Fresh off of the results Hurricane Irene and the Colorado and Virginia earthquakes, the question for every business owner is: Would you survive a disaster to your business?
Are you prepared for a disaster?
In business parlance it’s called business continuity. Can you continue in business if you’re struck with a disaster?
What most people may not realize is that there are two results to every disaster that hits a business:
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Having gone to a number of business meetings and kept a number of business cards from individuals from each meeting I’ve attended I recently found that business cards have now become old news with the advent of social media, specifically LinkedIn.
Days gone past. In the olden days you handed out business cards to those you met and kept theirs in a Rolodex file so you could look them up later and call or send them a letter. Then, as the computer age came upon us we transitioned from the Rolodex to contact databases, or even the more advanced CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software. It took you time to enter in each contact’s information, but once it was entered you could use it in a number of ways.
There is one issue with the old business card “technology” that hindered you that with social media this has no longer become an issue.
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As an startup entrepreneur you always look to keep low or no costs to prolong using your capital. During a recent teleseminar I was introduced to Camtasia software. It is billed as the one stop shop for screen capturing and recording your audio all in the same application. But as I said above, entrepreneurs are always looking to save money, and time, and if you can, both money and time. So what is an entrepreneur to do without spending any money?
Well, here’s my answer.
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Do you have a Mac and want to make some money? Do you have skills or talents that are underutilized? Are you just itching to do something more with your life?
I’m putting on a FREE Hour Seminar for those that have Macs that are considering starting their own business. From your “idea” to your “Grand Opening” I will walk you through the necessary steps to get started. I will cover:
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Attention Grad Students, University Students and High School Students!
If you are using a Mac, business classes, entrepreneur courses and business accounting just got easier. Our Back to School Special offers students the opportunity to purchase our Advanced Business Planning system for just $25 when you enter the Student Discount Code.
ION FreshStart’s Advanced Business Planning uses iWork – Pages, Numbers, Keynote. We have a series of business plan templates and workshops that allow you to create your professional and sophisticated business plan.
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As with any new Mac owner who is a startup entrepreneur, learning how Macs do things differently than Windows can be a rough row to hoe. But once you get the hang of it, you’ll be like grease lightening getting stuff done. Here is a list of questions a startup entrepreneur sent me who had figured it out, but had difficulty with transitioning to the Mac from Windows.
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What every startup entrepreneur thinks about is how to increase their income, but have you thought about sharing your skills, and getting paid for it? For instance, if you learn how to program in HTML, you could teach someone else to do the same. If you found a great fishing hole to catch some of the biggest fish, could you not be a fishing guide and get paid for it? How about learning to eat healthier, or learn to make a movie. There are tons of skills that people want to learn and are willing to pay for, even if it’s for an hour.
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