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Thank You to our Volunteers and Sponsors....
Elisha Lenders, La Bella Vita Interior Design, www.labellavita.us
Kim Hamer, Get Into Private School, www.getintoprivateschool.com
Linda Rosenberg, Marketing Consulting lprosenberg@ca.rr.com
Stephanie Maloney,Financial Solutions for Divorce, www.financialsolutionsfordivorce.com
Julie Greenberg, www.soccerkidsusa.com
Melinda Chelliah, Chelliah and Associates, www.Chelliah.us
Michael Port, www.MichaelPort.com
Etel Leit, Signshine, www.signshine.com
Linda Perry, Peachhead Families, www.peachheadfamilies.com
Michelle Burry-Harwood, Stationery/Logo Design, www.bumpercards.com
Laurel Green, GreenBooks Bookkeeping, www.laurelgreenbooks.com
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Thank You to our Volunteers and Sponsors....
Friday, November 9, 2007
Inaugural Meeting for Peachhead-Businesses Networking Group
August 8, 2007
Dana Ehrlich and Elizabeth Rodgers greeted a full house at the Beverly Hills Country Club.
Laurelle Johnson of Innerwealth Communications was introduced to talk about the Elevator Speech that is essential for everyone to succinctly describe their business. http://www.innerwealthspeakers.com/
The elements of an elevator speech include:
Name
Name of Business
(not necessary to include your title or position)
Profile of the perfect client
(i.e.: email entrepreneurs, women business owners)
Give a reasonable result and be very specific
(i.e.: I’m going to give you an answer to the question
“what do you do?”
The elevator speech is organic – it changes as you and your business change
The 4 P’s of the Elevator Speech
Prepare your statement
Practice
Perform - get feedback/make changes
Present – take it out on the road
The #1 fear for women in business is marketing – remember it’s not about you! You’re putting your business and services out there.
Following Laurelle Johnson was Speed Networking. Similar to Speed Dating and probably more fun and with better results. Starting with the table you were seated at, each person was to attempt their elevator speech and then ask the group for something they needed to improve their business or fill a void (i.e.: I need a good web designer). Anyone at the table that could fulfill the need wrote it on their business card and gave it to the person in need to follow-up with after the meeting. Each person was allowed approximately one minute. After the table was finished everyone made an organized switch to their next table to do one more round.
The meeting was adjourned about 11am with great enthusiasm for the event and the future of the Peachhead- Businesses Networking Group.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Meeting Notes--Jonathon Fishman of Ben's Ranch
September 26, 2007 Meeting Minutes for
I. Introduction
Beginning at 9:30am, attendees registered, had a bite to eat and began to meet-and-greet. Revi Mendelsohn, Dana Ehrlich and Elizabeth Rodgers greeted a full house at the Beverly Hills Country Club at 10am.
II. Speaker
Jonathon Fishman, CEO and Founder of Ben's Ranch Inc. gave a very well received discussion where he focused on growing your business and making better use of your technology.
Give your business an audit. Look at three things:
Look at your business from the outside in. Everyone is a customer. There are easy-to-implement technology essentials to make your business more efficient, enhance communication and act more professional. Look and act like a big company, even if it's just you behind the website.
Do you have a professional looking website?
Do you have activity on your website?
Does your email appear professional?
Does you incoming communication give the right impression?
Look at your business from inside out.
Do you value your client contact management?
Do you back up?
What is the financial health of your business?
Look at yourself.
Is your workspace efficient and conducive to productivity?
Does your technology work efficiently?
III. Speednetworking
There was another high energy round of Speednetworking. Similar to Speed Dating and probably more fun and with better results. Starting with the table you were seated at, each person stated their name and business, and then asked the group for something they needed to improve their business or fill a void (i.e.: I need a good web designer). Anyone at the table that knew a resource who could fulfill the need wrote it on their business card and gave it to the person in need to follow-up with after the meeting. Each person was allowed approximately one minute. After the table was finished everyone made an organized switch to their next table to do one more round.
IV. Closing Comments
Dana excitedly announced the next meeting on October 22, 2007. The speaker, Michael Port, called a “marketing guru” by the Wall Street Journal and author of the national bestselling “Book Yourself Solid” will be in Los Angeles to speak exclusively to SolNet! Don’t miss out on this event that would normally cost hundreds of dollars per person. December will be a holiday mixer. In January, Solnet will present Constant Contact to discuss Emarketing.
Carol Hungerford was the winner of this month's raffle prize:
One Annual Small Business Membership to Ben's Ranch (Value $150)
Thank you to the following people who made this networking event possible.
Revi Mendelsohn, Realtor, Coldwell Banker. Your "go-to" agent for anything real estate.
Dana Ehrlich, Groovy Paper ~ Modern Stylish Stationery, www.groovypaper.com
Elizabeth Rodgers, Ben's Ranch, www.bensranch.com
Michelle Burry-Harwood, Stationery/Logo Design, www.bumpercards.com
Jeannine Channin, The Treehouse Social Club,www.thetreehousesocialclub.com
Kara Frans, Kara Frans Photography, www.karafrans.com
Laurel Green, GreenBooks Bookkeeping, www.laurelgreenbooks.com
Kim Hamer, Get Into Private School, www.getintoprivateschool.com
Elisha Lenders, La Bella Vita Interior Design, www.labellavita.us
Stephanie Maloney,Financial Solutions for Divorce, www.financialsolutionsfordivorce.com
Eve Newhart, Wicati Boutique, www.wicati.com
Linda Perry, Peachhead Families, www.peachheadfamilies.com
V. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned about 11:45 am with great enthusiasm for the event and the future of SolNet.
Inaugural Meeting for Peachhead-Businesses Networking Group
August 8, 2007
Dana Ehrlich and Elizabeth Rodgers greeted a full house at the Beverly Hills Country Club.
Laurelle Johnson of Innerwealth Communications was introduced to talk about the Elevator Speech that is essential for everyone to succinctly describe their business. http://www.innerwealthspeakers.com/
The elements of an elevator speech include:
Name
Name of Business
(not necessary to include your title or position)
Profile of the perfect client
(i.e.: email entrepreneurs, women business owners)
Give a reasonable result and be very specific
(i.e.: I’m going to give you an answer to the question
“what do you do?”
The elevator speech is organic – it changes as you and your business change
The 4 P’s of the Elevator Speech
Prepare your statement
Practice
Perform - get feedback/make changes
Present – take it out on the road
The #1 fear for women in business is marketing – remember it’s not about you! You’re putting your business and services out there.
Following Laurelle Johnson was Speed Networking. Similar to Speed Dating and probably more fun and with better results. Starting with the table you were seated at, each person was to attempt their elevator speech and then ask the group for something they needed to improve their business or fill a void (i.e.: I need a good web designer). Anyone at the table that could fulfill the need wrote it on their business card and gave it to the person in need to follow-up with after the meeting. Each person was allowed approximately one minute. After the table was finished everyone made an organized switch to their next table to do one more round.
The meeting was adjourned about 11am with great enthusiasm for the event and the future of the Peachhead- Businesses Networking Group.
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