February 27, 2012 Tips, Information and Strategies

BriefCase Radio Workshop

February 26, 2012 Radio Workshop

On the Next BriefCase Radio Workshop, we're taking tax strategies for 2012 in our Accounting Workshop.  We also learn about the SBA's executive level training program for small businesses. In Game Plan, we highlight activities to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. So Join me, Omar Muhammad on BriefCase Radio Workshop this Sunday at 9 pm on Public Radio WEAA 88.9 f.m., the voice of the community.

 Accounting E Insider:  accounting strategies to grow your business

Tax Playbook for 2012

Resource:

Rudolph T. Isaacs Jr., CPA
Isaacs & Simmons, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
Office:  410-653-6853
Fax:  410-653-6854
www.isaacsandsimmons.com

Special Segment:   SBA E 200
www.sba.gov/e200

Resource:

Mark Williams
Lender Relations Specialist
U.S. Small Business Administration, Baltimore District Office
410.962.6195, ext 303 |fax: 202.481.5975
mark.williams@sba.gov


The Entrepreneur's Game Plan

Next Week's BriefCase Radio Workshop includes strategies and information from our segments:   Psychology of Business, Entrepreneurship in the Community, Balanced WOMEN, Contracting Business

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EBA (Entrepreneur's Business Advice)

Random Entrepreneur's Tips

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Entrepreneurship in the Community

Chef Casey Jenkins

Darker Than Blue Cafe

www.darkerthanbluecafe.com

Using this tip

1. Determine what type of giving back (time, finances, other resources) you and your team are prepared to offer.  
2. Determine where (where you work, play or shop) you will implement your give back strategy. 
3. Read 
   Heroes Among Us: Social Entrepreneurs Working to Build Strong Families and Communities by Peter A. Heegaard

Let us know how you are using Entrepreneur's Business Advice.

Do you have tips that other entrepreneur's should know?

Send email to omar@improveandprogress.com

 

Idea Bank for the Week

Responding to Failure

Not everyone responds the same to failure. Some individuals look to others to place the blame; while others take the high road and the heat to find a why back into the game.  Here are three tips to help you respond to failure:

1. Remember Your Past Successes! What did you do to plan, execute on the delivery of your product or service and at the end reward   yourself?  Do you recall that feeling?  Get back into the game by reading emails and letters from satisfied customers.  Remember, your goal for starting a business was not to fail.
2. Search for a lesson.  In business, mistakes happen. Assess the situation that caused the failure. Failing is inevitable but it's how you deal with it. What lessons can you take from the situation to help you move forward? Surround yourself with your brain team or advisory board who can help you see setbacks as opportunities to improve.
3. Read Still Standing: One Man's Story of Transforming Failure into Success by Anthony Casale

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BookShelf

 

Language of Leaders: How Top CEOs Communicate to Inspire, Influence and Achieve Results

by Kevin Murray

The leaders in this book talk about:

·          why trust is essential to leadership

·          the need to articulate a mission that goes beyond profit as a motive

·          how they create leaders throughout their organizations

·          how they bring external views of their organization in to drive change

·          how they use conversations to engage and motivate people

·          what characteristics they look for when hiring leaders

·          what steps need to be taken in order to become a more effective communicator