http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:23:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Big ideas are worthless Jeff Stibel is president of web.com a web marketing company describes himself as the contrarian entrepreneur and he made what seem to be several counterpoints to the earlier presentations to prove it. Jeff truly believes this a perfect time for an entrepreneur to start a business. “Big ides ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2009/01/19/starting-a-business-now-part-4/ Not an “entrepreneur,” a “value accumulator” Phil Ressler of BigStage.com which offers a service that projects a realistic picture of yourself easily on pictures and video. Phil also offered a list that gave a worthwhile challenge to us all and had an example for most of them. The list was a ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2009/01/19/starting-a-business-now-part-3/ Product and sales- all else is expendable Following Jonathan’s insights was a venture capitalist, Beau Laskey from Steamboat Ventures who invest equity capital in private companies at early stages and stay very involved with the companies they invest in. Beau shared a list of lessons learned with quick bites like be ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2009/01/19/starting-a-business-now-part-2/ War stories from the front lines With a transitioning presidential administration promising hope and change in one of the most dramatic economic downturns of the last 75 years what better time to host a forum on building a successful business during challenging times. A recent CalTech/MIT forum entitled “War Stories from ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2009/01/19/starting-a-business-now/ Just thought I'd write a quick post on a service I find really useful for our business. We have several online social profiles for our business and we've been using this great service called HelloTxt that allows us to update all of these social websites with one post. So in ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2008/12/31/how-can-i-update-all-my-online-profiles-at-once/ I came across this list today and felt inspired to post it here. Bob Parsons is the CEO & founder of Go Daddy one of the largest domain sellers. They also offer a ton of other services such as web hosting, email hosting, site builders, SSL certs, and more. Go ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2008/11/07/16-rules-to-live-by-from-bob-parsons-ceo-founder-of-go-daddy/ Growing at a rapid pace is a demand for businesses that are more socially conscious and environmentally responsible. While many businesses market themselves as “green” or providing fair labor practices, a quick test is to consider the businesses overall transparency. If a company markets itself as responsible, then it ought ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2008/11/06/business-does-not-have-to-be-dirty/ Starting a company online is not as easy as it used to be.  The internet has grown exponentially in the past decade, your not just a little fish in a big pond, your plankton in the Atlantic. Therefore, you have to prepare yourself to be competitive in order to survive ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2008/11/06/times-have-changed/ So you want to start up a Marketing plan for your small business. There are several routes to take to complete a successful SBI Marketing plan. First, you need to plot your goals, what is your quota? What is your target market? These are a couple questions you need to ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2008/10/03/making-a-sucessful-marketing-plan-for-a-small-business/ With such a competitive job market, people are looking to have an edge on the competition. This usually means taking their education to the next level and receiving a masters in Business Administration (MBA). To get into an effective MBA program you need to fulfill their criteria. The first thing ... http://creatingbusinesssuccess.com/2008/10/02/picking-an-effective-mba-program/