[KMulligan]

Greetings YE! My name is Kevin and I am just beginning my entrepreneurial journey. I'm 21 years old, and will be graduating a semester early this December with a degree in management.

I have many ideas floating around in my head (as I'm sure you all do too), and a select few I am actually taking time to type out or write down. I'll take these and develop them further, and hope to start my own business soon.

(Actually, one of my classes this fall -- Management of Small Business -- forces you to start a business with $100 seed money... how awesome is that?)

I'm working on a service retail business idea, and an online reseller/retailer business. Anyone know anything about online selling, retailing, reselling, drop shipping, web portals, or being an affiliate?

Anyone looking for a partner to work part time with them on an primarily internet deal?

I look forward to joining in on some of the discussions here. Let's keep it fresh!

[JimiHendrix]

Hi Kevin- Noticed you're in the Rome GA / Birmingham area- I'm from Atlanta (Sandy Springs). Although I'm in Boston right now, taking classes this summer, when I return I would be interested in comparing ideas and whatnot. I run a tutoring agency of sorts- you can read about it under general business, the thread "Tutoring Enterprise". Anyway if you're interested reply or PM me. Thanks.

-Gentry Sherrill

[bigpund]

Hey Kevin! Welcome to YE, its always great to see a new comer here.

I hope you have a good time here poking around through all the threads and getting involved in the community!

[MotivatedEntrepreneu]

Hello there, maybe this is of interest to you!


The Motivated Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition!

Get ready to strap on your practical thinking cap, it is time to get those business ideas organized and developed into a business plan. It is time once again for the annual Motivated Entrepreneur business plan challenge! Do you think you have what it take to win?



There will be three winning entries. First place receives $500 and 3 hours of Incubation Consulting (a $300 value), second place receives $100 and 2 hours of Incubation Consulting and third place receives $50 and 2 hours of Incubation Consulting.

In addition all three top entries along with the names of the top five entrants will be published in an article on the Motivated Entrepreneur website, as well as throughout the worldwide Internet community.

This is a great chance to receive free promotion, useful feedback and free consultation advice for your business! In addition if your plan is chosen as a winner it could be eligible for the Motivated Entrepreneur Investment program, which could be worth up to $5,000 in start-up funding!


Rules:

This competition is for new business concepts or start-up companies that have been operating for less than 2 years.

All entries must be in font size 10-12

Executive summaries must be two pages in length. All documents must include current contact information: Company Name, Contact Name, Phone Number and Email address.

All plans should be less than 30 pages in length. The plan must address every aspect of the business, target markets, sales approaches, its potential for significant capital appreciation and attractiveness to investors,etc.

Summary financial data should include a cash flow statement, income statement, balance sheet, and funds required/used. Include an explanation of the offering to investors indicating how much money you want, the expected ROI. Also, delineate the possible exit strategies.

Place as much effort as possible into the development of these entries in order to receive a worthy review.

Entering the contest:

To enter the contest you should send an email to Director@motivatedentreprneur.com stating your name and any other members of your team.

We will then send you a confirmation email.

Entries are due August 15, 2005. The winners will be announced September 5th on www.MotivatedEntrepreneur.com. Contest winners will be notified prior to posting on the website.

[ppanwar]

Hi Kevin, Welcome to YE!!!!!! This is a right place to start!!!!

See you around

[jvee]

Kevin,

Glad to see you here! YE is a great place for you to exchange ideas, create powerful relationships and inspire creative thinking.

Success and wealth are created mentally before it is collected physically. - this happens through good ideas that are acted upon.

Since you are starting your journey I suggest you take a look at this site... I think it might help you.

www.adamdudley.com

He is a fellow YE member who is a young evolving entrepreneur. Adam’s website chronicles his success and has tons of good insight for all committed Evolving Entrepreneurs. Be sure to also click on his head to visit his blog – which is just awesome!!