Connect with local, like-minded Entrepreneurs here at NOVA. No Religion, Politics or Fees... Only Fun Productive Solutions every Thursday 6-8pm!
AGENDA
Drinks & Social
Time
20 Second Pitch
Each member gives their 20 second pitch. Your name and your
business, the benefits for hiring / buying from you then finish with your name
and your businesses. Short sweet clear and compelling. Make your 20 second
pitch great!
Wants & Needs
Think Craig’s list meets speed dating...quickly connecting
needs and wants to haves and gots.
Step into the
SUPERNOVA
10-30 minutes of tough love where we EVOLVE your business
while you defend who, what, where, why, when and how you're doing things... We
offer frank and sometimes brutal advice on where you are wrong, lost, off track
and how to get where you need to be. This isn't for everyone but if you expect
to survive in the real world then the SUPERNOVA is a quick way to get into
excellent Entrepreneurial shape.
Book Review or Guest
Speaker:
10-20 minute review giving you the knowledge w/out the long
read.
Successes &
Failures:
Sharing what works and what didn't. It's learning how not to
step in certain puddles, which questions to ask and when. Sharing and
understanding failures are usually the most impactful way to learn a lesson
from the school of hard knocks. But it's not how many times you've been knocked
down or have failed, it's how many times you get back up and begin marching
forward!
Future Trend
Spotting:
Peering into and discussing what might be next year, next
decade, next century or next millennium...and why that matters to us
all...
Project X:
Digging into our fantasy project, what YOU'D work on if
$$ was NO object….
Card Swap:
Everyone passes their card two people down and we rip them
apart. Looking at a business card is it clear what the business is selling? Is
it legible? Where is the business located? Is it boring or compelling?
Beautiful or blah? Does the name of the business clearly describe the business;
or is the name horrible? Does the card take advantage of all of the available
real estate (front & rear)?
Wizard of Oz:
Here we spend time discussing who is really running the
show? Is it the banks or insurance companies? The food, military or pharm
industries? The FED? This is a wealth & power discussion NOT one about
politics or religion.
Get of your own way:
What is holding you back from success & happiness?
Fear,
shyness, perfectionist, cannot delegate, unorganized, over committed, spread too
thin, are you too bossy, ...
What I failed at this
week was _______ and what I learned from it was______.
What is the best new
IDEA / WEBSITE this week?
Chinese
confessions:
Who purchased what from China and why didn't you purchase it
locally?
Expectations??
How do you clearly define your client’s expectations? The
loss of the sales vs. clearly defined expectations is the teeter totter of
business. Be a good/clear communicator, define exactly what your client
expectations are – use products lists, packages – bronze/silver/gold, use an
employee manual/videos, have measurable deliverables, what is/is not included –
it's critical to what IS included as to what is NOT included. Be CRYSTAL
CLEAR.
EntrepreYOUR:
How are YOU? Your health, eating habits and exercise? YOU
are your most important asset so let’s take a quick survey: Who Smokes? Who
exercises every week? Who drinks sodas / eats processed foods? Are you taking
care of your most valuable asset? GOALS: What are
your personal and professional goals for THIS year? What are your measurement
and feedback benchmarks?
What are you working
for?
Security, family, freedom, money, power…
LOCAL
TOURISM:
We have local $$ and outside $$ how can we get more outside
$$ - when any business is serving goods/services to outside guests they are
representing us ALL/our entire community, so remember to always put on a
world-class performance.
An Entrepreneur is a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and assumes accountability for the inherent risks and accepts full responsibility for the outcomes.
ESC Headquarters at gorgeous, world-class venue NOVA 535
Every Thursday 6pm--7:30 pm then downtown after for dinner and drinks....
To connect with like-minded Entrepreneurs and use our combined efforts to help our city and the world enjoy positive forward progress via continuous improvement.
As Entrepreneurs we openly discuss and debate everything EXCEPT politics and religion; we work towards finding SOLUTIONS, not creating more anger and divisions. Positive forward progress.
We blend a fun, compelling social environment including our Full Premium Bar here in our Gorgeous World-Class venue NOVA 535, with connecting to productive, profitable real-world solutions for you and your enterprise. Don't be a stiff, JOIN US!
535 Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Street North (9th St. N.)
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701
