News Release
IEEE-USA Launches New Portal to Assist
Tech-Based Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON
(4 May
2006)
—
IEEE-USA is introducing the Entrepreneurs
Village, an online portal designed to provide
high-tech entrepreneurs with tools and resources
conducive to innovation and company growth. The
Entrepreneurs Village links tech-based
entrepreneurs with their peers, and prospective
entrepreneurs with mentors.
Village members can
seek advice and information on
such topics as organization, funding, marketing,
human resources, asset requirements, growth,
best practices, and legal and government issues.
A search engine
assists in finding the right match to one’s
needs.
Experienced entrepreneurs are
encouraged to become mentors.
Visit
the Village at
http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/entrepreneurs/.
IEEE-member
entrepreneurs who make up the IEEE-USA
Entrepreneurial Activities Committee (EAC)
administer the virtual village.
“The Village allows
you to conduct live chats and exchange useful
Web links and articles with other
entrepreneurs,” said David Ostfeld, who
co-chairs EAC with Mauro Togneri. “The
networking and knowledge-gathering capabilities
are endless.”
The interactive
Village provides access to networking and
resources that will help new and established
business owners. Members can post discussion
items, link to articles, find other
entrepreneurs and learn about local
entrepreneurial groups already established
within U.S. IEEE Sections.
“Seventy-five percent of all innovation comes
from small business, and successful small
businesses become large businesses,” Togneri
said. “Expanding technology-based
entrepreneurial business is critical to the U.S.
economy and IEEE members’ career vitality and
employment.”
IEEE-USA advances the public good and promotes
the careers and public policy interests of more
than 220,000 engineers, scientists and allied
professionals who are U.S. members of the IEEE.
IEEE-USA is part of the IEEE, the world's
largest technical professional society with
360,000 members in 150 countries. For more
information, go to
http://www.ieeeusa.org.
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Contact: Chris McManes
IEEE-USA Senior Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: + 1 202 530 8356
E-mail:
c.mcmanes@ieee.org
Last Update:
15 May 2007
Staff Contact: Pender M. McCarter,
p.mccarter@ieee.org
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