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Advanced Business Models, MBA6298 I

01
Apr
Telfer School of Management Course Outline, April 2012 Professor: Bruce M. Firestone, B. Eng. (Civil), M. Eng.-Sci., PhD.Office: 2525 Carling Avenue, Suite 23, Ottawa ONTelephone: 613-422-6757 x 250E-Mail: bmfirestone @ exploriem.orgOffice Hours: After class for one hourClass Location: DMS4140 (to be confirmed)Class Hours: Monday April 16th to Saturday April 21st, 2012 from 9 am to Noon Advanced Business...
Date: 01 Apr 2012 | 0 Comment | Business Models,Courses | 


Exploriem StartUp News: JokWear Proud to Announce Canada’s JokBoy and JokGirl

27
Mar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 27, 2012 OTTAWA (ON) – JokWear Inc., one of the most exciting sports apparel lines has been busy with their inaugural “ARE YOU THE NEXT JOKBOY OR JOKGIRL” campaign? Over the last three months the JokWear team has traveled across the country searching for one young man and woman to earn the title of this year’s JokBoy and JokGirl. In an innovative online...
Date: 27 Mar 2012 | 0 Comment | News & Events,Startup News | 


How, Why and Whether to Write a Media Release

16
Mar
Understanding the simple arithmetic of how blogs, Twitter, FB, Digg, Reddit and YouTube are cratering mainstream media In case you missed it, I added Exploriem.org’s media release about 2012 Bootstrap Awards winners to this blog. See below. Writing media releases is tricky to do and these days many people are saying that they are less relevant as mainstream media fades. That is true and also...
Date: 16 Mar 2012 | 0 Comment | Asymmetric Information,Marketing,Media Releases | 


Why I Wrote Quantum Entity

16
Mar
Here below is the dedication I wrote for the upcoming release of the first book in my new trilogy, Quantum Entity, which will be available later this year. Below that I include the Foreword. Dedication I wanted to write a great mid-21st Century story, a trilogy as it turned out, focused on five themes—entrepreneurship/science, science speculation, science fiction and engineering/politics and the law/action...
Date: 16 Mar 2012 | 0 Comment | Business Models,Creativity and Value,Education,Future Vision,Marketing,Political Economy | 


Institute of Entrepreneurs: Advanced Business Models Courses

16
Mar
Exploriem.org’s Institute of Entrepreneurs presents IOE5100, Advanced Business Models for Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs, an MBA level course (For available dates and times please contact: Ms. Theresia Scholtes, tscholtes @ exploriem.org or@tclsholtes) Come study with Prof Bruce, a leader in designing and building business models for the 21st century that allow you to compete and win in a tough...
Date: 16 Mar 2012 | 0 Comment | Bootstrap Case Studies,Business Models,Education,IOE, Institute Of Entrepreneurs | 


Internet Pioneer Morphs Business Model to Include Kiosk Stores

06
Mar
Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2012 (Portions of this article originally appeared in Ottawa Business Journal, March 5, 2012: http://www.obj.ca/Opinion/Bruce-Firestone-5444.) Rob Hall was into the Internet before there was one. In high school in the 1980s, he dabbled in web technology and was ready for the Internet revolution circa the early 1990s. I met him when he was a young man cabling buildings for one of the first...
Date: 06 Mar 2012 | 0 Comment | Asymmetric Information,Bootstrap Capital,Bootstrap Case Studies,Brand,Business Models,Future Vision,Marketing,Pixie Dust | 


Institute of Entrepreneurs/Strathmere

06
Mar
Posted on Monday 5 March 2012 (IOE5100 Advanced Business Models for Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs, MBA level) Come to beautiful Strathmere (1980 Phelan Road West, North Gower near Ottawa, Canada) to study with Prof Bruce from Monday July 23rd to Saturday July 28th, 2012. Schedule and Content In just one week (six lectures), we will turn you into a stupendous entrepreneur/intrapreneur. You will learn/study...
Date: 06 Mar 2012 | 0 Comment | Business Models,Courses,Education,IOE, Institute Of Entrepreneurs,Marketing | 


Can You Bootstrap a Chain of Specialized, Cash-Only Restaurants?

02
Mar
I recently had a chance to ask one of the founders of Toronto-based vegan ‘fast food’ restaurant The Hogtown Vegan (http://www.facebook.com/TheHogtownVegan), Madeleine Foote, six questions about her startup. There are some terrific entrepreneurial lessons here—like KISS (Keep It Simple), be authentic, have a sense of humour about yourself, deliver a lot of value to customers, bootstrap yourself...
Date: 02 Mar 2012 | 1 Comment | Bootstrap Case Studies,Brand,Business Models,Marketing | 


Telfer School of Management and Exploriem.org Announce Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition Winners

02
Mar
Ottawa (March 2, 2012) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Telfer School of Management and Exploriem.org are pleased to announce the winners of the University of Ottawa’s  2012 Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition. Student entrepreneurs Alex Smith and Chris Spoke took first prize for their business plan for Liaise, a web and mobile platform that hosts interactive seminars and video chats, for a fee. ...
Date: 02 Mar 2012 | 0 Comment | News & Events | 


Ottawa Celebrates the 2012 Bootstrap Awards Winners

23
Feb
OTTAWA (February 23, 2012) – Exploriem today announced the winners of the 2012 Bootstrap Awards which celebrates local self capitalized entrepreneurs. Winners in the 11 categories were narrowed down from a record pool of 93 nominations received in the last six weeks. “The quality of this year’s winners is an inspiration to all local entrepreneurs” says Bryan Haralovich of Welch Chartered...
Date: 23 Feb 2012 | 3 Comments | Events,News & Events |