Franklin Technology Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Resources for business development and growth.

Stardock
Computer games that can be downloaded including "Entrepreneur: World Domination through Corporate Warfare."

Erik Buell Interview-Merger with Harley-Davidson
An interview in a "question and answer" .

Richard Branson: A Biography
High school dropout, now CEO of the Virgin group of companies that includes the record company used by the Rolling Stones. This is a profile of entrepreneur, Richard Branson.

Pittsburgh Service Corps of Retired Executives
Gives free and confidential counseling in accounting, record keeping, taxes, acquisition and expansion, business and government agencies, manufacturing, marketing, etc., etc. Hot links to a Speakers' Bureau.

Wallace Nutting Center
Devoted to artist Wallace Nutting. Lots of links including prongs to the business involved with the arts and museums.

Chinaseek
This site's mission is to help companies in China promote business and products on the internet. Links include: "Doing Business In China," "Trader Bulletin Board," and "Laws and Regulations."

Oyodyne
Free online games for users with an e-mail address. Lots of games including "Fast Company - EZ Venture. Players can win BMW 23Z and computer equipment.

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