Those of us who work from home have few really fantastic opportunities to attend seminars. With this thought in mind Tammy Munson and Wendy Cooper of BusinessandLearning.com have brought together the best of the best in their bi-annual event The WAH Expo.
Join them at this week long event. Here’s the link. http://businessandlearning.com/
See you all there!
Spring Fling 2008 - An Open To All event
Date: May 19, 2008
Time: 5 - 10 p.m. EST
Join us for this over-the-top, fun-filled, event.
Networking, Games, Prizes with Special Guest Speaker
Almost $3,000 worth of valuable prizes to give away and a dynamic guest speaker!
GINA MARIE MANGIAMELE, Small Business Resource Specialist
Pop in and take a peek at the sponsor prize donations. See what YOU could WIN at: http://www.WINningSisters.org
Get your Ad Quilt ad and take advantage of the increased unique visitors as we promote through press releases, article marketing, pings and blog postings.
You don’t want to miss this one! Mark your calendar and join us. Stay tuned for the venue posting.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Group of Women Business Owners Celebrate Spring with FREE Online Networking Event and Prizes
Contact: Susan McCool
Address: PO Box 9444, Lee, FL 32059
Phone: 850-971-5390 (M-F, 9 am – 5 pm ET)
Email: susan@spotlightmarketinganddesign.com
URL: http://www.WINningSisters.org
Tallahassee, FL – The WINning Sisters of Ryze are celebrating Spring this year with their Third Annual Spring Fling, an event that brings business owners together to network while having fun playing games, winning prizes and learning from a featured guest speaker.
The WINning Sisters of Ryze are bringing another year of networking fun to business owners everywhere with their Annual Spring Fling. This year’s fling, titled Spring Fling 2008, is to take place online on Monday, May 19, 2008 from 5 pm – 10 pm Eastern. Attendees are able to network with each other in a fun, friendly and informal atmosphere, while playing games and winning prizes donated by the Spring Fling 2008 sponsors. Each year, a special guest is invited to be the featured speaker at this networking event, giving each attendee a learning experience that will help them boost their business. And the best part of this annual event is it is always FREE to all!
All business owners, new, old, male and female, have been invited and welcomed to this event since its inception in the spring of 2006. Each year The WINning Sisters form a committee of talented business owners from their members. These women network on forums such as the Ryze.com Business Network, Women in Networking, WBO (Women Business Owners), SisterWoman and Mentoring Work at Home Network just to name a few. These devoted volunteers work hard to bring fantastic prizes, an upbeat atmosphere and top-notch business advice to the large group of attendees.
“I loved the Fling! Not only did I get new members and customers by attending, I learned some valuable information, made new friends and had the opportunity to showcase my products and services.” Heidi Richards, Founder & CEO - The WECAI Network - http://www.wecai.org.
The WINning Sisters of Ryze was founded by Ginger Marks of DocUmeant in the winter of 2005 with just a handful of members. Now, just 2 ½ years later, The WINning Sisters of Ryze have over 150 members and growing strong. Their goal is to enable and empower each other with the knowledge of available resources and proper networking etiquette, aptly named Netiquette.
To learn more about Spring Fling 2008 and the WINning Sisters of Ryze, visit http://www.WINningSisters.org.
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Growing as a business owner is imperative if your business is to survive. With new entrepreneurs appearing every day, your business’ success becomes harder and harder to maintain and grow. To stay on top of the pack you must learn the nuances of successful business ownership.
Pushy salespeople may get the sale but being an information provider will guarantee a long and prosperous business success. So how do you make the transition? Before you will ever convince anyone of your superior knowledge on a subject, you first must be wholly convinced within yourself that you are an expert.
As you begin to share your knowledge, others will begin to accept you for the expert that you are. The best way to begin is by sharing through offers. Do you have a white paper, ezine, eBook or some other informational product? If you offer to provide that resource in exchange for their contact information, you not only set yourself up as an expert but you additionally are able to begin list building.
Another idea is to offer free consultations. This allows you to answer the needs of those who ‘raise their hand’ to your product or service while proving your expertise. This is something that I have found to be successful in building both a multi-million dollar surgical facility and my online business as well. Be sure you are prepared to answer most of the questions that will arise before tapping into this business-building tool.
One word of warning, when you don’t know the answer be honest, tell them, “That is a very good question, I’ll have to check into it and get back with you.” Never, never, never give advice if you are unsure of what you are saying. It is better to complement the questioner and let them know you will get back to them than to be caught later having said something that turns out to be wrong.
Being a problem solver, information provider will ensure your business will continue to thrive and grow. These powerful techniques will build trust with your prospective customers and your contact list as well.
Recently I watched The “Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch. (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3115188410730134929) If you haven’t seen it you should take the time to do that. This video had such an impact on me that I woke the next morning thinking, “What am I living for?” Am I living for yesterday, today or am I focused on my tomorrows?
We have all heard the saying “Live for today, for tomorrow you die.” I say, “Live for tomorrow, for today you could die.” The difference is that when you focus on tomorrow you accomplish much. What will you leave behind? Will you leave a legacy or are you selfishly living for your own gratification with no thought of tomorrow?
I must finish by noting a line from the video, “I did have a deathbed conversion, I just bought a Macintosh.” I know there are some who will giggle with me here. This line is for you.
I am sitting here looking at a recipe that I have made a couple of times called Pecan Crusted Salmon. As I look at it and consider making it for dinner the though struck me that as good as this recipe tastes if I just throw it on a plate with no thought of presentation it will still taste good. However if I “plate” it to make it look as yummy as it tastes I believe it will taste even better.
How much like plating a dish to enhance its appeal is our business? What do you think? Can and how could this be done? I guess you could call this “Food for thought“. (Pun intended)
Here’s the recipe in case your taste buds are feeling adventurous.
Pecan Crusted Salmon
Place in a food processor:
Pecans, Red Pepper, Salt and Garlic clove
Process on high until thoroughly chopped.
Dip fish in olive oil to coat and then the pecan mixture. Pat to adhere and fry.
Don’t forget to make your plate look pretty. Enjoy.
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The other day while searching for an unrelated file I ran across an article with this title that I had written long ago. It was all about editing and why you should have someone else do at least your final look see before calling any piece done. Seeing that, got me to thinking.
How blinded are we in other areas of our lives? As days evolve into weeks and weeks into months and … well you get the picture, what are we doing so habitually that keeps us from seeing how to break out of the cycle? What are we missing? Are we blinded by our habits or are we such creatures of them that we miss opportunities that could spur us on to new heights?
Read more of my thoughts on this subject in this months Words of Wisdom ezine. Not a subscriber? It’s easy to sign up and f*ree! Sign up here: http://www.DocUmeant.net look for the sign up box on the lower left side of my home page.
“For a single appliance, this may not seem like much,” the laboratory’s Web site says, “but when we add up the power use of the billions of appliances in the U.S., the power consumption of appliances that are not being used is substantial.”
An exact reading of the standby power drawn by an individual appliance can be obtained only by using a fairly expensive energy meter or by turning off all the rest of a home’s appliances and checking the utility meter.
For making an estimate, a laboratory Web site — standby.lbl.gov/data.html — provides tables of the minimum, average and maximum power used by appliances that cannot be switched off completely without being unplugged. For television sets, the laboratory estimates a minimum power use of zero watts, an average of 5 watts and a maximum of 21.6 watts.
I just love to do cryptograms and the other day I completed one that got me to thinking. It was a quote by Rita Rudner that read, “I was going to have cosmetic surgery done until I noticed that the doctor’s office was full of portraits of Picasso.” I can just see her skeedataling out of his office as fast as her feet would take her. Moreover, can you blame her? I think I would probably do the same.
The thought occurred to me that we sometimes have things that represent our businesses in what we think are beneficial ways when in reality they are doing more harm than good. Let’s look at this scenario from the doctor’s point of view. The art he chose to display was well known and proved his love for all things artistic. However, to the viewing patient it held a completely different meaning.
Top Internet Marketers from around the world will meet for the second annual Audio/Video virtual networking mixer on October 22, 2007. The virtual meeting room holds over 100 and the founders expect a record turn out. All serious Internet Marketers are welcome to attend.
October 5, 2007. Top Internet Marketers from around the world are gathering for the WINning Sisters’ bi-annual virtual networking mixer slated to take place October 22, 2007 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time at http://www.businessandlearning.com/expo in the Hot Conference room owned by Tammy Munson of Business and Learning.
Every day thousands of entrepreneurial minded people start businesses and each year nearly 40% of those businesses will fail. The secret of those that thrive: Become a “real” business owner, not a hobbyist that plays “store”.
The host of this event is the WINning Sisters of RYZE, founded by Ginger Marks of Clearwater, Florida. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to the success of others in business and relationships within the online business network and beyond. The Sisters are an offshoot of the Ryze’s Women In Networking Group (WIN), owned by Leslie Freude, with over 1,660 members. Today, the program hosts over 150 members worldwide, and their numbers are growing daily. All serious Internet Marketers are welcome to attend their Fall F.L.I.N.G. (Fabulous, Lively, Innovative, Networking Gala!) whether male or female, young or old.
Among the scheduled events will be an informative presentation given by feature speaker Sally Rogers, owner and founder of www.SisterWoman.com an international online network base for women entrepreneurs. Her topic will be Lost and Found: Finding Your Way Back to You After Kids and Marriage. Over $1,500 in door prizes and games with valuable gifts will keep things energetic and upbeat. The Grand Prize is a three month advertising package donated by Rima McDonald of Women’s Online Magazine (WOM), http://www.womensonlinemagazine.com/. Their online audience on a monthly basis consist of more than 10,000 women from the age of 30 to 55 years, around the world.
“Our First FLING event was held in a simple text chat room environment and we had an outstanding turnout. With the incorporation of the “Hot Room” technology that the A/V environment allows I look forward to an even larger group of professionals for this and each successive event,” says Ginger Marks of DocUmeant.net. Marks adds, “Every day thousands of entrepreneurial minded people start businesses and according to the Small Business Association within six years 94% of those businesses will fail. The Internet now allows these small business owners a greater chance for success by expanding their potential market to a worldwide audience through the online networking venue.”
For more information on the Fall F.L.I.N.G. Chat
email Ginger Marks at founder .at. winningsisters.org
or visit the website at http://www.winningsisters.org
Press contact:
Ginger Marks
727-446-2217
