http://intersectfund.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:41:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A big part of the Intersect Fund's work is helping small businesses increase their sales. At events like our Entrepreneur Showcase and Holiday Bazaar, our clients routinely earn $1,000 in sales per hour. Now, we are launching our Mobile Marketplace, an unprecedented initiative to revitalize Central New Jersey's business landscape. We're talking 12 ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/events/start-your-engines/ [caption id="attachment_319" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Sharifa Dunn helps our business course graduates apply for microloans."][/caption] So, you’ve finished the Intersect Fund’s Build Your Business course and written your business plan. Now what? You talk to Sharifa Dunn. Dunn, our Graduate Services director, will show you the next steps toward starting and growing your business. ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/meet-the-staff/business-without-borders/ [caption id="attachment_312" align="aligncenter" width="516" caption="A reporter interviews Intersect Fund trainer and CFO Ragavan Sree"][/caption] At the Intersect Fund, Ragavan Sree teaches clients to write business plans and helps manage our finances. He arrived on staff in the fall of 2008 with a mission: improve society by making sure everyone gets the same ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/meet-the-staff/a-cause-worth-fighting-for/ [caption id="attachment_300" align="aligncenter" width="573" caption="Megan Faust, a Rutgers Business School Marketing major, helps Intersect Fund clients increase their sales."][/caption] Ask most Rutgers students about their first New Brunswick memories, and you’ll likely hear stories about Grease Trucks and late buses. But Megan Faust’s Hub City recollections date back a bit further. A ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/meet-the-staff/serving-a-city-on-the-move/ [caption id="attachment_231" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Sam Johnson's Gourmet to Your Doorstep offers quality catering for large functions."][/caption] Life often demands a choice between quality and quantity. But Sam Johnson’s catering company — Gourmet to your Doorstep — brings heaping helpings of both.  Johnson frequently serves up outsize portions of Italian, Caribbean, and ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/entrepreneur-directory/from-a-skillful-chef-gourmet-for-less/ [caption id="attachment_273" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Eva Jimenez applies for a Capital Good Fund Citizenship Loan"][/caption] Note: The Intersect Fund is one of several student-driven microlenders. The following story introduces Eva Jimenez, who received a Citizenship Loan from Brown University's Capital Good Fund. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Eight years ago, Eva Jimenez left the Dominican ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/partners-in-empowerment/a-dream-fulfilled/ [caption id="attachment_224" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Janice McMillan's Everything and More takes care of common household chores."][/caption] In a gadget-crazed world, the Smartphone is king. It can check e-mail, manage money and fire off Facebook updates. But believe it or not, there are some things your Blackberry cannot do. It cannot wait for ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/entrepreneur-directory/the-cure-for-a-hectic-life/ [caption id="attachment_201" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Tamara Apollon sells baked goods — such as her famous Mango Tart — to fund an education center in her native Haiti."][/caption] When Americans think about the nation of Haiti, a rich culinary tradition is not the first thing that comes to their minds. Which is unfortunate, says ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/entrepreneur-directory/cooking-for-a-cause/ [caption id="attachment_245" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Sean Lewis  parlayed his expertise into On-Center Glass, offering novices a taste of the glass-blowing. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Johnson Digital)"][/caption] At 21 years old, Sean Lewis was a few semesters away from a Tufts University engineering ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/entrepreneur-directory/building-a-glass-house/ [caption id="attachment_183" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Mike Ivers and Casey Ruff's Better than Mom's Laundry & Dry Cleaning offers next-day delivery on most garments."][/caption] The best business idea is often the one sitting right under your nose. Sometimes, you can even smell it. Casey Ruff and Mike Ivers were juniors at Rutgers when they ... http://intersectfund.org/blog/entrepreneur-directory/airing-the-dirty-laundry/