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The Entrepreneurship Chronicle :: November 2010 Issue :: 63 |
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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!
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
Carolina Canines for Services
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Are you or do you know anyone needing assistance due to a life changing disabling condition such as: cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, blindness, spina bifida and more? Well, Carolina Canines For Service trains service dogs for limited mobility patients at no cost to the recipients.
Founded in 1996, CCFS operates solely from the generosity of private donations, as well as community and corporate grants; this has allowed CCFS to place 39 service dogs nationally. Training of 1 service dog can cost up to $40,000 and take up to 36 months to complete. Dogs undergo training in 1 of 4 different training programs that match with the recipient's condition: Quad dog for power chairs and 3-wheeled carts, Para dog for manual wheelchairs, Walker dog for canes, crutches or walkers and Seizure Assist Dog for patients with seizures that cause mobility impairment.
(To learn more or get involved visit: www.carolinacanines.org )
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Opportunity Collaboration 2010 Recap
Ryan Allis
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I went to Opportunity Collaboration skeptical. Why was a conference on poverty alleviation being held at a beach resort in Mexico?
I left Opportunity Collaboration on Tuesday morning in awe of what the conference had accomplished. It was a rare masterpiece of an 'unconference', organized by Jonathan Lewis of MicroCredit Enterprises, and put on by COO Topher Wilkins with the help of quite a strong team of volunteers.
While I would rather have been less separated from the local communities of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, Mexico, I must admit the setting did serve the purpose of allowing the 300 attendees to connect deeply in a relaxed environment.
The attendees, called "delegates", were a mix of entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, investors, foundation directors, and non-profit directors. The conference also welcomed 50 Cordes Fellows which greatly added to the age and geographic diversity of the crowd.
(Read the Rest of this Article Here....)
Ryan Allis is a technology entrepreneur and social entrepreneur from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is the co-founder and CEO of iContact, the leading global provider of email marketing services to small and mid-sized businesses.
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Google Voice Offers Options for Cash-Starved Startups
Shannon Suetos
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Starting any business can be difficult. There are so many costs and very little money to go around. With no revenue coming in to pay for things, entrepreneurs are left to fend for themselves. The money in savings and from investors can only go so far until there is a need to either put up or shut up.
Many of the startups do not even have an office to work out of. Meetings are held in coffee houses, personal houses or shared office spaces. Not having an office puts a damper on the ability to send and receive phone calls from anything other than a cell phone. Since the majority of people with a startup have an existing job to pay the bills, it is not possible to give out cell phone numbers as professional numbers.
These are just a few of the reasons why Google Voice is becoming a very popular option for those looking to have a professional phone number to give out to contacts and potential clients. Google Voice offers everything normally found in IP phone systems.
(Read the Rest of this Article Here....)
Shannon Suetos is the online editor at Resource Nation. She writes expert advice for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Companies Go Green through Better Business Decisions
Shannon Suetos
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There are more companies than ever paying attention to what they are doing to help out the environment. They are finding that they not only have a commitment to the world around them, but that there is a lot to be gained financially by putting in place the proper green initiatives. While some businesses have gone completely green from the ground up, others are taking simple steps to creating a workplace they can be proud of.
No matter what kind of business you have, there are ways that you can make changes which will benefit the world around you as well as your bottom line. Take some steps today and you will see just how easy it is to create a green office.
Upgrade Your Office Equipment
Modern office equipment like office copiers are designed to use far less energy than their predecessors. These are labeled with an Energy Star sticker to show that they have made the grade.
(Read the Rest of this Article Here....)
Shannon Suetos is the online editor at Resource Nation. She writes expert advice for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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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 software, 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 $32 million in annual sales with over 59,000 customers and 190 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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