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Notes from SFL Code Camp 2012

Feb 21st, 12 / 0 Comments

This last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the well organized  SFL Code Camp held at the beautiful Huizenga Sales Institute on the Nova Southeastern University Campus.

It was a great opportunity to attend some excellent sessions, such as the Kinect with mobile integration with my friend Kevin Wolf. Organizers say the day weighed in with around 800 attendees.

Almost 800 attendees for the 2012 SFL Code Camp event

For those of you that had the opportunity to attend my crash course

on Early Stage Funding and Your Startup, here are the notes.

Early Stage Funding and Your Startup Business

Hope to see you at the Orlando for the Code Camp coordinated

 by the Orlando DotNet Group and Esteban Garcia.

 

 

 

At our Friday night kick-off for speakers, Joe Healy and Nikita Polykov

show off their latest shirts from the Soutern Most Users’ Group held

several days before in Key West. They are not S.M.U.G. for nothing.

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Development, Funding, Sara Hand And Associates, Sara Hand Speaking

Will 2012 be your year…or will it be more of the same?

Nov 22nd, 11 / 0 Comments

No change means no change.

Join Sara Hand for

Setting Goals and Making “IT” Happen…

Because setting goals is not enough!

Thursday, December 1st 8 am-9:30 am AND

Thursday December 8th 8 am-9:30 am

For many people they simply dust off last year’s goals and change the date and are ready to face a new year. Somewhere they heard that if you simply get those goals on paper, that’s “most” of what it takes. For some people it happens that way. But what about all those people that write goals year after year and it doesn’t happen for them?

Could there be more?

In this 2 sessions workshop series we are going to deal with 5 components to setting and achieving goals:

Priorities …Life Values …Goals …Action Plans …AND Accountability

“This workshop needs a disclaimer, it’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done and I set goals with clients all the time.” Professional coach workshop attendee

Cost $99        Pre-registration is necessary at: www.sphandworkshop.eventbrite.com

Questions Call 941-228-4033 or Info@SPHANDandAssociates.com

Networking at 7:40 am Sessions start promptly at 8 am

2300 Bee Ridge Road #305| Sarasota, FL 34239

This workshop is for you if you want to accomplish and complete the goals you set and are prepared to deal with belief systems, whether conscious or unconscious, that currently stand in the way.

Business Development, Community/Economic Development, Events, Finding Solutions, Sara Hand Speaking

FOCUS: A value proposition for business growth

Sep 12th, 11 / 0 Comments

Sara Hand Speaking at Jax Code Camp

Two session workshop with Sara Hand

Thursday 8am-9:30am September 22nd and Thursday, September 29th

 Whether your company is new or has been around for a while, a strategic approach to marketing with a practical plan for implementation can revolutionize your cash flow.

What will you learn?

Focus: Where do you provide the most value? What makes you unique? 

Everyone is not your prospect, so…

  • Getting your message out is important.
  • Getting your message out to someone who could be your prospect is more important.
  • Getting a message out that distinguishes your business as unique and different to someone who could be your prospect is essential if you don’t want to compete on price alone.

Market: Who are your potential prospects? Of all your potential prospects, where do you start?

 A segment is a portion, a particular group within your potential prospects that share similar characteristics.

  • Your ideal prospect is the best potential prospect for your purpose.
  • Your value proposition is a stance on how you provide value and what makes you unique, combined with the needs of the prospect that can most benefit from what you provide, AND can reward you profitably for providing this VALUE!

Eliminate excuses and begin to take control of what and how much business is coming into your company.

“Pick the biggest market you can successfully dominate, the biggest slice where you can get through the Dip and be seen as the best in that world. If you can become number one in your niche, you’ll get more than your fair share of profits, glory, and long-term security.”                                                        Seth Godin

SUCCESS starts by showing up. For most this is too early, too much work or just too much money!

Cost to attend $99 Payment accepted: check, Visa, Discover, MasterCard, and American Express  Pre-registration required!

 What could happen if you could produce better results and optimize your time, money and intellectual efforts? What would it be like if your business made more money from the same amount of effort you were currently putting in? What would that look like! It won’t just happen; you are going to need to do something different. No Change equals No Change. If you think, if I only work harder…if I only had more money to throw at it…STOP! The definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results. To get different results, do something different. Try it; you will be glad you did!

Bee Ridge and Shade Professional Courts   

2344 Bee Ridge Suite 115      Sarasota, Florida      34239

Business Development, Events, Sara Hand Speaking

Jacksonville Code Camp Rocks

Aug 27th, 11 / 0 Comments

Despite the threat of rain from Hurricane Irene, the Jacksonville Code Camp has been an awesome event. Great turn out, excellent speakers, Kilwin’s icecream for dessert and the SWAG just kept coming at the closing session.

If you would like a copy of the power point slides from my presentation…

Early Stage Funding and Your Start UP  click here.

From the scheduling to the after hours events, Bayer White and his team did a great job of making the event feel flawless. Although there are probably some good stories about that on the staff side.

I personally am looking forward to the Jacksonbille Code Camp next year and to getting to know better some of the new people I just met.

If you are available –  Mark your schedules for out BarCamp Sarasota October 15th and 16th event in Sarasota.

Business Development, Community/Economic Development, Sara Hand And Associates, Sara Hand Speaking

Negotiating Strategies & Practices (HANDOUT)

Aug 13th, 11 / 0 Comments

Sarasota Women’s Council of Realtors   Friday, August 12th 2011

Sara Hand

Negotiating Strategies & Practices…In today’s changing and often challenging economic climate, the battle often needs to be won in our head before communication even begins.

Tips for Managing Your Own Mindset

1. Set yourself up to win…3 truths:

  • My life changes when I do.
  • If I don’t apply structure to my time someone or something else will!
  • The only things I have control over are my own personal choices!

2. Communicate from a place of balance – RECOGNIZE WHEN:

  • You are not there.

You feel mad, sad, glad or scared?

  • Others are not.

F-A-S-T-E-R Scale

3. How to stay there:

  • Stop and breathe.
  • Set realistic goals.
  • Set up accountability with someone who actually cares whether you succeed or not.

4. When others are not:

  • Parent Roles: Critical and Nurturing
  • Adults
  • Child Roles: Natural, Adaptive and Rebellious

5. When they are not:

  • Understand the heart.
  • Communicate intent.
  • Give grace by believing the best first.

 

SP Hand & Associates, Inc. is in the practice of helping individuals and organizations improve their performance. We do this through a thorough analysis of existing business processes and market research to identify: competitive landscape, key differentiators of your business, your unique value proposition, how to best leverage current resources and potential new market segments. With the assessment, we identify what you have, what you want to achieve and potential courses of action. From this information we craft a plan specific to your business and company to move you toward your desired outcomes.

Whether you are looking for external, objective advice and access to specialized expertise for a one-time project or to provide resources for longer term engagements, SP Hand and Associates, Inc. is there to bridge the gap in growing your business.                                                             “Because Your Success is Our Business”

Sara Hand Speaking