Launch It! Business Competition

Over the last two Fridays, I was invited to watch SUNY Oswego’s first student business competition.  Launch It! was a program started by two students, Jordan Shutts and Eli VanOrman, both members of the SUNY Oswego Enactus group.  [Enactus is an international business organization that promotes education and presentation competition.  Visit the main website here.  I highly recommend it to any college students.]

Agile’ was honored to be asked to participate!  So, we decided to award a year’s worth of web hosting to each of the top three teams.  I’ll be posting pictures of the winners, plus some information about their business proposals and the team members as I get the information from them.  I was very impressed by many of the teams, including some that didn’t win any awards.

Which brings me to the point I told them directly, and which applies to all my clients and folks who read my books: Just because someone else doesn’t single you out for recognition, doesn’t mean you’re not worthy.  Keep going!  Don’t quit just because nobody stopped to pat you on the back, or because you weren’t awarded money.  Keep working at your business for you, and for all those who will benefit from your efforts.

 

2 Year Degrees Can Make You More Money

CNN released the results of a study showing that people with a 2 year technical degree in some cases were out-earning those with 4 year degrees.

But then, if you’re willing to work with your hands, or at least do something others are unwilling to do, you can make a lot more money than they will.

Check out the article at this link.