Amsterdam University
Check out our wrap up video of the 2011 EO Amsterdam University. Even if you weren’t able to attend it will definitely get you excited for the next University. Watch & Enjoy!
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Our New Economic Reality – Business As Usual?
By David Lefkovits, EO Atlanta member and Principal of the LEFKO Group and founder of OpX Advisors
I am always asked when I run into people: how is business? And my honest reply is: Its great! We are really busy and growing… Almost every time, the reaction I get is… it’s good to hear that the real estate market and the economy are improving…
I guess they don’t understand we are not doing well because of the economy; we are doing well despite it!
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Doubt It, Dig In and Dream
By Greg Garrett, EO Southeast Virginia member and President of Greg Garrett Realty.com
The year was 1999. The Internet was still pretty new, and I was just learning how to “search the Web.” My wife and I were coming up on our 20th wedding anniversary, and it was my job to fi nd a great deal on a romantic cruise.
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The F Words [Not what you think]
By Paul Batz, founder of ‘What Really Works’
Entrepreneurs unite! Perhaps the primary benefit of being an entrepreneur comes from the stress…at least the stress I have today is the stress that I created – not the stress thrust upon me. Once my wife and I got past the initial paranoia of the “start up” (especially no paycheck with two kids in college) we decided we like this path. By virtue of the fact that you read the EO blog, you know what I mean.
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Five (Early) New Years Resolutions for Entrepreneurs
By Jenny Vance, an EO Indiana member and president of LeadJen.
The end of the year is quickly approaching and most entrepreneurs are focused on closing sales. With that in mind, we’ve developed a list of New Years resolutions designed to help entrepreneurs increase sales and boost the bottom line in 2012.
Resolution #1: Invest in validated prospect data. Entrepreneurs are risk-takers and go-getters, so it’s not uncommon for them to jump into lead generation with both feet. One important step that’s often overlooked is the importance of good data to the success of lead generation. Some may think that investing in clean data is too expensive or takes too long. However, our recent study shows that sales reps who work with validated data achieve nearly four times more qualified appointments. In addition, reps who don’t work with validated data waste about US$20,000 in productive sales time annually.
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The Power of Youth: Student Entrepreneurs Compete in Startup Challenge
By Kent Bernhard, Jr., recently featured on Portfolio.com
They’re converging this week from around the globe, from Russia, from South Africa, and more than a dozen other countries.
For Kevin Langley, a veteran Louisiana entrepreneur, the 30 young people who have built businesses while students represent the the next wave of entrepreneurship. The student business people are descending on the New York Stock Exchange starting Thursday afternoon for an intense competition, the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), run by the Entrepreneurs Organization, the group Langley leads as global chairman.
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How Do Entrepreneurs Stay Positive?
By Brad Crescenzo, recently featured on Entrepreneur.com
It’s no secret that starting a business from scratch is no easy task. Entrepreneurs often experience stress far beyond the pressures of a typical 9-to-5-type job. But by learning to work positively, you can redefine your personal reality, as well as your business.
In response to a story we published on how entrepreneurs can maintain a positive business outlook, we asked our Facebook fans to share some of the ways they stay upbeat and productive as they balance their personal and business lives.
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The Power of Peers
By David Cummings, EO Atlanta member and CEO of Hannon Hill Corporation
Have you ever read the business book, “Never Eat Alone,” by Keith Ferrazzi? It helped me understand the value of relationship building in business. Regardless of your industry, establishing new relationships is critical, and this book focuses on the important steps it takes to create, maintain and leverage them. I’m not talking about mingling just for the sake of mingling, but rather truly getting to know other people and looking for ways to help them.
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The Importance of Reputation During Crises
By Ardian Elkana, president and director Avigra Communications
Although most countries have been hit hard by the current global financial crisis, Indonesia has not suffered that much. In fact, Indonesia is one of only three countries in Asia with positive economic growth during this crisis. Apparently, the 1998 Asian “monetary quake” has left many Indonesian companies more prepared to face the current financial tremor. I run one of them.
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Building Fences to Protect Your Turf: Developing a Global IP Legal Strategy
By Andrew J. Sherman, author and Partner at Jones Day
“Confiding a secret to an untrustworthy person is like carrying a bag of grain to the market with a hole in the bottom.” – African proverb
Farmers and ranchers build fences around their property to delineate what property belongs to them, to prevent intruders from stealing their crops, and to prevent cattle from wondering off their property. Fences protect what is theirs and tell the outside world where the lines of trespass are. In the intangible asset-, knowledge- and information-driven society, intellectual property laws can serve as virtual fences. We use these laws to declare to the world which intangible properties belong to us and where the lines of infringement have been drawn.
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