Small Business Camp

Continuing and Professional Studies of The City College of New York presents Wisdom Wednesdays Every Wednesday from 6:30-7:30pm EST You can attend in-person or via telephone. Learn from industry experts. WIN a $100 Educational Voucher REGISTER: http://wisdomwednesdays.eventbrite.com/ Attracting Sponsorship Dollars Wednesday, November 2nd Andrew Morrison, Small Business Camp  Creating Applications for the iPhone Wednesday, November [...]

Must See Videos by Young Entrepreneurs at http://smallbusinesscamp.com/youthbizcamp/ I can not begin to tell you how proud I am of the young people who completed my Small Business Camp for Youth. It’s been a pure pleasure working with our future leaders. Students as young as 9-years old were able to grasp sophisticated marketing concepts and [...]

Are you ready for the 4th quarter? Billions are made during the months of September, October, November and December. Now is the time for you to take advantage of several powerful buying seasons. We have Back-to-School, Labor Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. In addition, January is the biggest month for people to purchase self-improvement [...]

I just completed the first week of Small Business Camp for Youth! Wow! We had a great time! Big thanks to the students and staff at Monroe college for providing the space and supporting the students. The next big project is to learn how to create videos that promote your business idea. Visit http://www.youtube.com/create to [...]

What were you working on a few minutes ago? What are your goals for today? Are your plans in perfect alignment with a proven and predictable pathway to profits? You and I both have 101 things on our to-do list. But, how do you gain clarity to appreciate the essential things that require your focus. [...]

If you didn’t get a chance to make the 2011 Power Networking conference I must say you all missed a weekend of empowerment, knowledge sharing and excellence brought to you by some of the brightest minds in our community. There is one part of the conference I just have to highlight and that was the [...]

Do you need someone to help you think through a for-profit or non-profit business idea? Are you looking for a way to get your next big promotion? I’m offering you a F^REE 10-minute coaching session. The intake questions listed in this post will focus your concepts for maximum profitability. If you decide to pass on [...]

My website makes money! My website generates magazine, radio and TV interviews! My website attracts team members! How about yours? Now, I must admit. My web site is ugly! Graphic designers tell me that it’s garbage. My fonts are wrong. The image is not properly formatted. I have typos. I’m not using the latest Web [...]

One of the most effective ways to grow your business idea is to bring on partners. Studies show that entrepreneurs that have partners tend to reach profitability faster and are able to respond better to adverse financial and market fluctuations. Now, that’s the good news! Here’s the bad news … Most partnerships fail due to [...]

This has been one of the deadliest Memorial Day weekends in NYC. There were eight (8) homicides over a 3-day period. The majority of the victims and alleged perpetrators were mostly young, Black/Hispanic and low-income. Growing up in the ‘hood, I know how “things” tend to “pop-off” during the summer. As a youngster, the vast [...]

Before you say, “That’s not possible!” allow me to offer my definition of a book. In this age of information overload, consumers are not looking to read a 300-page essay that attempts to explain everything under the sun. People are seeking a 40 to 100-page book that offers focused information and insight on a particular [...]

If your bills are monthly then you need a business model that generates revenue on a predictable monthly basis. A friend on Facebook recently raised the question, “How do I convince my clients to pay me on a retainer?” I was able to use www.cinchcast.com to quickly record my answer. (For those of you who [...]

Did you see the movie “Inception?” I missed it in the movie theater but recently saw it last week. All I can say is “WOW!” You have to see “Inception!” I don’t want to spoil the movie for you but the entire plot revolves around the power of an IDEA. It causes you to consider [...]

Margin or margins is a word you hear a lot in business. I want to talk about what it means and why it is important today on MBA Mondays. I did talk about margins once before, in the context of the income statement, back when we were walking through the basic financial statements. But I’d [...]

With summer fast approaching the unemployment rate among our teens and young adults are set to hit record levels. Being broke, young and having lots of free time is a deadly combination that may lead to crime and sexual promiscuity. I need your help to do something about it. Together we can work together to [...]

Creating an outline the night before can help your writing flow the following day. Here’s the outline for this post. You have the energy but you need to release it. Understand how you are motivated. Examine moving toward vs. moving away from goals. It’s possible combine both. Track your energy levels during the day and [...]

I must confess! I actually jumped into this process of writing a book in 30 days without a real road map for success. I’m great at the big picture! I can see myself and several other people displaying their books at the PowerNetworking conference in June (http://frasernet.com/). But, what about the small picture? How about [...]

It’s 6:38am and I just jumped out of bed filled with energy. People who have been reading my emails over the years will recognize a pattern. At least four times a year, I “stumble” upon a project that gives me energy. You want to be mindful of how you feel while you are engaged in [...]

This is the first day of my 30 day writing challenge. My goal is to spend at least 20 minutes each day writing and to daily add a blog post on my website. I decided to use an online stopwatch (http://www.online-stopwatch.com/) to beep when the 20 minutes expired. It’s amazing how you can trick your [...]

I’m telling you …… You can do it! What would you like to create in 30 days? The next 30 days can be unlike any other. I don’t know about you but, I plan to make the next 30 days my best ever! Here are a few principles that I have to follow in order [...]