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Archive for June 2007

June 29th, 2007

Call for Submissions - Carnival of Entrepreneurs #28

For the CoE, we have a Sunday, July 2, 12pm deadline and a Monday morning release. We already have some great entries but I wanted to make a Friday call to remind everyone to make this the best CoE yet!
Submit and make sure you select a topic. They are:

Tips, Tricks and To-Dos
Business Insights and Ideas
Inspire […]

By steve -- 1 comment

June 27th, 2007

Business Plan Series: Part 7 - Sales and Marketing - Sales Strategy

Last time in Part 6, we discussed how to discuss your marketing strategy with investors. This included your approach, penetration strategy in addition to growth and communication strategies. But what is marketing without sales? Many say sales is marketing with actually asking for the close. I disagree and while they are closely intertwined the skills […]

By steve -- 2 comments

June 25th, 2007

Carnival of Entrepreneurs #27: June 25, 2007

Welcome everyone to the next edition of the CoE. I wanted to take a moment and thank the Marketing Idea blog for hosting CoE #26 while I was on vacation.
This month we have some great submissions. I won’t bore you with any announcements, so let’s get started….
Business Insights and Ideas
Matt Hanson presents Matt’s Creative Advertising […]

By steve -- 0 comments

June 21st, 2007

Blogging from the Flight School Conference

For the next two days I will be attending the Flight School conference in Aspen, CO. It is hosted by Esther Dyson, a true visionary in the technology industry.
This conference is focused on two emerging sectors, Air Taxi and Commercial Space Travel. My business is focused on serving the air taxi industry and the broader […]

By steve -- 5 comments

June 20th, 2007

Interview with the entrepreneur and author, Ben Casnocha - Part 3

I recently had an opportunity to interview Ben Casnocha, an entrepreneur who just published his first book, called “My Startup Life”.
As you might have read in part 1 and part 2 if this three part interview, we discussed entrepreneurship, failure and growth.
Here is part 3 we wrap up by discussing coaches, advisors and mentors.
Let’s continue…
SS: […]

By steve -- 0 comments

June 19th, 2007

Interview with the entrepreneur and author, Ben Casnocha - Part 2

I recently had an opportunity to interview Ben Casnocha, an entrepreneur who just published his first book, called “My Startup Life”.
As you might have read in part 1 if this three part interview, we discussed entrepreneurship and our shared passion of being a “bookslut”.
Here is part 2 we dive deeper into Failure, Growth and Creating […]

By steve -- 0 comments

June 18th, 2007

Interview with the entrepreneur and author, Ben Casnocha - Part 1

I recently had an opportunity to interview Ben Casnocha, an entrepreneur who just published his first book, called “My Startup Life”.
Ben just covered his luck in getting a New York Times Book Review. Here is the direct link to the review. It is an excellent and balance review that has the pluses and minuses of […]

By steve -- 2 comments

June 15th, 2007

Work Life Balance Fridays: Taking a vacation

Since I am about to head out to the Bahamas I thought I would discuss one of the most important things to create a work life balance - the vacation.
Because most entrepreneurs work long hours they look at vacations as a luxury.
I am here to tell you that it is a necessity!
In the beginning […]

By steve -- 3 comments

June 14th, 2007

Guest Host and Call for Submissions - Carnival of Entrepreneurs #26

For the CoE this week, we have a guest host!
The Marketing Idea Blog will be the host for June 18.
The deadline is also a little different this week - Saturday, June 16 @ 12pm EST.
It will still be published on Monday
Submit and make sure you select a topic. They are:

Tips, Tricks and To-Dos
Business Insights […]

By steve -- 1 comment

June 13th, 2007

Business Plan Series: Part 6 - Sales and Marketing - Marketing Strategy

Last time in Part 5, we discussed how to evaluate and present the competition in a manner that allows your company to stand out. Now that you have covered who you company is, what it provides and how you stack up against the competition, it is time to show how you market and sell […]

By steve -- 3 comments

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