[Goanet]Goan Entrepreneurship Venture
Dear George,Jay and Paul, This is the type of initiative I yearned for on Goanet; instead I had to make do with the gripes that were posted on the net. Well done. Let us get this moving. I am interested. I am forwarding this email to four Goan net groups of which I am a member. This is something that has not happened in a long time to a cyberGoan. We must sieze it with both hands. Last year in September I was at Paro,Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalaya mountains, interacting with women from the mountains of the world from the Andes and Alps to Kilimanjaro,Himalayas and Fujiyama,from Austria to Zambia as it were, about entrepreneurship. The issues ranged from the benefits accrued by providing a manual sewing machine to a self-help group in Peru to the advantage for entrepreneurship from the grant of long maternity leave to the mothers in the new republic of Slovenia. I edited this chapter in the Resource Book issued by the ICIMOD to mark the International Year of the Mountains. If we Goans get together, we can move mountains. Let us begin. Goans from all over the world who have studied in the three top educational institutions in my home town,Mapusa, will gather in Canada next July for a fortnight. The group is called BMX for short,[after Brittos-Mary's-Xavier's]. It came as a brainwave of Lucindo Faria, a fellow Agriculture post-graduate turned hotelier[La Goa Azul and Grandpa's ],during his interaction with Goans in Canada in 2002. You can look up www.bmx2004.com for details. There is no reason why we cannot have www.goanentrepreneurs.com and make it a success. Entrepreneurship works even in Goa. We need more Goans to accept this fact, instead of cribbing that 'outsiders' are taking over Goa. The sooner we do it, the better. God speed to you,my friend,God speed. Jay, do join up on goanet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . We need more of us positive people to interact and set the tone for the things to come in Goa. Perhaps we are reaching the 'critical mass' for the implosion. Warm regards, Miguel Braganza - Original Message - From: Paul D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 6:34 PM Subject: RE: [Goanet]Re: Goan entrepreneurship[Scanned] Hi George and Jay, thanks for starting this string - I am interested in being part of this. Have been in the Business Development field for quite a while now and have just started a new for-profit venture (www.stoneshoppe.net) Thanks again and count me in. Paul D'Souza, M.S.W. -Original Message- JL Carvalho Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 11:25 PM My name is Jay Carvalho.I am 24, I live in Victoria, B.C Canada. I have been personally thinking of going back to GOA to deal in teaching students there about Entrepreneurship.I would love to start bringing together Goans and Entrepreneurship. It's funny how this has come up and believe it's time to seize the day on this as I have been thinking about if for a while now. www.goaentrepreneurship.com or www.goanentrepreneurship.com could be purchased and I have a company of my own in Vancouver, B.C that could build a very professional site and we could stream line goans towards it . I really believe in this and I believe I am at a level now where international work is something that I would like to take on and building an international network for Goan Entrepreneurs would be a great start. I look forward to hearing from those interested, J.L Carvalho www.gvec.ca Co-Founder and Vice President [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:43 PM Subject: Goan entrepreneurship There is a need for greater Goan entrepreneurship (going into businessfor oneself), to be able to control one's financial destiny and by extension,our life's goals and not be subject to the machinations of the job market,corporate political worlds. Economic independence can lead to greater freedom George James Almeida wrote. I do agree with George (we do agree on some issues!) that most business proposals are weak because their proponents do an extremely superficial job at developing their business model. Nevertheless, while preparing a business plan is the necessary first-step, what is of far greater importance is execution.The execution of the plan is what separates the ones that will survive (and frankly, that's all that you can aspire to for the first couple of years) and those that are DOA (dead on arrival). This implementation of the plan necessitates interacting with all those external entities that George alluded to, and yes, being subject to their machinations. After all, any business organization has numerous stakeholders (vendors, distributors, financiers, customers, labor pool, politicians, local communities, etc.) that will impact its operations. Yes, we very much live in an interconnected world! One
[Goanet]Goan entrepreneurship - Great Information
Hi Jay, It is really great to hear that we have some enterprneurs amounts us .. and better still some that will help the rest of us being enterpreneurs... Georg's and your insights were really great. In have long been looking for business oppertunities and with the recent rosy economy I have no clue what is in store for us job owners. I have been considering the Subway Buniness with a partner (and have just been approved for it). Could you guys suggest any tips for this kind of system or any sample/existing business plans for a subway simillar business would be great. Thanks again for all the information. Also do let me know how I could help in expanding your Business Development idea. Regards Hilario --- Paul D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi George and Jay, thanks for starting this string - I am interested in being part of this. Have been in the Business Development field for quite a while now and have just started a new for-profit venture (www.stoneshoppe.net) George thanks for that e-mail - I just loaded all those key points into a PowerPoint file, so I can fill them up and redo my plan with this format - it is very simple and seems comprehensive. Thanks again and count me in. Paul D'Souza, M.S.W. www.pauldsouza.com www.stoneshoppe.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JL Carvalho Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 11:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Re: Goan entrepreneurship[Scanned] Hello to all, My name is Jay Carvalho, I have been a member of this list for a long time now - a few years in fact. When Goacom first came online i noticed it. Over the last little while I have been personally thinking of going back to GOA to deal in teaching students there about Entrepreneurship. Funny that George wrote this email. I am 24, I live in Victoria, B.C Canada. I currently run two not-for profit organizations. One is called The Greater Victoria Entrepreneurs Challenge www.gvec.ca the second, recently started is www.secvictoria.com or the Social Entrepreneurship Challenge. I run two businesses and work as Business Development officer for a major company here in Victoria. I am quite involved in the community and the local schools and all three universities on the island. My challenges give away money (10,000+) to young start-ups. I am currently finishing a BCOm in admin and management and a degree in psycholgoy from the University of Victoria. My parents are originally from GOA and i have been back many times - the last time however was sometime ago. I was thinking of going to Banglore to talk with some of the major companies that are starting to be recognized here in the West, however I would love to start bringing together goans and Entrepreneurship. George - I would love to work with you on this - and what i mean by this is actually starting up a site for goan entrepreneurship and I would like to do this as soon as possible. Are there any goan business individuals on this network that could contribute their time and sponsorship for a website strictly devoted to this? My phone number in Victoria (mobile number ) is 1 250 418 0706 and would love to talk to anyone very much interested in this venture. George - if you yourself would like to chat I wouldn't mind touching base on this front. I have family in Montreal and Toronto that I could pitch this too. Funny enough last month i did a bit of research on Indians in Entrepreneurship and there are a few major ones during the DOT.COM days that did very well and are well established in Silicon Valley. I am very well skilled in setting up organizations and raising money. My current project has a student doing her master's thesis on it and support for it is growing and growing. www.gvec.ca has been around for three years and i recently landed IBM among others on board for the infrastructure backup support. It's funny how this has come up and believe it's time to seize the day on this as I have been thinking about if for a while now. www.goaentrepreneurship.com or www.goanentrepreneurship.com could be purchased and I have a company of my own in Vancouver, B.C that could build a very professional site and we could stream line goans towards it . I really believe in this and I believe I am at a level now where international work is something that I would like to take on and building an international network for Goan Entrepreneurs would be a great start. George if we could be in direct contact that would be great. I imagine you have much on your plate but would love to touch base about this and see how we use goacom.com to really focus in on making this a reality. For all those out there you can contact me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is much to do on this front and any support and reply would be
[Goanet]Goan entrepreneurship
There is a need for greater Goan entrepreneurship (going into business for oneself), to be able to control one's financial destiny and by extension, our life's goals and not be subject to the machinations of the job market, corporate political worlds. Economic independence can lead to greater freedom (this is pithe statement but is true nonetheless). I am forwarding a website below which provides a straightforward business plan. Any new venture (or even an existing one) ought to take stock in some similar (though not exact) manner. So whether one is starting a weekly newspaper or political party or cyber discussion group, it is important to think through the various issues using such a plan. Often I receive ideas on a number of fronts for various plans which are terribly weak because people have not thought through all the issues. I hope Goan entrepreneurship will grow and flourish - being one's own boss, setting the agenda in an ethical manner, and finally enjoying the fruits of one's labors. Regards, George http://www.sequoiacap.com/process/stepthree_howtoformat.asp How To Format A Plan We like business plans that present a lot of information in as few words as possible. The topics that interest us most are a description of the market the company plans to attack, an overview of the company's initial product and planned products, a description of distribution channels, a summary of the backgrounds of the management team, a five year summary of financial projections, and a capitalization table. We are very skeptical about detailed financial projections beyond the first 12-18 months of a company's operations and have a jaundiced view of reams of financial data. We have found that the following format provides a good overview of a prospective investment. It usually works best when limited to around 15-20 slides, either in overhead foils or driven from a PC. Business Company's business (description short enough to fit on a business card) Mission statement Products Product description Development schedule Differentiation Price point Market Trends Historic and projected sizes in dollars Product match to market definition Distribution Sales channels Partnerships Customers Competition Competitors Competitive advantages Team Background of management Board composition Financials Historic and projected PL (first two years by quarters) Projected cash flow (first two years by quarters) Current balance sheet Projected head count by functional area (RD, sales, marketing, GA) Capitalization schedule Deal Amount raised Valuation asked Use of proceeds __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
