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One of the most important things I think we can do while we are this earth is to help others. We all have the opportunity everyday to be someone’s miracle. I believe that you may not change the entire world, but you can change someone else’s world by being their miracle.

What is a miracle? It’s getting past yourself and giving back to the world. It’s taking the spotlight off of you and shining it on someone else. It’s realizing…

Nearly Half of Innovative U.S. Startups Are Founded by

'User Entrepreneurs,' According to Kauffman Foundation Study

 

New study is first to identify characteristics of firms started by entrepreneurs who create products for their own use, then commercialize them.

Take a look - …

One of my favorite quotes on gratitude is by Zig Ziglar. He states that “Of all the “attitudes” we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.” When I read that quote it just reminds me that we always need to be grateful for everything in our life. I mean everything. Can you imagine being grateful you were fired? Do you think you’d be happy if your significant other broke up with you? Can you picture…

Dear Entrepreneur Community,



We are currently in the running for Inc Magazine's Coolest College Startup of 2012's #1 spot. Beating out over two hundred nationwide nominees, we have managed to make the final eighteen list- but are confident we can go even further. We are asking the sense community's help on reaching the #1 spot by voting on our video. 



You can easily help out by:

1) Going to this link: …

This month I saw my one of my ultimate goals and dreams come to pass: the publication of my first book, Get off Your Attitude!

For two years, I have been working on it and I must be honest with you, it wasn’t easy. It was a struggle. There were times that I thought “this is never going to happen.” The long hours, late nights at Starbucks, working weekends and daily efforts might have been time wasted. I asked myself:…

Your life is not only a lifelong project—it’s a lifelong learning project. Approach it that way and you’ll always be developing better, smarter habits. The problem is most people work harder on their jobs than they do on themselves. What do I mean by that?

My junior year of college I quit the University of Southern Mississippi to move to Dallas and start my career. After a year or so, I was on my way to making a good income. I…

German visual effects company Pixomondo will open a Baton Rouge studio at Celtic Media Centre in May, company officials and Gov. Bobby Jindal announced this afternoon. The studio is expected to create 75 new direct jobs in film, TV and commercial production work. It will be 12th international studio for Pixomondo, which won an Oscar Sunday night for its work in Hugo. Pixomondo will occupy more than 6,000 square feet at Celtic Media Centre and make an initial…

For those of you that weren't in attendance at RIO's Innovation Take-Out on February 9th, you missed the big news - Louisiana is going to sponsor/host it's own StartupBus.

The bus route is going to bridge the startup scenes across Louisiana (Unofficially planned: Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, Lafayette).

The news comes after the recent article written by Martin Roth in Silicon Bayou News addresses the divide…

SeNSE: February Social @ The Roux House

First ever Public Service Announcement (PSA) Super Bowl Ad - http://www.willitbeyou.com…

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ATTN ALL BATON ROUGE ENTREPRENEURS. I want to know who's interested in working with CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization) at LSU. We need speakers, people who will work with students one on one, sponsors, someone who will let us tour their place, go to dinner with 5 students, or just offer any advice. Looking forward to your help! Email at Farahgheith@gmail.com if interested!

According to…

Paying It Forward! On Monday, November 28th, I’ll announce the details of the Business Pitch that will give you a chance at winning your share of the $500,000 investment. 20% will go to non-profits, so make sure your website, business plan, and other paperwork is in order. W can all win if we would just stop being so damned negative and start working together!Paying It Forward! On Monday, November 28th, I’ll announce the details of the Business Pitch that will give you a chance at winning…

Hi all,

My name is Farah Gheith and I am VP of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization at LSU. This is a nationally recognized group, c-e-o.org, and they have a national conference and other entrepreneurial events for college students. We are trying to set up the schedule, and I was wondering if anyone had any idea about any workshops or hands on events that our members could attend. Also, does anyone know someone who is willing to come speak to our chapter at a time of…

A colleague and I were interviewing Emmet and Toni Stephenson, founders and namesakes of LSU’s Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute (SEI). The conversation was part of a strategic planning process necessary to chart the Institute’s course for the next several years. The Stephensons are successful serial entrepreneurs and now serve as principals of their privately held equity investment firm.…

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If you're a real entrepreneur and want to grow a startup business you'd serve yourself well to read Michele Prices recent SeNSE blog post "The 12 Reasons..."

As someone who's been in sales (and engineering and corporate education) for over 30 years I couldn't agree more with her premise that it's important to create an environment of mutual respect.  Buyers, the folks you're interested in meeting, are really just suspects or prospects until you can confirm they really need your…