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Event Recap: 4/30 Webinar: Rock Star Entrepreneurs and Your Business

May 2nd, 2009 ::

Yesterday we had a great event and the first of its kind on our small business blog, GrowSmartBusiness.com

This event was moderated by Network Solutions CEO, Roy Dunbar and included a stellar panel of small business owners and experts to discuss a range of topics covering current small business trends, the challenges and success stories of these entrepreneurs and some sage advice for those currently in business or thinking of starting one.

Our panelists included:

Kristina Bouweiri, CEO of Reston Limo, the largest independent limousine service in the Washington D.C. area

Anita Campbell, Editor of Small Business Trends

Tom Heath, Columnist, The Washington Post’s Value Added

Kelly Muccio, Founder of Lost Boys, a fashionable clothing store recently featured on Good Morning America

Surfy Rahman, Co-owner of Indique, a popular DC-area restaurant chain.

If you want to watch the event, you can watch below on-demand or see it on our Mogulus channel, http://www.mogulus.com/networksolutions

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Reminder: 4/30 Webinar: Rock Star Entrepreneurs and Your Business

April 30th, 2009 ::

If you haven’t heard already we have a webcast at 2pm EST on Mogulus at http://www.mogulus.com/networksolutions

Here are the details:

Some talented business thinkers, leaders, movers-and-shakers are headed to the Internet near you!

Ideas will soar at this event (and you’re invited).

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Small business success, brainstorms, and you

At the end of this month, Grow Smart Business – a new Network Solutions blog, resource hub, and home to the Small Business Success Index – hosts its first webinar.

The What:
In the new economy, U.S. small businesses continue to struggle with the most significant aspects of operations: Capital access and marketing. In fact, the Small Business Success Index grades America’s small businesses at a D- in finance and a C- in marketing (compared to an A- in customer service).

Learn from the risks taken, lessons learned, and success attained from a great webinar panel. Join entrepreneurs and business leaders for this free, live webcast. And get a chance to learn from their experience in securing capital and deciding their approach to marketing.

The When:
On Thursday, April 30 from 2-3pm ET, Network Solutions will host the GrowSmartBusiness Webinar to help small business owners learn from the success of others. Join our all-star line-up of entrepreneurs and experts for this free, live webcast. They’ll discuss tips for overcoming challenges to marketing strategy and capital access.

The Who:
Roy Dunbar, CEO of Network Solutions, will host the conversation. And the speakers include:

Kristina Bouweiri, CEO of Reston Limo, the largest independent limousine service in the Washington D.C. area

Anita Campbell, Editor of Small Business Trends

Kelly Muccio, Founder of Lost Boys, a fashionable clothing store recently featured on Good Morning America

Surfy Rahman, Co-owner of Indique, a popular DC-area restaurant chain.

Tom Heath, Columnist, The Washington Post’s Value Added

Don’t walk just run to register!
Visit http://growsmartbusiness.eventbrite.com.

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Grow Smart Business Webinar Interview with Kristina Bouweiri, CEO of Reston Limo

April 28th, 2009 ::

kristinabouweiri1Kristina Bouweiri, CEO of Reston Limo, is another panelist for Thursday’s GrowSmartBusiness Webinar. She has helped Reston Limo become the largest limousine/shuttle business in Washington, DC and one of the Top 10 largest shuttle bus fleets in the nation. As part of our interview series with the webinar panelists, Kristina answers some questions about marketing and finance – the two biggest hurdles for small biz according to the Small Business Success Index. You can register for the GrowSmartBusiness Webinar at www.growsmartbusiness.com/webinar.

1.    What do you think is the most challenging aspect of raising capital for a small business?
Educating the banks to understand the industry and its financial nuances, such as understanding cash flow and debt structure to support a fleet of vehicles and servicing Fortune 500 companies that pay slow.

2.    Why do small businesses struggle to effectively market their products/services?
Businesses struggle to market their products/services because the markets are always changing.  I grew my business the first ten years with ads in the yellow pages.  That does not work anymore.  I think the next strategy to stop working was direct mail.  Today, you can only market your business by effectively using the Internet, building personal relationships, networking and referrals (in my industry.)  Another major challenge is tracking ROI!

3.    What is your mantra for successfully running a profitable small business?
My mantra for successfully running a small business is to diversify my markets, keep the quality of my customer service high, think outside the box and come up with innovative ideas, hire the right people and give back to the community.

Register for the GrowSmartBusiness Webinar at www.growsmartbusiness.com/webinar.

Find out YOUR marketing and finance score by taking the survey – your results will be benchmarked against the Small Business Success Index.

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