October 2009 Colorado Springs Entrepreneurs Meeting

Colorado Springs Entrepreneurs Group October 2009 Meeting Agenda: (Final Agenda)


1. "Gettin in the Mood" - Food and Refreshments, Socializing, Introductions - - 25 Minutes (Group)
-- Food Sponsor - Ensemble Ventures, LLC

2. CSE Group News and Internet Updates - 5 Minutes (M. Schmidt - Meetup & NING)

3. Special Guest Business Speakers - 30 Minutes

Mr. Brent Mellow President & CEO of Mellow Ventures

Presentation Title: Fourth Quarter Checklist: Getting Ready for the New Year

Businesses small and large have the need to plan for their future success. For most companies, the 4th calendar quarter is a great time to assess the results and impact of their operations from the current year and identify plans, strategies and tactics to propel them successfully into the new year. During this presentation, the audience will walk-through a checklist of key initiatives that will help any company get started in their own companies. This presentation will focus on both process and technology as tools to improve results.

Speaker Bio:

Brent Mellow is the founder of 6 companies including: akaCRM, Mellow Ventures, Colorado Springs Guide, and Astadia. Mr. Mellow has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, partner management, business finance and technology infrastructure. His passion for CRM systems (constituency or customer relationship management) is manifest in his company akaCRM which is a salesforce.com system integrator and consultancy that helps firm clients improve their results. Mr. Mellow has been a part of the salesforce.com ecosystem for nearly a decade having participated in the oversight of thousands of salesforce.com-related client initiatives. Prior to akaCRM, Brent was co-founder of Astadia (and its predecessor MW Advisors), where he helped lead the company's rapid expansion in the U.S., Europe and Asia to achieve standing as the largest system integrator for a number of SaaS-based vendors including salesforce.com, Eloqua and Xactly.

BREAK (10 Minutes)

4. "QuickPitch" - "Off The Floor and Off the Cuff" Entrepreneur Sales Pitch - 1 Minute Each
-- Volunteer Pitches from Members who are seeking capital, seeking help, seeking customers, etc.

5. 1st Guest Start-up Entrepreneur(s) - 5 Minute Pitch - 5 Minute Q&A
Mr. Kevin Dibble - CTO, COO - BombBomb, Inc.

6. 2nd Guest Start-up Entrepreneur - 5 Minute Pitch - 5 Minute Q&A
Ms. Debbie Saunders Mignola, Founder, CEO & Acting Director of Sales & Marketing

CSE Group Business Happenings:

7. 3Ci Collaborative Community Capital Program - Mike Schmidt - 5 Minutes
-- Program Introduction
-- Status Update

8. CSE Group Business - Mike Schmidt - 5 Minutes
-- CSE Group Site Discussion (http://www.colospgsbiz.com)
-- EndoExo Update

9. InSide/OutSide Your Business - 5 Minutes
-- Tips and Techniques
-- Mike's Stack-O-Stuff

10. Group Discussions / Q&A

Formal Meeting Ends (8:00PM)
-- Open Discussions/Small Group Meetings
-- Final Wrap !
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FLASH: We are meeting in October at the Downtown Penrose Library Location !

Penrose Public Library
20 N. Cascade Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
531-6333

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