This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog 37 Signals Founder Jason Fried says that the your regular office isn’t a good place to do get work done. Your regular office may include your brick-and-mortar daily office location (including your home office). Where do you really go when you really need to get some serious work done? Fried says he typically gets three kinds of answers to […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog Email and I are not friends… Aside from the fact that I find email a weak way to communicate (particularly when you’re dealing with multiple team-members), I just think that there is just too many of it. Plus it’s a constant interruption. I use Microsoft Outlook, and like most people when a new email pops up in my computer, […]
The “Flagler County Economic Development Summit” concluded on May 13, 2011. A document compiled by the 5 focus groups was presented on the final meeting. The five focus groups were: Robust Entrepreneurial Environment & Organic Growth Linked Responsive Talent Delivery Maximize Regionalism Strong Target Industry Investments Exceptional Customer Service Here is the Flagler County Economic Development Summit Presentation as presented on May 13th; which is a compilation of individual focus […]
An Angel Investor, is an individual who would typically invest up to $150,000 in raw, early stage Web and Tech Startups, and who can stomach significant risk in their investment. An Angel Investor typically also has past entrepreneurial or specific industry experience. Angel Investors (frequently referred to as “Angels“) are affluent individuals who have had extensive business experience in one or more entrepreneurial ventures or in Startup environments. An Angel […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog A common problem for Small Business in the last few years has been funding your existing business or new Startup business idea. Banks are clammed up, looking for maximum security and maximum return. SBA tries to fund small business, but only (okay mostly) giving out secured loans, and unfortunately your house doesn’t have much or any equity any longer. […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog Startup Visa (aka Founder Visa or Founders Visa) is in the headlines again, after a critical milestone… An interesting movement has been gaining momentum in the United States, which now reached a critical milestone for bright, entrepreneurial individuals from other countries to gain access to a special immigrant visa status to enter, reside, and work in the United States […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog In the following short video Andrew Keen of TechCrunch interviews blogger and best-selling author Seth Godin. Godin calls the times we live in, “times that anybody or anywhere now has the ability to make something that matters.” He answers the question what should people do, with “They should fail!” According to Godin, people should fail small, and they should […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog …a guest blog post by Brad West Originally from Southern NJ and Central PA, Brad lives in Palm Coast, FL. He has a diverse background in Retail Management, Social Media Management, and Real Estate Marketing. Brad is currently a Social Media Professional for a national organization. Brad has also made a name for himself as the Technology and Small […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog What we do at Office Divvy ™ is hard sometimes for people to process, and it’s even hard for us to define in a nutshell. The range of services we provide to Small Business and Entrepreneurs is wide, very wide. For the typical business-person, the idea of running your business from a base of a nurturing, collaborative, cooperative model […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog You probably heard about the 5 “P“s of Marketing: Product: The products or services offered to your customers/clients. Price: The pricing strategy for the desired profit margin. Place: Distribution –getting your product/service to your target market. Promotion: Communicating with your customers. People: The value of your people and people at large (i.e. influencers) New Media the same list has […]