Looking for companies or organizations who want a free business plan written or updated?

August 29, 2013 by Scott Testa 8 Comments

Business Plan in a Day book (Photo credit: Raymond Yee)

Looking for companies or organizations who want a free

business plan written or updated?. .

Entrepreneur course by students. . – email me stesta97@gmail.com

I am also looking for Entrepreneur or Business related speakers who want free publicity.

You must come to Philadelphia to present and work with students. . no teleconferencing or Skype

Business Plan Basics: How to Make a Business Plan (staples.com)
A Checklist for Effective Business Plan Presentation Design (staples.com)
Three Signs of a Healthy Business Plan (epicafinance.com)
Flush out your business plan ideas with Elevatr (idownloadblog.com)
Misconceptions About Business Plans – part 1 (highthechbusinessplan.wordpress.com)
The 8 Things to Look for in a Business Plan (temmylinny.wordpress.com)

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Quoted – How to Find a Mentor to Help You Navigate Small Business Ownership – Staples.com

August 21, 2013 by Scott Testa 1 Comment

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A Small Business Administration study shows that business owners who had three or more hours of mentoring experienced higher revenues and stronger growth than those who didn’t. So why wouldn’t you consider mentorship for growing your business and yourself? Here’s some important information to consider when it comes to finding a mentor and building a relationship as a small business owner.

Just Look Around

Villanova University’s director of the Entrepreneur and Business Boot Camp, Dr. Scott Testa, says there’s no best place or worst place for finding a mentor than the places you already go. “It’s how you’d meet a spouse or girlfriend — at a bar, convenience store, friend of a friend,” he says. Mentors can be college professors, former bosses and partners. “Find those people you have a common bond with and like to spend time with.”

Mitchell and Testa agree that the best mentors have strengths that are your weaknesses. “The best mentors push us out of our comfort zones and force us to look at things in a different way,” Mitchell says. “You want a mentor who’s the opposite of you so that you learn and fill in some of the gaps.”

When Testa was starting a business, he looked for mentors to provide an entrepreneurial example. “I really needed someone I felt could understand the experience I was going through,” he says. “My mentors helped not just with technical stuff, but also with the psychological.”

http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/tech-services/explore-tips-and-advice/tech-articles/how-to-find-a-mentor-to-help-you-navigate-small-business-ownership.html

The Difference Between A Sponsor and A Mentor (blogs.sap.com)
Tips for Finding a Business Mentor (fundinggates.com)

Filed Under: employment, Uncategorized Tagged With: Business, Business and Economy, Career, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Mentorship, Small business, Small Business Administration

Technology opens up for marketing makes things so much more efficient.

June 24, 2009 by saiacobucci 2 Comments

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Technology is always changing and the new opportunities that technology opens up for marketing makes things so much more efficient. Even for small business, utilizing technology leads to a greater profit margin from more and more exposure. The only problem with this new form of marketing is that it could sometimes become annoying.
Think about Facebook, the new craze for young people. Facebook now allows advertising. Companies pay for ads that are relatively cheap and the ads lead right to a website. They pay-per-click and bid against others targeting their same demographic. Imagine a company being able to reach their target market by clicking through Facebook Ad Manager for five minutes, writing 100 characters in a text box and connecting the picture they choose for the ad to their website. Next thing you know, the ad is targeting females in Philadelphia, between the ages of 18-25.
This example is not annoying but when companies create facebook pages for free to advertise this might be annoying. Similarly, twitter pages are taken very seriously by some bloggers. Even though only 10% of bloggers account for 90% of the blogging, advertising on twitter for free could annoy them. Text blasts and are also becoming popular and mass e-mails sent from all sorts of Spam Centers annoy the inboxes of most people with e-mail addresses. How effective are those mass e-mails for how annoying they are and will they turn into what telemarketing became.

Is Getting Clients on Facebook a Myth? (socialmediatoday.com)
4 Tips for Targeted Google AdWords (craig-edmonds.com)
Top Tips for Outsourcing Social Networking (raunchyjohnson.com)

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Quoted – Entrepreneur Magazine – Small Business Administration Pick

June 21, 2009 by Scott Testa 8 Comments

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Quoted – Entrepreneur Magazine – Small Business Administration Pick

Inauguration Day: What Businesses Can Expect From The Obama Administration

As marketing consultant Scott Testa says, “Venture capitalists by nature are risk takers, and it is an extremely competitive business. This administration may need to take some risks to help this very important component of the economy.”

http://entrepreneur.com/technology/bmighty/article199670.html

The government wants small businesses to connect with it online (bizequity.com)
New small biz chief pledges to get aid moving (money.cnn.com)

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Quoted Entrepreneur Mag – Obama SBA pick

May 10, 2009 by Scott Testa Leave a Comment

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Quoted Entrepreneur Mag – Obama SBA pick – http://www.entrepreneur.com/technology/bmighty/article199670.html

New small biz chief pledges to get aid moving (money.cnn.com)

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Barack Obama, Karen Mills, National Venture Capital Association, Small business, Small Business Administration, United States