Monthly Archives: September 2010 People in the wedding and events industries work incredibly hard. We give up weeknights to network. We give up weekends to put on events. And we work every day to put together these events. While we work extremely hard, we don’t always work smart. Because we have flexibility and are in charge of our schedule,...  I stumbled on a great post the other day from Steve Blank, veteran entrepreneur and professor of entrepreneurship, on creating a business model versus writing a business plan. He believes that before writing a business plan for your start-up you should test the business model. What is a Business Model? A business model is essentially...  I love the expression, “I have arrived!” Anyone who has uttered this phrase will surely tell you that they’ve said it tongue-in-cheek to describe reaching some proverbial pinnacle. It may appear to everyone else that they have “arrived” at the top. By golly! They have made it! But the person reaching this proverbial pinnacle... Weekly, we feature a little round of posts from one year prior. A year ago we were talking about company vision, building your portfolio, being brave. We also had a great interview with Annette Warnick, owner of Swanky Tables in Portland, Oregon. Sage Declaration No. 5 ::: Define your Vision We often get so caught...  Wedding 101 in Nashville is a studio dedicated to educating and inspiring brides. As founders, Amy and Ashley, also believe in working with wedding professionals to build their businesses. It’s always a dream come true when Kelly and I meet other professionals who are as interested in elevating the wedding industry as we are. We... |
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