Your Online Reputation and Analytics

Reputation and Analytics – WBDC Chicago webinar 2012 02 “Assess and manage your online reputation” was the theme of the fourth webinar in a series for the Women’s Business Development Center of Chicago. We discussed how entrepreneurs can assess and monitor their online reputation using free resources. We discussed how to measure the impact of […]

The Power of Collaboration – Why Six Minds are Better than One

Avery Cohen from Metrist Partners joined a panel at Crain’s Small Business Week for a Before and After Case Study of a redesigned and re-imagined website for CFO-Pro, John Lafferty. Created by the Big Ooga Creative Services Team,  you will learn our step-by-step process and how you can do it for yourself. Big Ooga is a B2B small business community of smart people devoted to raising happy, healthy companies.

Google AdWords for Small Business

The Big Ooga in Chicago not only provides networking opportunities, but is also committed to helping entrepreneurs acquire critical skills. I had a great time helping the Big Ooga entrepreneurs understand how they can use Google AdWords.

Carol Roth wants to be Oprah for Entrepreneurs

Carol Roth has been busy. She shed her job in investment banking to become an adviser to entrepreneurs, with the goal of becoming a celebrity like Suze Orman or Rachel Ray. Roth has been video blogging and completed filming a reality TV show pilot and her book “The Entrepreneur Equation” will be released in March. […]

Business Bootstrappers vs. Angel Capital – MIT Enterprise Forum March, 2010

Two scrappy entrepreneurs squared off with two beneficent angel financiers to discuss the state of entrepreneurial innovation at the MIT Enterprise Forum on Tuesday, March 16. The entrepreneurs were Jeff Judge of Interactive Mediums, which provides a platform for managing and implementing mobile ad campaigns, and Chris Hill of PerkSpot which helps corporations communicate and […]

Social Networking Basics for Marketers and Entrepreneurs

2010 is fast becoming the year of Business Social Media marketing. Two drivers from last year continue to push entrepreneurs and marketers into Online Social Networks. First, Barack Obama proved that it can work in a big way. His presidential campaign used it to motivate people to spread the word. Second, the faltering 2009 economy […]