The Best of the Seeds for Success Contest
By Yahoo! Seeds for Success from fwm Last updated: Wed Mar 4, 2009 4:48pm PST-
<em> </em><p><em>Please welcome back </em><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.findingwhatmatters.com/"><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Carolyn Kepcher</span></em></a><em>, who is here with the announcement of the <strong>Grand Prize Winner</strong>! Our </em><a rel="nofollow" href="http://seedsforsuccess.smallbusiness.yahoo.com/index.php"><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Seeds for Success</span></em></a><em> winner will receive an additional $10,000 and additional mentoring and web hosting resources. <br><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dapplebaby.com/" target="_blank"></a></em></p><em></em> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dapplebaby.com" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/I8RBLfI_nVdv/photos/e03958c474cc9b9975748fa369820e45/ori_1fe84e79b283f0.jpg?ug_____DB5knuhgy" align="left" width="159" height="87"></a>Wow! What a fantastic ride the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://seedsforsuccess.smallbusiness.yahoo.com/index.php"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Seeds for Success</span></a> grants progr<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dapplebaby.com/" target="_blank"></a>am has been…for all involved! This grants program, designed to benefit women entrepreneurs, kicked off several months ago, when we began to review the 5500+ business plans submitted. Through an intense judging process, we selected our three finalists, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dapplebaby.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Dana Rubinstein of Dapple</span></a> , <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.redkoala.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abby Port of Red Koala Canvas Co</span></a> ., and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.head2toepub.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Karla Duncan of Head 2 Toe Publications.</span></a> Read More »
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As Karla, Dana, and Abby have grown their businesses and moved into uncharted territories, it quickly became apparent to all three Seeds for Success finalists and their advisers that they were in need of assistance in a specific and very important aspect of marketing: <strong>Internet marketing</strong>. Their three web-based businesses need to position themselves as best as they can in the densely populated Internet business world.<br> <br> Enter <a rel="nofollow" title="Exclusive Concepts" href="http://www.exclusiveconcepts.com/scott.html" target="_blank"><em>Scott Smigler</em></a><em>. As President and Founder of</em> <a rel="nofollow" title="Exclusive Concepts" href="http://www.exclusiveconcepts.com/" target="_blank"><em>Exclusive Concepts</em></a> <em>and primary Internet adviser to Dana Rubinstein of Dapple, Scott has been on the team since day one of the contest, assisting Dana with all aspects of her website. When asked to step in and go well beyond his original commitment by now also advising Karla and Abby in SEO and Internet marketing concepts, Scott immediately and graciously agreed. Here is what he had to say:</em> Read More »
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Seeds for Success finalist Dana Rubinstein has had the opportunity to work with Internet marketing expert Scott Smigler of Exclusive Concepts since the beginning of the finalist phase. Here is Scott's most recent update: Read More »
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Our Seeds For Success finalists are now well into the contest, and each has launched her website and made great strides in growing these three businesses. Along the way they have received coaching and mentorship from Carolyn Kepcher's team of business experts.
Yet another thrilling milestone for them was their recent opportunity to speak with the legendary Bobbi Brown, who offered the following advice for Karla, Dana, and Abby: Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (2) | Blog
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This week we are pleased to welcome mentor Cathy Greenberg, PhD-- executive coach, co-author of What Happy Companies Know ( with Dan Baker and Collins Hemingway), What Happy Women Know (with Dan Baker and Ina Yalof), Discover Your Inner Strength (due in early 2009!); and founder of h2c,LLC. Here is what Cathy had to say about our finalists progress....
Having spoken with Karla, Abby and Dana, it was clear that they were very capable women, each with a great business idea. It was also clear they needed to know the difference between a Coach and a Mentor. As a Coach, my role is help them learn enough about themselves to help them develop "personal mastery" and to transfer some basic skills so they could continue to grow into successful business people by also knowing themselves better and asking the right questions: Read More »
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Oft-quoted workplace communications and leadership expert Peggy Klaus recently brought her whirlwind energy and brilliant advice to our Seeds For Success finalists...and they happily report that they will never present themselves or their businesses the same way again!
Finalists Karla, Abby, and Dapple partners Dana and Tamar graciously allowed me to push and prod them during our coaching time together. In each session, the focus was on how to effectively present yourself and your business, including learning how to brag (the right way, of course!) to the media, the investor community and to family and friends.While we've all been raised to think that brag is a four-letter word and that talking about our accomplishments is a big no-no, in today's competitive business world self-promotion is a necessity, not a choice. And entrepreneurs especially need to be able to toot their own horn because no one is going to do it for them. So, knowing how to talk about yourself and your company in a conversational, story-like fashion-- as if you were telling a good friend about an amazing trip you've just taken-- has become a must-have skill. The following advice given to Karla, Abby, Dana, and Tamar will benefit any entrepreneur when it comes to presenting and self-promoting: Read More »
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Abby Port of the Red Koala Canvas Co. has had the great benefit of ongoing mentorship from her primary Seeds For Success mentor, Christina Blenk. Christina is the CEO of WomanOwned.com, a wealth of information for entrepreneurs at all levels. Here is a recap of Christina's recent advice to Abby's questions about marketing her web site and setting up an affiliate program: Read More »
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Our three Seeds for Success finalists recently had the great pleasure of speaking with world-renowned coach Dr. Lois Frankel. An entrepreneur herself, Dr. Frankel led three dynamic sessions that touched upon several aspects of growing a business. Our eternally grateful finalists were blown away by the amount of knowledge they gained from Dr. Frankel. Here is her report: Read More »
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Seeds For Success finalists Abby Port of the Red Koala Canvas Co. and Karla Duncan of Head2Toe Publications were next up to have a telephone meeting with Cathie Black, President of Hearst Magazines and a Seeds For Success Mentor from findingwhatmatters.com's network of experts. It was a thrilling experience for both of these entrepreneurs. Here is Cathie’s report: Read More »
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