John Duffy, 3Ci’s founder and CEO, is a serial entrepreneur having started several businesses in a wide range of industries.  He was asked to speak to a group of Florida Atlantic University students as part of their celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week.  Entrepreneurship 101 is a break down of that panel discussion into topical segments meant to be informative and hopefully useful to potential entrepreneurs. Duff is not a professor he just plays one on TV, so take his advice at your own risk.

Course: ENT 101

School: 3Cinteractive

Faculty: Professor Duff

Credit Level: Beginner

Course Description: This course strives to provide students the knowledge and tools necessary to understand what it takes to be an entrepreneur.  Please be advised, it is not for the faint hearted. This course will give future entrepreneurs a small glimpse at what to expect and some of the pitfalls to look out for and hopefully avoid. Although this course focuses on entrepreneurship the lessons learned can be taken into all aspects of business and life.  Topics covered will include: Motivation, Selecting Partners, Outside Capital, Choosing a Market, Creating Value, Scalability, Oscillation Curve, First Steps, Strategy and Ideas.

Vol. 1: Mark Dixon, former NFL offensive lineman used to say, “I don’t care what motivates you, just be motivated“.  In the first installment of Entrepreneurship 101, Duff discusses what motivated him to be an entrepreneur.  Being an entrepreneur is a lifestyle you have to live 24×7.  If you want to be successful, passion and motivation are a must.

International CTIA Wireless 2011 takes place March 21-24, 2011 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida and 3Ci will be in attendance.

International CTIA WIRELESS is where the wireless world meets each year for three days of intense business, learning and networking. The show is the premier wireless event representing a $1 trillion global marketplace that brings together wireless and converged communications, wireless broadband, and mobile web.

If you would like to learn more about 3Ci, or schedule a meeting with 3Ci at CTIA Wireless 2011, please email us at sales@3Cinteractive.com.

Boca Raton, FL, (PRWEB) March 10, 2011– 3Cinteractive, a leading mobile platform company, is proud to announce that Business Leader magazine has named Niki Dunbar, the company’s director of service operations, one of its “2011 Women Extraordinaire”.

The Women Extraordinaire Award honors accomplished women business leaders in the South Florida community.  Honorees are women of outstanding accomplishment, leaders, innovators, problem solvers and mentors to others. They serve the community by making a difference and are held in high regard by all those who know them. This year, the honorees were chosen from a record number of nominations.

Dunbar’s role at 3Cinteractive is to take an idea from its inception and deliver an effective, compliant mobile program that meets both the client’s needs and adheres to distinct requirements of wireless carriers and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). She focuses on managing the daily relationships of 3Ci’s clients, vendors and carriers. Dunbar leverages her deep understanding of the mobile ecosystem to guide each group through the entire process and ensure that initiatives launch smoothly. Before entering the mobile industry, she spent seven years managing processes and policy compliance in the online payment processing industry. Dunbar is also an active member of the MMA’s Consumer Best Practices Committee.

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The HIMSS11 Annual Conference & Exhibition is taking place February 20-24, 2011 in Orlando, FL. 3Ci will be in attendance to discuss the benefits mobile healthcare can have on health IT. This conference is widely acknowledged as featuring the most complete collection of educational sessions, the largest and most extensive technical exhibition, and the strongest networking opportunities in the healthcare IT industry. More than 27,000 people attended the 2010 HIMSS conference, and even more are expected to attend in 2011.

Keynote speakers include:

• Robert Reich, Economist and Former Secretary of Labor
• Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
• David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department Of Health and Human Services
• Michael J. Fox, Actor and Author
• Richard Boyd, Chief Architect, Lockheed Martin Virtual World Labs

For more information on the conference or to learn how to register visit the HIMSS11 website.

If you would like to learn more about 3Ci’s mHealth solutions, or schedule a meeting with 3Ci at HIMSS11, please email us at sales@3Cinteractive.com.

Please join us in welcoming a new team member to 3Ci! Brian Kilpatrick joined 3Ci in December as our Vice President of Accounting and Finance. Kilpatrick is responsible for the development and oversight of the accounting and finance functions of the company.

Prior to joining 3Ci, Kilpatrick spent five years at Ernst & Young where he held the title of assurance manager, primarily focused on the telecom and software industries.

Kilpatrick graduated from Florida State University in 2005 with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a double major in accounting & finance. He received his Masters of Accounting from Florida International University in 2006. He received his Certified Public Accountant license and International Finance Reporting Standards certification and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA).

Kilpatrick grew up in New Jersey and is very active in the community. He is a youth football coach, held the Community Involvement Chair position at Ernst & Young and is actively involved in the United Way, Junior Achievement and Kids in Distress. Kilpatrick also recently married his long time girlfriend Michelle.

As a reminder to our premium rate clients, the following verbiage and disclaimers are required on your compliant websites. There has been a recent increase in audits around these requirements. We recommend reviewing your website as soon as possible to avoid an audit in the near future.

• The disclaimer “All purchases must be authorized by the account holder” must be visible above the fold on the compliance website. We are starting to see audits around this issue, so be proactive and add it to your website today to avoid an audit in the near future.
• For WebRegistration/Web opt-ins, pricing must appear directly above or below the phone # and PIN # entry field. (Cannot be diagonal or beside)

Please contact your Account Manager or 3Ci Support for more website requirements and compliance information.

Did you know that 1 in 110 children in the United States have Autism Spectrum Disorder?

3Cinteractive invites you to join us as we take part in the Dan Marino Foundation WalkAbout Autism. The charity event benefits the University of Miami, Nova Southeastern University, the Florida Atlantic University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, and the Autism Society for Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.

The WalkAbout Autism is a charity event with entertainment stations along the route. The event will be held at Sun Life Stadium, the home of the Miami Dolphins, located on Dan Marino Boulevard in Miami Gardens, Florida. The WalkAbout Autism will take place Saturday, January 29, 2011, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. We hope to see you there.