Posted by Ingrid Riley on August 5th, 2009
winning on the uphills
This post was inspired by the Seth Godin’s blog post…“Winning on the Uphills.” You should read it. The link to this post came from Mike Michalowicz, the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur himself and it was on point and on time. It came at a time where I’d just about heard enough and had enough of the people around me spewing what I now call recession reruns. You’ve heard it…” boy, things are tough out there”, “Ingrid..gosh.. things are really rough sah.” Now at times it is in response to my internet marketing consulting fees and other times it’s just because the recession and how “tough things are out there” are now the standard patio, cafe, on-the-phone chatter. Yeah yeah, I know that there is a recession and I acknowledge that things are tough for alot of people and businesses, but I am big believer that even in such times people and businesses make money and I intend to be one of them. I am also quick to recognise this time, as an amazing period of opportunity and I simply won’t allow anyone to sway me to think or act differently. Have you?
I believe this is a great time for Internet entrepreneurship.
It is a time when you can create, launch, test, prune and push yourself to greatness. Let the losers keep their head in some hole in the ground, while you put your ideas to work and take them to the Caribbean, to the world.
Always wanted to start a blog? do it right now. Been thinking about finally taking your boss on and making your company more social and engage consumers online? Do it. Want inspiration check out how a Island Grill Jamaican restaurant chain has been mastering Facebook as a consumer engagement tool. Have a great software-as-a-service product that you’ve been afraid to launch? Ohh dammit, just do it and if you need inspiration Google,Symsure or check out the 37signals.com story. Think you can’t challenge the big boys and win? ask the Jamaican startups Pileojobs.com and Whatissocialingua.com how they got the balls and are gunning for it.Think you have a wicked online community idea ? do your thing and if you want proof that it can be done surf on over to Caribsingles.com, the largest Caribbean online dating site.
Be the company, the entrepreneur, the startup that’s focused on winning on these uphills, take advantage of these “tough times” to improve, take risks while your competition laments and yearns for the easy spots on the journey. With that said, watch for the unfolding of our blog media network.
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Posted by Ingrid Riley on April 28th, 2009
ARE YOU A TOILET PAPER ENTREPRENEUR ? -“How to Make It Big in Business, Even Though the Economy Sucks Wind.” That’s the theme of what will undoubtedly be, an inspiring, call to action type of seminar today, with featured speaker the American young entrepreneur MIKE MICHALOWICZ who launched and sold two multi-million dollar companies before age 30 and is the author of the bestselling business book the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Mike’s 3rd multi-million dollar venture, Obsidian Launch now mentors and incubates startup businesses.
MICHALOWICZ, is a graduate of MIT’s “Birthing of Giants” Entrepreneurial Program; a recurring guest on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, and has been featured on National Public Radio (NPR), in the New York Times, Smart CEO Magazine. Mike’s also a regular blogger for Young Money.com and YoungEntrepreneur.com.
The Event will also feature KINGSTON BETA’s PITCH This Segment, which is really an open mic for great business ideas. There 3 rising Jamaican young entrepreneurs will get three minutes to woo the audience on the who, what, when, where and why of their startup companies
This event for Jamaican entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in waiting is staged by Caribbean Fortress Ltd in association with MyEliteGrocer.com and Kingston BETA (A Connectimass Event) Join us, it’s only JA$500. Bring two friends and your business cards.Look out for SiliconCaribeTV,the weekly video blog we’ll be launching for this blog soon. Also watch for Look out for the roving cameras of SocialLingua.com.
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Posted by Ingrid Riley on January 19th, 2009
The number of websites dedicated to helping entrepreneurs is incredible: there are always new sites, to the point that it can be hard to keep track of them. However, I have a few favorites. There are some tools I absolutely rely on for everything from marketing to billing, some blogs I read constantly and a few resource sites that I consult for all sorts of small business issues.
If you are an entrepreneur of any kind, it doesn’t particularly matter where you are in the process. Whether you’re just starting out freelancing in your spare time or you have a thriving business and you’re looking to expand, there are always new resources that can help you along in the entrepreneurial process. These sites are a great starting point: they’re all good resources and you may not have explored all of them. More
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