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Brainstorming on Databases & Your Business Success

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Databases are a great way to manage data — including your processes, policies and procedures to help people do it “your” way. Who can keep up with customers, orders, or deadlines without some sort of database? Yes, you can use a spreadsheet but databases are more efficient. Come and discuss your experience and ask questions from our expert, Ed Scott, owner of Scott Resources.

No experience with databases necessary. This is NOT going to focus on tech but on how and where they fit into a successful startup or ongoing business. WARNING: there will be some tech  talk but we will strive to keep it understandable.

Presenter: Ed Scott, Scott Resources

Ed Scott, Scott Resources, is a database guy who works with businesses of all kinds. He is great at designing, creating and making databases work and then helping the database-challenged manage theirs efficiently.

Hosts: Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CEO Business Success Center, author of Networker’s Guide to Success, co-author of Thinking Big, Staying Small, and creator of Business Traits Bingo™ and 100+ Ways to Fund a Business. Lindsey Allen, Exploring New Media, co-host.

This is a program of the Austin Brainstorming Entrepreneurs Meetup and the Business Success Center but everyone is welcome.

What can I bring into the event?
Questions.
Everyone will introduce themselves, please bring business cards if you have them.

  • ••••The building locks at 7pm. Please arrive a little before 7pm or you will not be able to gain entrance•••••

Brainstorming on Firing a Customer

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It happens. Sometimes you get the wrong client. Some of them turn out to be like “Radio Active Waste” (RAW) for your business. Or, maybe you just can’t help them without it costing too much on your part. You decide it just isn’t worth it and it doesn’t make good business sense. Now, what do you do about it?

Let’s talk about why, when and how to fire these “RAW” customers. It’s not anyone’s favorite thing to do but you and they really will be better off if you go separate ways. Planning ahead will make this unpleasant, but sometimes crucial, task much easier. There really are some best practices you can use. You might even be able to save the relationship and take them back when it can be win-win for you both or keep them as customers but with a better understanding. Bring your experiences, questions and concerns.

Meetup Facilitator & Presenter: Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CEO Business Success Center & PMAT™ Founder/Leader

About the presenter: Jan Triplett, Ph.D. CEO of the Business Success Center, has spent over twenty years mentoring and providing growth strategy to clients. Having started as a full service advertising and marketing company, she knows first hand the hard decision owners face when deliberately losing a client. Sometimes she has had to advise clients and even intervene when they had the wrong customers and sometimes abandoning a lead or not contacting a prospect is the best thing to do. Come decide for yourself.

The discussion will be lively and full of ideas from Dr. Triplett and other participants who share their insights.

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Digital Marketing — Facebook Update

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The organic side of business Facebook continues to deteriorate. Every business must use all the available Facebook options to maximize ad budgets and targeting. If you are not doing it right, your frustrations will continue to mount. You may even write off digital advertising of Facebook as an option for your marketing plans. Once you learn the specifics and track all of your efforts, you can and will be successful using Facebook ads. Come hear what Bill Combes, CEO and Founder of No Time for Social has to say about this.

We will start right at noon and end at 1PM so please be on time. Come early if you want to eat and sit with our speaker. Bring cards to share and be prepared to share a recent success! The meeting is free but please be prepared to spend at least $10 to defray the cost of the room.

This is a program of the Austin Small Biz Success Meetup and the Business Success Center but everyone is welcome.

Host: Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CEO, Business Success Center and author/speaker on the 100+ Ways to Fund a Business.

About the presenter:
Bill Combes is a seasoned Senior Executive and Board Member with more than 25 years of success across the healthcare, finance, and roofing and construction industries. Leveraging extensive experience in social media marketing and strategic planning and implementation for companies, he is an asset for established businesses looking for new marketing strategies for optimal growth without over-extending the budget. His broad areas of expertise include social media management and marketing, operation management, strategic planning, and finances.

Throughout his executive career, Bill has held leadership positions at companies including TEN Group, United Association of Storm Restoration Contractors, and TG. Currently, he is the President of No Time for Social which he has been growing since 2012 and a member of the Business Success Center Profit Mover Advisory Team™. Bill has had tremendous success over the years and has served as a key contributor to the achievements of the organizations he’s worked with. He has been responsible for creating a Facebook campaign that cost a company $10k and brought in $800k in revenue. Bill has also helped a company save significant money by hiring outside marketing services instead of a CMO, which ultimately generated millions of dollars in revenue. Additionally, he grew AnythingWeather from $300k in revenue to more than $3.2M in four years.

What can I bring into the event?

  • Questions.
  • Business cards and an introduction Everyone will introduce themselves, please bring business cards if you have them. Everyone will share a recent personal or business success.
  • Money to pay the restaurant for what you order.

SLOW Tech, the small community trend full of business opportunities

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What is S.L.O.W.Tech™? As our guest Ruth Glendinning of Thriving Community Solutions suggests, “the purpose of the S.L.O.W. Tech™ model is to add specific technology to no or low tech community-based culturally-rooted human-scale businesses to better equip them for sustainability”. In this model, businesses are designed to reflect and meet the local community needs. Come talk about how you can be part of this new revolution.

Meetup Facilitator : Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CEO Business Success Center & PMAT™ Founder/Leader

About the presenter Ruth Glendinning

Ruth was the founder of the SLOW -Tech Incubator and has been an advocate for business and job opportunities for all. She has worked all over the country and is well known for her writings on how communities can equalize economics. She is the founder and Chief Ideationist of Thriving Community Solutions and writes a weekly blog, Neighborhood Economics.

The discussion will be lively and full of ideas from Ms. Glendinning, you and other participants.

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BOSS-Talks Inspiring Entrepreneur: Sam Alexander, innovator & international entrepreneur

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BOSS-Talks Inspiring Entrepreneur focuses on sharing stories of entrepreneurs that you can use to organize your business for greater efficiency and profitability.

picture of Sam AlexanderSam Alexander; his middle name should be IM, Innovative Manufacturer

Sam Alexander knows fashion manufacturing and a whole lot more. He knows how to motivate and engage others to go in new directions. He has a truly inspiring story with its share of ups and downs. Life happens but some of us get through it better than others. Join Sam and Jan for this lively and inspiring interview.

Interviewer: Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CEO, Business Success Center

Here’s how to attend this inspiring live interview

Inspiring Entrepreneur Sam Alexander
Mon, May 22, 2017 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CDT

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/988568093

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States +1 (646) 749-3112

Access Code: 988-568-093

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There will be time for you to ask questions!

Everyone will get a chance to introduce themselves and add their points about business inspiration. This is part of the Business Success Center’s BOSS-Talks (Business Ownership Success Series) and Profit Mover™ program for increasing profitability and efficiency and to take business to the top.

BOSS-Talks Inspiring Entrepreneur online live interviews are the 4th Monday of the month January-November. The next interview is June 26 noon with Upper Crust Bakery’s Stephanie Schuster. RSVP @ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boss-talks-inspiring-entrepreneur-upper-crust-bakerys-stephanie-schuster-tickets-32503633242

At the Business Success Center, we open doors to your business success!

Legal Eagles Experts Panel, Austin Small Biz Success Meetup

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RSVP:http://bit.ly/legaleaglesbusinesslaw

How much is it worth to spend an hour with lawyers answering your questions? How about free — except for the lunch you order.

Areas to be covered in the short legal overview by each panelist followed by intense Q&A.

  • Business Formation
  • Contracts
  • Employment law — including immigration
  • Intellectual Property (trademark, copyright, patents, trade secrets, trade dress, trolls)

Bring your questions or submit them in advance by March 10 to make sure they get covered.

Panelists:

  • Andrew Eisenberg, Partner, Lee & Hayes
  • Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, Lincoln-Goldfinch Immigration Law
  • Paula Pierce, Law firm of Paula Pierce

Moderator and Host:

  • Jan Triplett, CEO Business Success Center

FAQs

We will start right at noon and end at 1 so please be on time.

What can I bring into the event?

  • Questions.
  • Everyone will introduce themselves, please bring business cards if you have them.

 

This is part of the Business Success Center’s Austin Small Biz Success Meetup. You don’t have to be a member to attend. Our next program is “Success with the Federal Contract Market: Vocabulary & Basics”, April 19, noon. RSVP at http://bit.ly/FederalContractingSuccess

At the Business Success Center, we open doors to your business success.

Profit Mover™ Team Mentor Zone August: Arts & Entertainment

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Free individualized mentoring work session for food & hospitality businesses. You will meet in private with one of the 2-3 person Profit Mover™ business expert teams who are all business owners themselves. After your session, you may be invited back to work with the whole team and to be part of a new video program on business building.

No pre-starts or pre-sales businesses since each team will be focusing on how to make your unique business more profitable. You are invited to bring your partner or key staff with you.

Apply here: http://bit.ly/Mentoringrequestquestionnaire by Aug 10. You will be sent your time slot between 9-11AM and 1-3PM after we have reviewed your application.

More information at http://bit.ly/BSCProfitMoverTeamMentoring. This is an outgrowth of the successful 1st Looks Mentoring Program that has been providing free mentoring for over 200 small companies since 2012.

BOSS-Talks: 7 Business Remodeling Tools For Greater Profits

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Spring is a great time to remodel your business to fit your current needs for profitability, freedom, and independence. Here are 7 tools to help you in that process.

Presenter: Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CEO, Business Success Center

Everyone will get a chance to introduce themselves and add their points about getting tasks accomplished efficiently and cost effectively.

Part of the Business Ownership Success Series of the Business Success Center’s Profit Mover™ program for increasing profits and efficiency. Please RSVP here.

Details to join the meeting online are below. Please put in the audio pin so that you can be recognized and introduced.

1.  Please join my meeting, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:00 PM CDT.
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2.  Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) – a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.

Dial +1 (872) 240-3212
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Meeting ID: 790-973-981

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For more information on proven growth programs for owners of independent businesses from the Business Success Center efficiency experts, go to www.ownersview.com.

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The next BOSS-Talks Business Tool is July 5 at 1PM on getting ready for funding with guest Sam Thacker, Business Finance Solutions.