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| Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:59 AM PST Attend one of these small business events – network and learn! * * * * * Various dates in December 2012 Check out these upcoming online marketing seminars from MarketingProfs: Five Tools for Creating a Social Media Plan and Forecasting Its Impact November 29 with Rex Briggs MarketingProfs University: The Daring Brand’s Guide to Creating Content Worth Sharing December 6 with Ann Handley How to Harness Big Data for your B2B CRM Efforts December 13 with Cyndi W. Greenglass
MacTech Boot Camp is a one day event for those that support the home user, and small business market held around the country. MacTech Boot Camp is a single-track, hotel based seminar that is specifically geared to serve the needs of consultants and techs wanting to serve their base better. This event is geared toward those that already support the home and SMB communities, or that want to become a consultant supporting these areas.
The SAME Small Business Conference is designed to promote partnerships and contract opportunities between small businesses and Department of Defense (DOD) agencies as well as networking opportunities between small and large businesses. SAME is proud to bring together high-ranking representatives from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy who all share a common goal of helping small businesses succeed in the DOD market.
NMX, formerly Blog World & New Media Expo, is the first and only industry-wide conference, tradeshow and media event dedicated to providing valuable content for Bloggers, Podcasters and Web TV producers. Pre-register now and receive Super Early Bird rates.
This three day conference includes an exhibit hall with affiliate merchants, vendors, and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts.
To find more small business events, contests and awards, visit the Small Business Events Calendar. If you are putting on a small business event or contest, and want to get the word out, please submit it through our Events & Contests Submission Form (it’s free). Only events of interest to small business people, freelancers and entrepreneurs will be included. Brought to you as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com. The post Events for The Rest of 2012 appeared first on Small Business Trends. |
| Add Laws of Subtraction to Your Reading List Posted: 01 Dec 2012 06:00 AM PST
What about you? How do you feel about "stuff?" Do you find yourself bringing more things into your house and not letting go of the old? Do you find yourself thinking that the quality of something is defined by how much of it there is? Are you a better, more successful business owner because you do more and work more? Matthew May(@MatthewEMay), author of The Laws Of Subtraction Six Simple Rules For Winning In The Age Of Excess Everything, would say that excellence and elegance are found in less rather than more. I received a review copy of the book and it came at the best time of the year – a time where we are all bombarded with messages to buy more and do more and be more. I dug into the book with gusto and thought I'd share some of my impressions here with you. A little Bit About Matthew May You may already know Matthew from his writing on American Express Open Forum where he is a regular contributor. He's also an accomplished author with three award-winning books under his belt: The Shibumi Strategy, In Pursuit of Elegance, and The Elegant Solution. He is a popular speaker, creativity coach, and innovation adviser to companies such as Toyota and Intuit. He is also the founder of Edit Innovation, an ideas agency based in Los Angeles. But his proudest moment was winning the New Yorker Magazine cartoon caption contest! That is probably a great example of how Matthew lives his subtraction strategy lifestyle. The Laws of Subtraction: A Mindset for Sanity and Success In a world of multi-tasking and overwhelm, I think you're going to find respite inside the page of The Laws of Subtraction. In the sharing of stories from his own experiences as well as those of several dozen of his professional friends and experts, you'll start to see a pattern emerge that just might lighten the load of what YOU think you need to be successful in your business and your life. May outlines six simple rules and illustrates how companies like Toyota as well as some of the folks you're probably following on Twitter, like Jonathan Fields, approach subtraction as a success strategy:
Laws of Subtraction Can Transform Your Business and Your Life One of the things I really like about this book is that it straddles that space between teaching, informing and entertaining. You'll find its insights applicable to all aspects of your business and your life. For example, law #3 is, "Limiting information engages the imagination." As an intro to this chapter, May gives a list of examples where you have to guess what links all these companies and situations and in all cases, it was using the strategy of limiting information to engage and entice the audience. Just reading this made me stop and think about all the different ways that I can apply this strategy. I think you'll have the same experience. Is The Laws of Subtraction for You? Of course, if you're a business book junkie like me, you will love this book. It's got that addicting mix of name-brand company stories combined with the stories of small business experts who you may know and follow on social media combined with interviews with experts on all kinds of interesting topics. The post Add Laws of Subtraction to Your Reading List appeared first on Small Business Trends. |
I am a minimalist; things and brands and stuff really don't do anything for me. My husband isn't. This makes for an interesting life as he refuses to get rid of things and I find new, creative ways to eliminate the unnecessary.| You are subscribed to email updates from Small Business Trends To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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