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Saturday, January 2, 2010

GREAT BOOK ABOUT HOW TO GET INTO FASHION

Teen Vogue Handbook is a great primer on the fashion industry...not just for teens.

BRAND THYSELF SAYS MARK TWAIN

Here is a terrific article from the Woodrow Wilson Center of International Studies about Mark Twain, and his understanding of the importance of branding oneself and having a clear brand voice.

CREATE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN T-SHIRT STORE TODAY

To start off 2010, here is a wonderful empowerment idea....Create your own freestanding t-shirt store, that lives independently of a broader portal (like eBay) FOR FREE.
Great concept.
http://www.pikistore.com

Monday, December 21, 2009

FREE HANDWRITING FONT CREATOR

http://www.fontcapture.com

FREE LOGO DESIGN

This very generous person offers a free logo design service!
http://www.freelogodesign.org

GOOGLE SEO STARTER GUIDE

Very good information from Google on Search Engine Optimization. An excellent briefing on how to gain more web traffic.

http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35291

PERSONAL BRANDING

Boston University - Personal Branding Keynote - Round 2

Saturday, December 19, 2009

START A HEALTHY FOOD SERVICES COMPANY TO SERVICE LOCAL SCHOOL CAFETERIAS

One of the biggest needs in US schools is better quality meals.

Check out www.revfoods.com as a case study. Within two years, this small start-up went from serving 500 lunches a day to 5,000 in 30 Bay Area Schools. They have raised two additional rounds of funding totaling $10 million. Good business.

HELP TO SECURE FEDERAL GRANT MONEY

Seliger + Associates provides comprehensive grant writing, grant source research and related services for public and nonprofit agencies, as well as selected businesses and individuals, throughout the United States. We have been in business since 1993 and have had over 600 clients in 43 states.

Seliger + Associates has written over $220,000,000 in funded grant applications. We differ from other grant writers in that we use a turn-key approach. Our clients only have to give us general direction and sign the completed grant applications. In most cases, we do all the rest, including the program design, needs assessment, narrative, budget and final submission package.

www.Seliger.com

Friday, December 11, 2009

GREAT FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Keith Reinhard Scholarship of Excellence: Berlin School of Creative Leadership at Steinbeis University

Through the Keith Reinhard Scholarship of Excellence, one multicultural advertising professional will receive full-tuition for the Executive MBA program (a $71,500 value.) The scholarship is named in honor of advertising legend Keith Reinhard, chairman emeritus of DDB Worldwide and class “godfather” at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. Reinhard is one of several creative industry leaders who have donated their time and energy to this unique global program. www.berlin-school.com

To be eligible for scholarship consideration, an applicant must be:

Asian/Asian American or Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic, Black/African American, American Indian/Native American, Multiracial or Multiethnic (e.g., Hispanic and Black)
A mid- to senior-level advertising professional with at least eight years of experience
An employee of a 4A’s member agency
A bachelor’s degree recipient.

To apply for the scholarship, one must submit:

The scholarship application form and essay
The completed Executive MBA in Creative Leadership application form
A current curriculum vitae
A thesis proposal.

The scholarship recipient will be selected based on professional and academic achievements, career objectives and leadership potential in his or her company and industry.

The next Executive MBA in Creative Leadership program begins in February 2010. To apply for the full-tuition scholarship, application materials must be submitted by Thursday, December 24, 2009.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

MASTER GOOGLE

Boost eLearning offers a comprehensive training suite on 15 virtually unknown techniques available within Google. These techniques enable knowledge workers to effectively find high value information, and provide immediate and significant value for everyone.

FIND FREE PDFs and eBOOKS FAST

PDFGeni is a dedicated pdf search engine for PDF ebooks, sheets, forms and documents.
Nice tool.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

CREATE A DIGITAL IMAGE REPAIR / MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Increasingly, due to the proliferation of social networks, nasty rumors, often false, spread fast.

Create a web based service that can help people to repair a damaged reputation due to a false facebook rumor

This Wall Street Journal article outlines the growing problem.