Launching Your Social Media Marketing Plan For Sustainable Brands

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This is the presentation Brenda gave at the Green Festival - San Francisco on November 6, 2010. Below are links to the resources referenced in the presentation.  Let us know what you think by leaving comments below. Click image above or this link to see presentation: www.slideshare.net/envisionplanact/launching-your-social-media-marketing-plan-for-sustainable-brands   Resourses Green Blogs www.bestgreenblogs.com www.businessdegreeonline.net/green-blogs Claim your business www.google.com/local/add/businesscenter https://biz.yelp.com/claiming « Continue »

Is A Virtual Work Environment Good For The Planet?

San Francisco, California

Can Software Save The Planet From Climate Change? I lowered my carbon footprint the day I began working from my home office versus commuting to a work place. As a software business owner , straw bale home owner, Prius car owner, organic-gardener and composter, hemp clothes lover, and user of chemical-free household and make-up products, I often get asked if software is sustainable or earth friendly. Unless you have been living on another planet, you know that climate change is no longer a debate. It's here. Anyone who tries to argue a case that it is not happening ---  just remember « Continue »

3 Business Lessons From A Punk Billionaire

The Social Network Movie

Still haven't seen the movie, The Social Network yet?  What are you waiting for? This fast-dialoguing, good acting, and great screen-writing movie deserves some accolades come Oscar time thanks to Aaron Sorkin of West Wing.  Based on the movie, here are my top 3 reasons how Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook catapulted the idea for Facebook into a reality. 1. No legal contracts. Other guys had the idea for Facebook before Zuckerberg. They came to him with the idea for Facebook with the intention of having him write the code. Another college friend of his funded the startup. Did « Continue »

5 Reasons Why Your Business Idea Will Never Take Flight

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How To Make Sure Your Business Idea Will Fail We've all heard the saying that ideas are a dime a dozen. Guess what?  Cliches are often true. The hard part about an idea is the execution, the implementation, the acting upon that idea and bringing it to reality.  There are many reasons why business ideas never see the light of day.  Some are obvious and some are not so obvious.  You launched too late in an already over-saturated market. Or, you launched too early and the market wasn't ready for your offering. Here is one that makes me cringe.  Your idea doesn't pencil out --- as in, it's a « Continue »

How To Get More Foot Traffic For Local Businesses

Store Foot Traffic

Here is the presentation I gave today at Small Biz Tech Tour at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. Taking Your Local Business To The Next Level With Location-Based Services View more presentations from Hware. « Continue »