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The Entrepreneurship Chronicle :: December 2009 Issue :: 52 |
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Dear [fname],
Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Chronicle! I hope you have made progress on your entrepreneurial vision and that you gain value from this issue of The Entrepreneurship Chronicle!
In Chapel Hill, we are holding Entrepreneur & Social Entrepreneur Meetups once per month at my home. If you live in the area and care about changing the world, come on out. Details on the meetups can be found on the Facebook Group.
Entrepreneurially Yours,
Ryan P. Allis, CEO
iContact Corp.
2635 Meridian Parkway
Durham, NC
www.iContact.com
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Non-Profit of the Month
Joy for Our Youth
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Joy for Our Youth, JOY, is a national non-profit organization that provides spiritual, emotional and practical needs for Jewish children
from impoverished or dysfunctional families. They were established in 2000 and have been helping children on the streets with no one to turn
to and nowhere to go. Joy provides food, clothing, shelter and so much more to children from the ages of six to eighteen.
JOY has been alleviating problems of hundreds of children and finding solutions that work. Children will get the chance to enroll into private
schools to receive an education and a moral foundation to better themselves as productive, self-confident citizens. With your help, Joy for Our
Youth can accomplish their goal of giving each child the optimum opportunity to grow into a well established member of society.
(To learn more or get involved visit: www.givejoy.org/ )
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As I sit on the 28th floor of a hotel in San Francisco I am angry, yet hopeful.
I wonder why in a world with as much wealth as we see, as much luxury that we experience, should 40% of the human species live on under $2 per day?
2.56 billion human beings, people just like you and I, live on under $2 per day. On average, 24,900 children under 5 die each and every day in the developing world, often from preventable diseases and starvation. 24,900 children under 5. Check out the sources below. This is absolutely unacceptable.
Why does no one talk about this?
(Read the Rest of this Article Here....)
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Is Your Timing Keeping You From Being Successful In Your Business?
Michele Pariza
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Does this sound familiar? You've been working on your book or your program or product for several months or maybe even years. You're close to finishing -- you just have one or two more things to do. Of course, every time you finish those one or two things, one or two more things crop up. It's never ending.
If this does sound familiar, you're not alone. I know many, many entrepreneurs (including myself) who have taken longer than necessary to complete their products. The reasons vary but many fall into the "perfectionist" camp. You take pride in your work. You want your product to be perfect. You want your customers to love your product and get a lot out of it. There's nothing wrong with that, right?
Well, there is when it prevents you from actually bringing your product to market. Think about it -- if the conclusion isn't quite right or there are a few missed typos, is that going to REALLY take away from the experience of your product? Or the results your customers will get?
(Read the Rest of this Article Here....)
Michele Pariza Wacek is your Ka-Ching! marketing strategist and owns Creative Concepts and Copywriting LLC, a copywriting and marketing agency. She helps entrepreneurs become more successful at attracting more clients, selling more products and services and boosting their business. To find out how she can help you take your business to the next level, visit her site at http://www.MichelePW.com.
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Zero to One Million: How I Built My Company to $1 Million in Sales . . . and How You Can, Too
Ryan Allis
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Book Description
Do You Want to Become a Multi-Millionaire Entrepreneur? Here's How.
By the time Ryan Allis had reached the age of twenty-one, he had achieved the financial goal most people just dream about: He built his company to one million in sales. Allis has since grown his company iContact Corp., a provider of Web-based email marketing and online communication softwares, to $28 million per year in sales, and has helped numerous clients increase their sales dramatically.
Now Allis shares the secrets of his lightning-fast success with you. In Zero to One Million, he details his simple yet innovative evaluation system of "Market-Advantages-Return" to help you determine if your business idea is viable. Once you have a solid foundation, you can apply his advice for successfully running your business-from initial planning to managing high-speed growth.
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Evaluate your business idea using the innovative MAR system
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Write a business plan sure to excite your investors
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Launch your company with minimal expenditure
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Boost online sales using cutting-edge marketing strategies
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Watch all your hard work transform into millions
Did you know that eighty-one percent of millionaires are entrepreneurs? Join the pantheon of successful businessmen and women with Zero to One Million.
About the Author
Ryan P. Allis is CEO of iContact Corp., a venture-backed email marketing and online communications firm that has grown from nothing to over $28 million in annual sales and 165 employees. Ryan is also the Chairman of the web marketing firm Virante, Inc.
(Buy the Book....)
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Do you have a Facebook account?
If so, Ryan's on Facebook too. Just look up Ryan
Allis (the one at UNC-Chapel Hill). Send
Ryan a message or a friend request. |  |
Ryan
also uses LinkedIn. If you want to connect to Ryan
on Linked in just look him up and send a connection
request to allisr [at] icontact.com.
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Or Follow Ryan on Twitter:
ryanallis
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Don't
have Facebook or LinkedIn but still want to ask Ryan
a question? Feel free to email Ryan at allisr [at]
icontact.com. Thank you!
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"I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work"
- Harry Truman, former U.S. President
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