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BusinessWeek released their top 25 entrepreneurs of 2008 list.

Not an easy claim to fame as most start-up companies rarely see past their second year without falling into bankruptcy.

This company prides itself as "the Ultimate Homepage for College Students," giving students, teachers, and the community a user-friendly resource for what's happening on campus and in the neighborhood.

Recent improvements include a local businesses listing, which I find very useful if you need to, let's say...get the girlfriend some flowers and...where's that flower shop again? Oh yes, it's on my homepage. The idea of synchronizing a web page with the local area that surrounds you has not been fully utilized to the extent that CampusLIVE has reached out to students of Amherst.

So, while the school year was drawing near, and I had no actual business-related experience under my belt, I applied to about 10 internships that would help me start my career. After a couple interviews with some financial services companies, I found myself in the office of CampusLIVE, talking to these young, self motivated entrepreneurs. And thus begins my business career.

So let's think big. Opportunities are a way to jump aboard a team to really see something big and genuine. There does not have to be corporate bureaucratic crap that holds you down and controls you 1984 style. The world is all for ideas, and resources have never become easier to access. It's interesting that schools force hours of reading and studying upon its students when we truly, as individuals, have all of the tools available to us, for free (American citizenship required). Once you learn how to manage your own assets, then you can watch assets grow and make way for some compound interest.

Businessweek is letting the public do the rankings. Vote for CampusLive now.