Minipreneurs - Resources

Minipreneurs are independent entrepreneurs, usually individuals or 'free agents' that aim to work independently of intermediaries, using collaborative platforms with like-minded individuals.

Here are some resources they can use:

Ifabricate.com is a platform for do-it-yourselfers where they can trade ideas, contribute to a common encyclopedia, and pool resources. Emachineshop.com brings the community in touch with all those who can turn their designs into a physical model.

Collab.net helps corporations implement open source methodologies, at http://www.collab.net/

Innocentive brings together companies in need of creative scientific and technical problem-solving, and the free cooperation of scientists, engineers and creators generally, at http://www.innocentive.com/ . It had 83,000 cooperating scientists during mid-2005 and amongst its corporate users were Boeing and Procter & Gamble.

Business Week offers a tour of the ‘hotspots of collaboration’ at http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_25/b3938901.htm