Samples of My Proactive Technology/Entrepreneurial/Start-up/Venture Capital NATIONAL Media Placements:

Black Enterprise Show Me the Money: Unusual places to find small business funding http://www.blackenterprise.com/blog/2009/10/01/show-me-the-money-3/

BusinessWeek E-Waste: The Dirty Secret of Recycling Electronics: Lax rules and weak enforcement allow scrap companies to profit by sending junked computers, printers, and TVs overseas http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_43/b4105000160974.htm

New Rage at Work: Used, Revamped IT Gear: With credit tight in a rough economy, businesses are offloading equipment while bargain hunters are picking up retooled hardware on the cheap http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2008/tc2008113_685828.htm Used Hardware Deals http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/11/1103_bargain_basement_tech/1.htm

Microsoft: Reused PCs Need Windows, To: The Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher program is designed to make it easier for companies to install Windows on PCs they fix up and resell http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc2008113_479886.htm

CNN.com Free $$$ for entrepreneurs: These 6 businesses landed grants to launch and expand. Here's how. http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0910/gallery.small_busines_grants.smb/index.html

Freecashforyourbusiness:Small business grants are rare, but they do exist. Here's how to find them. http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/smallbusiness/free_money_small_business_grants/index.htm Small businesses that are actually hiring! http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/smallbusiness/1009/gallery.small_business_hiring/6.html

The Economist Venture Capital in Ohio: Taking the long view: Cash-strapped Ohio votes on an investment in its future http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16015351

Entreprenuer.com Roundup of Business Incubators: These 10 organizations can give your startup a leg up. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/202260

Forbes Entrepreneurs: States That Truly Bet On Small Business

http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/03/state-small-business-funding-programs-entrepreneurs-finance-grants.html?boxes=Homepagelighttop Angel Investors, What, Why & How: Part 1 http://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserly/2010/09/16/angel-investors-what-why-how-part-1/  Angel Investors, Part Two: Show Me The Money http://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserly/2010/10/05/angel-investors-part-two-show-me-the-money/ Angel Investors, Part Three: Keeping the Deal Sweet http://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserly/2010/10/15/angel-investors-small-business-owner-financing-entrepreneur/?boxes=Homepagechannels Best Cities For Women In Business http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2011/09/29/best-cities-for-women-in-business/

FoxNews.com Eight Tech Trends for 2008 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2009/11/02/tech-trends/

INC.com

Don’t Split Hairs over Shared Internet: It's common for small businesses sharing an office building to share

their Internet access as well. But how do you avoid complications -- such as data breaches and responsibility for

keeping up payments? http://technology.inc.com/networking/articles/200805/shared.html How to Cut Costs With Green IT: A look at how virtualization, power management, and other green technologies can help you save money http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091201/how-to-cut-costs-with-green-it.html

Los Angeles Times FCC launching $4-billion program to narrow digital divide: The FCC aims to make high-speed Internet access and computers more affordable for more than 25 million mainly low-income Americans. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fcc-broadband-20111109,0,7709028.story

New York Times The New Rules of Angel Investing http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/the-new-rules-of-angel-investing/?scp=1&sq=Ohio%20Tech%20Angels%20John%20Huston&st=cse A Program to Certify Electronic Waste RecyclingRivals an Industry-U.S. Plan http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/business/energy-environment/15ewaste.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Redemtech&st=cse How to Choose an Incubator

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/business/smallbusiness/27sbiz.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=TechColumbus&st=cse

Popular Mechanics The Ever-Changing Landscape of E-Waste Recycling http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/recycling/changing-e-waste-recycling-landscape

Smart Money Want to Skip Windows 7? 6 Ways to Boost Your PC http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/technology/Want-to-Skip-Windows-7-6-Ways-to-Boost-Your-PC/

USA Today USA's trashed TVs, computer monitors can make toxic mess http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2008-12-29-environmental-toxic-waste-watchdogs_N.htm Old TVs cause new problems http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/environment/2009-01-26-tv-waste_N.htm Electronics recycling gets new oversight http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/04/program-launches-to-certify-electronic-waste-recycling/1 New program makes sure e-waste is recycled right http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2010-04-15-electronic-waste_N.htm?csp=34&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories+(Money+-+Top+Stories) Wall Street Journal Filling in the Gaps: Local chambers of commerce are helping small businesses stay abreast of the latest technologies http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123498011957614225.html?KEYWORDS=TechColumbus High-Tech Start-Ups Put Down Roots in New Soil: Cities Like Kalamazoo Dangle Incentives as Silicon Valley and Other Old Hot Spots See Pullback in Venture Loans http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124329530359452757.html?KEYWORDS=TechColumbus Angel Groups See Membership Gains As Investors Flock Together http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/01/26/angel-groups-see-membership-gains-as-investors-flock-together/?KEYWORDS=Ohio+Tech+Angels How I…. Dreamed Big in Ohio http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704479404575087742199376922.html Six Industries Poised to Grow http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471204575210023871636874.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_smallbusiness

You, Too, May Be a Winner! Looking to jump-start your business? You might try entering a contest. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704896104575139292768020032.html?mod=WSJ_Technology_RIGHTBottomSBHeadLines Making Adjustable Beds Less Stodgy to Shoppers: Remote-Controlled Bases Tailored for TV, Reading, iPods—Even Stretching http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513204576047783895362012.html

Washington Post FCC plans cheap Internet service and computers to connect poor Americans http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fcc-plans-cheap-internet-service-and-computers-to-connect-poor-americans/2011/11/08/gIQArnbp3M_story.html

Samples of My Proactive Technology/Entrepreneurial/Start-up/Venture Capital TRADE

Media Placements:

Computerworld Insight From Boot-strappers: What corporate IT professionals can learn from start-ups http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9027267/Insight_From_Boot_strappers Used IT gear: Good stuff cheap -- just not always: Sure it saves money, but sometimes used equipment is just ... old http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9131358/Used_IT_gear_Good_stuff_cheap_just_not_always?taxonomyName=Hardware&taxonomyId=12 Pulling the plug on old hardware: Life-cycle management explained: Planning ahead for the end of equipment life can help keep the IT department's bottom line looking good. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175832/Pulling_the_plug_on_old_hardware_Life_cycle_management_explained Tech recycling: Big IT shops get serious about asset disposal: Getting rid of old tech equipment now takes as much forethought as purchasing it in the first place did. Here's how corporations are coping. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176378/Tech_recycling_Big_IT_shops_get_serious_about_asset_disposal

eWeek How to Maintain Business Continuity in Your Evolving Data Center http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/How-to-Maintain-Business-Continuity-in-Your-Evolving-Data-Center/. Green IT: Apple, HP, Dell, Others: Every Day Is Earth Day http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Green-IT/Apple-HP-Dell-Others-Every-Day-is-Earth-Day-531728/ Dell, HP and IBM Are Among 9 Meeting IDC Green Certification http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Green-IT/Dell-HP-and-IBM-Are-Among-9-Meeting-IDC-Green-Certification-821401/ Donation: The Most Strategic Disposition Option for IT Assets http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Green-IT/Donation-Most-Strategic-Disposition-Option-for-IT-Assets-634538/3/

Network World Survey: Security policies neglect off-network devices : Most companies don't have policies in place to protect corporate data on electronic devices that leave the confines of the network, Ponemon Institute study finds. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/082207-security-policies-ponemon.html HP expands the PC trash-to-cash market http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/011609-hp-expands-the-pc-trash-to-cash.html The Four Rs of sustainable IT: refurbish, reuse, recycle, ROI https://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/techexec/2009/110909bestpractices.html Outlook 2010: Does it have to be shiny and new? http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/010410-outlook-buying-used.html?hpg1=bn Recycle your computer electronics responsibly http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/techexec/2010/030110bestpractices.html?page=l

InfoWorld Six tips for safely choosing an IT asset disposal partner: Picking the right company to help retire your IT gear could not only save you some cash and headaches, it could protect you from a regulatory nightmare http://www.infoworld.com/d/green-it/six-tips-safely-choosing-it-asset-disposal-partner-828?page=0,2&source=fssr Turning green into green: One man finds a way to get rid of old computers responsibly and pocket a little cash for his company https://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/turning-green-green-583 To upgrade or to replace?It's often greener and cheaper to upgrade computer components than to buy a whole new system, but even then, not all things are what they seem http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/upgrade-or-replace-765 7 easy ways to cut IT costs you may have overlooked: These methods don't require a big investment or a lot of time to try http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/7-easy-ways-cut-it-costs-you-may-have-overlooked-019?page=0,2 Aramark cuts print waste with better devices, software: 2009 Green 15: Efficient, networked multifunction devices help company save on paper and ink http://www.infoworld.com/d/green-it/aramark-cuts-print-waste-better-devices-software-232 4 tasks you fear to outsource but should try To save money, reconsider these ripe outsourcing opportunities you may have never (or were afraid to) put on the table http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/4-tasks-you-fear-outsource-should-try-783?page=0,3 7 green technologies poised for success: Forrester picks seven green IT 1.0 offerings that will flourish -- and one whose future is less bright http://www.infoworld.com/d/green-it/7-green-technologies-poised-success-059?page=0,4 5 reasons IT pros should be paranoid: Secret data leaks, data centers on the brink -- and your career hanging in the balance http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/5-reasons-it-pros-should-be-paranoid-628?page=0,0