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| February, 2010 |
News You Can Use
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News 12 NJ Spotlights Rising Tide Capital
Over the weekend of February 6, Rising Tide Capital (RTC) was featured on News 12 NJ's Spotlight on New Jersey. CEO Alfa Demmellash, COO Alex Forrester, Director of the Community Business Academy Jay Savulich, former Director of Business Acceleration Services Don Egan, and RTC entrepreneurs Tiffany Perry (Body Cafe) and Angela Quinonez (Little Columbia Restaurant), were interviewed in three segments by host Della Crews. |
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Beatrice's Brand Excitement
Beatrice Johnston officially
registered her company in Hudson County on January 8 2010, the day after she
graduated from the Community Business Academy. Her business, Brand Excitement,
offers affordable brand identity and support, social media set up and
maintenance, web site design, and project based consulting solutions to small businesses
and solo entrepreneurs. Less than three months later, she has two major
projects, as well as three contracts for monthly services.
After 10 years of experience in
the branding and design industry, Beatrice finally feels that she has the tools
to be profitable in her own business, and is "super excited" at the
success she has been able to achieve. She credits her experience at
Rising Tide Capital's Community Business Academy with the success of her
business so far. "I realized that my prior ventures were not
profitable because I was not charging enough," she said. "My class
assignments made me think about what services I could offer that people would
pay for; how I could develop a suite of products that would meet potential
clients' needs in a different way."
"I know branding, I am
very skilled at what I do," she said. "The missing link for me was
not knowing how to make my own business profitable or sustainable. Rising Tide
Capital and the Community Business Academy provided a turning point for me. I
feel like I've learned how to do business for my business."
For more about Beatrice and
Brand Excitement, visit her on the web at http://www.bpdh.com/index.shtml.
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Attention RTC Graduates
Are you interested in mentoring college-bound students?
This is your opportunity to pay it forward! We've been
approached by the local College Preparatory Incentive Program, an
organization that works with high school students on their college readiness,
to find inspiring speakers who can motivate 9-12th graders interested in
attending college. We believe local entrepreneurs can be powerful community
role models and this is why we are creating
a Speakers' Bureau of our entrepreneurs who want to share
their personal journeys with these students.
For more
information or to volunteer as a speaker, call Esther at 201-432-4316. |
Did you miss our February seminar on Taxes and Small Businesses?
Here's what some of the entrepreneurs who attended said:
"As a new business owner I found this workshop to be full of 'insider tips' that will help me to set myself up for success. More importantly, I'll save money by setting up the right type of systems for my business."
"'Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance!!' I really enjoyed this workshop."
"I feel I am more prepared to move forward with my business. It (the seminar) was definitely an eye opener."
"It was very good. I got a lot out of it."
These seminars bring valuable information to you from business experts with various specializations. Don't miss the next one!
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Club CEO Events
March
Seminar: How to Make Money with Social Media
What is social media? Can small businesses use it to make money? How can you create a facebook business page and build up your online audience? Come find out what you can do to get real results from social media that will be beneficial to your business! Date:
Saturday, March 20, 2009
Time: 10:00AM-12:30 PM
Location:
Garfield Avenue Renewal Company
334 MLK Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: 201-432-4316 RSVP - Mary J. Sansait
Parking: Street Parking
Cost: Free to our Club CEO Members , $15.00 Non Members RSVP:Mary@RisingTideCapital.org |
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Market Opportunities
Sell Your Wares in Jersey City
Creative Grove
 Every Friday small business vendors sell their arts, crafts products and services at Creative Grove. (Outside the Grove Street Path Train Station) Go to www.creativegrove.org and learn how you can be part of this fabulous and fun market.
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Community Business Academy Update
Newest Entrepreneurs
In one of our busiest recruitment seasons ever, 144 potential entrepreneurs recently attended four orientation sessions. This season represents our largest class to date, 66 aspiring CEOs were accepted into the spring edition of the Community Business Academy.
Some of the business ideas in this latest round of classes include a music producer, a mobile food vendor, the producer of a children's TV show, an ambulette service, and the future CEO of a women's green job training center.
Congratulations to all of our newest entrepreneurs, and good luck as you begin your journey with us!
From Trimesters to Semesters
In 2010 we have moved to a semester system; we will be teaching three classes each in the spring and the fall, instead of two classes three times per year. In order to accommodate the third class this spring, we've added a new part time team member.
Rising Tide Capital welcomes Mitch Greene, our new Community Business Academy Instructor. Mitch has ten years of experience consulting with small businesses owners in the microfinance industry, most recently at our business lending partner GNBDC. We are very excited to have someone with his expertise and knowledge on board.
To further accommodate our expanded class offerings, we have also added a new class location. In addition to The Urban League of Hudson County and Capital One Journal Square, the Capital One branch at 201 Newark Avenue in downtown Jersey City has become our latest space partner, generously opening its doors to our entrepreneurs on Wednesday evenings. |
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News and Notes
- March is Women's History Month. Take some time this month to
recognize and celebrate the women in your life and all that they have
accomplished.
-March is the deadline for
Census 2010; make sure you fill out your census form. Let's stand up and be
counted!
-The US Chamber of Commerce has launched an "I am Free Enterprise"
video contest. All you have to do is create a compelling three-minute video
about your business. The prize is $100,000! If you are interested in creating a
video this is something we can help you with at Rising Tide Capital. Call Esther at 201-432-4316 for
more details.
- You can help end hunger in New Jersey with a click of a button. Vote now to get all the major
food corporations to donate food to New Jersey.
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| Brand Excitement Savings!
Save $30 off Social Media Management and Setup or $50 off a Brand Strategy Session for RTC Graduates and Supporters |
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Social Media Management is a monthly brand support service which includes daily status and content updates on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, including a custom Twitter background and Branded Facebook Profile Photo.
A Brand Strategy Session is a power consultation where we will review your current brand and outline steps to take your brand (and your business) to the next profit level.
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