City governments latching on to intrapreneurial-type thinking....even hiring Chief Innovation Officers

Check out Fortune Magazine's fascinating article by Verne Kopytoff on city governments beginning to think essentially like intrapreneurs......with some cities even hiring Chief Innovation Officers such as San Francisco, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Davis (CA), etc.

This follows the trend of what major private sector companies such as Coca-Cola and Dell have done in recent years, hiring Chief Innovation officers that is.

Check out the full story by clicking on this link:
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/05/22/move-over-mr-mayor-cities-are-getting-chief-innovation-officers/?section=magazines_fortune 

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Entrepreneurship Today: Starting Up Is Optional (YoungEntrepreneur.com)

Article link: http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/qanda/entrepreneur-polls/entrepreneurship-today-starting-up-is-optional-infographic/

Author: Andrea Huspeni, Assistant Editor

Here's one excerpt from the story:

This idea of you are what you say you are seems to be catching on at a younger age, as 58 percent of millennials are calling themselves entrepreneurs, according to a report by online staffing platform oDesk and Generation Y consulting firm Millennial Branding.

Unhappy at Work? Be an Intrapreneur (by Douglas Brown with Post University/Innovation Insights)

This is one of the best articles I've seen on the topic of Intrapreneurship.  It captures so eloquently the realities and opportunities of intrapreneurship. 

Article link:
http://insights.wired.com/profiles/blogs/unhappy-at-work-be-an-intrapreneur#axzz2THJUDqO9

Author: Douglas Brown
Published by: Post University and Innovation Insights


Here is my favorite excerpt from the article which also explains why I chose the path of intrapreneurship:

Being an intrapreneur can give you the ability to gain greater job satisfaction, because you’re able to exercise your creativity, take a leadership position, build your credibility, and make a meaningful impact on the business, all within a reasonably safe environment. Intrapreneurship can be a perfect option if you think, “I need to do something different that lets me use my talents, share my passion, and satisfy my urge to be in control, but without making a major career change.”

Intrapreneurship is also crucial because all companies need people who will take initiative and use their entrepreneurial spirit to drive innovation and sharpen the company’s competitive edge. As a result, intrapreneurs are some of the most valuable employees to an organization, strengthening your job security and earnings potential.

Furthermore, the author Douglas Brown goes on to write about the 5 methods you can do and try with intrapreneurship.  You can view these and the full article at Unhappy at Work? Be an Intrapreneur.

Douglas S. Brown is an academic program manager for the Online MBA degree program offered through The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business at Post University.

Must Have Book: Entrepreneurs Inside - Accelerating Business Growth with Corporate Entrepreneurs (by Susan Foley)

BOOK DESCRIPTION
Entrepreneurs Inside: Accelerating Business Growth with Corporate Entrepreneurs was inspired by an extraordinary group of individuals who stepped up to the challenge of building new growth businesses in their organizations. Building a new business inside an existing organization is a daunting task. It takes a unique combination of competencies to lead these initiatives. The book describes the competencies of successful corporate entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial leaders. It also reveals the obstacles and hidden barriers these executives encountered as they created the entrepreneurial culture necessary for success. Most valuably, the book offers a practical look at corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, and execution.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Susan Foley the founder of Corporate Entrepreneurs LLC works with organizations to develop corporate entrepreneurship (Intrapreneurship) as a core competency to accelerate new business growth. As an experienced corporate entrepreneur she understands the challenge of building corporate entrepreneurship inside of an established organization. She has spent the last twenty five years helping organizations develop new growth businesses that have generated millions. Susan is a professional speaker, consultant and author of the book Entrepreneurs Inside. She teaches Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Executive Education program at Babson College and is a Fellow at the Center for Innovation and Change Leadership at Suffolk University.

AUTHOR WEBSITE
http://corporate-entrepreneurs.com/

AUTHOR ON TWITTER
You can find the author, Susan Foley on Twitter at @CESfoley

Domain Theft Bankrupting Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs’ Dreams (PR Web)

Former World Religious Travel Association president and domain theft victim seeks to raise awareness of novel and growing form of business theft: stealing company websites.

View full press release at: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013DomainTheftHijacking/05Cybersquatting/prweb10684022.htm

             

Lexington, KY (PRWEB) May 07, 2013

Domain name theft destroys companies, people’s lives and entrepreneurs’ dreams, cautions Kevin J. Wright. His first hand experience of the devastation wrought by domain theft has spurred him to outspoken attempts to educate business owners about the threat and help them protect themselves.

Wright has launched a resource for victims of domain theft at http://www.StopDomainTheft.com, as well as a YouTube Channel http://www.DomainTheftVictims.com. Wright also plans to raise awareness of domain theft issues through published writings and speaking engagements.

Wright is past president of the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA), the voice of the $18 billion faith-based tourism industry. Wright watched helplessly as the organization became a victim of domain name theft, email interception and cyber squatting. Domain thieves led to the organization’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing in January 2011; liabilities exceeded $350,000 and impacted the lives and finances of staff, suppliers, creditors and stakeholders. As a result of these devastating consequences, Kevin J. Wright, is now speaking out on behalf of domain theft victims everywhere and raising urgent awareness of the issue.

“Domain theft is the hijacking of your website. It’s tantamount to identity theft. Once your website is stolen, so is your company’s identity,” said Kevin J. Wright, WRTA’s founding owner who suffered the financial consequences of domain theft as a victim. “My mission is to publicize this very destructive and novel form of business theft, because it’s getting worse. I hope to decrease the number of victims and hold cybercriminals accountable.”

Domain name theft occurs with regularity, according to industry experts and a 2007 The Wall Street Journal article. Small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs are among the most vulnerable victims.

Domain thieves are often insiders, including rogue employees, shareholders or contractors, but can also be organized cybercriminal groups. Generally they seek financial gain by selling the stolen domain or by extorting the rightful owner. Other motivations may include desire to financially harm a business (often a competitor), take revenge against an employer, steal clients or gain increased revenues and exposure through promotion of one’s own products and services on a stolen website.

Enrico Schaefer, trial attorney and Internet law expert of Traverse Legal, writes at ezinearticles.com:
"URL theft by a partner or co-owner is perhaps the most common example of domain name theft. Domain names stolen in this fashion account for about 25% of the calls and emails we receive in the domain theft area."

July 2013 marks the second anniversary of the first known criminal conviction of a domain thief in the United States, New Jersey resident Daniel Goncalves was sentenced in 2011 to five years in prison for stealing the domain name P2P.com from Internet entrepreneurs Marc Ostrofsky, Albert Angel and Lesli Angel and selling it on eBay.com for more than $110,000.

“In our effort to redress the injuries inflicted on us we came to appreciate how undeveloped this area of the law is, and how victims of domain theft face an unmarked and totally uphill battle to get a remedy,” said Albert Angel, one of Goncalves’ victims. Angel is an attorney and former Dept. of Justice prosecutor.

Wright is committed to ensuring his new efforts not only help business owners realize the scale of the problem, but also law enforcement and lawmakers.
 

You Tube Channel for Intrapreneurs

If you haven't checked it out yet, here's my You Tube Channel for intrapreneurs:

https://www.youtube.com/user/IntrapreneurKevin


Channel Description

About Intrapreneur vs. Entrepreneur

We all know what's an entrepreneur. But what's an intrapreneur or "corporate entrepreneur"? It's an entrepreneur who turns ideas into profitable products and services as an employee of a company. In today's business world and economic climate, organizations must innovate to survive and thrive. Entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs are innovators. Every company should have an intrapreneur. Every company should integrate corporate entrepreneurship into their business structure, strategy and plans. The purpose of this You Tube Channel is three-fold: (1) Encourage entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship (2) Promote hiring of intrapreneurs (3) Educate about intrapreneurship and inspire individuals to become corporate entrepreneurs.