March 16, 2015 — Using experiences from NicSocks.com and his previous company, Motribe, Nic will explain the value of real relationships and face to face business in a digital era.

March 12, 2015 — Poor communication within the team, dissatisfied clients, lack of direction; Every developer encountered one form or another of these problems and in this talk, Tomaž goes over them, analyzes their causes and suggests a few solutions from which we can all improve our business relationships.

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March 8, 2015 — When you started your WordPress business, you either wanted to earn extra money or you wanted to improve your lifestyle. I accidentally stepped into the market, was thrust into business, and have decided to change my family tree using WordPress. If you’re not seeing the results you want from your business or are still looking to start a business, there are fool-proof methods, and I’ll share them.

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January 18, 2015 — As a small business, running a tight ship on a tight budget can be a challenge. Turn-key solutions such as the Genesis Framework offer business owners the possibility of having a functional, affordable, and sustainable website that can scale with the business. Danika Atkins will share the basics of the Genesis Framework, outline several case studies where Genesis has been a small business owners best friend, and give business owners the tools they need to get started.

January 7, 2015 — This talk looks at a few of the horror stories to see how things went terribly wrong and what I might have done to prevent them. Essentially looking at the pitfalls in managing client relationships, taking responsibility for our own actions and working to improve our communication skills.

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January 7, 2015 — This presentation talks about getting the confidence to kickstart your web development career NOW and within short order build it into a serious part or full time income without any initial out of pocket investment.

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January 6, 2015 — Na prezentacji dowiesz się jak działać, aby rozpocząć własny biznes lub zrobić krok do przodu z firmą, którą już posiadasz. Omówione zostaną konkretne casy firm, które osiągnęły sukces ale też tych, którym się nie powiodło. Uczestnicy poznają też narzędzia i sposoby innowacyjnej akceleracji biznesowej.

December 10, 2014 — Learn which websites mistakes small businesses make, and how to fix them. Small business sites often have the wrong content, aren’t optimized for sales, aren’t mobile -friendly, and more. Learn how to fix these mistakes so your site delivers business results.

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December 3, 2014 — Ian describes many of the important lessons he has learned after years of running a WordPress design and development agency. Lessons involve hiring contractors, hiring employees, choosing clients, scoping projects and saying no.

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November 15, 2014 — Did you know that consistent blogging gives your brand:
Voice: What is your specialty in the field? How do you solve your current and future clients’ needs? Blogging allows you to address these key questions through quality content. Visibility: Is your business searchable? Each blog article you write is another page that can be indexed by search engines–whether on your own website, or appear as a guest blogger on another site. To put it simply, if you are not blogging, you are losing opportunities to be found online. Vibrance: What do you want to be known for (i.e. paid for) in your businesses? Strategic blogging allows you to show your passion and uniqueness and expertise in your field.