Business Idea of the Day

Could you imagine being paid to start a business while working towards your MBA in college? That’s the idea behind the MBA Entrepreneur Fellow program in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Business Administration. “The Entrepreneur Fellow program offers what every entrepreneur hopes for — an opportunity to bring a business to life,” said Mohney. “As an entrepreneur from an entrepreneurial family, my being awarded this opportunity is a dream come true.

At 16, Lindsay Phillips came up with the idea for a flip-flop with interchangeable straps during art class. Today, her company — Lindsay Phillips — employs 35 full-time staffers and is projected to bring in $30 million in revenue this year, reports AOLSmallbusiness . The idea is simple — SwitchFlops are sandals with interchangeable straps. So instead of buying several pairs of sandals, customers can instead own one sandal with multiple straps

Micro businesses are everywhere. They are run by people of all ages, educations, talents and passions. The New England Cable News Network highlights an amazing story in Massachusetts of a unique and successful micro business, but with an intriguing sole proprietor

Chad Vail might be young but he is no newcomer to the word of business. Now a successful entrepreneur, he has entered into a new line of work. Chad is training a new generation of entrepreneurs reports The Berkley Independent . Vail, who is president of Junior Achievement’s South Carolina Coastal Region, recently spent a few minutes with the Goose Creek Rotary talking about his organization’s mission and goals and how he got involved. Vail was still a senior at The Citadel when he opened his first business

The Toy and Game Inventor Expo is the only industry event designed exclusively to help the new toy and game inventor and entrepreneur by providing networking and educational opportunities. Independent inventors are an important source for new products to the Toy Industry, but because the industry relies heavily upon professional toy developers for new products it can be difficult for independent inventors to find a way in.

Next month Zachary Gosling will be majoring in business at Drexel University but right now he is already a blooming businessman reports The Philadelphia Enquirer . In first grade, he sold rocks from his driveway to unwitting classmates, claiming that he had spiffed them up in a “rock cleaner.” At age 8, he opened his first Scottrade account. But his real coup came at 13, when he launched an online auction website from his bedroom in rural Denver, Pa., near Lancaster, supported by advertising and sponsorships rather than the fees charged by giant auction sites. The site got as many as five million page views per quarter just two years later.

After taking an art class through an adult education program in Watertown last year Sandy Stark was inspired to embark upon a business reports the Watertown Blog . As a woman who already loved jewelry, Sandy was inspired by the opportunity to make her own. She uses a wide variety of materials so she can successfully capture various textures, styles and colors in each of her pieces

Choosing not to pursue a medical career, Alfred C. Gilbert co-founded a company manufacturing magic sets in 1909. This company would later become the A. C. Gilbert Company, according to Wikipedia .

If you find yourself in the Hattiesburg area and you’re interested in learning a little bit about entrepreneurship and how business works then head on down to Pearl River Community College. Working together with MyBizAM project, they are offering a 33 hour Southern Entrepreneur Program (SEP) reports hattiesburgamerican.com . The program will teach individuals the basics of owning a business, how to create a business plan, accounting and marketing. Cost is $25 for the participant workbook and jumpdrive. The program will be taught twice at the PRCC Lowery A

If your high school had offered a class on entrepreneurship, would you have taken it? That is a question that’s being considered by a school board in the Philippines. The Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol F. Matugas hopes to convince everyone that leaving school and heading straight into a job isn’t the only option for high school grads so it shouldn’t be the only thing they’re taught reports the Manilla Bulletin