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Ron Immink
• Founder smallbusinesscan• Represent Skysong ASU in Europe • CEO Bookbuzz• Managed Invent-DCU• BA Small Business• Entrepreneur since 1988• Specialist in small business development (OECD/EBRD/ILO)• Author • Clueless about technology
Smallbusinesscan
• Why• What does it do• Looking for feedback• Initiatives• Lessons (?)
Smallbusinesscan why?
• Inability to grow beyond competence
Smallbusinesscan what does it do
Layer 2:
• Decision grid• Identify your growth stage• Issues to address to move up the growth curve• Articles, toolset, insights• Open source• Wikipedia for and by entrepreneurs
Smallbusinesscan what does it do
Layer 3:
• Ask a question • Ask for help• Ask for feedback• Share insights• Give help• Connect• 6,000 business people
Smallbusinesscan feedback
• Happy?• How to improve?• What else?• Ideas?
Smallbusinesscan initiatives
• Grow the movement • Science gallery• Invention corner• Ideas corner• Behind closes doors sessions• Media partners (stories)
What I learned?
• Problem, solution, magic • Ideas generation• Trend watching• Team• Sales, sales, sales (the new fundraising)• Passion• Story telling• Strategy
Guy Gawasaki
• Problem• Solution• Market• Technology• Business model• Routes to market• Marketing and sales• Competition• Management team• Financial projections and metrics• Milestones
Bookbuzz.biz
- What would google do?- Break from the pack, Harari- 33 strategies of war, Robert Green- Funky business- Mavericks at work
Faith Popcorn: -Popcorn report-Clicking
www.smallbusinesscan.com
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