%0 Journal Article %J Open Source Business Resource %D 2009 %T Enabling the Creative Entrepreneur: Business Ecosystems %A Brian Hurley %X To paraphrase John Donne, "no business is an island". Any business is part of a complex ecosystem that includes suppliers, customers, partners, and competitors. A successful business is able to leverage its connections within the ecosystem to its advantage. This article provides an overview of business ecosystems and how they provide opportunities for creative entrepreneurs to foster economic development and wealth creation. %B Open Source Business Resource %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %8 08/2009 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/276 %N August 2009 %9 Articles %1 Purple Forge Brian Hurley is an entrepreneurial leader with over 24 years of experience in building strong teams, innovative products and international businesses. Brian is currently CEO of Purple Forge which he founded in 2008. He founded Liquid Computing in 2003 and as its CEO raised over $44M in venture financing, built a world-class team, delivered an award winning product to market and won initial sales. Brian has built and led numerous successful business teams at Nortel, Bell-Northern Research and Microtel Pacific Research. Brian is the best-selling author of "A Small Business Guide to Doing Big Business on the Internet". He is an active member of the local tech community and is a member of the OCRI Board of Directors and the Young Presidents Organization. Brian graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Engineering.