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If you’re a Utah reader, I hope to see you at this event where I’ll speak about internet marketing and search engine optimization for small businesses. This is sponsored by StartupPrincess (an organization for women business owners) and the Small Business Development Center in Orem, Utah.

Date: Thursday, April 17th
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Provo […]

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I applied to be a Google Local Business Rep and forgot about it until tonight when I got an email saying I got accepted. No, I’m not a Google employee (though some day I’d love to be), I’m an independent contractor.
I’m also a huge fan of local businesses. When I totaled my car a few […]

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I laughed [out loud] when I read this quote in an article by Valley Wag’s Paul Boutin.
“Entrepreneurs You guys think money is everything. That is, you think money is some sort of universal currency into which anything can be converted, and which can be converted to anything else.”
I’ve been expressing my frustration about entrepreneurship lately. […]

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I just learned a bit more about Innuity - the company that does the Internet Marketing services for Sam’s Club. They have a tie to a Utah company that became a bit infamous - 10x Media. In 2005 Innuity acquired 10x Marketing. I didn’t know that until today.
Here’s a quote from a press release about […]

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I fell in love with this entrepreneurial fairy tale. It’s the perfect screenplay for a movie. It has romance, suspense, good food, and history. I love stories and writing them is my favorite. Plus I have my own great story about this restaurant - which isn’t the story I’m going to tell here. Also, this […]

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Paul Louis Bouchard who owns Hunters Capital, pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony charges for security fraud. He’s been accused of taking $11 million from about 140 investors in a two-year real estate investment scheme.The company promised investors monthly returns of between 3 percent and 4 percent. This happened between July 2005 and May […]

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Doba drop shipping CEO Jeremy Hanks announced they made $4,000 extra from Guy Kawasaki’s visit yesterday. He said he will donate the money to several people on Kiva - a site where you can loan money to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Thanks to Jeremy and Doba for bringing Guy to town. Doba’s gift fit perfectly. […]

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Going to CJU reminded me that I’m enamored with affiliate marketing. It’s such an interesting intersect between corporate and entrepreneurship. Companies and individuals that otherwise wouldn’t work together are driving sales in innovative ways. Affiliates can often be forerunners for the company and improve their online marketing. That said, Backcountry.com has been consistently successful at […]

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Kelly King Anderson, CEO of Startup Princess, is hosting a conference for women entrepreneurs.
It’s October 12, 9:00 - 3:00 pm at Utah Valley State College. Center Stage Theatre, in Orem, Utah. She has quite the lineup too. Kelly’s theme is to empower women to dream, start, and run their own businesses. Her branding is […]

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Allegiance is a company that measures loyalty. I read an article about them and it had this stat: “What they found was that every time their employee loyalty went up or down, 90 days later their customer loyalty followed the same direction and 90 days after that, their profitability followed that same direction.”
- Allegiance, Inc. […]

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