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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).

(image by Jody Art, Creative Commons)

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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Entrepreneur Evan Carmichael Discusses the Small Business Success Index

April 8th, 2009 ::

evan_carmichaelEntrepreneur and international speaker Evan Carmichael hosts the Internet’s #1 resource for small business motivation and strategies. Evan started his own business, the Evan Carmichael Communications Group, in 2005 as a resource for entrepreneurs to grow their business. He is known as an entrepreneurial expert and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Below is a snippet of his thoughts about the Small Business Success Index. For the full interview, visit the Young Entrepreneur blog.

IF YOU LIKE THE INTERVIEW YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ, YOU WILL LOVE THIS:

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 hosted by Network Solutions CEO, Roy Dunbar

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.

When: Thursday, April 30 from 2-3pm ET,

To register: Visit http://growsmartbusiness.eventbrite.com.

Network Solutions: What did the study reveal to you about the success of small businesses in 2008?
Evan:
What I loved about the results was that small companies are taking clients away from big business by providing excellent customer service. Consumers are no longer willing to be put on hold and being treated like a number. Small business owners understand that and are leveraging this need to build successful new companies

Network Solutions: According to the results, Capital Access and Marketing and Innovation were the two biggest inhibitors for success. Do you agree? Why or why not?
Evan:
I disagree with this on a number of fronts. I disagree that access to capital is the most heavily weighted part of this index. To say that customer service is only 1/3 as important as access to capital would be a slap in the face to all the entrepreneurs who have built a successful business by paying attention to the needs of their clients…

Read more here.