Republic 35 Entrepreneurs deadline extended

By Len Gutman on August 3rd, 2009 In Hype!

arizonarepublic-sublogoIf you were hedging on entering one of your clients in the Republic’s 35 Entrepreneurs Under 35 feature you have been given new life. The deadline has been extended to “no later than Monday, Aug. 10″ according to the Republic’s Andrew Johnson.

The project will feature two lists — 35 female entrepreneurs and 35 male entrepreneurs under 35. Applications can be downloaded by visiting money.azcentral.com and scrolling to the bottom of the page. More details can be found at http://tinyurl.com/klcafv.

Republic 35 Entrepreneurs deadline extended

Comments

RSS Ray Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:05 pm

Was the deadline extended because no one reads the paper anymore or because the bad economy has forced many to close down?

Marketing Sociologist Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 pm

Wow, what a barb from RSS Ray. Envious I didn’t think of it.

I must disagree with Mr. Ray. Not a bad economy, bad business leaders. Leaders who don’t see importance of 21st Century communications tools like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube.

Leaders who want to hire inexperience in preference to experienced, often mature, workers (see Friday’s USA Today and today’s Chamber announcement of its new VP of Public Affairs – Chamber press release says, “FORMER ARIZONA DIRECTOR for National Federation of Independent Business. She had been with the NFIB for 10 years, and her last day was Friday. The small-business group is in the process of interviews for a replacement and hopes to have someone in place by the end of the month, a spokeswoman said.”

So she was the DIRECTOR of NFIB, yet the Career Builder ad listed at Indeed.com is for Outside Sales Representative for her replacement. You need to question the Chamber’s selection process. Again, a lack of leadership insight.).

Hence, the economy isn’t bad. It’s that Phoenix has lousy leaders. Which may be another reason the deadline has been extended.

I have a better idea for awards – how about leaders who made a PROFIT at their organizations last year instead of DISCRIMINATING with under 35?

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