Posted by hermanwong on April 17, 2008
It’s no accident that two finalists on “Oprah’s Big Give” are small business owners.
April 16, 2008: 12:34 PM EDT
(FORTUNE Small Business) — Turns out that entrepreneurs aren’t just good at making money. Two of the three contestants in next Sunday’s grand finale of the ABC reality show “Oprah’s Big Give” are small business owners.
The Oprah Winfrey-produced show offers a philanthropic twist on the standard reality format. Contestants compete in a series of challenges to “change the lives” of needy people, typically by raising money to solve their problems.
Stephen Paletta, 43, and Cameron Johnson, 23, both serial entrepreneurs, wielded their sharp business skills on the way to the finale. (The third finalist, 24-year-old Brandi Milloy, is a former beauty queen.)
“If you just heard of the concept of the show you would think, ‘Wow, the most successful contestants are going to be charity workers walking around giving money out,’” said Johnson in a telephone interview. “But then when you actually watch the show it’s almost the same skills that would come into play on ‘The Apprentice.’” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by hermanwong on April 17, 2008
Copeland built big, risked it all – and lost. Then he began building again.
March 28, 2008: 12:33 AM EDT
(FORTUNE Small Business) — Al Copeland, founder of Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken, died Sunday at age 64, succumbing to salivary glands cancer. The Louisiana native built one of the country’s largest fried chicken chains before losing the business – only to start again. Read the rest of this entry »
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