Johns Hopkins University Montgomery Campus hosts unintentional entrepreneurs as Outright and Network Solutions head to Washington D.C. There is still time to register for the free event, sign up here.
The contest to help create the look and feel for unintentionalentrepreneur.com is wrapping up. As we launched the Unintentional Entrepreneur, we offered the brand to the community; hosting a contest to design the logo, the brand, behind entrepreneurs unintentionally so employed. Submissions are closed and we're reviewing the submissions. 
One that strikes us comes from a designer known as Monsterleo; named after his Cairn terrier who became the face of his work in a project for the Briarcliff Animal Foundation. Monsterleo dropped a tie in the U to create an iconic look.
We first saw a tie with the U in Unintentional in a design from Cranky, Penn State University student, majoring in Graphic Design. Whereas I can hardly figure out Microsoft Paint let alone design to save my life, Cranky doodles in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
In a design reminiscent of René Magritte's The Son of Man, unfortunately fairly anonymous, MYK_S submitted this great play on the e u letters citing, "the visible and the hidden are risk and struggle one endures as they start a new business...which ever they may be..." 
Said by René of famous painting, "You have the apparent face, the apple, hiding the visible but hidden, the face of the person. It's something that happens constantly. Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a quite intense feeling, a sort of conflict, one might say, between the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present."
What pop icon might be capture the experience through which an unintentional entrepreneur is evolving? 
Your head is in pieces and you have to pick yourself up and put them back together in an image reborn of yourself. Jim Valenti's commitment to "creativity first, computer second" led him to this, personal favorite, submission. Apple Macintosh computers have been a part of Jim’s design “toolbox” since they were first installed in caves, "a simple graphic will get your business more recognition than a busy, over done logo." Further stated, "simple is memorable."
Kehr first submitted a great character, leaping forward into their new career, but it was a later design that caught our attention. Here, "rough" typeface is preceded by an oversized U, forming the basis of a battered briefcase; a conspicuous sheet of paper peeks out. It feels like a professional in motion, a professional who's faced challenges but is off again on their next venture.
Last design and designer to share with you might be the most amusing. aergle, who has done some work for everything from beverage containers to Museum logos, knows how these entrepreneurs clean up for the office every day. In a style strikingly familiar to fans of the mullet, this captures the semi-professional look that is both a benefit and challenge for new found entrepreneurs. Professional on top, party on the bottom; to paraphrase the reference. The luxury of working from home comes with it the struggle to build a career and professional image.
Our thanks to all the great designers and submissions! We'll get the decisions wrapped up soon and posted to unintentionalentrepreneur.com.
Have a great time in D.C. tonight and, if you live in or around New York, we're coming to your neck of the woods next.
Outright is secure.