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Overcoming Entrepreneurship Fear

November 29th, 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Will Corrente – Fear is nothing more than a lack of faith in yourself to overcome the obstacle, circumstance, or challenge in your path. It is that flicker of doubt in your mind that grows into a flame, that you do not have the ability to “do it”. Whatever, “IT” is. In 2002, I faced a couple of my “IT’s”; the fear of the unknown and the fear of going it alone in a new and unfamiliar place.  Read the whole story at…

GetInTheHotSpot.com – Self Development Blog – Articles & Inspiration So You Can Live Your Dream » Overcoming Fear – Turning Fearful Into Fierce.

Will Corrente – “Helping People Get Where They Want To Go”

CEO Corrente consulting International Inc and Operation Entrepreneur

Specializing in small business consulting, entrepreneur coaching, and entrepreneur development. 

Entrepreneur, Consultant, Speaker and, Author

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November 29th, 2009 by admin No Comments

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Email Marketing 101 for Entrepreneurs

November 27th, 2009 by admin No Comments

As a consultant to young entrepreneurs and small businesses owners of all levels, I would like to share a couple of critical e-marketing tips with you.  Entrepreneurs and small businesses make simple but costly mistakes when engaging in email marketing.  the following list should help you increase your email and marketing effectiveness.

  1. Client and prospect information is one of the most valuable commodities a business can possess, therefore, when sending email correspondence or promotions to a large list, Send your email in such a way that the only email visible is yours
  2. Your email message should be well crafted, timely and straight to the point
  3. Your subject should be clear and to the point giving your reader an understanding of what you are communicating
  4.  Address the email to yourself and use your BCC or Blind Carbon Copy function for the email addresses of your clients/prospects
  5. Preserve the value of your list by not publicly sharing the names and email addresses of your clients or prospects
  6. Respect the privacy of your contacts by protecting their names and or email addresses
  7. Consider using an email service such as icontact or constant contact for your list management and email marketing
  8. If including links, test your links before sending your email 
  9. Create an email address for your company, that includes your company URL example:bob@abccompany.com instead of bobsabccompany@aol.com
  10. Give your subscribers an opportunity to discontinue receiving messages from you by posting a message at the bottom of your email stating- “If you no longer wish to receive messages from Company name, please reply to this message with the words Unsubscribe in the subject field,  OR
  11. Use a professional email service such as constant contact or icontact which has this feature built in

I hope you found this information helpful, it is one of the most common mistakes small businesses and entrepreneurs make when first getting started or implementing an email marketing campaign.

Will Corrente – “Helping People Get Where They Want To Go”

Entrepreneur, Consultant, Speaker and, Author

CEO Corrente Consulting International Inc and Operation Entrepreneur – Specializing in small business consulting, entrepreneur coaching, and entrepreneur development. 

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Small Business Consulting 101- Responding to Flaming Emails

November 19th, 2009 by admin No Comments

 

 

This blog post is courtesy of my friend and colleague Pam Cournoyer.

 

Email ettiquette is a hot topic in my small business consulting and entrepreneur development practice and I appreciate Pamela lending her advice and counsel on this important topic.

 

If you ever received email that insulted you, caused a sinking feeling in your gut, or a horrible sense of personal violation, then you have been the victim of a flaming email. Undeserved, unwarranted and hurtful words can put a real damper on your day.  The longer you are in business and the more customers you serve, the more likely it is this will occur.

 

I’ve included four real-life examples of business emails and posts’, and followed them with suggestions of HOW to respond to similar inflammatory attacks.  Our goal here is to maintain your brand, your professionalism and your reputation.  At the end of this article there are points to keep in mind if you are tempted to initiate or reply with a flaming email.

 

#1 Lawsuit Threat. “I realize that I am public enemy number one, since I chose not to expose you or me to the inevitable lawsuit that would come because you decided to _____ in the first place.”

This is meant to stir you up.  Writing a defense will not help – no matter how good the reason.  Disregard the “public enemy #1,” it is added for effect, disregard the “inevitable law suit,” it’s a mute point.  Disregard the accusation of “because you decided to.”  Now, how much actual content is left?  There is no response to this statement.

If you must respond to a flaming email, look at the UNDERLYING issues – these are only symptoms of something much deeper that may or may not have anything to do with you.  Once you decipher what the cause of the accusation is, professionally deal with those facts and let the rest go.

 

#2 All I Get Is Silence. “To date…. I have not received any word from _____ about _______. All I need is a definitive answer. All I get is silence. She won’t take my calls. She won’t answer my e-mails and neither will you.”

Do not get pulled into the drama.  A timely and professional response to the original concern is the UNDERLYING problem (stated in the first sentence). Apologize for the slight in customer service and give the customer what they need.

 

#3 Age and Grammar Discrimination. “I have been reading your reports, paticularly in South East Asia and I have to say they are incredibly poor. You are from an English speaking country (the U.S.A) presumably you are in your early twenties, so why is your English at the level of a mentally challenged five year old child. I cannot understand any of your ideas. If you want to set up a website with informative material please make sure you can actually write at all.”

This blog post response shows a serious lack of professionalism, maturity and proper grammar. Quite often people who write flaming emails are coming from their survival brain where logic and clear thought are not present. Disregard it there is no need to defend anything. Keep in mind; those who violate common courtesy will trip themselves up without you ever responding.

 

#4 Swearing and Misspelling. “Its not because people couldnt reset there passwords that they dont visit your board its because it is crap. Dont email me again, and remove me from your system file thank you.”

Do you suppose the “thank you” at the end of the statement is meant to excuse the sender from their preceding rude comments? Note the incorrect usage of the word “there,” and the misspelling of the word “couldn’t,” “dont,” and “Dont” and the improper sentence structure. Poor grammar and anger usually mix – it makes the user appear ignorant.  Again, the allegations need NO response.  The UNDERLYING problem here is resetting the passwords – correct this as a courtesy to the rest of your users.

 

The moderator’s flaming response before thinking to Communicate with CLASS:

“I’m afraid I won’t do that, mainly due to your rudeness.  What gives you the idea that you can speak for all 540 members regarding whether or not they have been unable to reset their passwords, or that they think the site is crap?”

While the moderator may have a point, they are continuing the argument, and encouraging a nastier reply. Fix the passwords, and set up a posting policy like:  “The use of flaming terminology will be grounds for removal from the site.”

 

CLASS key s that might improve your responses when you are inflamed by email:

Back away from your keyboard when:

  • The message is emotionally charged
  • What is being communicated is complicated
  • A conversation is more efficient
  • Privacy is an issue
  • You are thinking in profanity
  • You want to type in ALL CAPS
  • You think excessive exclamation points or question marks will get your point across better

 

Because people cannot read your body language, voice tone or emotions when sending email, how you craft your response is very important.  Every keystroke talks about you, it reveals your character, your professionalism; it personally brands you.  Keep in mind the fact that one careless response could easily be forwarded to people you never intended.

 

Even a few incidents of conflict escalation for most people can create enormous problems.  As the number of workplace relationships managed by email increases, the volume of flaming email escalation can grow exponentially.  If you are experiencing these problems in your workplace or between yourself and another, contact us for assistance in getting this under control.

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Overcoming Fear-the Key to Entrepreneur Development!

November 15th, 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Will Corrente – Fear is nothing more than a lack of faith in yourself to overcome the obstacle, circumstance, or challenge in your path. It is that flicker of doubt in your mind that grows into a flame, that you do not have the ability to “do it”. Whatever, “IT” is. In 2002, I faced a couple of my “IT’s”; the fear of the unknown and the fear of going it alone in a new and unfamiliar place.

In 2001, I found myself working for a company in New York City. Although I considered myself a serial entrepreneur, I somehow drifted off track to the “safety” of a job and convinced myself I was on the right path. The events of 9/11 changed all that and in the months following, I was reinvigorated with thoughts of possibilities. I had seen first-hand the frailty of life and decided that when confronted with an “IT” circumstance I would make fear my ally and not my adversary. 

read the full story at http://www.getinthehotspot.com/2009/09/25/turn-terrified-into-terrific/

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NEW YORK ENTREPRENEUR WEEK

November 14th, 2009 by admin No Comments

November 16-20, 2009

NYEW is a 501c3 non-profit organization. All funds are tax deductible.

Entrepreneurs are the catalysts for conquering today’s economic challenges.

Join us at this ground breaking event designed to catapult entrepreneurs to greater

success. Make solid connections across diverse industries. Connect with enterprising

young idea-stage innovators to multi-million dollar revenue generators. We will come

together for one week only. This event will drive economies and change

societies. After all, if we don’t do it, who will?

Entrepreneurs Must Attend:

All Entrepreneurs = those who consider themselves movement makers, change

agents, people helpers or problem solvers. If you aren’t described above, stay home.

What You’ll Get:

The greatest opportunity to move your business forward, faster than ever before.

By uniting all of New York State’s most important entrepreneurial groups, you’ll

reach and learn from New York’s best and brightest entrepreneurs who are relentless,

driven and dedicated to changing their business, their economy and the world.

Now is the time to come together.

 

 

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Conscious Entrepreneurship

November 13th, 2009 by admin No Comments

It seems everyday, there is a new prefix being added to the term entrepreneur- so far over the past few months i have heard of the following: spiritual entrepreneur, conscious entrepreneur, intra preneur

Here are my definitions for each which may or may not differ from the most widely accepted definitions

spiritual entrepreneur- an individual whose spiritual guidance has lead them to start a business

conscious entrepreneur- an individual who is starting  a business because of a deep conviction, belief, or set of values that they wiish to be the guiding principle or objective for the success of their business

intrapreneur- an individual working for a company who wishes to apply entrepreneurial thinking, passion and execution to the products or services offered by the company in which they are employed

I am sure there will be even more in the coming years!

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POWER Squared is the Process for Business Owners

November 11th, 2009 by admin No Comments

I recently attended a conference at which the speaker had shared an interesting statistic, 87% of business success is acheived by following a process.  After hearing that statement, a light bulb went off in my head!  That is exactly what I have been trying to convey to my small busineness consulting clients and my website visitors when explaining the merits of my POWER Squared System.

Power Squared gives business owners the template, actions and the system to follow to create the processes and procedures to grow their businesses.  It is a simple solution, create a process for your business, stick to it and enjoy an 87% success rate!

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Alternative Financing for Entrepreneurs

November 9th, 2009 by admin No Comments

As entrepreneurs, we know that tapping into home equity loans, credit cards, or bank financing is down right difficult, if not impossible in this current economic climate.  But, if you are en entrepreneur in the position of having an investment portfolio of $100,000 or more, than you may have just found a way to finance your business start up, purchase, finance, etc.  This type of lending allows the borrower to use their investments (stocks, mutual funds, bonds or other securities) to obtain funds for personal or business use.

Check out this great website of a new strategic partner of mine for additional information http://www.investmentportfolioloans.com

Here are some quick features and benefits of this innovative loan product

• Fixed interest rates between 2.5% and 4.5%
• Interest Only quarterly loan payments
• Loan terms of 3, 5, 7, or 10 years
• No closing costs (an Origination Fee may apply)
• No lenders fees
• No upfront fees
• No due-diligence fees
• No credit check
• No income verification nor is it asked for
• Funds may be used for any purpose including personal or business use
• Non-recourse loan. The only collateral are the pledged securities. Should the borrower default on the loan, the borrower keeps the loan proceeds and the lender only claims the collateral. The borrower’s liability is limited to the collateral pledged for the loan. The lender has no right to proceed against the borrower for any deficiency.
• Loans available for up to 80% of the securities value
• The borrower retains all dividends and upside market appreciation that the securities generate
• Prompt response to a loan inquiry, usually within one business day of receiving the security information.
• Quick Fundings – usually in a matter of days
• Flexible terms at loan maturity. The borrower may renew the loan, possibly refinance, or pay off the loan.

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Entrepreneur Education-Now is the time to plant the seeds for the future

November 7th, 2009 by admin No Comments
Whatever your entrepreneurial dreams are, there is no better time than the present to start making it a reality. Now is the time to retool, re-educate and create opportunities for yourself to learn and grow. Look at the industries that are doing well in the current environment. Is there a niche waiting to be discovered?
If you live in the NYC metro area, I highly recommend you attend the New York Entrepreneur Week this is a great resource for all of your small business consulting needs.  check it out at http://www.NYEW.org

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