by zack | Oct 4, 2013 | Start Your Business
Roughly 36 months ago I quit my job as a television videographer and editor and joined an agency in its third year to run operations, marketing, business development and mostly everything on the business side of the company. When I joined it was the founder and a...
by zack | Sep 20, 2013 | Grow Your Business
Networking It’s a scary word to many. Irrelevant word to others. Your network is your future, without one you cannot grow. Over the last three years I’ve grown my brands through several different companies, businesses and events. Most through in-person...
by zack | Aug 12, 2013 | Events, Grow Your Business
Launching an event can be overwhelming. Here are some tips and tricks that will help make sure you actually make money and come out on top. Five years ago, Allan Branch and his business partner Steve, founders of Less Accounting, decided to put on an intimate event on...
by zack | Jul 15, 2013 | Grow Your Business, Start Your Business
Sales down on a particular day? Is it a recurring thing? Ever thought about doing something completely different on that day? Or maybe you want to try something NEW for your company! I was recently at a restaurant at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Croc’s, that...
by zack | Jul 12, 2013 | Grow Your Business
A couple of tips first before the template. 1. If you can get an introduction, that will convert higher 2. Be quick, say what you want to, then act on it. 3. Be specific and clear in your ask 4. Relate, if you can 5. Show interest 6. Do not waste time Subject Line:...
by zack | Jul 11, 2013 | Grow Your Business
Years Ago, 12 I believe, I was a huge roller coaster fanatic. I traveled as far as Los Angeles (by plane) and Indiana (by car), all the way from good ole’ Virginia just to ride roller coasters. So obsessed, that I made my family travel during our summer...
by zack | Jul 2, 2013 | Start Your Business
Day 1 of Hatch saw each of the newly entered startups looking to make money. 20 minutes into the overview, each founder went out of the streets of Norfolk trying to make at least one dollar. One company 925 Jobs, made $9.25. Each company made at least two bucks in...
by zack | Jun 26, 2013 | Start Your Business
I hear a lot of ideas, a lot of them. Whether it’s reading applications for Hatch, the pitches at Start Norfolk or on The Pitch, I’ve heard hundreds this year alone. A lot of them are just that, ideas, and I find it crazy to think that people think they...
by zack | Jun 19, 2013 | Grow Your Business
Please tell me you have seen this video. Let’s break it down, its 18 seconds long, has over 40 million hits and has millions of others talking about liking turtles. Seriously? I think this is great and watch it from time to time, (or once a month!) but what...
by zack | Jun 18, 2013 | Grow Your Business
Franck T describes how he has grown his eight Facebook pages to four million likes. Franck is the founder of Campus Wise. Three Steps to going viral 1. Timing 2. Searching and making sure people will want to interact with 3. Building a habit of what is and...
