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Is Entrepreneurship for You? Check Out our Bootcamp Dec. 17
Posted by: | CommentsSince I started my business full-time in 2008, achieving a lifelong dream, I’ve had numerous people, most of whom are friends and family, ask me what it takes to become an entrepreneur.
Helping others start the adventure of entrepreneurship is a passion of mine, so I’ve teamed with a couple of veteran entrepreneurs to do the Pre-Entrepreneurship Bootcamp: What You Need to Know and Do Before Starting a Business on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. in Oklahoma City at our nonprofit foundation, The Div.
This event is designed for aspiring or budding entrepreneurs – those who have an idea, itch or passion to run your own business, but need some direction and help getting started.
We want to provide basic training where entrepreneurs find answers, tools and help to start and grow great businesses that change the world.
WHO’S PRESENTING
Here are the people who will be sharing their experience and expertise in entrepreneurship for this event:
* Michael S. Smith — ran Gemini Industries in El Reno for a number of years and took it from $8 million to $35 million in sales before eventually selling the company. He now leads Oxygen for Organizations, mentoring entrepreneurs.
* Christian Brim – is a CPA who founded and runs Core Group, an accounting and financial services firm with locations throughout Oklahoma, and a member of Entrepreneurship Organization.
* Cory Miller – that’s me. I co-founded iThemes in 2008 and since starting our business in my home we now have 23+ team members scattered throughout the world, three primary brands (and more coming), an office in Edmond, Oklahoma, and this summer started The Div, our nonprofit tech foundation where the bootcamp will be held.
* We also have a couple of local attorneys who are going to be on hand to present and be available during the event for those who need direction on how to get legal help for your business.
REGISTRATION
I believe you’ve got to have a deep level of commitment, drive and passion to be an entrepreneur, so we’re asking for a donation of $50 per registrant for this special bootcamp, with all proceeds going to support The Div and our work through this nonprofit foundation, including lunch for the day.
We are also offering an online version of the bootcamp via webinar for those not in Oklahoma. The donation for this will be $40 a person.
If you have any questions about the bootcamp, please contact The Div through our contact form.
SIGNUP FOR PRE-ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP DEC. 17 HERE
SCHEDULE & TOPICS
8a.m. – Registration and Coffee
8:30 — Welcome and Intros
9 a.m. – SESSION 1: IS IT FOR YOU? (Cory Miller) — We’ll weigh the costs and benefits of entrepreneurship, talk about the purpose and role of an entrepreneur and what they do for the world and ask some hard questions.
9:50 a.m. – SESSION 2: MONEY (Cory Miller) – We’ll talk about the role of your personal finances in becoming a full-time entrepreneur, along with the role of money and how to get your financial house in order.
10:30 a.m. — SESSION 3 (Michael Smith): PERSONAL & TEAM ASSET INVENTORY – Taking inventory of your skills, strengths, experiences, expertise will help you on the journey.
11:15 a.m. – SESSION 4: THE COMPELLING VISION (Michael Smith) — Knowing where you want to go will help keep you on the right path.
Noon – Working Lunch (Lunch is provided)
1:00 p.m. – SESSION 5: SUPPORT (Cory Miller) — Getting the right support system in place before you start is key to your continued success. We’ll talk about the key people you need on your team.
1:50 p.m. – SESSION 6: YOUR ONE-PAGE BIZ PLAN (Michael Smith) — you need an initial game plan for your business idea. We’ll talk about the basics of a good plan and how to start one.
2:30 p.m. – SESSION 7: ACCOUNTING (Christian Brim) — Without money, and good accounting practices, your business is dead. Get nuts and bolts tips for vital aspect of running a business.
3:15 p.m. – SESSION 8: LEGAL (TBA) — Things you need to know about getting your business legal and how to find the right help.
4 p.m. — SESSION 9: RECRUITING & RESOURCES (Cory Miller) — How to gather the right resources and recruit the right people to your team.
4:45 p.m. — SESSION 10: WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION (Cory Miller) — The work of an entrepreneur almost never stops. Here are some do’s and don’ts, including personal stories, pitfalls and experiences.
5:30 p.m. – FINAL WORD & CHALLENGE & Q&A
* Please note times will vary. We want to provide practical help for those eager to start their entrepreneurial adventure.
Launch Your Church Website with WordPress and iThemes Builder
Posted by: | CommentsCity Church is the only child theme you need for building church themed websites. By tapping into the new functionality of Builder and WordPress 3.2, you can easily upload and organize sermons and staff information which City Church displays beautifully. Be sure to check out the demo.
What makes City Church easy to use? The Church Builder Block. This plugin coupled with City Church allows you to upload and display the sermon and staff information content, including featured images and audio files, without having to style or organize the page. Check out the screen shots below:
If you are already a Builder customer, City Church and the Church Builder Block are ready for download in your members area. If you do not have Builder, you can learn more about it here.
Ready to Start a Business? Check Out StartupSofa
Posted by: | CommentsOver at StartupSofa, my new project for aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve got a couple of new things going …
I just posted an article asking key questions for those interested in starting new businesses … it’s called Is Entrepreneurship Right For You. It’s based on the first webinar I did last week on the same subject.
And I’m also presenting another new webinar this week that’s a followup to that post called Discovering the Right Startup Idea to Chase.
Be sure to sign up for the email newsletter and start talking on the community forum over at StartupSofa.
The Ultimate Church Web Design WordPress Theme: iThemes Builder
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We’re very excited as our blockbuster theme — iThemes Builder — turns one-year-old this month. That’s right, last December we launched Builder to much buzz in our community and in WordPress.
To celebrate we’re doing a couple of things ….
- iThemes Builder Birthday Blowout — starting next week, we’ll be doing a special blowout sale until Dec. 31, 2010 on Builder. (Details to come!)
- Birthday Bash — we’re celebrating Builder’s birthday in style on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. Central Time on iThemesTV … you’ll want to tune in as we giveaway some shirts and other goodies. We’re also releasing another child theme that day so you won’t want to miss the show! http://iThemes.tv
Look for some videos soon in this post as well as an announcement about the blowout sale next week.
In the meantime, we would love to know how iThemes Builder has helped you build great WP websites quickly.
Please leave a comment below about how you’ve used Builder, what you’ve been able to do and of course well wishes!
As you know we’re very proud of iThemes Builder and look forward to many more feature innovations and Builder themes!
Foundation: Church WordPress Theme Released
Posted by: | CommentsFoundation, designed for churches and ministries, is our next iThemes Builder child theme (aka skin or sub-theme).
Demo this theme here and get iThemes Builder purchase details here
This theme is included in the current iThemes Builder bundle ($127) and available now for our Builder community members in their member panel.
