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CMS or what?:
Recently, I've had several conversations with clients on the benefits of moving their web sites to a web content management system or CMS. I currently use Wordpress for my web site, but I have also used Joomla, Drupal, Expression Engine, and Simple Updates. For a list and description of some popular CMS software go to CMS Critic, this by no means lists every system, but it does a good overview of many systems. I am a big fan of open-source CMS, but as long as you use one, it will be a good step in the right direction. Read in Full >>
Spectrum Enterprises: 913 Lombard Street - $117,900:
3 bed, 1 bath for sale. www.Spectrum-Ent.net Read in Full >>
Alexis Coates : Technology Business Startup Basics:
That's always a tough question for me to answer. I've always figured aspiring entrepreneurs needed to learn as much as they could about everything and anything that had to do with business in order for them really achieve.
That said, there are two main skills you need to cultivate and acquire to be a great business along with five others technologies you need to focus on to really give you a sense of what it's like to successfully run a business:
I. Website. There are many advantages to having a professionally designed website. Consider some of the points below:
1. Make a great first impression of your business to first-time visitors to your site
2. Reach a wider, global market
3. Increases credibility
4. Use as a promotional tool
5. Increase sales
II. Customer Relation Management System Database. Customer relationship management (CRM) is a broadly recognized, widely-implemented strategy for managing and nurturing a company’s interactions with customers and sales prospects. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales-related activities, but also those for marketing, customer service, and technical support. The overall goals are to find, attract, and win new customers, nurture and retain those the company already has, entice former customers back into the fold, and reduce the costs of marketing and customer service.
The Spectrum Challenge:
OTIS ROLLEY JOINS URBAN POLICY DEVELOPMENT:
Urban Policy Development (UPD), a Baltimore based public sector management consulting firm, named Otis Rolley as Senior Manager with areas of concentration in planning and zoning, community and economic development, public administration and organizational development.
Prior to joining the UPD team, Rolley was the founding President and CEO of Central Maryland Transportation Alliance (CMTA), the region’s only sole-purpose transportation advocacy organization. Formed by a coalition of Greater Baltimore Area business, civic, environmental and philanthropic leaders, CMTA hired Rolley as its first president in 2007.
The Liberty Road Business Association's Lunch and Learn: Feb. 23rd:
Dr. Daniel Stewart from Smile Savers is presenting "The Secrets of Organization and Improving Your Bottom Line" at the Randallstown Community Center on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. This presentation will be from 12 noon to 1 pm.
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Media Internships Now Available in the DMV: Do you have what it takes?:
Writers, video reporters, radio talent, and production assistants now wanted to help cover the news for one of the most accomplished independent multi-media news sites in America – primarily covering Washington DC, Baltimore City, Prince George’s, Montgomery, and Baltimore counties.
Interns will be exposed to a litany of mass communication skills including the business of media, public speaking, interviewing techniques, videography, photography and writing.
Interns will meet some of the most exciting business, political, entertainment and community professionals in the area. Equally, interns will be encouraged to teach and groom future media professionals.
FMI, call BMORENEWS’ managing partner, Another Approach Enterprises, today at 202.756.4865 to schedule an interview.
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Baltimore's Black Business Week: Minority Business Summit 2010 Speakers & Awardees Announced:
Do come out and support the Minority Business Summit.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Diversity Trailblazer Awards and Power Reception
6P-9P
Dr. Randal Pinkett - Scholar, Author, Entrepreneur
Chairman and CEO, BCT Partners
Author of No-Money Down CEO and Campus CEO
In Honor of Baltimore's Black Business Week: The Ray Haysbert Awards:
(BALTIMORE - January 19, 2010) - Come out and join BMORENEWS on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at the Frederick-Douglass Isaac Myers Maritime Museum as we pay homage to the Dean of Business, Raymond V. Haysbert, Sr.
We will be awarding area business owners for their accomplishments.
FMI, please call Phenomenal Events at 443.223.8759.
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BMORENEWS.com: Business and Political Networking Since 2002:
The keynote for the evening was Don Fry, President of the Greater Baltimore Committee. Fry alluded to how Congressman Elijah Cummings and the late Delegate Howard “Pete” Rawlings taught him that it will take the private sector’s engagement in order for the minority business community “to really create wealth”.
Essentially, black businesses must build “strategic partnerships and alliances,” according to Fry.
SAVE THE DATE: BMORENEWS’ next event is The Raymond V. Haysbert, Sr. Awards on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 6 to 9 pm at the Douglass-Myers Museum (1417 Thames Street in Historic Fells Point). Stay-tuned to www.bmorenews.com for additional details.
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