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SBA Increases Funding Prospects for New Entrepreneurs by Terry Corbell

Joey Tamer — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:00:53 +0000

Terry Corbell, The Biz Coach Early stage companies might have critical new funding prospects thanks to a program run by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). To create jobs and to help new entrepreneurs get capital, the SBA is launching the initiative … Continue reading →

Disrupting venture capital – a resource from Semil Shah

Joey Tamer — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:15 +0000

Following up on my brief history of all things digital earlier this week, The current technology & funding innovation: chaos of opportunity & optimism, I wanted to share Semil Shah’s blog post of a few days ago, posted in Tech … Continue reading →

The current technology & funding innovation: chaos of opportunity & optimism

Joey Tamer — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:00:37 +0000

There has been much talk these past few years in the venture capital markets, about what works and does not work in early stage funding and exits of technology companies, which seems like a great deal of conflicting noise. Consider … Continue reading →

Pain-Free Price Increases by Gene Siciliano

Joey Tamer — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:00:44 +0000

Nobody (but you) likes to see your prices go up. Least of all your customers and your sales force. But you will inevitably need to charge more at some point to pass on cost increases you’ve been absorbing, or to … Continue reading →

SharpInsights: Engendering Success, by Seena Sharp

Joey Tamer — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:03:58 +0000

Women make up roughly half the population, so we wonder what took these companies so long to wake up and smell Chanel No. 5. Pink Ladies car service was launched in London to give women an alternative to unlicensed mini-cabs. … Continue reading →

The Economist Style Guide – Unnecessary Words by LeeAundra Keany

Joey Tamer — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:00:54 +0000

The Economist is my favorite news magazine. It has comprehensive coverage of the world, a unique “outside of the US” perspective and it is beautifully written. That last point is not inconsequential. To be a good communicator, you must have … Continue reading →

The 6-minute panel presentation & how to “accordion” your speaking material

Joey Tamer — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:46:23 +0000

When speaking at public forums, like national or regional conferences, or local meetups, you often find yourself on a panel of several other experts. In these cases, you may be promised 20 minutes for your presentation (with slides or … Continue reading →

Fixing your financial projections to be “realistic” ~ some tactics for rational planning

Joey Tamer — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:00:34 +0000

I was asked to review the financial projections of an Internet start-up recently, by its CEO. He said his projections were scaling so fast that no one would believe the numbers (or him). He needed to be “more rational” about … Continue reading →

SharpInsights: A Slice of Life, by Seena Sharp

Joey Tamer — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:56:44 +0000

Wonder Bread, a brand that promised to “build strong bodies in 8 ways,” does not have enough marketing muscle to compete. It’s closing bakeries because it says “the company was in the wrong business in the wrong market.” Oh, really? … Continue reading →

Tactics for successful selling

Joey Tamer — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:00:53 +0000

I heard Vince Thompson of Middleshift speak recently on a panel at Amplify.LA, where we are both mentors. He offered some fine tactics for successful selling that I want to share here. He told us ~ Selling is done is … Continue reading →