Archive for the ‘Entrepreneurship’ Category

What sets you apart?

Monday, February 15th, 2010

A very important factor when you are researching competitors of your products and services is to determine what you have that is different.  If you have to, make a list of everything you have that they do not and vice versa.  Determine what it is about your company that works. 

Maybe your competitors left out a vital piece of information that they should be focusing on with their product that they are not.  This could be a perfect solution for you to get in and immediately step ahead of the competitors.

When you determine the positive aspect that is different that sets you completely apart from your  competitors, you can use this information in your advertising campaign. 

You never want to look the same as the rest of the companies in your industry.  Don’t be afraid to step outside of the box and go different.  This is how consumers will remember you.

New trading cards for Christian kids from Creation By Design

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Steven J. Kaye, Owner

Creation By Design, has created a Trading Card line based upon the stories of the Bible. www.mybiblecards.com

Creation By Designs goal is to help children and pre-teens connect with the stories of the Bible and to assist parents and teachers impart that story in a manner that is both educational and entertaining for them.  Creation By Design brings together the greatest story ever told with breathtaking original artwork and a fresh narrative voice.  Creation By Design uses fantastic 3D computer-generated artwork to grab the attention of children, and to rekindle their interest in the wonderful adventures of the Bible.

length: 15-minutes
 

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Sensitive skin? Doctors recommend Goat’s Milk Soap

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

marshas goat

My guest is Marsha Louk of Laurel Fork Farm in Elkins, WV, USA.

Not only is she an amazing business woman, but she is also a master artisan craftsman. Her product is made from hormone free goats milk and is doctor recommended for those with skin conditions, eczema(atopic dermatitis), acne and other sensitive skin care. In this interview, Marsha explains what it is like to start a company in the “middle of nowhere” and watch God increase her customers, products, and income.

Laurel Fork Farm www.laurelforkfarm.com “We hand milk our beautiful Nubian Goats twice daily to get the most important ingredient for our goat milk soaps, hormone free milk. We make all kinds of all natural products fresh from the farm.”

length: 30-minutes

 

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Kat Albrecht – Pet Detective

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Kathy Albrecht

Kat Albrecht

is a police detective-turned-pet detective and the founder of Missing Pet Partnership, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to reuniting lost pets with their families. Missing Pet Partnership has formed the first-ever lost pet search-and-rescue team (in Seattle, WA) and hopes to develop similar teams nationwide.

Kat pioneered the cross application of law enforcement investigative techniques and technologies to solve lost pet investigations and is widely known as an authority on training search dogs to track lost pets. Since 1997, she has trained the majority of all operational pet detectives in the USA, Canada, and even Ireland.

Kat and her search dogs have appeared on Animal Planet programs and articles about her work have appeared in People, Reader’s Digest, and Parade. Kat is the author of two books: The Lost Pet Chronicles and Dog Detectives: Train Your Dog to Find Lost Pets. She is currently crafting Bloodhound Love, a romance/mystery novel for teens.

www.KatAlbrecht.com

 

 

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Winners From ABC’s Shark Tank: Grill Charms CEO, Leslie Haywood and Pork Barrel BBQ Co-Owner, Heath Hall

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Leslie Haywood

My guests and their innovative products have appeared on ABC’s knock-out show Shark Tank. 

 Leslie Haywood, is the inventor of Grill Charms™, the newest phenomenon in grilling products. Created by Charmed Life Products, a company formed by Haywood in 2006, Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Once affixed to your chicken, fish, steak, pork or even vegetables, Grill Charms™ allow individuals to differentiate their item from others on the grill.

Pork Barrel BBQ was founded by Heath Hall, President and Brett Thompson, CEO in late 2008. Pork Barrel BBQ is a Washington, DC based gourmet Dry Rub and BBQ Sauce company. Their first product, the All American Spice Rub, was created in December 2008 and sold over 350 units in the first week. Made of all natural ingredients with no preservatives or MSG, the All American Spice Rub has a smoky and slightly spicy flavor created from a combination of spices, chilies and herbs.

Join us to hear about these fun new products, what’s next for their companies, and what it was like swimming with the sharks!

length: 45-minutes

Do You Know . . .

Friday, January 1st, 2010

. . . that God has a plan for your success?
And you can find out all about it through His Word. We’re here to help you discover it, encourage you launch out and provide you with Godly counsel along the way!

Jeremiah 29:11-13

For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me.

Joshua 1:8

Study this Book of the Law continually. Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed.

1 Corinthians 2:9-12

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” But we know these things because God has revealed them to us by his Spirit, and his Spirit searches out everything and shows us even God’s deep secrets. No one can know what anyone else is really thinking except that person alone, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. And God has actually given us his Spirit (not the world’s spirit) so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

 

Raising Up Creators of Wealth to Impact Their Generation with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Tips for Setting Proper Goals

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
  • Goals should be SPECIFIC.

  • Goals should EXCITE you.

  • Goals should require POSITIVE ACTION.

  • Recognize the unlimited possibilities of God and believe He will help you.

  • This life should be considered a training place for eternal life.

  • Relationships, not wealth, develop character.

  • Jesus saw potential in unlikely people.

The Top 5 Goals of Jesus’ Personal Ministry:

1) Preach the Gospel (Good News) to the Poor

2) Heal the Brokenhearted

3) Bring Deliverance to the Captives

4) Give Sight to the Blind

5) Bring Liberty to the Oppressed