Resources and Events – Enterprize Live Questions
The following list contains user-submitted questions for the Enterprize LIVE webinar on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1:00pm (PST). Visit live.enterprizecanada.org to hear Harley’s and Aydin’s thoughts!
1. How do we go about attracting more women to become technology entrepreneurs? There’s certainly a giant lack of them right now and this needs to be remedied.
2. I am a student interested in starting up a non-profit organization. Is it difficult for young student entrepreneurs to obtain funds and resources to start up a non-profit venture? Also, it must be difficult to estimate financial data for non-profit ventures. What would be the best way to incorporate reliable financial data in my business plan?
3. My friends and I are planning on starting an e-business. We have the following questions:
a) In terms of developing web applications, how cost effective will it be to outsource the developing process overseas versus hiring local developers?
b) What start up costs do most e-business incur? What are the costs most people miss?
c) What are the most effective ways to advertise a website either to businesses or to customers.
4. How does an entrepreneur find the balance between business models and sheer instinct?
5. What are some ways I can better improve my chances of finding funding for unique product ideas? Where can funding or support be sought?
6. What are your opinions on the effects of cloud computing in the near future? What do you think will be its effects on businesses?
7. What three pieces of advice would you have to offer to young entrepreneurs starting out today?
8. What are some of the crucial things you have done to plan for future growth and grow your business?
9. What is your approach in forming a team?
10. What are examples of companies that successfully use social media? How do you think they go about creating a vision to adhere to with this user-driven model?
- For example, Twitter was initially meant as a means to “update your friends”, but has recently changed its interface to adapt to changing demands.