Like to win, and win big? You have a chance to win a $50,000 investment, a mentor, a trip to NYC and $20,000 Google Adwords credit in exchange for a mere 5% of your company. It's time for the third annual Shopify Build-A-Business Competition. Just think of something to sell. Create a Shopify store. Grow your biz, and watch the leaderboard to see your place in the competition. Go on, turn your little idea into big bucks. Start right here.
✳ Promote better
Need a lift? The social media experts at Lightspan Digital are here to do your heavy lifting. Mana Ionescu, founder and CEO, has helped her clients reach over 100 million people online -- and she wants to help you, too. She's offering Founding Moms 6 hours of social media marketing consulting and training for the price of 4. That's $800 for a package valued at $1,200. In three 2-hour sessions, you will be guided on how to get the most social media bang for your precious buck. You'll be shown how to find your targets and how to make them love you. Email Mana here or call 312-593-4085 to get started.
✳ Raise It
Want funding? If you run a startup, chances are you may need investors to help you realize the dream. Need an introduction to one? I'm looking for any and all Founding Moms who hope to meet an angel investor or venture capitalist. If you've got a viable business, an idea for one, or you're somewhere in between, email me. Let's make things happen.
✳ Go Plananas
Need help promoting your events? Planana can help. Create incentives, like VIP benefits or discounted tickets, that can be redeemed by attendees who follow social actions that you create. And until August 11, you can receive $2,500 in event sponsorship if you create a new event with a minimum of 1 reward -- the page has to get 100 unique pageviews and 5 rewards redeemed to qualify. Get started right here.
✳ Get In
Are your kids applying to college and looking to gain that competitive edge? Boutique admissions consulting firm Admissionado can help you come up with a plan and execute every last step of it. They specialize in everything from colleges to masters degrees to PhD programs. They help you to figure out when to go, where to go, how to go and what to do once they're there. Check it out and sign up for a free 30-minute consultation right here. (Mention The Founding Moms to receive 10% off all services.)
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✳ Pony Up
Want to invest in women? Hadn't even thought about it? Check out this great directive from Dave McClure of 500 Startups fame, Women in Tech: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. He wants women to stop complaining and start backing other women to really effect change. Read it here.
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✳ Check It
Gumroad democratizes the ability to sell stuff online. You create a lot of content. But most of it --a book, music, artwork -- sits, archived, on some computer somewhere for the rest of time. Gumroad lets you easily sell the stuff you haven't been able to, yet, by selling like you share.
Brandify is a free service that helps small and mid-size business reach more customers by helping you to establish and maintain a positive online reputation.
Tweriod gives you the best times to tweet. The site analyses both your tweets and your followers' tweets so you can start tweeting when it makes most sense to reach others. And if you don't tweet, now you know.
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