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A Mounting Success: How Vernon Reached The Top
“It’s a quality you’re born with, being an entrepreneur,” says Vernon.

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Creativity, Innovation -- Making the Mind Struggle
Bet you're looking forward to next weekend like there's no tomorrow! Labor Day weekend is a great time to unwind, shed the stress, strain, anxiety of your workday world. Of course you won't shed it all...you'll check email, you'll carry your phone with you. Well we'll add a little more to the load you're carrying. There are signs that the U.S. (it is our holiday after all) is losing its creative lead. There are problems, there are issues, there are opportunities on a global basis. Creativity isn't exclusive of any country, any company, any individual. Think about it -- as you relax with a cold one next weekend. Creativity isn't lost because it starts with ... YOU!!!!

I am Not Going to Chase a Woman from Zimbabwe up a Power Pole to Tell Her About My Business Opportunity
Are you in the unenviable position of working for a large company that does not value the employees on it's payroll? Is your situation precarious and are you anxious about the future? There is a perfect solution to this problem and I will share this with you in this article.
SME's - are some Africans more entrepreneurial than others
Are Nigerians more entrepreneurial than Zulus? What about other groups?
Seize the Opportunity!
How successful you are really only depends on how you perceive the opportunities that surround you. Take my trip mattress shopping for example…
Canada’s Global Face - New Market Opportunities at Home
In the past 14 years 3.1 million people have immigrated to Canada and these people are not from the traditional European communities (In that period approximately 800,000 immigrants were from Europe, and the UK). This can create new opportunities for companies seeking to increase their market share at home and overseas.

Joint Ventures for Immigrants
As an immigrant myself, I understand the hopes, fears, dreams and unique problems faced by immigrants, no matter where they are in the world. Having worked with hundreds of immigrants, I know how hard it is to start all over again. Here is one way that never fails to turn things around.

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The Catalog Connoisseur: Lillian Vernon Is Born
Lillian Vernon became a household name at a time when women were not even supposed to work outside the home. From the humble beginnings of an immigrant family, Vernon started a business in the kitchen of her small home and grew it to be one of the most well-known multi-million dollar companies in the U.S as well as the first female-owned company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange. Today, the Lillian Vernon Corporation earns almost $300 million in revenues, has over 4,500 employees and continues to be one of the country’s leading catalog retailers.

Joint Ventures for Immigrants
As an immigrant myself, I understand the hopes, fears, dreams and unique problems faced by immigrants, no matter where they are in the world. Having worked with hundreds of immigrants, I know how hard it is to start all over again. Here is one way that never fails to turn things around.
Immigrant Entrepreneurs ‘A Real Engine’ for Growth, Study Says
A new study indicates that the growing number of immigrant entrepreneurs in major U.S. cities have been a real engine for economic and job growth in many sectors and are outpacing self-employed native-born Americans.
The First Billion-Dollar Success Story: How Carnegie Did It
He was a poor immigrant whose name would soon be unforgettable in his adopted country. America would never be able to repay the contribution this Scotsman would make to their homeland. By creating the world’s first billion-dollar company, and then proceeding to give most of his profits away, Carnegie cemented his legacy in history. How did this one time casualty of war go on to become one of the most memorable figures in the world?
FROM A LOCAL SHOP TO A GLOBAL CONGLOMERATE Part I
A look at how the U.S. immigrant communities start and operate small businesses and why are they more successful than the rest of the U.S. entrepreneurs.
The Youngsters Behind YouTube: The Early Years of Chad Hurley and Steve Chen
“Everybody aspires to be a star,” says Steve Chen, a Taiwanese immigrant who came to the U.S. with his family in the hopes for a better life. Chen’s aspirations became a reality when he, along with Pennsylvania-born Chad Hurley created what is today the world’s largest online video website. YouTube, having been launched no more than two years ago has now become a global sensation, propelling both Hurley and Chen to the top of Business 2.0’s list of “The 50 People Who Matter Now.” YouTube was also named TIME magazine’s 2006 “Invention of the Year.” When Hurley and Chen decided to sell their company, they did so for a hefty price tag of $1.65 billion.

Tuning into the Future: How Sarnoff Engineered Success
Sarnoff rose from poor immigrant, to office boy, to communications manager, to president of one of the most successful companies of his time, and all because he asked himself one simple question: what’s next? How did Sarnoff always seem to find the next big thing?
Going Native: The Digital Immigrant Phenomenon
If you’re reading this, and are therefore using the Internet for information or research, then you are probably a ‘digital immigrant’. Sound strange? Well, we could assume that anyone that is aged over approximately 25 years and uses the Internet on a regular basis is a digital immigrant. After all, as a general definition, you are a digital immigrant if you were not born into the ‘digital age’ of computers, the Internet, email, mobile phones and the like, but have taken on these concepts as a natural part of your everyday life. Sounds like most of us out there, doesn’t it.
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ADVENTURE
In a week when the big media stories have been about disasters involving an oil spill off Louisiana, immigrant legislation in Arizona and bomb plots in Times Square, my “story of the week” was quite different. It was written in a San Francisco newspaper on April 29th, 1852.
The economic implications of global remittances for SMEs
Immigrant entrepreneurs (most of them Micro-enterprises and SMEs are also ‘social actors’, who participate actively in transnational activities. For example, in the Dominican Republic, there are hundreds of small- to medium sized transnational enterprises (SMEs),including small factories, commercial/retail establishments and financial agencies. Such ventures are created and run by former migrants, who have returned to the Dominican Republic after acquiring capital and establishing ties with migrant communities in the United States, thus acquiring clients and investors abroad.

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