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    Ladies Who Launch 4-Week Incubator Offered In June, 2010

    May 25th, 2010 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing | 5 Comments

        Looking to launch a business or take yours to the next level? Join a four-week incubator intensive workshop as featured on Donny Deutsch’s Big Idea, Business Week, WSJ, CBS, ABC, NBS, Reuters and good Morning America. Take a dream, business or project and move it forward Get PR and marketing opportunities both locally [...]

    Selling For People Who Don’t Like Selling

    November 17th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing | 4 Comments

    Recently Barbara Eldridge, my Co-Director at MindMasters Entreprener Association, and I interviewed Vicki Garcia, Marketing Impressions.

    Vicki shares tips on selling and marketing your small business. Let me know what you think by commenting. Visit MindMasters Entrepreneur Association if you are a small business owner who wants to be part of a vibrant online [...]

    The Fear of Self Promotion or Fearless Self Promotion

    October 7th, 2009 | Posted by Barbara Eldridge | Category: Marketing | 2 Comments

    How often have you walked out of a seminar thinking you wasted your time and maybe even your money because the presenter seemed more interested in promoting his/her next workshop then delivering the topic you signed on for? I have often heard business owners complain that they hate being sold. The market place has changed, [...]

    Building A Million Dollar Database with Michelle Bergquist

    June 3rd, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing,Podcasts | 3 Comments

    On Friday, May 5th’s episode of North San Diego Business @Large, Michelle Bergquist will share tips on how you can build a million dollar database for your business. The how begins at 3pm PT. Michelle recently published How To Build A Million Dollar Database after being know for years as the “walking rolodex.”  She knows [...]

    Women In Business Symposium Conference Tips

    May 13th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing | No Comments

    The Women In Business Symposium is tomorrow, May 14th at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. In preparation for the event, I saw this link come across my Twitter stream and wanted to share it with you. Chris Brogan has written a blog post about 27 Things To Do Before A Conference. This post contains some really [...]

    Interview with Andrew Donnelly, Mikogo (A Skype Extra)

    April 16th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing,Tools | 1 Comment

    I had the opportunity to interview Andrew Donnelly, Mikogo, about the Skype extra, Mikogo.  Mikogo allows you to share your desktop with up to 10 other participants. There are many great features and, for those of you concerned with security, Andrew provided Mikogo’s security details in a pdf form. Here’s the audio.

    This is [...]

    Sprint Sponsors the Women In Business Symposium

    March 25th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Audio,Marketing,Paul Miser,Podcasts | 1 Comment

    On May 14th at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the 10th Annual Women In Business Symposium will take place. There will be a couple hundred women business owners and managers. I had the opportunity to speak with Bobbi Lee, a Sprint Area Director, about their involvement as a sponsor and their participation with women in business. [...]

    Networking Event Finders Holds a Global Elevator Speech Challenge

    February 17th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing,Video | 1 Comment

    Mindy Selinger, Networking Event Finders, is holding a global Elevator Speech Challenge. I helped her out by creating a video on how to upload your elevator speech challenge video to YouTube. This is that video, however, I would suggest you visit her site and be part of the contest. I’ll get my own video up [...]

    Bill Jennisin, Tecolote Cafe in Santa Fe, New Mexico

    January 15th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing | 2 Comments

    I stopped in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Tuesday, January 13th to spend the night. Amy and I stopped in at the Tecolote Cafe for breakfast Wednesday morning before leaving for Memphis. We had a chance to interview the Tecolote Cafe owner, Bill Jennisin, about business and politics. This is that interview. Let me know [...]

    The Land of Enchantment, Santa Fe New Mexico

    January 13th, 2009 | Posted by Debra Simpson | Category: Marketing | No Comments

    We are in New Mexico, of course. After finding ourselves with car problems just this side of Flagstaff, we were saved by Bob and Byron at Hurst Firestone on the infamous Route 66. Two hours and two hundred clams (here shouldn’t it be beads?) later we cruised towards the east and whatever adventures await. The [...]