Mobile phone giant Vodafone has announced a temporary link up with social-networking website MySpace in a move which could see both firms reap dividends.
While Vodafone hopes the affiliation will encourage customers to use their mobile phones as a way of accessing the internet, MySpace is using the tie as a way of creating awareness of its product in Europe. …continue reading the story
called Vodafone and MySpace Reveal Link-Up
Around 68,000 people in the UK currently earn all or most of their living by selling products on eBay it has been estimated, highlighting the growing popularity of e-trading.
“E-traders” are defined as those who either make products specifically to sell online at a profit, buy goods in order to sell them on online, or sell products online for a commission or a flat fee. …continue reading the story
called Tax Man Excited over E-trading
To what extent does force of personality make or break an entrepreneur? It sounds a bit like an exam question, but it’s well worth pondering by casting the eye over the successful businessmen we’ve already profiled.
Sir Richard Branson has already been cited as an example of somebody who was ineffective academically but grew to thrive through, in part, force of personality. Never failing to exude an almost boyish charm, he thrives on spontaneity and the ability to come out with a pleasing soundbite which will make others feel good and promote a positive image of himself or his own ventures. But that’s not to suggest that he isn’t genuine - he once explained that “having a personality of caring about people is important. You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them,”and this has been borne out in his career. He is an altruist, somebody who genuinely wants to make the world - and people - better. Profitable relationships and joint ventures are always likely to result from such an outlook, especially when married with an astute business sense. …continue reading the story
called Entrepreneurism And Personality
Name: Pierre Omidyar
Date of Birth: 21/6/1967
Mini CV: - Helped write MacDraw when working for Apple subsidiary Claris
- Founded Ink Development, later renamed eShop, in 1991
- Launched eBay, previously Auction Web, in September 1995
- Achieved billionaire status after company went public three years later
- Formed the Omidyar Network for investment in various enterprises and efforts in 2004
Among the mottos displayed on the front page of the website for the Omidyar Network, among whose aims is to promote self-sufficiency and empowerment in business, is the statement: “We exist for one single purpose: So that more and more people discover their own power to make good things happen.” Having soared to billionaire success through eBay, now one of the most recognised and highly-valued online brands in the world, the Paris-born Pierre Omidyar is well placed to assist in this voyage of discovery. eBay started out as, effectively, an experimental side-venture for Omidyar � even though the story that he only set eBay up to help his then fiancee expand her collection of Pez dispensers was proved to be a PR ruse - and he has seen it grow into something which thrives on a remarkably firm sense of trust and social responsibility between strangers. …continue reading the story
called Pierre Omidyar (Launched eBay) - Entrepreneur Profile
