Posts Tagged ‘NYEW’
Entrepreneurship: Do You Have What It Takes?
As the global economy undergoes more changes (and it will continue to do so) even more people will choose to take the plunge into entrepreneurship. Changes to corporate mindsets, downsizing and other upheavals in the “safe” world of formal employment are forcing many to embrace entrepreneurship, and start their own small businesses. Add to those the people with the burning desire to “be their own boss” and you have plenty of new entrants into the wonderful, frightening, exciting and exhausting world of being a business owner.
However, whatever your reasons for considering entrepreneurship instead of formal employment, there are a few traits you will need to cultivate in order to succeed.
Why Entrepreneurs are Unique
Over the last few weeks, I have attended numerous networking events, pitch parties and conferences in a wide variety of industries including music, film, technology, government and entrepreneurship. In going from event to event, you start to notice how different events are run, how the participants, sponsors and organizers interact with each other and the participants of the events. As I look back at my run of these events, I want to highlight what I think is a unique and great trait that entrepreneurs have – the willingness to help every other entrepreneur.
Founder of NYEW Elected to AOL Small Business Board of Directors
As you may have seen recently on twitter or facebook, I have been elected to the AOL Small Business Board of Directors. This is a prestigious achievement for both The Relentless Foundation and its cornerstone event – New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW).
With a driven and relentless global vision for entrepreneurship globally, I am humbled to be surrounded by a group of board members who are visionary thought-leaders, business mavericks and influential innovators, including:
A Big THANK YOU from New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW)
Dear NYEW Rockstar:
How’s it going? Have you done a bit of R&R after the NYEW craziness? We hope so!
We wanted to wait a couple days before emailing you a final recap of the event – giving you a chance to unwind from NYEW! Throughout the week we had an unprecedented 1,600 attendees and more than 127,000 viewers from around the world. We cannot thank you enough for your support – it is truly appreciated.
For those of you who may not have seen, did you know that NYEW was featured on both the NBC Nightly News and New York 1?!?! The clips can be found here: http://bit.ly/9N61JQ
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1,500 Entrepreneurs & 175 Investors to Converge at NYEW
Mix and mingle, be inspired and learn from more than 1,500 rsvp’d entrepreneurs and 175 rsvp’d investors from across the nation at New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) being held April 12th – 16th, 2010 at Scholastic Auditorium in SoHo.
Confirmed investors represent the following industries:
- Biotech
- Business Products & Services
- Consumer Products & Services
Business Networking Events and Resources for Entrepreneurs in New York
Almost everyday someone asks me “where can I go to find XYZ.” I figured it would be easier if I wrote down a decent portion of the organizations I normally recommend to folks. Here in New York there are a plethora of events day in and day out. They include conferences, forums, meetups and workshops.
The frequency, quality, size and scale of events in New York for entrepreneurs, from the aspiring or idea-stage entrepreneur all the way up to the growth and acquisition-stage entrepreneur, can vary greatly.
Communicating as a Leader: Conference Call Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Sadly, energizing, motivating, and inspiring are not words that are usually associated with conference calls. More often, words like boring, ineffective, and frustrating come to mind. Although there is a shift toward newer technologies like videoconferencing, webinars, and Skype, many business leaders still rely on conference calls to communicate with their colleagues, customers, and vendors.
Features vs Benefits – Jolting Your Sales NOW
Earlier this week I was teaching marketing to about 20 entrepreneurs here in NYC.After the class several came up to say they got some super-cool tips on how to immediately impact their sales with little or no cost. Just rewriting and designing their marketing strategies based on what they just learned.
And here is what they learned: the difference between selling the features and benefits of your product or service.
