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Any entrepreneur who fits the below criteria and is interested in a PR opportunity w/ Crain's NY, please contact me directly at Diana.Sonis@gmail.com

Your business must be:
- based in the 5 boroughs of New York
- not a completely new start-up
- in decent shape financially

............yet...

On the heels of today's awesome Jam Session with serial entrepreneur Rick Smith, I wanted to follow up with a few lessons from the man himself.

Back in 2009, Rick wrote a great blog post on bootstrapping that summarizes much of our Jam Session.

Here's a preview:

Is it possible to start a business with little or no money? Absolutely. In fact, back in 2004 that’s exactly what I did. I launched...

Important for E.Forum members. This is an inspiring article that should be a mandatory read for anyone in tech-related industries. Men or women. The author points out that the lack of female presence in tech is actually a supply side issue vs. the usual demand-side explanation given. I tend to agree. What do you think?

Comment in the News Section of EForum LinkedIn Subgroup:

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2631370&trk=anet_ug_grppro

Read the rest of the article...

Danielle LaPorte. If you don't know that name, you should. An entrepreneur, author of the WhiteHotTruth blog & all-around rockstar, Danielle will Jam with us on May 6th at noon. Register & be rocked: http://bit.ly/LaPorte

In the meantime:

Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received. Part 1
by Danielle LaPorte
http://bit.ly/bITo0c

1-Don't spend it before you have it- Melody Biringer, self-proclaimed start up junkie, founder of over twenty businesses, most currently: The CRAVE Company

This is...

I came across this article by 85 Broads member and co-founder of In Good Company, Adelaide Lancaster, late last night. While 2am is not a great time to catch up on your reading, this piece was worth every minute of beauty sleep.

Over the past few weeks, I've met and had deep conversations with various female entrepreneurs. All of them scoffed when VC funding was brought into the conversation. That can't...

Very excited about bringing Danielle LaPorte and her FireStarter sessions to 85 Broads. Danielle is a serial entrepreneur, an fearless advisor, and a kind friend...what more can one ask for?

Check out her fierce blog www.whitehottruth.com.

Here is a little preview of Danielle's FireStarter Sessions: http://whitehottruth.com/business-wealth-articles/all-about-the-fire-starter-sessions-digital-book-in-just-two-minutes/

Mark the date ladies. You will love her.

D.

New volunteer opportunities for E.Forum:

BUZZ CREATORS

If you love social media, 85 Broads and all things entrepreneurial, this is a great volunteer role and a terrific way to meet more people in the network and the speakers at our events.

We need people who are experts in using the social media platforms to:

1-create buzz for upcoming events via facebook, twitter, linkedin platforms

2-Re-post, re-tweet, post relevant discussions and news items on

3-be available...

EForum first Jam Session was led by Adam Penenberg, author of Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter, How Today's Smartest Businesses Grow Themselves. Thank you to all who were able to attend!

I want to follow up today's session with one of the most practical guides to creating your own viral loop that I have found to date

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5 crucial stages in designing your viral loop
By Andrew Chen

Designing a viral loop has multiple...

Just got off the phone with Manisha Thakor (http://manishathakor.com/)...an 85Broad and someone who knows a thing or two about the $$$.

We'll jam with Manisha in a few months on:

1. Her personal journey from Corporate America to Entrepreneur
2. How (and whether) to write & publish a book with a "real" publishing house (as opposed to self-publish)
3. Practical, actionable financial advice for bootstrapping a new entrepreneurial venture

Aspiring and current entrepreneurs take...

Today: 85 Broad and Branding expert Elizabeth Talerman (www.nucleusbranding.com) agreed to do a few sessions on branding how-to + tools for the Entrepreneurship Forum at 85 Broads. Finally! Some practical advice on building a brand for your business? YES.

Here's a little preview...this is a re-post from a blog entry by Elizabeth about the most basic principles of branding that the American car companies could observe in order to get things back...