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I’m so excited to share that I’ll be a part of the Extreme Income Explosion Summit in May! This is a great opportunity to learn the best and most profitable strategies in modern marketing from some excellent entrepreneurs. During this fun, packed three-day summit in beautiful Utah, my fabulous co-presenters and I will share our expertise, network with you, and have a lot of fun at some exciting parties and mixers! For more information, visit: http://www.buzzbooster.com/cmd.php?af=1428913
Are you ready for your business to breakthrough?
Are you tired of working too hard to gain each client and want clients to come to you with ease?
If you answered yes, then this is the program for you! The Business Breakthrough Summit is designed for ambitious entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, speakers, and anyone who want to build their business and stand out in a crowded marketplace. This exciting event will take place Thursday May 19th and Friday, May 20th in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find details here: http://bizbreakthrough.com/
Every year, I create a new inspiration card to give to everyone who attends my presentations. This year, I am going to re-post this periodically as a reminder on how you can Make This Day Thrive!
Here is another great guest blog from my friend and Thriving Speaker Platinum Program member, Linda Lenore.
Feng Shui for Speakers: Energetic Environmental Elements
All speakers want to be conscious of environmental impacts – on you and your audience. Everything affects the energy of the presentation; from ceiling heights to lighting; from where you stand to seat arrangements.
Even the location where you create your presentation, whether it’s your office or conference room, will have an effect on the end result. There’s a vibrational energy to everything; the frequencies create either a discordant or harmonious outcome for your presentation.
As a 25-year professional speaker and Feng Shui Master, I’ve experienced the pros and cons of environments. Using knowledge from several Feng Shui trainings, here are a few tips for you, whether it’s your venue or a space arranged by facilities or a meeting planner.
Here are four considerations:
There are many ways to achieve the best energy for you and your audience including where you create your presentation. For information on your office, please read my post Feng Shui for Speakers – Your Office.
If you have specific questions, please direct them to me, Linda@GreenChiDesigns.com. I’ll share the answers with Caterina as well as answer them on my blog at: www.GreenChiDesigns.com .
Let’s continue our discussion on evolving your business. First, ask yourself – has your business evolved? Are you doing things differently and doing different things than when you first launched your business? If the answer is “no” your business may still be doing fine. However it may not be giving you the same satisfaction it did when you started and it is definitely not achieving the kind of revenue that is possible. Focus on evolving your business not only for your own satisfaction and profit, but also for the betterment of the people, industry and community you serve.
An evolving business is a business that adjusts and continues to flourish with changes in the marketplace, changes in client needs and changes in technology. Businesses that do not evolve usually go out of business in the first few years with a few exceptions – like the corner deli that has been making delicious corn beef the exact same way for the last 50 years or the neighborhood hardware store that operates mostly like it did when it opened three generations ago. Their friendly, warm and knowledgeable staff is their key to long term success.
If you want your business to evolve, grow, change and adapt ponder these five key questions:
After pondering these five important questions, check out my thoughts at: http://www.attractclientswithease.com/articles/businessstagnantorevolving.htm
It’s still not too late to tune into the Entrepreneur Extraordinaire virtual Book Launch tele-summit. Details are available here: http://eetelesummit.com/
Early Bird Special Extended for Networking 2.0 Sacramento until April 3rd! After a sold-out presentation in January, I’ll be coming back to Sacramento for an encore presentation of Networking 2.0! Thanks to the Sacramento Business Journal for this opportunity to share valuable networking skills with novice and seasoned networkers.
Date/Time:
April12th, 8:30am-12pm
Location:
California Museum
1020 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
To Register, go to: : http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/event/67671
Have you ever thought about incorporating your business, but didn’t know if you should? Have you wondered who to talk to and find out what the pros and cons are of doing so? Here are some common reasons my business clients give to me as to why they want to incorporate or set up an LLC.
NANCY LEWELLEN’S TOP TEN REASONS TO FORM A BUSINESS ENTITY
If you have further questions, I give a complimentary 15 minute session in person or on the phone.
Nancy Lewellen, Attorney and Real Estate Broker, helps individuals and small businesses set up and maintain business entities, drafts, negotiates, and reviews contracts and leases, and advises on landlord/tenant and other real estate issues.
Networking 2.0 is back by popular demand after a sold-out presentation in January! This interactive workshop presented by the Sacramento Business Journal, and led by me, Caterina Rando, is coming back to the Sacramento area! This program is suited for novice networkers and seasoned veterans who want to up their game. You’ll leave the workshop with the networking skills you need to find jobs, recruit top employees, win new clients and discover investors.
During this 3-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to be loud and proud about who you are and the value you bring, as well as how to:
For more info, contact Megan White at 916-558-7805 or mwhite@bizjournals.com
My good friend Larisa Troche of J I Martin Business Services recently shared this information on strategic partnerships.
Have you been approached about becoming an affiliate for businesses promoting upcoming events or a new product launch? If they’re in line with your business you may be inclined to agree. Typically the arrangement is set up to pay you a commission for each sale, which is great!
While you can of course do both, remember, the key feature of an affiliate partnership is that it is transactional in nature. On the other hand, becoming a strategic partner is a long-term, relationship-based partnership. As we are concerned with longevity, systems and procedures, for long-term business development we recommend forming strategic partnerships or alliances. Following are some tips on making partnerships work for both parties.
Before entering into an alliance, do your homework. To start with, make a list of people who are working in your area of influence, those who have the same target market, but at different points in the line of contact. Start to build relationships with these people before you ask them to partner with you.
It’s very important that you set some clear goals and targets you want to meet when setting up your partnerships, such as percentages or dollar values for additional sales, revenues and customers. You must know where you’re headed before you start something as important as a strategic alliance.
Before you approach said connection, consider ways that you can add value to their service or product. This will be a key factor in getting them to say yes to your proposal. After all this is a business transaction, so bring something to the table.
Finally, make it easy for your partner to promote you – write the emails or blog posts for her. Create the ads, tracking system and PayPal (or similar) payment system so everything is almost automated. Also consider setting up a special web page with all the necessary resources for the strategic partner so all her questions are answered and all the marketing materials are readily available for immediate use.
Just a few reminders for your consideration. Let us know if you have additional tips or stories to share about your strategic partnerships/alliance relationships.
Since we kicked off the virtual book launch of Entrepreneur Extraordinaire today, I thought this would be a good time to discuss how to evolve as an entrepreneur. As business owners, we should always be on the lookout for new trends in our industry, new opportunities to expand in order to increase our revenue or create new revenue streams.
The first obvious question, is what is holding you back? Are you unsure of yourself and your product? Are you too busy to think beyond the present? If you answer yes, check out this great article at: http://www.attractclientswithease.com/articles/evolvingentrepreneur.htm 
