The 2010 Women Grow Business Boot Camp

Sponsored & hosted byNetwork Solutions and Steptoe & Johnson LLP

June 19, 2010, Washington, D.C.

Building Your Business

what they don’t tell youwhy people fail

how you can succeed

Building Blunders

Blunders Businesses Make

1. Being too cheap

2. Not fully knowing your value

3. Not networking

Blunders Businesses Make

4. Flying by the seat of your pants

5. Not branding well or at all

6. Knowing business but not marketing

Exercise #1

What was your biggest mistake?

What did you learn from it?

Building Blocks

Building Blocks

1. Know the experts

2. The SBA is your friend

3. Yes, people do still use the public library

4. You grow & so does your HR

Building Blocks

5. Business ownership is scary

6. Brand yourself & your company

7. Lots of free technology, use it

8. Relaxing is harder than you think

Exercise #2

Share tips on what helped you as a new business owner

Exercise #3

Who is someone you need to know?

Do you have a connection you could share with other business owners?

Thank you!

Patricia (Patra) FrameManagement Consultant, Speaker & Authorwww.SHRinsight.com

Melanie Spring Sisarina – branding | marketing | web

www.Sisarina.comTwitter: @Sisarina