The February BSC Wisdom Webinar and Work Session focused on Providers — how to choose, evaluate, and manage them better for both of you. Attendees added some great ideas from their own experiences. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/WisdomWebinar-UpgradeProviders-2-17-22.
Brainstorming on Databases & Your Business Success
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
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.
•••••The building locks at 7pm. Please arrive a little before 7pm or you will not be able to gain entrance•••••
Get Sales from Travis County — Austin Small Biz Meetup
How Travis County Can Help You Grow Your Business.
Our two guests have a lot to share about working with the county. If you are not certified as a HUB (Historically Underutilized Business), now may be the time because of all the goods and services Travis County purchases. If you are a HUB already, you will want to hear what your current and future sales opportunities are. Then, there’s the bond that passed in November 2017, more opportunities for you — $189 million dollars of opportunities. Definitely, worth a lunch and an hour of your time! Be sure to bring cards of information about your business to share with our speakers and other guests.
Meet our presenters:
David Greear, Bond Program Project Manager, and Jerome Guerrero, HUB Program Specialis
- Mr. Greear is the Assistant Public Works Director and manages the CIP division for Transportation and Natural Resources of Travis County. He manages in-house project managers and the inspection staff as well as contracts with the General Engineering Consultant and Program Management Consultants associated with the 2017 Bond Projects.
- Jerome Guerrero is a HUB Program Specialist with the Travis County Purchasing Office HUB Program. He started his business experience with his family business, L.O. Guerrero Produce, Co., Inc. He later started his own business in the visual arts area. After freelancing for 6 years, he returned to the public sector with the HUB Program at Travis County. One of his goals today is to bridge the private and public sector worlds. He brings you his knowledge, skills, and experience from “both sides of the fence.” Today, he will instruct you on how to approach opportunities within the county and other government areas.
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 speakers. 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.
What can I bring into the event?
- Questions.
- Business cards and an introduction. Everyone will introduce themselves. Everyone will share a recent personal or business success.
- Money to pay the restaurant for what you order.
BOSS-Talks Inspiring Entrepreneur Elijah May & BOSS-Tools “How to Run a Family Business”
Our inspiring entrepreneur is Elijah May, Chief Experience Officer and Managing Partner at The Experience Firm. He has an amazing journey to share. In his career he has:
- Negotiated with Hollywood studios,
- Coordinated with the United States Secret Service,
- Managed celebrity events,
- Facilitated CEO roundtables,
- Lectured at colleges and universities,
- Testified as an expert witness on branding, served on city boards and committees,
- Moderated numerous conferences,
- Created a ground-breaking fast-pitch event for social innovators, and
- Piloted a public speaking program for an international corporation.
You won’t want to miss how he did all this and his advice for other business owners or would-be owners.
BOSS-Talks Business Tools
Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CEO, Business Success Center – How to Run a Family Business Without Killing Each Other
Businesses owned and operated by couples or family members have additional issues to deal with to be efficient and not end up in your own version of “Family Feud”. Learn 5 ways to make your business more livable and prosperous and how not to take your work home with you.
Everyone will get a chance to introduce themselves and add their points about family businesses.
How to join this webinar:
BOSS-Talks May & Family Business
Thu, Aug 2, 2018 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/635643501
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (312) 757-3121
Access Code: 635-643-501
First GoToMeeting? Let’s do a quick system check: https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check
Digital Marketing — Facebook Update
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
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.
To get started thinking about this, go to https://austinstartups.com/using-s-l-o-w-tech-to-build-community-a2c91d5835a3
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.
•••••The building locks at 7pm. Please arrive a little before 7pm or you will not be able to gain entrance•••••
BOSS-Talks Inspiring Entrepreneur: Stephanie Schuster, Upper Crust Bakery’s pragmatic visionary
BOSS-Talks Inspiring Entrepreneur focuses on sharing stories of entrepreneurs that you can use to organize your business for greater efficiency and profitability.
Stephanie Schuster
How do you grow your place into a neighborhood hub and develop a following? How do you deal with competition that moves in across the street and down the block? How do you keep good staff who have other interests — art, music, ecology, etc.? These are just some of the kinds of questions that may be relevant to your business success. Join Stephanie and Jan for this lively and inspiring interview and discussion online. What would you like to know? Prepare your own questions.
Interviewer: Jan Triplett, Ph.D., CEO, Business Success Center
Here’s how to attend this inspiring live interview
June Inspiring Entrepreneur Upper Crust
Mon, Jun 26, 2017 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/763347045
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States +1 (669) 224-3412
Access Code: 763-347-045
First GoToMeeting? Try a test session: http://help.citrix.com/getready
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 July 24 noon.
At the Business Success Center, we open doors to your business success!
BOSS-Talks Business Tools: Platinum Leads Every Time
It’s your choice:
- Treat all leads equally.
- Act on some leads and not others.
- Attract platinum profile leads and focus on them.
If you want to be more efficient and more profitable, choose option #3 and don’t worry that you don’t get to all leads. The purpose of leads is to get sales. Those sales are not just for some dollars from some one but for the right number of dollars now and going forward.
Your Takeaway: There is a way to sort out your leads by Platinum Profile™ value. See what you need to do to keep RAW Prospects™ (Radio Active Waste) from wasting your time and theirs, and to do this time after time.
Who should attend: business owners, business owners who hate to handle sales, business owners who love to learn new sales processes, independent sales people
Presenter: Jan Triplett, CEO, Business Success Center & BOSS-Talks Host
Part of the Profit-Mover Program from the Business Success Center
Be prepared to introduce yourself and add your thoughts.
Here’s how to join our webinar:
BOSS-Talks Platinum Sales Leads
Tue, Jun 6, 2017 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CDT
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/273364941
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States +1 (646) 749-3131
Access Code: 273-364-941
First GoToMeeting? Try a test session: http://help.citrix.com/getready
Your Takeway: Spend part of your lunch time with us to explore your options and re-think your current teaming process. Be prepared to introduce yourself and add your thoughts.
Presenter: Jan Triplett, CEO, Business Success Center & BOSS-Talks Host
Part of the Profit-Mover Program from the Business Success Center. We open doors to your business success!
BOSS-Talks Business Tools Lunch and Learn meets online every 1st Tuesday of the month except May at Noon Central Time. Because of the 4th of July holiday, the next BOSS-Talks Business Tools is Standing Out in the Crowd on July 11 at Noon online.
Facebook Ads That Add Up to Real $$$, Austin Small Biz Success Meetup
Boosts just don’t cut it! Stop wasting time and money. There is a better way to use Facebook and Facebook ads. Bill Combes, CEO of No Time for Social, a national social media agency, will share his secrets to success with Facebook for his clients. He will demonstrate the newest ways to use Facebook and Facebook ads to promote your business to your Platinum Profile™ audience on Facebook.
Moderator: & 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 June 21, noon, with Patricia Bauer-Slate, founder of Sweetish Hill, on 50 ways you can grow a food business.
At the Business Success Center, we open doors to your business success.