Virtual Entrepreneur

Springwise: Although video games and laser tag are a popular choice for kids’ parties, getting the kids to venues can be more hassle than it’s worth. Back in January, Texas-based Games2u stepped in to solve this problem with its mobile video game theatres—self-powered, climate controlled trailers... More

Business Opportunities Weblog: Now available from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation, Johnny Money Online Game is a FREE Internet-based small business simulation game that engages students as they explore the risks and rewards of business ownership. Johnny Money is the newest of the Entrepreneur-in-the-Classroom... More

BizzFlip Business Blog: In a world where we’re all expected to be entrepreneurs and reinvent ourselves to stay competitive in the workplace, it’s never too soon to encourage kids to develop and follow through on their own ideas. Perhaps the example of a project initiated two summers ago by Amanda... More

Entrepreneur: An August report from Parks Associates states that 34% of adult internet users play online games every week. That’s more than the percentage of adults who watch videos or use social networking sites. Online gaming and virtual worlds are booming as both casual and hard-core gamers... More

Cool Business Ideas: In a survey that was conducted by Barchester Healthcare care homes – not a gadget site! – it transpired that gadgets are number 3 out of the top 5 gifts elderly relatives and friends would like to receive. Ahead of those were only luxury food hampers and, at number one,... More

Eastbourne Herald: 2012 may be here sooner than we think. Already many business are starting to prepare for the economic opportunities that hosting the Olympic Games in this country will bring. And that’s not just national companies. With every country in the world descending on Britain, it could... More

Entrepreneur: When game designer Jason Kapalka first met John Vechey and Brian Fiete in 1997, the 2 19-year-olds had just been wooed from Indiana to work at Kapalka’s former employer, a gaming company. ‘We hit it off really well,’ says Kapalka, who was impressed by an online game the two... More

Unusual Business Ideas That Work: After a whole afternoon playing No-Limit Texas Hold ’Em poker, this was the moment that Donny Campbell had been waiting for. Hunched over a poker table in a back room here at Caesars Palace, Mr. Campbell, 29, looked down at his cards to see a pair of queens. One of... More

Flixya: Gaming has become the motivator of hundreds of millions of people the world over. Game players spend multiple hours just paying close attention to the game almost without blinking. Ask the average player about what is associated with a particular game and they recall it. They really do. Marketers... More

eMarket: Aproveitando a popularidade dos conteúdos gerados pelos usuários, algumas companhias criaram sites que permitem a pessoas sem conhecimentos técnicos desenvolverem seus próprios games. Páginas como o MyGame fornecem ferramentas de personalização e programação simples, para que aqueles... More