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Small Business Entrepreneur Blog

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Peter J. Burns, III is a serial entrepreneur who specializ-es in the establishment and operation of niche market replicable business enterprises. He is an innovative businessman who creates and implements many new concepts from the ground up: * Started the first moped U.S. rental business, eventu-

ally expanded to 100 locations (Nantucket Moped 1977) * First one to integrate beach stores with rental busi-

ness and created a large chain (Island Beach Company 1980) * One of founding members of largest international

network of entrepreneurs (YEO 1987) * Created the first "Dolphin Tour" business using jet

boats on guided tours through wild dolphin habitats (Water Tours 1995) * Established the first franchised rental chain of bicy-

cle, mopeds, Harley—DAVIDSONS, exotic cars, water sports (Fun Rentals 1996) * Created the first integrated media rich commercial

email marketing business (Cybertising 2000) * Invented the "Insert-A-Zine" niche-publishing con-

cept (NightLife Magazine! 2001) * Started the first "open source entrepreneur-

ship" organization in U.S. (Club Entrepreneur 2006) * Started the first independent accredited College of

Entrepreneurship in U.S. (GCU CoE 2007) * Created the template to open CoEs through devel-

opment of own curriculum and business process (IfE 2007) * Pioneered the expanded market for Cost Segrega-

tion Studies, introducing a Patent Pending for unique applications (CSS 2008)

Established the first self-contained entrepre-neurship center in U.S. (eFactory/Club E Office 2009)

Co-founded the first financing organization for "Creatives" (singers, film producers, artists) (FundingWagon.com, 2013)

Burns served as the "Entrepreneur-In-Residence" at Grand Canyon University's College of Entrepreneurship, the Dean of Andrew Jackson University's College of Entrepreneurship and the Chancellor of Southern State University's College of Entrepreneurship. After developing the Club Entrepreneur and eFactory/Club E Office models, Burns established Club E Interna-tional (www.clubeintl.com), a licensing model which operates Club E chapters in Georgia, Arizona and Flori-da. There are over 10,000 members. Burns serves as Chairman Emeritus.

He partnered with a colleague at Club E Atlanta's Col-lege Park facility, which houses the Club E chapter and offers work spaces, seminars, workshops and full sup-port to the local entrepreneurs in an 11,000' state-of-the-art facility. (www.clubeatlanta.com). This model represents a unique Public/Private partnership with the City of College Park (Ga.) and serves as the model for replication in virtually any community. Recently, Burns founded and operated B3 Funding Partners and held the position of CEO. This boutique financing company funded both debt and equity deals for entrepreneurs across the country and operated from offices in Santa Monica, California and Scottsdale, Arizona. In his late teens, Burns served as an infantry soldier during the Vietnam era, was Appointed to West Point and attended the United States Military Academy Pre-paratory School (1976). There he won an Army 4 Year ROTC Scholarship to the University of Virginia, ceding his West Point Appointment to an Alternate. Burns became a member of the Officer's Club at the Judge Advocate General's School at the University of Virginia's School of Law. Burns' career in entrepreneurship began with his busi-ness plan developed in a 4th year entrepreneurship class at UVa.'s McIntire School of Commerce, in which he enrolled as a 1st year student. That summer (1977) Burns took his business plan and implemented it on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, opening up Nantuck-et Moped. In a 20 year span, Burns created the largest recreational rental chain in the world, eventually open-ing up over 100 locations around the U.S. and Caribbe-an. In addition to being a founding member of the world's largest entrepreneurs organization (www.eonetwork.org), at age 29, he was the youngest participant in the history of Harvard Business School's Owners and Presidents Management Program (www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/opm/). Along with the long list of accomplishments, Burns has been featured in scores of publications, radio interviews and televi-sions including The Arizona Republic, CNN, Fox Busi-ness, Entrepreneur Magazine, the Phoenix Business Journal, The State Press, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.

Peter J. Burns III

Biography

Biography

In The News ~~ // ~~

Come and listen to Peter Burns as Dr. Ande interviews

him regarding business start ups, entrepreneurship and

college and how to make your own opportunities... READ

MORE

Have you heard of the name Peter Burns? If you are fa-

miliar of him as one great entrepreneur, then your guess

is right! Peter Burns is an acclaimed millionaire and entre-

preneur who also teaches the subject Entrepreneur 101 in

ASU’s Barret Honors College for over a year... READ

MORE, ARTICLE 2

What is the business idea that you are working on right

now? How did you come up with it?

Several months ago, I came up with an idea that allows

our thriving group of entrepreneurs at Club Entrepreneur

(www.clubenetwork.com) to come together in a physical

location on a daily or as needed basis to office, brain-

storm and most importantly, to collaborate. That venture

is called the eFactory (www.clubefactory.com) and it is

scaling to great heights, very rapidly... READ MORE

Peter Burns III, who licensed an entrepreneurial curricu-

lum to Grand Canyon University, has taken his education-

al approach to Southern California. Southern States Uni-

versity of San Diego Friday announced that it has estab-

lished a new College of Entrepreneurship and that Burns,

a Phoenix entrepreneur, has been appointed its chancel-

lor. According to a statement from SSU, the entrepreneur-

ship studies will be taught only by successful full-time

business owners and entrepreneurs. ‖Adding Peter Burns

and his College of Entrepreneurship to our curriculum be-

gins a most exciting time for us at SSU... READ MORE,

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Peter J. Burns III

Maricopa Country

PHOENIX – The Maricopa County Small Business Enter-

prise Program (MCbiz) has reached a sweeping partner-

ship with the Club E Network and eFactory providing its

members with all-inclusive benefits to the organization, in-

cluding local chapter membership and access to an online

network of professionals at no additional cost.

Club E Network, whose founders include local serial entre-

preneur, Peter J. Burns, III and the host of CNBC’s

―American Made‖ Ingrid Vanderveldt, is an open source

network that connects entrepreneurs online and in person

to each other and the resources needed to sustain suc-

cessful enterprises. The eFactory is a state-of-the-art facili-

ty that houses multiple businesses, providing seminars,

workshops and collaboration to support and nurture entre-

preneurship...READ MORE

Peter Burns from Institute for Entrepreneurship introduced

me to a great resource for any USA based entrepre-

neur:Club E Network . The Club E Network is ―the new

online and ―on the ground‖ social network for aspiring,

emerging and experienced entrepreneurs. Our open

source organization invites the global entrepreneur com-

munity to join together and synergize their talents while

encouraging the free exchange of ideas and resources.‖

So I thought, WOW, finally a network where I could meet

entrepreneurs!... READ MORE

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Biography

PHOENIX, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ — In its latest step to-

ward a higher profile in higher education, little-known

Grand Canyon University (GCU) today announced that

this January it will open the first College of Entrepreneur-

ship of its kind in the U.S... READ MORE

Peter J. Burns III

PHOENIX, AZ — (MARKET WIRE) — January 16, 2007 —

The College of Entrepreneurship at Grand Canyon Univer-

sity will begin offering full scholarships to low-income high

school students seeking to start their own business as part

of its commitment to EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, a nation-

al effort to inspire and encourage young people to consider

entrepreneurship as a career choice, while helping cele-

brate America’s unique culture of inventiveness... READ

MORE, ARTICLE 2

In The News

A growing network of entrepreneurship clubs has

struck a deal to open an 8,000-square-foot ―business

incubator‖ in a Gilbert retail complex. The Club E Net-

work, the networking organization co-founded by local

business advocate Peter Burns, plans to open its center

in the next 90 days. The center will be located at the

Shoppes at Val Vista, a 300,000-square-foot develop-

ment at Williams Field Road and Val Vista Drive. The

eFactory will be able to house up to 40 small businesses

. Tenants will have access to office equipment, high-

speed Internet and legal and accounting services, Burns

LV Sharp (http://lvsharp.com/) wasn’t a household name in

2012. But the hip-hop sensation is becoming one this year,

thanks to Funding Wagon, a company that provides the

wherewithal for talented new entertainers to secure the

funding and business expertise necessary to suc-

ceed. Sharp and her funding experience were recently pro-

filed by Citibank — https://www.citibank.com/womenandco/

article/how-i-financed-my-small-busi ness.jsp. Her career

continues to skyrocket with a debut album in the works,

where she will be accompanied on a track by none other

than Tyga, the hip hop star produced by Cash Money Rec-

ords... READ MORE, ARTICLE 2, ARTICLE 3, ARTICLE 4

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Entrepreneurship is

the fastest-growing course of study on campuses na-

tionwide, but never before have would-be moguls been

able to get a degree in the field. Until now. Grand Can-

yon University’s College of Entrepreneurship, slated to

open in January, will be the first fully accredited college

in the country devoted exclusively to the study and

practice of entrepreneurship. Based in Phoenix, the fa-

cility will offer an ―Entrepreneur Factory‖ to house

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Grand Canyon University features classes taught by full

-time business owners, not academics. For undergradu-

ates who complain that college doesn’t teach them any-

thing about the real world, a new four-year school in

Arizona seeks to deliver business lessons from those

who know them first-hand. Grand Canyon University’s

College of Entrepreneurship, based in Phoenix, will of-

fer courses all taught by full-time business owners, not

academics. Classes began on Jan. 10. The Christian

university, which was founded in 1949, initially provided

only teacher education. Today, it also offers degrees in

nursing, business, and liberal arts, with most of its clas-

ses also available online. The university has 11,000

students, but only 2,500 live and study in classrooms on

campus. Entrepreneurship will be its newest degree

program and all of its new classes will also be offered

online... READ MORE

startup businesses, a student organization called ―Club

Entrepreneur‖ and an e-lab. There will also be a venture

-capital fund with $4.5 million set aside for students who

propose a potentially successful entrepreneurial pro-

ject... READ MORE, ARTICLE 2

Biography

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Arizona chapter of

the Future Business Leaders of America has named Pe-

ter J. Burns III as its Businessperson of the Year in recog-

nition of Burns’ effort to encourage the teaching of entre-

preneurship at area colleges. ―This new program exempli-

fies how we are willing to create new opportunities for

students and other professionals‖ ―Peter founded the In-

stitute for Entrepreneurship and then licensed the coun-

try’s first College of Entrepreneurship at Grand Canyon

University,‖ said Ryan Hamilton, the Director for the Arizo-

na chapter of the FBLA. ―In recent months, Peter has

worked closely with our chapter to create scholarships to

attend the College of Entrepreneurship. We’re excited

that he now wants to extend those scholarship opportuni-

ties to the FBLA at the national level‖... READ MORE,

ARTICLE 2

Serial entrepreneur Peter Burns has started countless

businesses over the years, providing him with the kind of

entrepreneurship education he could never have gotten in

a traditional business school. Yet, he knew there was a

better way... READ MORE

The story of entrepreneur Peter Burns is a remarkable

example of how entrepreneurship works. You see, many

people nowadays think that you need to finish a degree in

order to become successful. What they fail to realize is

that the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, was a college

dropout... READ MORE

Even if you’re a young college entrepreneur at the top of

your game, you probably still need to persuade potential

clients to look beyond your age and give you a chance.

When your company deals with highly technical infor-

mation or requires specialized knowledge, it can be that

much harder to get potential customers to trust you....

READ MORE

They’ve got the smarts and the confidence to get a job,

but increasing numbers of the millennial generation —

those in their mid-20s and younger — are deciding corpo-

rate America just doesn’t fit their needs. So armed with a

hefty dose of optimism, moxie and self-esteem, they are

becoming entrepreneurs... READ MORE

Peter J. Burns III

In The News

Laura Varker was born April 5, 1990 in beautiful Phoenix,

Arizona. Growing up she was always very passionate

about music, and her tight-knit community allowed her to

explore a wide array of genres, styles and sounds. At the

young age of 14, Laura recorded her very first single – and

she has yet to look back. Now more than eight years later,

she’s recording under the name LV Sharp and has proved

to be one of the hottest up-and-coming artists of her gener-

ation... READ MORE, ARTICLE 2

San Diego CA – July 9, 2008 – Robert Tepper, Chancellor/

COO of Southern States University (SSU) announced to-

day a new College of Entrepreneurship and the appoint-

ment of serial entrepreneur Peter J. Burns, III as its Chan-

cellor. Mr. Burns will pioneer entrepreneurship studies at

SSU which will be taught only by successful full-time busi-

ness owners and entrepreneurs. ‖Adding Peter Burns and

his College of Entrepreneurship to our curriculum begins a

most exciting time for us at SSU. We traditionally target

adults from around the world to study with us who are in-

terested in succeeding in business... READ MORE

Biography

Peter Burns is a serial entrepreneur who specializes in

the establishment and operation of niche market multi-

location businesses. He is an innovative business man

who creates many new concepts from the ground up,

such as the first integrated media-rich commercial e-mail

marketing business, the ―Insert-A-Zine‖ niche-publishing

concept and the first accredited College of Entrepreneur-

ship at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. In recent

years, Burns founded Club Entrepreneur, Club E Office,

Club E Exchange and most recently, Club E Ventures.

Club Entrepreneur is an association of entrepreneurs,

which started with Burns’ initial 19 students from Barrett

Honors College at Arizona State University... READ

MORE

Peter J. Burns III

In The News

Beginning at age 19, I’ve started over 100 businesses. Educated at UVa. and Harvard Business School’s OPM Program, I was raised back East (New Canaan, Nantuck-et, Sanibel) and am now in the ―Wild West‖ of Phoenix, Arizona. My greatest venture to date is the establishing of this country’s first College of Entrepreneurship. Along the way, I launched the University Entrepreneurs Venture Fund (available for student-inspired start-ups) and now what promises to be the world’s largest entrepreneurial organization-Club Entrepreneur... READ MORE

As one of the founding members of Young Entrepreneurs

Organization (YEO), Peter Burns is a serial entrepreneur

who specializes in the establishment and operation of

niche market multi-location businesses. He is the founder

of the first accredited College of Entrepreneurship at

Grand Canyon University in Phoenix... READ MORE

Steel Deal Capital

2012 - Present

I am responsible for bringing revenue producing projects to

EFactor.com, the world’s largest online community of entre-

preneurs-1 million strong. Such projects include helping to

develop EFactor.com’s VIP program and opening up both

Phoenix and Atlanta for EFactor.com-sponsored bi-monthly

events... READ MORE

A growing network of entrepreneurship clubs has struck a deal to open an 8,000-square-foot “business incubator” in a Gilbert retail complex. The Club E Network, the networking organization co-founded by local business advocate Peter Burns, plans to open its center in the next 90 days. The center will be located at the Shoppes at Val Vista, a 300,000 square-foot development at Williams Field Road and Val Vista Drive... READ MORE

A hot bed of technology, it didn’t take long for the folks at B3

Funding Partners to identify Austin as a relevant market for its

new venture — a CrowdFunding site for accredited investors,

which leverages underutilized patents and patents that are

pending. “We want to identify commercially viable, yet as of

now unmarketed IP, and create a new company, complete with

a business plan and financial projections, around this IP,” said

Peter J. Burns III, the founder of B3. “First, we evaluate the IP.

We will work with our collection of resident experts to deter-

mine which patents and patent pendings should be brought to

market because of their commercialization expectancy”... READ

MORE

Join us on Wednesday, November 3 for our

monthly Club E event. This month our featured

speaker will be Club E Founder and CEO, Peter

J. Burns, III. Come hear Peter’s story, learn

what’s new and exciting with Club E, and network with some of

the Valley’s finest entrepreneurs.

Networking begins at 5:30 PM at Club E Office: 300 W Osborn

Rd, Ste 300, Phoenix AZ 85013. Presentation begins around

6:30, networking continues until 7:30 or later. Always free to

attend, refreshments provided and plenty of parking... READ

MORE

Biography

Peter Burns said he’s down about $2.5 million, and – get this –

he did it on purpose. Burns, founder and self-described “gray

hair” of a networking and mentoring program for entrepre-

neurs called Club E, said that’s the approximate amount he

could have earned as a private businessman during the last 2

1/2 years. Instead, he’s dedicated that time to helping less-

experienced business owners dry the water behind their ears...

READ MORE

I wanted to share some business resources that we have found

particularly valuable for assisting entrepreneurs. Whether you

are starting a new business or have been in business for

awhile, these resources can assist you as you launch or grow

your business... READ MORE

Dignitaries Gather to Recognize

the Journey and the Promise

Embodied in State-of-the-Art

Facility for Entrepreneurs

COLLEGE PARK, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Club E Atlanta

(www.clubeatlanta.com), a public-private partnership that

promotes entrepreneurship, will hold a grand opening for its

11,000-square-foot facility in College Park, a suburb of Atlanta,

on June 27, marking an exciting new chapter for the City of

College Park and area entrepreneurs... READ MORE

Peter J. Burns III

In The News

“I organize the ideas of the frenetic en-

trepreneur and enable him to create the

dream while I turn the dream into reality.

I pull together loose ends, put all things

into perspective and turn fantastic ideas into successful ven-

tures. I manage the details, finalize the contracts, organize

and oversee the projects and handle the finances to enable

the spark to become a roaring fire”... READ MORE

Blog—Our Story

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — (Marketwire) — 03/29/12 — EFactor (www.efactor.com), the world’s largest network for entrepre-neurs, announced today that it will host a workshop designed to help entrepreneurs expand their business into foreign markets on April 25 at the Scottsdale International Auto Museum... READ MORE

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

LV Sharp (http://lvsharp.com/) wasn’t a household name in

2012. But the hip-hop sensation is becoming one this year,

thanks to Funding Wagon, a company that provides the where-

withal for talented new entertainers to secure the funding and

business expertise necessary to succeed. Sharp and her funding

experience were recently profiled by Citibank... READ MORE

E-Myth Founder Michael Gerber to Be Chairman

In its latest step toward a higher profile in higher education,

little-known Grand Canyon University (GCU) announced that

this January it will open the first College of Entrepreneurship

of its kind in the U.S.... READ MORE

Startup Story Radio With Rob Mcnealy Peter Burns Of The In-

stitute For Entrepreneurship And Kevin Johansen Of The Angel

Capital Summit Mp3 Download... READ MORE

Peter Burns, Managing Member

As one of the founding members of

Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO),

Peter Burns is a serial entrepreneur who

specializes in the establishment and oper-

ation of niche market, multi-location busi-

nesses. He is the founder of the first ac-

credited College of Entrepreneurship at

Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. In recent years, Burns

founded Club Entrepreneur, Club E Office, Club E Exchange

and most recently, Club E Ventures... READ MORE

Biography

Peter J. Burns III

In The News

It’s safe to say that most people dread that letter from the

IRS that suggests auditors would like to take a closer look

at their books. That trepidation is increasingly being felt

by small business owners, too. Specifically, the IRS has

honed in on how business owners are classifying workers

— independent contractors or full-time employees....

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Mega developer Green Street Properties teams up with eFactory to build out five initial facilities to house start-up entrepreneurs from the Club E Network. The first eFactory will be in Gilbert, Arizona to be followed by one in Goodyear, Arizona, then Chandler, Arizona and final-ly in Las Vegas and Dallas…all in Green Street Proper-ties’ shopping malls. There will be between 40-50 entre-preneurs in each 8,000′ – 10,000′ eFactory... READ MORE

Summary: While entrepreneurship education program-

ming has existed in both the credit and non-credit arenas

at Johnson County Community College in Overland

Park, Kansas for 24+ years, we continue to develop

and refine our entrepreneurship offerings. The presenta-

tion will not only explain the evolution of the program at

JCCC but will explain the rationale for and results of

each of the models we have developed over the years.

We will share the successful (and the not-so-successful)

— including the 12 entrepreneurship credit courses, the

Associate of Applied Science degree program in Entre-

preneurship, and the 22 program-specific entrepreneur-

ship certificates being offered across campus...

READ MORE

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

The Arizona chapter of the Future Business Leaders of

America has named Peter J. Burns III as its Business-

person of the Year in recognition of Burns’ effort to

encourage the teaching of entrepreneurship at area c

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