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Global HEED microcredit initiative service trip opportunities
Global H.E.E.D. (Health, Education, and Economic Development) is now accepting applications for the summer 2009 service trip to Calhuitz, Guatemala and summer 2009 service trips to Nepal. These trips are open to anyone 18 years and older. There are no foreign language requirements. The details of the trips are as follows.
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who founded today's fast food joints?
Ever wondered how some of today's most popular fast food chains got started? I recently got a chance to skim over an extremely interesting book Fast Food Nation by award-winning American journalist and author Eric Scholosser that explores how the emergence of fast food chains and their franchise business model after WWII have significantly changed the world. The following exercepts briefly describe how some of these popular fast food chains began. It was surprising to learn that almost all of the founders were modest entrepreneurs that were door-to-door salesmen, short-order cooks, orphans, and high-school dropouts with absolutely no previous business or cooking experience! Read more
lawyers and your start-up: when & why do you need legal help?
If you are interested in learning about the role that lawyers play in the set up of a start-up and how to prevent costly mistakes by engaging the right lawyer at the right time when setting up your venture then this event is for you. The panel will also address how to use the services of lawyers effectively to save you time and money. Read more
got ideas? Bears Breaking Boundaries 2009 $80,000 contest
Big Ideas @ Berkeley and the ASUC (student government) are launching their 4th annual campus-wide contest for soliciting the best interdisciplinary student ideas. Bears Breaking Boundaries is a series of "idea competitions" that will encourage student teams to propose the next generation of research, education, and service activities on the UC Berkeley campus. Read more