MyEntre.Net Iowa Small Business Blog - Financing

Friday-palooza for 7/23/10

Dan Beenken — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:47:00 -3650

Good piece from Scott Allen on passive income, every entrepreneur's best friend.

Looking for ways to write a blog that's twice the drivvel that I have here? It won't be tough, but if you need a little help- Tim Berry has some great ideas - http://timberry.bplans.com/2010/07/10-blogging-tips-my-1000th-post-on-this-blog.html

Entrepreneurial Insights

Maurie Cashman — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:42:00 -3650

This Friday, July 16 at 1 p.m.we will discuss Valuations- An Advanced Discussion with Accredited Senior Appraiser, Darren Mize of GCF Valuation, M&A Advisor and Valuation software developer and instructor Mike Adhikari of Business Value Xpress (BVX) and Illinois Corporate Investments Inc., and Financial Analyst Andrew Blazenko

Voting begins today at DreamBigGrowHere.com

Dan Beenken — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:23:00 -3650

As I type this, we have about an hour to go before we open up the polls for voting for the first run of the Dream Big Grow Here grant contest. Remember, anyone can vote, but you can only vote once per day between now and the last day of the month. My advice: Vote Early and Vote Often.

Two Days to Go!

Dan Beenken — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:19:00 -3650

We've nearly reached the 15th of June already, which means there is only a couple days left to submit entries for the June Dream Big Grow Here contest. If you haven't gotten your entry in, you need to do so by the time the clock strikes midnight on June 15th. We've already had quite a response with ideas ranging from photography to tourism from all over the state of Iowa. It's been exciting to see them roll in, keep 'em coming!

Merchant Services - Ah, those hidden fees

Dan Beenken — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:00:00 -3650

I had intended to write about the wonderful world of credit card fees a few weeks back as I was getting things together for the store, but I havent exactly found time for it. At some point, I intend to put something a bit more full blown together on how it all works, but for now I just want to get a few words of advice out to you.

"How to Start an Internet Business" class coming up

Jason Trout — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:07:00 -3650

Just wanted to let you all know about two upcoming classes for next week. Both are called "How to Start an Internet Business" and one is being held on Thu/Fri of next week and the other on Sat/Sun of next week. The class is designed to teach you everything you need to know to start an Internet business.

Class topics include:

The benefits of starting a web based business, including low start-up costs
The ability to launch a business while keeping your current job
A review of the four basic Internet business models including advertising based, retail, forum and service
Web design and the variety of web-hosting options that are available
Internet marketing strategies and techniques
The importance of testing your website and making incremental improvements
How to discover which keywords your site should target, public relations, blogging, and merchant affiliate programs
How to run your own e-mail newsletter

Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm (both sessions), with a one hour lunch break
Location: Steyer Opera House, Hotel Winneshiek, Decorah, IA.
Cost: $125

You can learn more here: http://www.StratusWebGroup.com/how-to-start-an-internet-business

If anyone has any questions, just shoot me an e-mail. Thanks!

The Countdown is On – T minus 4 days – Time versus Money

Dan Beenken — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:49:00 -3650

We just had our last weekend before the open, so it was that last big chunk of time to get the place ready to go. Unlike most things I do, I feel pretty prepared to go. The inventory is stocked, the sign is hung, the wine and apps are ready to go, and it feels like we are down to a few nitty gritties as we roll into the last week.

Entrepreneurial Insights

Maurie Cashman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:14:00 -3650

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