 |
|
The Entrepreneurship Chronicle :: May 2009 Issue :: 45 |
|
|
Dear [fname],
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
|
Table of Contents
 |
|
Entrepreneur & Social Entrepreneur Meetup #28
Zeromillion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Durham Rescue Mission is a non-profit faith-based organization trying to achieve a goal of ministering to the hungry and homeless in central North Carolina. Rev. Ernie Mills and his wife founded this mission in 1974 with the hopes of mending the lives and dreams of the locals.
Today, the Durham Rescue Mission provides shelter, free meals, clothing, training, education, job placement and counseling to over 100 men and numerous women and children. There is a thrift shoppe and auto sales lot with donated items for purchase to help raise funds for the operating budget. With the support of donors, Durham Rescue Mission can serve more than last year's record of 186,000 meals.
(To learn more or get involved visit: www.durhamrescuemission.org )
|
|
|
March Whirlwhind + Summit Series Aspen
Ryan Allis
|
|
|
|
I'm in the Chicago O'Hare hotel tonight. I'm so very excited to have 3-4 hours to read and write. I leave in the morning for Aspen to attend The Summit Series, an event that is bringing together 120 of the top entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs in the country. I can already tell from the attendee list I just received that it will be a worthwhile three days on both the business and social justice side.
The last four weeks have been non-stop. It's been passion-filled entrepreneuring and social entrepreneuring. Love it.
At the beginning of March I had the opportunity to speak at Yale University at the StartingBloc Greater NY Institute. I spoke on "A Vision for Our World in 50 Years".
In mid-March I spoke at the Montgomery Tech Conference in Santa Monica to present iContact and meet with investors and saw Tim Draper of DFJ do an excellent rendition of The Riskmaster. I spoke at Southeast Venture Conference in Atlanta the next day to present an update on iContact to investors.
On March 6 I had the chance to visit The White House in D.C. to attend a Summit of Young Entrepreneurs and heard Macon Phillips, Yosi Sargant, David Washington, Michael Strautmanis, Jason Furman, Martha Coven, Greg Nelson, and Heather Zichal of the Obama Administration present on what they were working on to make an impact in the areas of the economy, budget, healthcare, energy, the environment, and transparency.
(Read the Rest of this Article Here....)
|
|
|
An Easy Template to Help You Sell More
Fabienne Fredrickson
|
|
|
|
In the movie, The Prestige, one of the main characters dissects the elements of a magic trick.
- You start by showing the object you're going to manipulate in some way (i.e. make disappear).
- You manipulate the object, in this case you make it disappear.
- Then, you bring it back. This is the prestige. It's not enough to make something disappear. You need to bring it back.
In essence, what he's talking about is closure. You need to bring closure to whatever you're doing or it will feel unfinished. This is true for a lot of things in life, including your marketing and copywriting.
How do you do this? Well, let's look at how people buy. For the most part it looks like this:
- Someone has a problem
- They look for a solution to their problem
- They determine the best source for their solution
(Read the Rest of this Article Here....)
Michele PW (Michele Pariza Wacek) is your Ka-Ching! marketing strategist and owns Creative Concepts and Copywriting LLC, a copywriting and marketing agency. - Learn more at MichelePW.com
|
|
|
Zero to One Million: How I Built My Company to $1 Million in Sales . . . and How You Can, Too
Ryan Allis
|
|
|
|
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 made 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 $10 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.
-
Evaluate your business idea using the innovative MAR system
-
Write a business plan sure to excite your investors
-
Launch your company with minimal expenditure
-
Boost online sales using cutting-edge marketing strategies
-
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 $10 million in annual sales and 80 employees. Ryan is also the Chairman of the web marketing firm Virante, Inc.
(Buy the Book....)
|
|
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.
|
 |
Or Follow Ryan on Twitter:
ryanallis
| |
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!
|
This concludes issue #45 of The Entrepreneurship Chronicle. If you are not subscribed and would like to subscribe, please visit http://www.zeromillion.com. If you would like to contribute content, become involved with the zeromillion.com team, make suggestions, or provide feedback please feel free to contact us at info@virante.com.
This newsletter is published by www.zeromillion.com with support from the Entrepreneurs' Coalition. The newsletter is sent using the iContact email marketing software.
Comments/Suggestions: myoung@virante.com
Contribute Content: jbohall@virante.com
Contact Publisher: jstaub@virante.com
Inquire About Services: info@virante.com
Archives online at: http://www.zeromillion.com/echronicle/
|
Virante is a full service interactive marketing agency providing services including social media marketing, search engine optimization, website development, web marketing consulting, blog deployment, link building, CPC spend management, print design, and much more.
|
|
|
Virante's Free SEO Tools
|
More FREE SEO Tools can also be found at http://www.Virante.com
Interested in having a branded-version of these products for your SEO group? Contact Russ Jones - rjones@virante.com.
|
| |
If your organization is interested in any of our services, please contact Virante's Director of Client Services, Jake Bohall, at (919) 459-2834 or jbohall@virante.com or Submit an RFQ.
|
"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
|
|
|
|
|
