Week of August 18 Guest Advisor
We'd like to introduce Jeff Jones as ideablob.com's guest advisor for the week of August 18, 2008.
Jones is the Program Director for MicroMentor, a nonprofit web community connecting entrepreneurs with volunteer business mentors and advisors.
MicroMentor's mission is to build businesses that increase economic activity and employment opportunities in low and moderate income communities.
MicroMentor is a pilot program within Mercy Corps' Social Innovations division. Mercy Corps is a non-profit, humanitarian agency that implements community-led and market-driven programming in over 35 developing countries.
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Jeremy Ames - This Week's Guest AdvisorJeremy Ames Featured as ideablob.com Guest Advisor What: Jeremy Ames is the executive editor and CEO of NuWire, Inc. NuWire, through NuWireInvestor.com, provides news and information on real estate investment and other forms of alternative investing. Ames will be sharing his expertise as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor during the week of August 11, 2008. Where: www.ideablob.com Who: Ames has built a career around service-based businesses for investors. In addition to founding NuWire, Inc., he co-founded an investment-focused real estate brokerage and a financial services firm specializing in self-directed investing (Guidant Financial Group, Inc.). In 2007, he received recognition as the Small Business Administration’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year. … more |
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Dick LarkinDick Larkin Featured as ideablob.com Guest Advisor What: Dick Larkin, also known as The Small Business Commando, helps small businesses improve their marketing and customer relationships through online marketing. He will be sharing his expertise as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor during the week of August 4, 2008. Where: www.ideablob.com Who: Larkin publishes the "Small Business Commando News," an electronic newsletter directed toward small business marketing issues. He is currently the Executive of Strategic Partnerships for Spot Runner, a technology-driven advertising services company whose mission is to actively revolutionize the way advertising is created, targeted, bought and sold. Larkin was formerly President and co-founder of Weblistic, an online marketing firm acquired by Spot Runner in 2008. Larkin specialized in local search engine marketing, video creation and saturation, and mobile advertising. … more |
Toby Bloomberg
Toby Bloomberg Featured as ideablob.com Guest Advisor
What: Toby Bloomberg, President of Bloomberg Marketing/Diva Marketing, trains businesses and organizations on the benefits of social media and how they can effectively manage social networking and blogger relations, creatively write and execute their own blogs, and better navigate the Web 2.0 universe. She will be sharing her expertise as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor during the week of July 28, 2008.
Where: www.ideablob.com
Who: In addition to her role with Bloomberg Marketing/Diva marketing, Bloomberg is an adjunct professor at the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University where she teaches innovative courses on management consulting. Bloomberg’s passion is helping business marketers better understand the benefits of social media tools.
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Jeffrey HollenderJeffrey Hollender Featured as ideablob.com Guest Advisor What: Jeffrey Hollender, President and Chief Inspired Protagonist of Seventh Generation, makers of environmentally safe cleaning products, is a well-respected leader in the socially aware and environmentally responsible business communities. He will be sharing his expertise as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor during the week of July 21, 2008. Who: Hollender is an entrepreneur at heart and has developed Seventh Generation into the leading brand of green cleaners, laundry detergent, dishwashing soap, diapers, baby wipes, tampons, recycled toilet paper, tissues and paper towels. Hollender’s first business ventures were not-for-profit organizations rooted in adult education. The Skills Exchange of Toronto was a learning exchange that offered practical and professional development classes, and the Network for Learning was an adult education and audio-publishing company in New York City. … more |
Brian Reich
Brian Reich Featured as ideablob.com Guest Advisor
What: Brian Reich, the Principal at echoditto, an online communications group that creates vibrant communities and empowers people through the creative use of emerging technologies, is serving as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor for the week of July 14, 2008.
Who: Reich is an expert in the use of new technologies to improve communications and to support fundraising for political and non-profit organizations.
During the 1996 cycle, Reich was the youngest campaign manager in the nation, leading a U.S. Congress challenger race in Connecticut. Reich is a regular writer and speaker on the issues involving the impact of the Internet and technology on politics, society and the media.
Reich is also the editor of Thinking About Media, a blog examining media consumption habits around the world. His book, Media Rules!, was published last December.
… moreRichard Singer
Richard Singer Featured as ideablob.com Guest Advisor
What: Richard Singer, the CEO of RaiseCapital.com, is serving as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor for the week of July 7, 2008. RaiseCapital.com is a free online community where entrepreneurs and small businesses can market their ventures to investors.
Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community.
Who: Singer has extensive experience in the capital markets and can advise people on capitalization, organizing a new business, incorporation, business planning, small business credit issues and public relations.
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Diane MacEachernDiane MacEachern Featured as ideablob.com Guest Advisor What: Diane MacEachern, the founder and president of Big Green Purse, is serving as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor for the week of June 30, 2008. MacEachern is an expert on how to use the marketplace to protect the environment. Her new book, “Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World,” helps consumers choose what to buy in order to influence manufacturers to go green. Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community. … more |
Ridgely Evers
Ridgely Evers Featured as
ideablob.com Guest Advisor
What: Ridgely Evers, the Chairman and Founder of NetBooks (www.NetBooks.com), a business management system specifically designed for small businesses, is serving as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor for the week of June 23, 2008.
Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community.
Who: Evers has been CEO of several technology startups, including Exactly Vertical, a supply-chain automation for small business, and nCircle, an Internet network security company. His expertise spans a broad range of issues facing online companies and emerging startups.
… moreAdam Toren
ideablob.com Guest Advisor
What: Adam Toren, co-founder of YoungEntrepreneur.com, a Web site that assists entrepreneurs with starting, managing and expanding successful business ventures, is serving as ideablob.com’s featured guest advisor for the week of June 16, 2008.
Ideablob.com is a vibrant and active community where small business owners and entrepreneurs are sharing business ideas in exchange for feedback, advice and votes from the community. Advanta, one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) in the small business market, awards a $10,000 monthly prize to the best eligible idea, as determined by the votes of the ideablob community.
Who: Adam Toren offers the ideablob community expertise on a variety of business practices, including marketing, business development, entrepreneurial emergence, entrepreneurial strategy management, business growth techniques, innovation and new venture creation. He also has extensive experience in strategic marketing, advertising, public relations, small business research, international business and business planning.
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