E3 @ The Speed of Entrepreneurial and Business Thinking

Applying the concepts of technology integration to
E3 business direction and support mechanisms for entrepreneurs.
As it related to Bill Gates “Business @ the Speed of Thought”
A synopsis in applying digital infrastructure and digital nervous
systems to the concepts of sharing dynamic information in the
digital age.

The application of community entrepreneurs has grown
proportionally to the change in the ideology of its members to the
collaboration of business and community services. Community
service, not just with a hand shake, a pat on the back and a smile,
but a commitment to affirmative change. To be involved in a cause
that elicits grassroots involvement to do something substantial in
the lives of others. The change must be unselfish and direct in
it application.

Applied in concert to the philosophical statement, paraphrasing
Mahatma Gandhi, “Be the change you want to see,” and the 20th
century rendition by Michael Jackson, “Start with the Man in the
Mirror”. Applies in Business @ The Speed of Thought the very
nature of business must change from product companies to service
companies that have a supportive and empowering service to offer.
That product may be a commodity or a tangible material possession;
more appropriately a service to “Educate, Encourage and Empower.”

E3 is moving forward in supporting businesses to be leaders
and empower them. What better way to empower and build
leadership than to become involved in the community. Business
leadership asks the question about this ideology WHY???
Why step out from the business side to the community side.
As Anthony Butler, Sr. Executive Director of E3 responds
WHY NOT???

What better way to build and empowered than to be involved in
ones community?

How can a CEO or Executive Director, President or head of
HR broker business deals and manage hundreds of thousands of
employees, but cannot volunteer for a cancer walk, attend a
forum to discuss racial diversity or share their knowledge
and experience in the application of ethics that even some of
our current City Council members struggle with.

Grassroots community involvement can be synonymous to
building a community nervous system. Just as Bill Gates talks
about the integration of technology into all aspects of information
sharing, Mr. Butler carries the application in a similar direction
with a personal touch of a community nervous system.
Where members of E3 who are entrepreneurs, business owners,
educators, fitness specialists, attorneys, law enforcement and
others are involved in their passion for community service, but
collectively nurturing resources for support.

The concept of Business @ the Speed of Thought is transparent
when our system of collaboration and connectivity supports true
collaboration. Using technologies to spread the Word about our
passion for community service initiatives that have a direct and
fundamental impact on children and families. We as E3 support
each other as a foundational family. Building each other up and
supporting ideas, initiatives, resources that bring people together
in a proactive and positive direction. The misconception that support
must come monetarily is erroneous, but comes in the Speaking of
success, the sharing of resources so the proverbial “Wheel” does not
have to be rebuilt again and again. E3 uses the “flow of information”
as Bill Gates has expressed to provide tools that would not have been
available singularly or as cost effectively.

E3 members have access to a web presence, social media infrastructure
on Facebook, Twitter and Webinators. The ability to record digitally a
face to face interview that promotes your business. Just ask Kevin Cobbin
about his interview. E3 members must avail themselves to these technologies.
If you do not realize this ask Bill David of Snow Owl about the benefits
of Social Media and Nicholas McClenton a rising star in technology.

Using technology as a social medium makes gathering information inclusive
and productive. E3 provides the access to information to “educate” seekers
of information not just giving links and web content. Borrowing the concept
of “an educated customer is a better customer” from Bill Gates. Information
technology balances the needs of the customer to the services of the business.

Balancing a web work style with a web life style. The building of communities
for personal and business use can be seen from the dynamic creation of Nings,
MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Avatars, and other social networking sites.
Using the technology as to tool to teach others about what your business can
and will do. E3 has the tools to help you grow, use them the cost is too
high not to....

Apply the concepts of E3’s mechanism for the integration of technology to
build a solid business, entrepreneurial and community foundation.

E3 @ Warp Factor 10

William Jackson and Cheryl Williams
Vice President E3 Business Group North Florida Chapter
William_j@e3businessgroup.org

E3: Entrepreneurial Growth in Northeast Florida

The growth, success and prosperity of a business is not by the bottom line,
but by the community activism, civic participation, mentorship, and
volunteering nature of its employees.

E3 Business Group has made significant steps to assist teens and
young adults by opening its collective arms and working in the
community. Members can be found in southern Florida, North Carolina,
Maryland and even in Texas.

E3 is spearheading the way with involvement beyond just the business
of doing business, but sharing its business knowledge and resources
with young adults that are future entrepreneurs from all walks of life.
Young business minded women and men that have a business mindset,
but also want to contribute to their communities by “giving back” as
mentors, role models and serving as a support system to boost self
confidence and self esteem for their peers.

Theme to: Educate, Encourage and Empower
E3 Business Group social hosted by the Beaver Street Enterprise Center
of Jacksonville, Florida. The semimonthly meeting attended by E3 members
in addition to their invited guests. To the delight of those in attendance,
it was pointed out where would you find such a diverse group that welcomed
each other like family, engaged in positive and productive dialogue that
focused on civic duty, civic precedence and growth in programs and
activities that touched the lives of young people.

The energy of the meetings besieged thoughts of economic down fall,
educational deficiency, unemployment statistics, or racial tension.
Respect, cordiality, honor, friendship and ethics where displayed by
African Americans, Caucasians, Hispanics, Latinos, Asians, and the list
goes on.

In these economic challenges, most businesses are slinking back from
community involvement, but E3 Business Group and its members have a
mindset for community development and supporting entrepreneurial growth
are forging ahead to do more. They are the forces of ethical and civic responsibility that coincides with E3 and its mission.

The meetings will be presided by William Jackson teacher with Duval
County Public Schools and teachology/technology instructor with Community
Education; Business, corporation, entrepreneur and individual are
invited to talk briefly about what they do, how they do it and its
collective impact on the community. There was no need to discuss bottom
lines, line items, budgets, HR challenges, this was a time to forge
ahead to support each other and the growth of E3 as a collective body;
as the body of E3 grows this allow all businesses to grow by its
collective strengths. Each business shared a desire to support more
mentoring, internships, their responsibility for civic accountability,
ethics in business, role modeling and sharing resources.

Anthony Butler, Sr. Executive Director of E3 enthusiastically shares
the achievements in the growing involvement with middle and high school
with the powerful “Accuse Yourself of Success” presentation. This
presentation is geared toward youth to show they have choices in their
lives and not to give into social and economic challenges that try to
keep them from being academically and socially successful. Using his
example of growing up in the roughest areas of Baltimore, Maryland
and showing the transformation from his tough inner city life to
developing into the successful business person he is today with a
mindset on business relationships, business development and civic
responsibility.

“The Accuse Yourself of Success” presentation is a tool for schools
to use to help achieve goals of ownership in education. It targets
youth between the ages of 11 and 18 who need to take ownership of
their educational success and social responsibility. ”Accuse Yourself
of Success” has already been performed at several middle and high
schools in Duval County. Recognition of additional business and
community awards and honors were shared with everyone present. These
community awards justify and solidify the positive work that E3 is
doing in the community, the recognition that it is receiving and
continued growth potential.

E3 Is It In You???? Come out and talk to E3 members in the community.

E3 – Educate, Encourage and Empower.. Mission - To enhance entrepreneurs
with the mindsets, skills, and processes which allow them to become
leaders of successful businesses and support their efforts to affect
change within their communities and lives.

“Real Talk… Real Change II – Are YOU Living COLOR” This event will
look at the mindsets and the issues which surround racism and
prejudice in NE Florida and how it affects our ability to do business
as entrepreneurs and as advocates in NE Florida.
The event will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2011.
Vendor opportunities and sponsorships are available for this event.
Attendance is expected to be 500.

For more information: Email: events@e3businessgroup.us
Phone: 888-525-2299 x119
Online - www.e3businessgroup.org
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