Two 2-Hour Sessions Wed March 14 & Mon March 19, 2012 6:30 – 8:30 PM Learn how to create concise and effective web videos to strengthen your brand and market your products and services. Filmmaker and Startup Evanston member Shuling Yong will teach you how to utilize the power of video to convey your message to your [...]

It always amazes me when I’m in conversation with an entrepreneur, whether seasoned, starting up or reinventing.  They are all emerging out of uncertainty of the future, chaos on how to develop it, experimentation on how to innovate and deliver it, and success and failure on how to make it  more distinctive and valuable. Entrepreneurship [...]

Join us for an evening with Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty – Turning fear and doubt into fuel for brilliance. In the era of uncertainty some people thrive and create lives and companies of brilliance while others find uncertainty paralyzing.  In Jonathan’s discussion you will gain the tools and mindset to move you beyond the [...]

If you missed this fun event in January join us in March with other entrepreneurs for a toasty and delicious tour of Koval Distillery. Learn the differences between white and aged whiskey, the subtle intricacies of distillation, and the delicious beauty of small-batch spirits. See each step of the process and imbibe in a variety [...]

Looking to start blogging and/or do newsletter marketing? Catherine Morgan, Big Ooga member who runs New York Times bestselling author, Carol Roth’s blog, is presenting a webinar on business blogging for the Women’s Business Development Center on February 15th. This is an incredible virtual workshop that you can join for just $10. (It will be [...]

With insights derived from her new book, “It’s Your Biz”, Susan Solovic will share tips and techniques to create success, your way! This webinar is designed to help you: *  Understand your motivations and define success in your terms. *  Create your big vision.  You must see it and believe it to become it. * [...]

Google Demystified – A conversation with Avery Cohen Find out how to change your SEO strategy. Learn what parts of SEO are still relevant Learn how the search engines are shifting Learn why engagement strategies are more important than ever As Google changes so should your tactics for getting found on the Internet.  Join Avery [...]

Reading the Chicago Tribune business section I learned that Barbie, the world’s most popular doll, had lost her “Wow” and the president of her division at Mattel, Neil Friedman, had sent his team on retreat to go and find it. They returned with a new slogan, “Dream Big In Pink Heels” and as soon as [...]

In Carol Tice’s article for Entrepreneur magazine, she culled stacks of forecasts to create a Top 10 List of Small Business Predictions for 2012. What struck me most was the 10th prediction, because it was hers and mine. 10. Companies that collaborate with each other and help each other have a better chance of prospering. [...]

In any given moment: Someone speaks a first word while another is silenced. Someone falls in love while another heart closes. A song is written while an artist is censored. A act of kindness transforms while a cruelty destroys. A friend is made while another betrayed. Someone is pronounced married while another is pronounced dead. [...]