RamblingDyna

I attended the Women Web 2.0 - Startup Essentials http://www.women2.org/october-2009-startup-essentials/ last night, a three part series covering three core components of running a successful business: Product Development, Law, and Public Relations. I've received many of their LinkedIn Group invites and yesterday's course was my first time attending one of their events. It was refreshing to attend an all women group since the past couple of workshops and events that I attended comprised of men and women. Not there's anything wrong with that but the dynamics of an all women group fosters a more supportive, engaging and collaborative atmosphere. I must preface that men are also welcome to attend these events. Christina Pearson, Attorney for Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman conducted the Legal Night workshop. She thoroughly covered various topics from the types of companies (Partnership, LLC, Corp) and funding to employee status and intellectual property. I won't b...

Are you going to BizTech Day 2009? If you're not, you should. It's THE place to be for budding, thriving and future entrepreneurs. More than 1200 are expected to attend the two day event. I'll be there! Regular admission price is $595 but get $200 off when you use my personal discount invite code DynaLopezVIP . It will be worth the investment! What: BizTechDay 2009 When: October 22, 2009, 9am - 10pm; October 23, 2009, 9am - 8:30pm Where: Hyatt Regency SFO, 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010 Tickets: $595. Take $200 off with my discount. Offer expires 10/20 . Info: www.biztechday.com Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE Edith Yeung | 415-867-4203 | edith@biztechday.com Over 1000 Entrepreneurs join Tim Ferriss (4-Hour Workweek), Kevin Rose (Digg.com) and the Office of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Learn How to Use Social Media to Fight Against the Economic Downturn. On October 22-23, 2009, more than 1000 small business owners and entrepreneurs are expected to att...

My head is still buzzing from my entrepreneurial networking trek across the bay yesterday. I attended the Union City - Hayward Chamber of Commerce Expo, the cities' first ever joint venture. My second stop was a Berkeley Meet Up - Entrepreneur Camp; Small Business Academy. It was my first time attending these events. Although I was tired, sweaty and hungry my from mini road trip, I left these events pumped for more. The Union City - Hayward Chamber of Commerce Business Expo, is a first ever partnership between the neighboring east bay cities. Mt. Rose Hospital provided the The Big White Tent which housed more than 200 exhibitors from the business, educational, non-profit, and green communities. Two companies that stood out for me is Gerry's Grill, a Filipino barbecue chain restaurant and a multimedia production company, dualstar.digital. I was impressed by the variety and quality of merchandise and 10 year run managed by only three employees. Union City's Gerr...

I wrote a news story about PG&E's sponsored "Supplier Diversity and Matchmaking Workshop" that was held at their San Francisco office recently. Click on http://globalnation.inquirer.net/region/americas/view/20090730-217903/Fil-Am-businesses-get-boost-from-CA-agencies for my complete story on Inquirer.net. I go in detail on how small businesses and businesses owned by minorities, women, and disabled veterans can gain access to contract opportunities with utility giants such as Comcast and AT&T through state certification. Listing on this major certification database is free but only 3,000 California businesses are in the directory which tells me that this valuable and reputable resource is largely unknown to small business owners. Basically its THE go to bible that these big companies first reach for when they need quality contractors. You may be thinking, what kind of services can I provide to PG&E? The electric/natural gas giant may not be your target market...

You're a start up company writing your business plan (you should if you haven't), ramping your product development or services, developing your website but don't have the budget for public relations or an ad agency. How do you get your message across on the boob tube? Last night's Meet Up event answered those questions. I attended the "How To Get Media Attention to Your Business" at the Metreon Theater in San Francisco last night. It was a very useful presentation for startups vying for free and accessible publicity in this information overloaded society of online social networks, You Tube, radio and television. Television News Reporter Sue Kwon was the guest speaker for the three hour presentation. Panelists included media expert and entrepreneur Dr. Brenda Wade, Comcast Marketing Manager Tracey Awad and BizTech Day Founder, Edith Yeung. Kudos to an all women panelist presentation! I know I’m partial, but hey, how often do you see women headline this type ...