Servant Entrepreneur

Leila is the founder of Samasource a non profit social enterprise that is seeking to identify and promote small to medium outsourcing companies in Uganda, Kenya and India. The idea is that Samasource utilize due diligence in screening smaller but deserving companies and give them a platform...

by Mark Normand I met Jared a couple years ago and felt like I met an old friend. It’s kind of weird acting like someone is a close friend when you only just met them, but that’s how I felt about Jared. I have had the chance to hear Jared’s story a little and enjoyed his perspective on things. I fe...

Right now everyone is clamoring for the newest the latest and the greatest. How can we make it big? The more I look forward the more I remember the tried and true. You want to build and grow you need to remember the basics. One of the foundational principles of commerce and trade is respect...

There are some things in this world that we try to hide from. We just can’t seem to emotionally cope with certain realities. Does that make them any less true? Diana Mao is the type of person who can handle facing a harsh reality and instead of hiding her eyes she embraces those who are suffering. ...

I love it when you talk to someone about twitter and you get that blank stare. It’s funny because I think most of us can relate to feeling that way when we first heard about Twitter. It’s still an evolving entity, but is becoming more mainstream everyday. We...

I valued enterprise and organizations that produce valuable products before, but my three week trip to Ethiopia change the way I look at business forever. In the United States we talk about how we take things for granted. Is it even possible for us to be conscious of all that we have...

In times of crisis we want to circle the wagons and hide ourselves fromadversity. We try to protect ourselves to make ourselves feel like everything is going to be OK...

When we think of a muse we often think of someone who is the object of a creative flow for an artist. What would be the equivalent for an entrepreneur. It’s simple really. It’s that real life friend or family member with a problem. Ma...

The book is called The Conspiracy of the Rich. In it Robert is discussing our current financial issues. The interesting twist is that he is creating a network to recruit involvement. I am signing up to see what it is all about. Visit the Web Site       

What do you think? You can come at this from many different angles, but my personal opinion is that we can easily loose our concept and way when we generalize...

Whether or not you are comfortable with it, the world is changing and it’s changing fast. New designs and technologies are changing the way we connect and take in information. Social networking, blogs, one lap top per child and on and on. This is an exciting time to be alive. ...

The following is a short video from the Kauffman Foundation program to mentor and teach entrepreneurs.       

Obama’s choice of Rick Warren marks the beginning of a new era. This new era and new president is also bringing another new era. I can’t claim to know what Barack’s reasons are, but it is a clear indication that a baton has been passed. Bil...

What does it take to build a great company? I was reading Michael Gerber’s book, Awakening the Entrepreneur Within and was struck by his discussion on the personal and impersonal vision. This discussion is relevant to this whole concept of the entrepreneur as a servant. ...