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- This week is “Steps to Starting a Business Week.” We start by asking, what skills have you already built that you could use to start a business?
- Check out Apps4Africa 2012, an Africa-wide competition to encourage the development of mobile, web, and desktop applications that help address the challenge of youth unemployment in Africa. http://www.apps4africa.org/2012/ What’s your app idea?
- What skills do you need to grow a business and how can you get them?
- You’ve started your business, now how do you promote it without using too many resources?
- What is the focus of the social networking site Linkedin?
a. Keeping up with friends
b. Playing games
c. Professional Networking - What year did Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple?
A) 1975
B) 1976
C) 1977
D) 1978 - The United States recently sign a new innovation partnership with India. What areas of innovation do you hope they work on? http://goo.gl/nyUd0
- What are global leaders doing to better support women around the world? http://goo.gl/y7alg
- Do you think private space flight will be a reality someday? Watch this video to learn more! http://goo.gl/5oqQ6
- You have to develop an elevator pitch!! Terry Jones, founder of Travelocity and Chairman of Kayak answers questions from the Innovation Generation community here! http://goo.gl/cXK8W
- What growing business market is the Bloom Box a part of?
a. Clean water
b. Renewable energy
c. Computer technology - Entrepreneur Spotlight: Can you name the person below, his company, and in what country he started his road to becoming who he is today?
- Which of the following people is NOT a co-founder of Facebook?
A) Mark Zuckerberg
B) Jack Dorsey
C) Chris Hughes
D) Andrew McCollem - This week is Quiz Week! Do you know who won Jeopardy when computer player Watson challenged two past champions?
- Yesterday Felix Baumgartner from Austria set a world record by jumping from over 36 kilometers above the Earth. What have you thought about doing that would break barriers?
- “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” - Maya Angelou What are you doing to live a life of meaning?
- Marissa Meyer recently left Google to become CEO of Yahoo. How do you think the company will do under her leadership?
- Women 2.0 is a media company providing content, community and events for aspiring and current female technology innovators. It recently launched a partnership with Google. How can they help you on your journey to start a successful business? http://goo.gl/oWXP1
- The SheWillInnovate competition sought the best ideas from around the world to empower women and girls. You can vote now to help choose the winners. How would you use technology to empower women and girls?
http://goo.gl/czL08 - Are there role models in science and technology for girls in your community? What do they do?
- Only a couple more hours to ask the founder of a multibillion dollar company your questions! Terry Jones, founder of Travelocity and chairman of Kayak, wants to give YOU advice on starting a business. What questions do you have?
- Terry Jones, co-founder of Travelocity, a 10 billion dollar company, and Chairman of Kayak.com is ready to answer your questions! Watch his intro video here! http://goo.gl/6uJHh What would you like his entrepreneurial advice on?
- Here is a peek inside of Facebook’s Headquarters. What other company offices would you like to see?
- This week’s theme is innovation. Why do you think it’s important to teach creativity?
- Kickstarter is a funding platform designed to help you with your creative projects. What idea do you have that could be completed with a financial boost? http://goo.gl/uxCB
- Respond to this quote: "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Give a woman microcredit, she, her husband, her children and her extended family will eat for a lifetime.”-Bono
- We are celebrating the life of a great innovator! A year after his passing, Steve Jobs lives on in more than spirit. Watch Apple’s touching tribute video here. http://www.apple.com/ How did Steve teach you to “Think Different?”
- Are all microlenders equal? If you are applying for a microloan, what sharks do you have to be aware of? http://goo.gl/KGmVE
- How might even a very small loan make a big difference for your business?
- Do you know someone that has received micro-financing for their business idea? Has it helped them?
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