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Office for rent, includes meeting rooms
Started Mar 31
MatchNet cancellation
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Brett LaDove Mar 4.
"Ackk! Not another presentation on crafting your elevator speech!!"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Barbara Chan Sep. 16, 2008.
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George
Your post title is "The Value of Lying" but when I click on the link, I see an article entitled "The Price of Lying." Seems like opposite meanings.
I'm a contrarian on this one, so I'm sticking with the "value of lying." A couple of example…
Very interesting, Bart! And it can be run from a Mac!
Do you have any comments on how it stacks up to GoToMeeting or WebEx?
Mike
Nicholas
What's unclear to me is this:
Are you talking about companies that create their own innovations, or those seeking to acquire innovative technologies, processes, or business concepts from outside?
If the latter, this would seem to relate m…
George
I tried to respond to this post on your blogspot article. But after writing my entire response, I could not submit it. I was offered choices which I did not understand. It wanted me to select a profile before posting, and in trying to follow…
Constant Contact is pushing its new survey tool. I've taken surveys on it, but not created them
mvh
We have a spare private office in our office suite in San Rafael. Perfect for a professional who needs to conduct meetings. Office has space for two work stations. Includes kitchen, access to board room and large seminar room. We're on the ground fl…
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the input and suggestion on the venue. We are always keeping our eyes open for nice cost effective venues (and free certainly fits that bill). We'll follow-up with you about this.
It does seem that the economic realities have f…
Just got announcement for cancellation of MatchNet. I responded this way to Deb:
Deb and NorCal board
If you had a lower-cost venue, would it work?
I have a meeting room that will hold 40 to 50 people. I'm in San Rafael, of course. But the room w…
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- small business, owner-run business
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- We help owners of successful, growing businesses tackle the challenges to growth they face, get to the size they want and put more money in their pockets, without having to work so dang hard!
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Mike Van Horn's Blog
Turn Your Creativity to Cash Flow
If you're going to Confab, come to my Tuesday morning session on this topic. Here's what I'll be talking about:
As consultants, one of our prime assets is our creative problem solving ability. We continually come up with creative one-time solutions for clients. But what if we could sell the fruits of our creativity many times over? That is called leverage. To leverage your practice, you must boost your ROC (i.e., your “return on creativity”).
This involves starting with your client notes, blog… Continue
As consultants, one of our prime assets is our creative problem solving ability. We continually come up with creative one-time solutions for clients. But what if we could sell the fruits of our creativity many times over? That is called leverage. To leverage your practice, you must boost your ROC (i.e., your “return on creativity”).
This involves starting with your client notes, blog… Continue
Posted on October 23, 2008 at 12:44pm —
What are your thoughts on the impact of the current economy on management consulting?
Brett, you asked this question, then closed the thread!
If our clients view our services as a luxury, as an expendable add-on for good times, then naturally they will cut us back, or fire us altogether. But if we're doing something they consider essential, then they'd be crazy to let us go.
The problem is, they come to take us for granted. "What have you done for us lately?" We had a good session on this at the City Club last year. And we take them for granted. We view some long-term clients a… Continue
If our clients view our services as a luxury, as an expendable add-on for good times, then naturally they will cut us back, or fire us altogether. But if we're doing something they consider essential, then they'd be crazy to let us go.
The problem is, they come to take us for granted. "What have you done for us lately?" We had a good session on this at the City Club last year. And we take them for granted. We view some long-term clients a… Continue
Posted on October 23, 2008 at 12:21pm — 1 Comment
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- At 7:52pm on May 19, 2009,
OLUFUNMILADE ADEYEMI said… - There are diverse ways the business opportunities in Africa could and will largely benefit IMC members. I say this from the stand point of the various talented consultants we have as well as the diversities in our expertise. Due to Africa's unexhaustive resources and opportunities, there is a window of potential platforms IMC members can function in. Both on a small and large scale. I would be obliged at any point in time to intimate IMC members more on this. My Book, Think Wealth,Think Africa, has been written as a business manual for emerging and intending entrepreneurs, consultants and businessmen wishing to cast thier nets to reaping from the financial abundance Africa has got to give.
- At 12:48pm on May 12, 2008,
Michael Levin said… - Hi Mike,
I can't go tonight. I'm disappointed and wanted to hear Alice. I've got a real estate event on Thursday and it turns out our dry run is tonight. I hope all is well with you and would love to talk to you afterwards to get your thoughts.
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