Young Smart Global

Introduce the concepts of asset, liabilities, equity.

Talk on “What it takes to be a young Entrepreneur?”. Talk was delivered by Mr. Raju Venkatraman, an alumnus of IIT Madras, founder of India’s first BPO firm.

Aris Melissaratos speaks to the audience after being honored with the 2009 Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award a the the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards.

Gillian Maitland is a solo marimba player and percussionist. She’s turned her exceptional talent into a full-time job by becoming a professional musician. “Having everyone tell me not to try music as a career because you don’t make any money is actually what inspired me,” she says. “It’s not about money for me, it’s about being my own boss.” Gillian was lucky to receive advice from famous percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and is proud of her constantly changing business plan. But she warns becoming a professional musician is such a huge step to take that you should only try it if you’re 100 % confident that’s what you really want to do.

Money XLive’s Art Montalvo get to the bottom of credit and starting a business. www.FinancialEducatorsCouncil.com

Video shown at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award banquet. With little more than an idea and perseverance, Scott Johnson has built AtTask into a leading SaaS company with more than 1600 world-wide customers, including Whirlpool, GE Healthcare, Google and HBO. The company’s acclaimed software, @task, is a proven project management solution that gives executives complete visibility, intelligence and accountability over their organization’s strategic direction. “@task gives executives the tools so they can actually model out what it would be like if they did certain initiatives. So, if they make changes or reorganize, @task helps them see how doing so will affect the company,” Johnson says.

Linda Orlans Wins 2009 Central Great Lakes Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Talk on “What it takes to be a young Entrepreneur?”. Talk was delivered by Mr. Raju Venkatraman, an alumnus of IIT Madras, founder of India’s first BPO firm.

We interview Jessica Newman about her Pet Care business, how she started and what it takes to be a “young” entrepreneur!

Interview of the Young Entrepreneur Series, presented to you by WhizVentures.com. Ben created his own job by successfully starting a company named Grand Slam Garage Sales. The company manages garage sales for people, from stat to finish. He is so successful that he is about to start franchising his concept nationwide. He also has two other businesses. He tells us how he got his business ideas, how he made his first sale, how he set up his business and how he managed difficulties.