Previous Conference Calls and Webinars
Real Life Case Study: Unscrambling the MESS you’ve made of your Financials! (Good news…you can always FIX it!) - Wednesday March 10, 2010 - Watch and Listen
Real Life Case Study: A fellow entrepreneur will bravely share her financials! Ellen and Libby will help her - and YOU - as we address these topics...
* It's 10pm - Do you know where your Money is? Getting to KFP - a Known Financial Position
* Assessing your Bean Team...who's helping and who needs to go? And...what's your role as owner?
* Where to start with the Clean Up? Cash!
* Realistic timeline and To Do's
The webinar was conducted by Count Me In Experts Libby Ladu of Right Brain Ventures and Ellen Rohr of Bare Bones Biz.
How to Create and Evaluate Brand Names with Buzz - Wednesday February 24, 2010 - Watch and Listen
In this webinar, you will learn:
• How to evaluate the strength of any name in 15 seconds!
• The 5 critical attributes of a winning name and the 7 fatal naming mistakes you must avoid!
• Why your name should make an emotional connection!
In today’s economy with advertising and marketing budgets evaporating, your brand name must work harder than ever. The most effective brand names make powerful emotional connections, establish instant brand affinity, lend themselves to wordplay, and generate buzz and revenue. Whether you’re launching a start-up, developing a product, starting a blog, or naming your newsletter, this is your opportunity to learn how to create names that get remembered and avoid costly mistakes!
The webinar was conducted by Expert Alexandra Watkins, the Chief Innovation Officer of the naming firm, Eat My Words.
Sell to the Choir - Wednesday February 10, 2010 - Watch and Listen
Alecia Huck
In this webinar, you will discover:
- Why most of your selling time is wasted and what to do about it!
- How to know your choir and grow your bank account!
- Two simple secrets to creating great sales conversations and great marketing prices!
Sell to the Choir will be conducted by Count Me In Expert Alecia Huck, the Founder and Leader of MAVERICK & COMPANY.
Steps to Attracting Financing - Wednesday February 3, 2010 - Watch and Listen
Bill Dueease and Mary Beth Shewan In this webinar, you will:
- Calculate the additional profits that will be generated by paying for and acquiring the items that will be financed.
- Calculate how long it will take to get the money you need, and if the costs outweigh the benefits.
- Discover the array of sources for “buying” or “renting” money, negotiation, and how current economic conditions affect financing.
This webinar was conducted by Count Me In Experts Mary Beth Shewan and Bill Dueease. Bill Dueease is the President of the The Coach Connection, and Mary Beth Shewan is a Member Coach of The Coach Connection.
Start with 'Why' with Simon Sinek - Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - Watch and Listen!
- Why do you do what you do?
- Why do you get out of bed every day?
- Why should any one care?
Why? Knowing why you do what you do or why your organization exists is what inspires you and those around you. A clear sense of WHY guides decision making, enhanced loyalty of those who work for you and those who buy from you. It is the place where a sense of value comes from.
Hire Your First Employee with Rhonda Abrams - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - Watch and Listen!
Small business success depends on building a great team—that means finding hiring, and leading great employees! In this FREE webinar, you'll learn how: "Hire Your First Employee" hosted by Rhonda Abrams of USA Today and The Planning Group.
Marketing Research and Customer Engagement and Why it Matters to Your Business - Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - Watch and Listen!
In Marketing Research and Customer Engagement and Why it Matters to Your Business, you will:
- Explore the basics of why and how to use research as one of the newest and most exciting ways to engage your consumers!
- Learn how to measure, manage, and improve your business with research!
- Discover how the internet has changed the consumer landscape and what that means to you!
Make Mine a Million $ Business Competition - Thursday December 10, 2009 - Watch and Listen!
Conducted by Heather Kipnis, Manager of Programs & Education at Count Me In; this information session guides you through the program application and explains the opportunities for business growth in Count Me In. In addition, Heather shares winning tips on how to set your business apart when you apply for the Make Mine a Million $ Business Competition!
Why Cash is Queen: Year End Choices about Building and Spending Cash - Wednesday December 9, 2009 - Watch and Listen
Conducted by Count Me In Experts Libby Ladu of Right Brain Ventures and Ellen Rohr of BareBonesBiz.com. As your wrap up the year, you have some choices to make. To spend or not...and on WHAT? In this webinar, you will learn how much money you can take out of your company as the year ends and what expenses make sense and will help you make even more money next year!
Protocol and Etiquette – a Business Development Strategy - Wednesday December 2, 2009 - Watch and Listen
A Business Development Strategy will demystify some of the unwritten rules of contemporary business etiquette. You’ll learn key strategies to help you manage and enhance your business acumen- a powerful, practical and profitable skill. Bring your questions, jump in with suggestions...and have some FUN!
How to end your year…Financially Strong and with NO Surprises! - Wednesday November 18, 2009 - Watch and Listen
Conducted by Count Me In Experts Libby Ladu of Right Bwrain Ventures and Ellen Rohr of BareBonesBiz.com, How to end your year...Financially Strong and with NO Surprises will share cool ideas for boosting sales and last minute tax-saving strategies. Click here for a FREE Year-End Accounting Checklist from Ellen & Libby.
Recognize and Hire Talent - Wednesday November 11, 2009 - Watch and Listen
Conducted by Alicia Marie Fruin, Count Me In Expert and Member Coach of The Coach Connection, Recognize and Hire Talent will guide you through the process of hiring employees from clarifying the role to be hired to identifying the right candidate for the position. You will learn how to advertise job openings and how to ask the right questions. You will also receive detailed application, interview, and reference guides to help hire talented employees easily and efficiently. Bring your questions and learn how to build the best team for your business! Check out Alicia Marie Fruin's Supplementary materials for this webinar.
The Big Pitch: Communicating Your Message Effectively - Wednesday October 28, 2009, 4:00pm EST - Watch and Listen
The Big Pitch - Communicating your Message Effectively conducted by Hilary Blair, Voice and Presentation Specialist with HB Voice, will help you take control of all aspects of your pitch whether it’s a simple phone call or that once in a life time meeting that could launch your business skyward. Hilary will share her actor training essentials to help you improve your presentation skills. Business presentations and pitches are an essential part of your everyday life as an entrepreneur – take charge of your message and know that individual excellence is yours to attain.
Pricing for Good Sales and Great Profits! - Wednesday October 14, 2009 - Watch and Listen
Conducted by Count Me In Experts Libby Ladu of Right Brain ventures and Ellen Rohr of BareBonesBiz.com, Pricing for Good Sales and Great Profits will help you figure out the right selling price strategy. In this webinar, you will learn a simple Selling Price formula based on your costs and your goals and discover how to triple your prices and double your customers!
QuickBooks® and Your Balance Sheet - Wednesday October 7, 2009, 4:00pm EST - Watch and Listen
Conducted by Certified QuickBooks® Pro Advisor, Jess McLamb,QuickBooks® and Your Balance Sheet will help you to create a balance sheet that provides you and your banker the information needed to make sound financial decisions. In this webinar you will understand the common mistakes made in QuickBooks® that affect your financial statements, discover why you have negative balances on your balance sheet, learn how to create and track credit cards and loans in QuickBooks®, and find out how to correct your accounts receivable and accounts payable balances.
Understand, Manage, and Improve Your Credit - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - Watch and Listen Here
Conducted by Elizabeth Garlow, Financial Education and Outreach Coordinator of ACCION USA, Understand, Manage, and Improve Your Credit will demystify credit rules, terms and conditions, and why credit is so important to business growth. You’ll learn key strategies to help you manage your credit in today’s economy.
Angels, Sharks and Bootstraps: Growing your Business with (or without) Outside Investors - Monday September 14, 2009 - Watch and Listen Here
Curious if your business is attractive to investors? Conducted by Count Me In Experts Libby Ladu of Right Brain Ventures and Ellen Rohr of BareBonesBiz.com, Angels, Sharks and Bootstraps: Growing your Business with (or without) Outside Investors will explain how to finance your business with bootstrapping or with outside investors. You will learn what financing is available in this economy and how bootstrapping can help you reach your growth goals, discover if you need investment capital to take your business to the next level, and find out where to start looking for venture capital.
An Inside Look into the Leadership Institute - Wednesday August 26, 2009 Watch and Listen
The Count Me In Leadership Institute is 2 ½ days with highly skilled and nationally renowned experts in transformational workshops designed especially for you – women business owners. In this webinar you’ll meet some of the Leadership Institute’s workshop instructors and hear descriptions of their workshops. You’ll also learn more about the Vendor Matchmaking experience being offered at this Institute and how you can qualify. And you’ll discover how the Institute can help you analyze business challenges, sharpen your thinking and increase your business success.
WBENC Certification Can Help You Grow Your Business - Wednesday August 12, 2009 – Watch and Listen
Conducted by Nancy Allen, President and CEO of the Miami, Florida Women’s Business Development Center, WBENC Certification Can Help You Grow Your Business will explain how certification is an important marketing tool for expanding your company's visibility among decision makers in corporate supply chain diversity and procurement. Nancy will also explain how to navigate the certification process and paperwork. You will also hear tips from M3 RACER Susana Cabrera on how becoming WBENC certified has helped her business.
Importance of Publicity? - Wednesday July 29, 2009 – Watch and Listen
Not sure how to get publicity for your business? Hesitant about what types of publicity you should pursue? Curious about how to get publicity in the M3 RACE? Brought to you by the M3 RACE and co-founding sponsor American Express OPEN, The Importance of Publicity will explain the different types of publicity with a special attention to public relations. You will discover tips on getting PR and learn how to find it in the M3 RACE.
Interested in SBA financing? - Wednesday July 22, 2009 – Watch and Listen Here
Heard about the Stimulus package and its financing opportunities through the SBA? Not sure if you are eligible or what opportunities exist? Want to know what the terms ARC Program and 7(a) mean? Have questions unique to your business and want to speak to a live person? Conducted by Eric Ness, Wisconsin SBA District Director, SBA Opportunities will explain the new financing opportunities available to small business owners via the American Recovery Act and the SBA. You will learn what programs the SBA is offering, if your business is eligible, and where to start. You will also hear tips from a special guest M3 RACER on how her participation in the SBA programs has helped her business.
What’s New In the M3 RACE! - Wednesday July 8, 2009. Watch and LIsten here.
Not sure where to start on the M3 RACE website? Have questions unique to your business and want to speak to a live person? Eager to attend an M3 RACE meet up in your area? What’s new in the M3 RACE will help you find the M3 RACE tools you are looking for, access NEW resources from our partners that are exclusive to M3 RACERs, and get informed about local M3 RACE Meet Ups. Get straight answers to propel your business towards the M3 RACE finish line!
De-Mystifying your Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss! - Wednesday June 17, 2009. Watch and Listen here
Join Count Me In Experts, Libby Ladu of Right Brain Ventures and Ellen Rohr of BareBonesBiz.com, on a Power Walk through these two key financial statements. You will learn how to find answers to questions such as What do these reports tell me about my business and what DON'T they tell me? Am I making enough money? How much profit should I make? I am profitable! How come I don't have any cash? Do I have too much debt? And What can I do about it?
Curious about Coaching?- Wednesday June 10, 2009 Watch and Listen Here
What do M3 RACERs who have reached the $Million Dollar Level have in common? Answer: They engaged a business coach through The Coach Connection (TCC).
Curious about Coaching will help you discover how you too will become the successful and productive business owner you want to be by engaging your coach. Learn how coaching works. Listen in on two actual business-coaching sessions to witness coaching first hand. Learn how your business coach will be your private partner to success. Learn how to get the right coach for you. Get straight answers to any questions you have about coaching.
Conducted with Bill Dueease, President of The Coach Connection and Alicia Marie Fruin, Member Coach with The Coach Connection, Count Me In’s exclusive coaching partner for the past three years.
Mind to Money: New Product Development - Wednesday June 3, 2009 Watch and Listen Here
Thinking about developing a product? Whether you are starting or growing your business, this webinar will help you discover the difference between a good product idea and one that can actually make you money.
Conducted by Count Me In Expert Ken Tarlow of Tarlow Design LLC, Mind to Money will explain how to develop your own new product idea without spending a fortune. You will learn about the “gee wiz factor” and what makes a product stand out from the crowd; the manufacturing verses licensing options and what kind of costs are involved with each step of the product development process. Ken will also share his knowledge on how to protect your idea, and how to have a prototype made.
Grow Your Business with the Power of Email Marketing - Wednesday May 27, 2009. Watch and Listen Here
Whether you’re ready to try email marketing for the first time… or want to “power up” yourcurrent email marketing program… you can’t afford to miss The Power of Email Marketingdynamic and informative Webinar. In just one jam-packed hour, you’ll learn:
- What is email marketing… and what it is not
- What makes email marketing the easy, effective, and affordable way to get your marketing message out
- Proven strategies and best practices that are sure to boost result
- Resources you can tap into for additional information, tips, and hints
Conducted by Heidi Tobias of Constant Contact <http://www.constantcontact.com/> , The Power of Email Marketing offers plenty of interaction—including a question and answer period at the end.
How to Make Financial Projections...Guidelines and Good Ideas! - Wednesday May 20, 2009. Watch and Listen Here
With Count Me In Experts Ellen Rohr and Libby Ladu, discover liberating ways to approach Financial Goal Setting, how to consult Industry Standards, how to get started, and whether you should you be realistic. Libby and Ellen will also share their Budge Template exclusively for M3 RACERs. The Budget Templates can be found under Financials in Business Resources.
Give Me 5 Training - Introduction to Federal Procurement and a Guide to Central Contractor Registration – May 13, 2009 Webinar – Watch and Listen Here
The Give Me 5 webinar will provide an overview of federal procurement and Central Contractor Registration. Topics to be discussed include the tremendous business opportunity for women business owners to expand their business in the federal marketplace, how to register on the CCR, and how to build your SBA profile after registration.
Learn more about WIPP and Give Me 5 at www.WIPP.org and www.GiveMe5.com.
Market Your Business with Social Networking – May 6, 2009 Webinar –Watch and Listen Here
Contrary to popular belief, Social Networking ISN’T Social Networking. Folks are doing enormous amounts of business - marketing, generating sales leads, promoting products / events, etc, all within the realms of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and also by way of Blogging and Viral Video.
Conducted by Count Me In Expert and Social Networking Guru Jeff Newelt, Market Your Business with Social Networking will explain in simple terms the very basics as well as some practical tips on how to get started immediately. Plus, learn Tweeting tricks from a Twitter expert, Leah Dossey, and how Count Me In uses social networking.
How to Build a Winning "Bean Team"...from Bookkeeper to CPA to Financial Planner – April 15, 2009 Webinar – Watch & Listen here
In this webinar, learn who are the Bean Team members? Let's define the roles from Bookkeeper to Financial Planner and who does what! Discuss how do you find the good ones? How to build your Bean Team so that you achieve your GOALS. How do you FIRE bad ones? And How to hold the Bean Team accountable....introducing the M3 Month End Checklist!
Using the M3 RACE Dashboard - April 8, 2009 Webinar – Watch & Listen here
Still a little confused about how to use the Financial Dashboard to grow your business? Have questions about the monthly metrics? Want to learn how to leverage your Personal Homepage to get ahead in the M3 RACE? Join us for a user-friendly tour of the Dashboard and the Business Assessment to help you grow your business and meet your M3 RACE goal.
A Guided Tour of the M3 RACE Website - March 4, 2009 Webinar - Watch & Listen here
Still a little confused about how use the Dashboard, set up your race page, or chart your monthly metrics? This user-friendly tour of the many tools and offerings of the website, and how they can help you grow your business and meet your M3 RACE goal can help. Moderated by Heather Kipnis, Cori Viles, Amy Litt and Isisara Bey.
Advisory Board Discussion with Laurie Benson – February 25, 2008 Conference Call – Listen here
Leveraging talent with Alicia Marie Fruin of The Coach Connection – October 27, 2008 Conference Call - Listen here
