Congratulations to JG Management Systems on their recognition as one of 2009's “Colorado’s Companies to Watch".
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
JGMS is a Colorado Company to Watch
Congratulations to JG Management Systems on their recognition as one of 2009's “Colorado’s Companies to Watch".
Friday, November 6, 2009
When everyone means nothing.
From Seth Godin's Blog: Everyone is clueless
The problem with "everyone" is that in order to reach everyone or teach everyone or sell to everyone, you need to so water down what you've got you end up with almost nothing.
Everyone doesn't go to the chiropractor, everyone doesn't give to charity, everyone has never been to Starbucks. Everyone, in fact, lives a decade behind the times and needs hundreds of impressions and lots of direct experience before they realize something is going on.
You don't want everyone. You want the right someone.
Someone who cares about what you do. Someone who will make a contribution that matters. Someone who will spread the word.
As soon as you start focusing on finding the right someone, things get better, fast. That's because you can ignore everyone and settle in and focus on the people you actually want.
Here's a video that David sent over. I am thrilled at how much this guy loves his job, and I'm inspired by his story of how he turned down Pepsi as a vendor. He turned them down. But everyone wants Pepsi! Exactly. Once he decided he wanted someone, not everyone, his life got a lot better.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/11/everyone-is-clueless.html
The problem with "everyone" is that in order to reach everyone or teach everyone or sell to everyone, you need to so water down what you've got you end up with almost nothing.
Everyone doesn't go to the chiropractor, everyone doesn't give to charity, everyone has never been to Starbucks. Everyone, in fact, lives a decade behind the times and needs hundreds of impressions and lots of direct experience before they realize something is going on.
You don't want everyone. You want the right someone.
Someone who cares about what you do. Someone who will make a contribution that matters. Someone who will spread the word.
As soon as you start focusing on finding the right someone, things get better, fast. That's because you can ignore everyone and settle in and focus on the people you actually want.
Here's a video that David sent over. I am thrilled at how much this guy loves his job, and I'm inspired by his story of how he turned down Pepsi as a vendor. He turned them down. But everyone wants Pepsi! Exactly. Once he decided he wanted someone, not everyone, his life got a lot better.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/11/everyone-is-clueless.html
Friday, October 16, 2009
Business Incubator Center NEWS
Entrepreneurship & the Incubator Center in the local press
Have you see it? Recently a number of articles / new stories have run on entrepreneurship, growing businesses and the Incubator Center. Check out this list of recent articles: http://www.gjincubator.org/about/campusnews.php It is really exciting to see so many interesting ideas and growing companies blooming in Grand Valley.
Co-working Spaces – it’s a trend!
Many entrepreneurs discover that after a few weeks of working in bunny slippers, their home offices leave them feeling isolated and enervated. Recently, co-working spaces have begun to spring up, offering home-based entrepreneurs a part-time desk where they can find structure, camaraderie and advice. Entrepreneur
Building a factory on your desktop
Ponoko, a New Zealand company, developed a laser cutter that can follow patterns downloaded from the Internet, allowing would-be designers anywhere in the world to create complex shapes in wood and plastic. Artists and entrepreneurs use Ponoko's cutters to make small batches of toys, lampshades and other products. CEO David ten Have says he believes the devices have the potential to turn everyone into a manufacturer. Inc.
Have you see it? Recently a number of articles / new stories have run on entrepreneurship, growing businesses and the Incubator Center. Check out this list of recent articles: http://www.gjincubator.org/about/campusnews.php It is really exciting to see so many interesting ideas and growing companies blooming in Grand Valley.
Co-working Spaces – it’s a trend!
Many entrepreneurs discover that after a few weeks of working in bunny slippers, their home offices leave them feeling isolated and enervated. Recently, co-working spaces have begun to spring up, offering home-based entrepreneurs a part-time desk where they can find structure, camaraderie and advice. Entrepreneur
Building a factory on your desktop
Ponoko, a New Zealand company, developed a laser cutter that can follow patterns downloaded from the Internet, allowing would-be designers anywhere in the world to create complex shapes in wood and plastic. Artists and entrepreneurs use Ponoko's cutters to make small batches of toys, lampshades and other products. CEO David ten Have says he believes the devices have the potential to turn everyone into a manufacturer. Inc.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Colorado Business Incubation Association Fall Conference
The Colorado Business Incubation Association (CBIA) promotes entrepreneurship throughout Colorado. One of CBIA’s objectives is to provide training and education to its members in the form of one-day conferences twice a year. The programs for these conferences include “lessons learned” from seasoned business incubator managers, legislative updates, identification of resources and many other topics that provide valuable information to planned, emerging and established business incubators.Fall Conference 2009 is being held at the award winning Grand Junction Business Incubator Center on Thursday, October 8th. The theme of this one-day conference is “Business Incubation During These Changing Economic Times”. You will hear from seasoned incubator managers and representatives from organizations that fund incubator start-up costs and ongoing operations and also tour the Business Incubator Center. At the end of the day, we will enjoy some great networking time as we tour two wineries and finish with dinner at the Wine Country Inn!
Click to view the full-day Conference Program and download the Registration Form. Please contact Michelle Alcott (malcott21@comcast.net) or Vicki Jenings (vjenings@colobio.com) if you have questions.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Second Annual COLORADO ENTREPRENEURSHIP MARKETPLACE...business starts here.
Do you want to start your own small business?Do you want to take your small business to the next level?
October 9, 2009
8:00am to 7:00pm - a full-day, but feel free to come and go as you like.Two Rivers Convention CenterGrand Junction, CO
Event Schedule
Six Session TracksAgri-Businness . Financing . Retail & Business Development . Marketing . Community Development . Technology
Click HERE for a detailed outline of the day's events: Event Schedule.
Feel free to come for the whole day or just the session you are most interested in. The $30 registration cost covers as many sessions as you would like to attend. Don't miss the keynote address from Curt Richardson of OtterBox at 3:45pm.
For more information go to http://www.ruralcolorado.org/events-calendar-1/coloentrmrktplace, or call: Michelle Alcott, CRDC Business Manager 303-934-9117 303-934-9117 . malcott@ruralcolorado.org
A success for ALL of Rural Colorado!
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