Reducing Barriers to Entrepreneurship

Amy Boynton

Member since 2 years ago

Badges

• Newbie

3 ideas posted

0 comments 2 votes

40 points View the Leaderboard

Amy Boynton is a member of:

• Reducing Barriers to Entrepreneurship

Activity Stream

Ideas contributed by Amy Boynton

• I agree

  Voting is Disabled

  0 votes

  This idea is closed.
  General »

  Get a Curated Page for Local Start-ups @ Kickstarter.com

  Get a Curated Page for Local Start-ups @ Kickstarter.com Curated Pages are different from Kickstarter’s “Discover City” feature. For Example, in Portland, OR (PDX) there’s a “Discover Portland” page at: http://kck.st/m49BhE There’s also a Curated Page for Portland: City of Portland, OR; Office of Mayor Sam Adams: http://kck.st/l73CxB Six out of seven projects have been fully funded on Portland’s Kickstarter Curated ...more »

  Get a Curated Page for Local Start-ups @ Kickstarter.com

  Curated Pages are different from Kickstarter’s “Discover City” feature. For Example, in Portland, OR (PDX) there’s a “Discover Portland” page at: http://kck.st/m49BhE

  There’s also a Curated Page for Portland: City of Portland, OR; Office of Mayor Sam Adams: http://kck.st/l73CxB

  Six out of seven projects have been fully funded on Portland’s Kickstarter Curated Page.

  More Info: Kickstarter Curated Pages:

  http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/curated-pages?ref=home

  « less full details »

  Add your comment for Idea: Get a Curated Page for Local Start-ups @ Kickstarter.com

  Submitted by Amy Boynton 2 years ago

• I agree

  Voting is Disabled

  8 votes

  This idea is active.
  General »

  SBA micro-lending program

  Most SBA loans are difficult to obtain and take forever, and VC capital typically ins’t interested in funding anything for under than $5M USD; Angel investors have picked up some of the slack, but if the SBA started a micro-lending program, it could accelerate the growth rate of innovation.

  2 comments for Idea: SBA micro-lending program

  Submitted by Amy Boynton 2 years ago

• I agree

  Voting is Disabled

  1 vote

  This idea is active.
  General »

  adopt the PDX open-source mind-set

  Look at Portland as a model for community & growth in start-ups… There are 5-6 sectors or clusters in PDX that make it a nearly perfect test environment: tech & open-source, alternative energy, meteoric rise of iPhone/iPad & mobile apps, sustainable/environmental base of companies & people, a notable PDX bike-culture, a prominent locals/foods culture (restaurants, farms, vineyards, breweries, etc) and an overall open-source ...more »

  Look at Portland as a model for community & growth in start-ups…

  There are 5-6 sectors or clusters in PDX that make it a nearly perfect test environment: tech & open-source, alternative energy, meteoric rise of iPhone/iPad & mobile apps, sustainable/environmental base of companies & people, a notable PDX bike-culture, a prominent locals/foods culture (restaurants, farms, vineyards, breweries, etc) and an overall open-source mind-set that connects all sectors. The PDX culture acts as an exponential factor on growth & cooperative interaction, & is nurtured by support from city leadership… Mayor Sam Adams & his team have done an outstanding job. One idea that seems to work across disciplines/venues is the "un-conference"; these seminars/events are intentionally structured with no formal agenda, so that people w/ like interests will gather & share information; the intentional lack of structure seems to be what allows organic learning to occur.

  « less full details »

  1 comment for Idea: adopt the PDX open-source mind-set

  Submitted by Amy Boynton 2 years ago

Displaying all 3 Ideas