tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87259110757887377162024-03-14T01:02:33.558-07:00#1 IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR SMALL, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED MARKETS & COMMUNITIES.MISSION VISION PARTNER, LLC. (MVP) is an innovative, practitioner-based, full service economic development consulting and services firm. MVP produces economic development results and outcomes in 4 areas of expertise: Economic Development, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development, Grants & Application Development and Training & Consulting. For more information, visit www.missionvisionpartner.com or call 270-839-3426.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-17107328042020286262016-10-20T14:30:00.002-07:002016-10-20T14:45:37.145-07:00Ivy Tech Community College Presents ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LECTURE SERIES #1<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span id="goog_380755308"></span><span id="goog_380755309"></span>This Tuesday, October 25<sup>th</sup> at 2:30P and
5:30P at Ivy Tech Community College in <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B000'42.3%22N+87%C2%B034'22.6%22W/@38.011746,-87.5751183,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d38.011746!4d-87.5729296">Evansville,
IN</a> Mission Vision Partner, LLC. (MVP)’s will present its first of four in an
<a href="https://ivytechsouthwest.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/economic-development-lecture-series-designed-to-aid-entrepreneurs/">Economic
Development Lecture Series</a> entitled Brand Development 101. There are many
reasons why startup/existing business owners, professionals, students, faculty
and staff should attend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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For the sake of brevity, here are 3+1 significant reasons/takeaways
and VALUE for you to attend:<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To better understand branding’s value and
benefits<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To learn the basics that can improve you, your
business’ or organization’s brand and hopefully higher income<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To grow and expand your capacities, knowledge,
skills, abilities and resources<o:p></o:p></div>
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Networking<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>What is cool about this workshop is its inspiration</u>. Brand
Development 101 was designed after MVP’s founder and Principal Partner, Henry
Snorton, III, CEcD heard a song, Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) produced by
Kanye West, Devo Springteen and Jon Brion according to <a href="http://genius.com/Kanye-west-diamonds-from-sierra-leone-remix-lyrics">genius.com</a>.
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">In verse 3, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z rhymes,
“I’m not a businessman; I’m a business, man!</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Let me handle my business damn…</b> Thus, MVP’s founder (Snorton) was
inspired to design a workshop that helped professionals, business owners, etc. to
learn and better understand branding and its the value and benefits. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpA8EF3FqhbKwXel6cdu-Ha_0l00B3SIP0tiwLmsyuaP_rtYVkPmPZ2vZvx7Hj3hyphenhyphenlDgl9FfKjFCIwXwn_7f7LAyqGR18gDnVJgpiVDvWNkYkuHrQJd4O8jDwpRzIB66NBRPEsVynVDWc/s1600/Ivy+Tech_Economic+Development+Lecture+Series.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpA8EF3FqhbKwXel6cdu-Ha_0l00B3SIP0tiwLmsyuaP_rtYVkPmPZ2vZvx7Hj3hyphenhyphenlDgl9FfKjFCIwXwn_7f7LAyqGR18gDnVJgpiVDvWNkYkuHrQJd4O8jDwpRzIB66NBRPEsVynVDWc/s320/Ivy+Tech_Economic+Development+Lecture+Series.png" title="" width="284" /></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Previously, MVP presented
this Economic Development training workshop to such clients as the Clarksville (TN)
Brides, MEDI, Inc. (Hopkinsville, KY) and Lake Barkley Chamber of Commerce
(Eddyville, KY). It can be viewed online on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/ZwMU6BAdYBk">https://youtu.be/ZwMU6BAdYBk</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">To register for Ivy Tech
Community College’s Economic Development Lecture Series visit <a href="https://ivytechsouthwest.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/economic-development-lecture-series-designed-to-aid-entrepreneurs/">https://ivytechsouthwest.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/economic-development-lecture-series-designed-to-aid-entrepreneurs/</a>
or email </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="mailto:smatchem@ivytech.edu">smatchem@ivytech.edu</a>.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-3579782052732183742015-09-02T13:05:00.000-07:002015-09-02T13:05:18.687-07:003 Things That Every Borrower Should Know Before Applying for a Small Business Loan<div class="MsoNormal">
By Henry Snorton, III, CEcD, Principal Partner, <a href="http://www.missionvisionpartner.com/">Mission Vision Partner, LLC. (MVP)</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
was fortunate to participate in </span><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-business-expo-2015-tickets-16673669394"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kentucky’s 5<sup>th</sup> Annual Women in
Business Expo</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> at the
prestigious Galt House Hotel, just a few blocks away from Louisville happening
“4th Street Live” venue. My session was a clinic entitled, “The Clinic: Tips
That Every Borrower Should Know About a Business Loans.” The clinic was well
attended and participants asked question after question. This led me to believe
to write this article to expound upon this topic, “the clinic.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I started the
clinic by asking the attendees to reach into their pocket or pocketbook
(because this was a women’s conference) and pull out a bill of some sort and
raise it high into the air. They displayed ones, tens, twenties and hundreds.
Then I said, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“let me borrow that money
that you have in the air until next year’s Women in Business Conference and I
will repay you with interest.”</i> You should have seen the expressions on
their faces. Needless to say, my loan request was denied!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">My analogy
applies to a borrower walking into a bank or credit union and applying for a
small business loan without any account or relationship with the bank or credit
union to which they are applying. <u>In life and business, relationships are
simply important.</u> Then, I told them about the 3 things that every borrower
should know before applying for a business loan. The 3 “secret” and underlying
test questions lenders and underwriters attempt to answer in order to make
small business loan are listed below:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Question #1: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Can</b> the applicant/perspective borrower
repay the loan?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Question #2: W<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ill</b> the applicant/perspective borrower repay
the loan?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Question #3: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What happens</b> if the
applicant/perspective borrower does not repay the loan?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Each of the
three (3) questions directly corresponds to what is known as the 5 Cs:
capacity, character, collateral, capital and conditions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Capacity</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is how much money is available to repay
the loan, debt ratios, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">is the credit worthiness
of the applicant, such as their payment history, credit (beacon) score, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Collateral</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is the assets, property, wealth, etc.
that a borrower has to pledge or to use to “secure” the loan. This can include
a home, vehicle, real estate, financial instrument, etc. Please note that
lenders typically do not want your house or pledged collateral, but they do
want to properly motivate the borrower to do all they can to repay their loan
accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Capital</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is the funds/money that you have or that
will be contributed to the project’s (business’) total cost. For example, if
the loan is for $50,000, do you have 2% capital ($1,000) or %10 ($10,000). It
is rare, but possible to obtain an 100% loan because lenders want borrowers to
have “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">skin in the game</i>.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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but certainly not least, </span><u style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: -0.25in;">conditions</u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: -0.25in;"> are trends, environmental issues or
concerns, political implications, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The process goes
something like this… you visit a lender and inform them that you are interested
in a business loan. They will ask you for a number of “prerequisite documents”
such as a business plan, 2-3 years tax returns, governing documents, maybe form
SBA 413 and of course their very own application. Once you submit this
paperwork, then the underwriting process beings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">As noted above,
the underwriter tries to answer question #1 using the provided documents, “can
you repay the loan?” The answer is provided for by your “capacity.” Do you or
will you have enough money to simply repay the loan. If no, then the loan is
denied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">If yes, then the
underwriter proceeds to answer question #2, “will you repay the loan?” This
answer is determined by analyzing your “character/credit” and what you have
available to pledge to secure or guarantee the loan, “collateral.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">If no, then the
loan is denied. If yes, then the underwriter proceeds to answer question #3,
“what happens if you do not repay the loan?” The underwriter evaluates the
value of your collateral if the lender should need to liquidate it. The
underwriter also evaluates its own risk, if its loaning 100% or less, typically
less which requires you to put some “skin in the game” called “capital.” Last,
the underwriter/underwriting process considers your industry’s market
conditions. For example, energy and environmental are growth industries along
with pets and travel. The “conditions” can help or hurt your application
depending. If when answering question #3, the lender’s likeliness for loss or
loss potential is higher than its profit potential, then your loan may be
denied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now you know
what to expect prior to applying for a business loan. If I can help, simply
give me a call or drop me an email, Henry Snorton, III, CEcD at 270-839-3426 or
</span><a href="mailto:henry@missionvisionpartner.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">henry@missionvisionpartner.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkNo8Cq_lprLecoDa5Z7z2p5euW4f35NlQcuWLCQCICtBf2REbAW6MKTbSw_yZ7VjlhIvSqcMF8PFIYPuTp3e9oxyFg8t0VuL-TeqjRZDguoW3BwNfW2hKUpfK7iYGmogT9C_N7MdsZQ/s1600/oklahoma.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkNo8Cq_lprLecoDa5Z7z2p5euW4f35NlQcuWLCQCICtBf2REbAW6MKTbSw_yZ7VjlhIvSqcMF8PFIYPuTp3e9oxyFg8t0VuL-TeqjRZDguoW3BwNfW2hKUpfK7iYGmogT9C_N7MdsZQ/s320/oklahoma.png" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
desire to pursue opportunity is shared by all mankind. All over the world, entrepreneurs,
innovators, inventors, existing and potential small business owners pursue
opportunity for their own reason. Some to gain wealth, others fame, freedom, peace
of mind, or maybe to live in a dream realized. But, what does it look like to
pursue opportunity?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Opportunity
is illusive and subjective. The opportunity that I may pursue may look
ridiculous to you or a complete waste of time. However, we can all agree that opportunity
is positive, a </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">set
of circumstances that makes it possible to do something or</span><span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #343434; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">an appropriate or favorable
time or occasion. Thus, to pursue opportunity is also positive. However, that does
not equate to achievement or success. Whether you achieve the opportunity that
you pursue or not, there is one main thing that you must understand.</span><span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The most
important thing that you must understand may very well be the most important key
to pursuing any opportunity, movement! You must do something more than talk to
achieve the opportunity in which you pursue. Faith or belief without works or
action or demonstration is dead or non-existent or lifeless. So what does it
look like to pursue opportunity?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I was
inspired to blog about pursuing opportunity after listening to a Bishop TD
Jakes sermon and watching the 1992 film, <i>Far
and Away</i>, staring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. In summation, the two were
completely different but brought together in pursuit of opportunity. One was
wealthy and the other poor, one educated and the other unlearned, one cultured
and the other not, but they were both in Ireland and connected by the desire to
own a piece of land being given away in the US in Oklahoma territory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
photo above illustrates what it looks like to pursue opportunity. Can you imagine
how more than 100,000 people felt on Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma on April 22,
1889, as they risk it all, lining up and awaiting a gunshot to race toward
opportunity. History suggests that the race began with a single gunshot. Pioneers
on horseback and carriages raced to stake their claims for the best acreage the
area had to offer. The rush to the new lands, the pursuit of opportunity,
helped establish towns such as Oklahoma City.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What do
you look like as you pursue opportunity? Could it be as easy as 1 – 2 – 3? Here
are a few suggestions that may help. One, you must know without a shadow of doubt
“what” opportunity you are pursuing and then determine in your mind, body and
soul that you are willing to do what is required to achieve it. Keep in mind
that to pursue opportunity can be a short- or long-term process. If the
opportunity develops for you to partner with a friend to startup a new
entrepreneurship, then that is the “what” and you must determine within
yourself to make it happen. Step one propels you to step two to builds momentum
for step three.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Step
two requires time and action or movement or activity or demonstration. Movement,
activity or demonstration can include: research, preparation, investing,
designing, testing, steps, often risky, that move you closer toward realizing
an opportunity. Maybe you want to pitch your product or service to a certain
person or company. This is the “what.” Step two requires you to discover how your
product or service can add value or benefit that certain person or company. Who
do you know that can help you make contact with that certain person or company? Step
two demands movement. Now that you are moving-forward, you are more prepared for
step three. Step three is the making it happen step.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Now
that you have prepared yourself by performing research, testing, etc., it is
time to do it; launch, apply or make that call. Step three can include: the launch,
going to the bank to apply for the loan, signing the lease, applying for a
provisional or full patent, setting up appointments to make the sale and more. Recall
the picture above of what it looks like to pursue opportunity. Lets go back
to the late 1800s and make the comparison using these three steps. Step one, the
decision was made to travel to Oklahoma to claim a parcel of free land; step
two required learning the process, procedures that will be used to claim the
land, consider the competition (this was part of the wild west), review of the land
to be claimed, choosing a good horse, etc; and step three, on your mark, get
set, “POW,” go claim your land!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #414041; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Henry
Snorton, III, CNM, MPA, CEcD is founder of Mission Vision Partner, a full
service economic development consulting firm that specializes in small business
& entrepreneurial development, economic development and application
development throughout the US that impacts communities and economies for
improvement. Visit <a href="http://www.missionvisionpartner.com/">www.missionvisionpartner.com</a> or call 270-839-3426 for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-63195268968710495012013-07-09T14:35:00.000-07:002013-07-09T14:35:12.071-07:00Brand Development 101 in Summary (with a full training video bonus)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently, I was invited by the <a href="http://www.lakebarkleychamber.com/">Lake Barkley Chamber of Commerce</a>
(Eddyville, Kentucky) to deliver one of my firm’s <a href="http://www.missionvisionpartner.com/">(Mission Vision Partner)</a> small
business development presentations named <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMU6BAdYBk">“Brand Development 101.”</a>
For your convenience and learning pleasure, I have attached a hotlink to the
training workshop uploaded to youtube.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMU6BAdYBk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMU6BAdYBk</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is a training module that I developed especially for the
“smalls:” small business startups, existing small business owners, corporations
with offices in small communities, local governments and organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Brand Development 101’s goal was to effectively provide practical and usable knowledge and information
about brand development and its process to assist participants to better brand
their business and themselves. Like many of my trainings, I attempted to get to
know my audience by asking a few intuitive questions and completing an exercise.
One questions to the room of Lake Barkley Chamber members was for them to
identify their favorite business establishment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In response, one participant identified a fixture in the
small, rural community of Eddyville that was locally owned named <a href="http://www.akridgeacehardware.com/">Akridge Farm Supply</a>. Later, I
researched this business online and began to understand the basis to their
success as their website states, “<i>Where
customer service counts since 1933</i>.” That is a statement or even better,
principle. The reason that the participant identified Akridge Farm Supply was
because of the way the business owner and staff made her “feel” each time she
frequents the business. I immediately stated that her “favorite” was a great
way to explain and better understand brand development 101. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Branding is about feeling, not imagery, slogans or catchy
advertisement. Branding is the result of the way customers feel and think about
establishment’s product(s) or service(s). Branding is a part of your company’s
strategy…its much bigger than your company’s marketing plan. It is in the
culture…the company’s way of life. For example, there are principles inherent
to each company. Your company’s principles, whether a solopreneur (sole
proprietor) or Fortune 500, spills over into the deliver of your products and
services and experienced by your company’s potential and existing customers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Customers remember and often recite exceptionally good and
bad business experiences. A company develops a good brand over time, after it
has delivered good, reliable and consistent quality products or services time
and time again. This is the best customer retention strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Next, branding is about “Awareness;” are your customers thinking
about you and what do their thoughts say? Your consistent deliver of products
and services, good or bad will produce “differentiation.” This relates to why or
what make your customers think about you the way that they do. Another way to
say this is, “the proof is in the pudding,” demonstrated from your company’s
past <span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">h</span>istory, customer feedback, referrals and complaints. Price
is important, but not to be confused with cheapness. Customers are willing to
pay for the “brands” they know, favor (feel better about) and trust (feel like
they can rely upon).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Last but certainly not least, your brand is your <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">evidence of distinction.
Without distinction, you run the risk of being considered generic, or worse, a
commodity. </span>The difference between Branding
and Brand Development is that development is the discovery
process a company goes through to unearth (identify) its “Evidence of
Distinction” and formulation of communications and strategies for differentiation.
Branding is then, the tactical application of that distinction in all your
communications, materials, implementation of strategies, etc. <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Branding and brand
development is a corporate initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In
closing, I would like to think Vanessa Sticker, Lake Barkely Chamber’s
Executive Director, Chamber attendees and Jim Stott, Chamber Chair, for the
invitation and tour of the beautiful Eddyville/Lyon County community.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Henry Snorton, III is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)
with advance education, proven success record assisting startups and existing
businesses to create and retain jobs and obtain capitals. He is recognized and
award recipient at the local, state and national level in the area of business
and economic development. He is also an entrepreneur and founder of Mission
Vision Partner (MVP). Mission Vision Partner is</span></span><span style="color: #313131;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> MVP is a full service economic development
agency. <b>MVP’s niche is assisting the
"smalls" to make big impacts and to be successful producing outcomes
& results.</b> The outcomes and results that MVP assists its clients to
produce are in the areas of 1) economic development, 2) small business
development 3) entrepreneurial development and 4) application development.</span><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">
MVP believes that “two are better than one” and every team wants to play with a
"MVP." MVP’s goal and value is to partner with our clients, the
"smalls" to deliver their desired results.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-84246995820199526672011-12-19T09:57:00.000-08:002011-12-19T09:57:51.908-08:00Dude! We Don't Get Autographs, We Give Autographs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0YITreOlyjZqZKsQU-pjDjH-bZnfajWiuYLFlQOf_jvgU724-SSY0Ggy6T5HqHQuTQz_x19UVM42c0Yvcg41-rvsppPAclg9EDaxygK3HmE2dqx9iHXtCkEPcpyR-Piax0uRiSDL36k/s1600/Autograph+edit+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0YITreOlyjZqZKsQU-pjDjH-bZnfajWiuYLFlQOf_jvgU724-SSY0Ggy6T5HqHQuTQz_x19UVM42c0Yvcg41-rvsppPAclg9EDaxygK3HmE2dqx9iHXtCkEPcpyR-Piax0uRiSDL36k/s400/Autograph+edit+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The visioning process is one of the most essential, but challenging components to entrepreneurship, business and economic development. It forces one or more to actually “see” themselves not as they are, but as they will be!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Earlier this month (December 2011), my wife and I went to Hopkinsville, Kentucky’s historic </span><a href="http://www.pennyroyalarts.org/AboutAlhambra.asp"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">Alhambra Theatre</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> to hear our 7 year old son’s first Christmas concert performance. He was performing with Belmont Elementary School’s choir. He was nervous because the choir would be on stage singing and being recorded with the </span><a href="http://www.petermayer.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">Peter Meyar</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Group and in front of more than 400 attendees.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">My wife, youngest son and I sat a couple rows in front of the choir and enjoyed the Peter Meyar Group’s performance. We were also keeping an eye on our son. During the break, we overheard my son talking, which he does just a bit too much, to one of his friends. My son’s friend says, “hey, let’s go get Peter’s autograph,” and my son replies with conviction, “Dude! We don’t get autographs, we give autographs!”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">My wife with playful sarcasms says to me, “do you hear your son?” I don’t say anything in reply, but instead I give her a proud Dad look, shrug my shoulders and grin. Why? Because, I understand how important vision is to development. Development is quite different than growth. Growth can occur naturally and without any intention, but development occurs with actions and the intentions of future improvements. I also believe that you are who you THINK and BELIEVE and SAY that you are. This applies equally to startup and existing business owners, entrepreneurs, change agents, career-driven employees and for personal and organizational development.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Starting at the top, God’s Word instructs and guides us to have FAITH and to think, believe and speak in FAITH throughout the Bible. The Scripture reads; “speak those things that are not as though they are” and another “whatever a man thinks about himself in his heart so is he (or she)” and again “say to the mountain, be cast into the sea and it shall be.” I encourage you to THINK, BELIEVE and SAY how great you are, your accomplishments and contributions…this is KEY to your achieving all that you can dream.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In Napoleon Hill’s inspirational classic, “</span><a href="http://soilandhealth.org/03sov/0304spiritpsych/030413.Hill.Think.and.Grow.Rich.pdf"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">Think and Grow Rich</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">,” Hill describes this principle in detail as “auto-suggestion” or self-suggestion. Furthermore, Hill says that it is a well known fact that one comes to believe whatever one repeats to one’s self, whether the statement be true of false. It is the FAITH, THOUGHTS (mixed with emotions), BELIEF and WORDS that help you overcome your fears and doubts.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are an entrepreneur, then your rationale and probably a few friends and loved ones attempted to persuade you not to try to develop your idea and passion into a product or service. In business development, writing a business plan is needed after you have conceptualized your product or service. Developing a business plan is essentially visioning how your business will succeed or how you see it succeeding tomorrow versus today.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">So then the bottom-line is this, what do you THINK about yourself? Are your thoughts about yourself, your business, your career or your performance overwhelmingly positive or unfortunately negative? What do you BELIEVE and feel about yourself as a business owner or employee? Do you believe that you are doomed to poverty or favored to achieve wealth and health? What is it that you SAY to yourself about yourself? Are you your greatest encourager or barrier? Do you say that you suck or that you are most fortunate? What you SAY matters! What you THINK matters! And, what you BELIEVE matters! Most importantly is not only that it matters, but that it matters to the degree that it directly and proportionally impacts who you are today and who you will be tomorrow.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Starting today, give yourself and those around you a chance, not only a chance but the best chance to achieve all the good that you desire. THINK, BELIEVE and SAY who you are, envisioning yourself in the Highest’s light. Let me give you a push, I THINK that you are more and have more in you than you or I will ever come to know or understand. I BELIEVE in you and your abilities to achieve. And last, I SAY that you are a successful business owner, entrepreneur, leader, parent or employee. You have all that you need to achieve all that you desire.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Today, I challenge you to SAY great things about yourself and your future on a daily basis, regardless if you know or do not know how you plan to improve. I challenge you to BELIEVE that God has your best in mind and that your best is yet to come. I challenge you to THINK about achieving your dreams daily. It all starts with what you THINK, BELIEVE and SAY. This is how my 7 year old son THINKS, BELIEVES and SAYS about himself, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dude! We Don’t Get Autographs, We Give Autographs.”</b></span></div><em>Henry Snorton, III, CEcD, MPA, CNM is an entrepreneur and founder of <a href="http://www.missionvisionpartner.com/">Mission Vision Partner</a> (MVP), an economic development consulting firm. For client engagement, public speaking or workshop presentations, contact Henry at <a href="mailto:henry@missionvisionpartner.com">henry@missionvisionpartner.com</a>. </em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-70884685334253432762011-11-08T21:39:00.000-08:002011-11-08T21:58:25.055-08:00OK, you want to start a nonprofit...Last Sunday I had my family over for dinner and my younger sister says, "I want to start my nonprofit...what do I need to do?" First of all, it is challenging explaining in detail the nonprofit startup process to a novist; however, I did my best.<br />
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A 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization is its own entity, similar to a for-profit corporation; however, none of its earning or profits can be used to benefit its "Board" or members. The revenue and profit, yes nonprofits can make profits, must benefit the nonprofit organization itself or those that it serves, typically a charitable group such as at-risk youth, distressed neighborhood residents, the poor, etc. You can review the IRS' description of a nonprofit within chapter 3 of the IRS' Pub. 557 <a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p557.pdf">http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p557.pdf</a>.<br />
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My professional (and brotherly) advice as one with a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Mgmt from TSU (Nashville, TN) and more than 10 years exceptional experience was for her (my sister) to write her plan for the nonprofit. The plan answers questions such as what will your nonprofit do, who will it benefit, what programs/services will it provide, who will it provide programs and services to, how much does it cost and where will the funds come from and where will you deliver these programs and services...this of course is not an exclusive plan.<br />
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You should do the same!<br />
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Next steps are to incorporate (tech term) your nonprofit in your state, create and identify a board (tech term) and complete and submit the IRS 1023 (another tech term) to gain your tax-exempt status...more information on this "form" is available at <a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1023.pdf">http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1023.pdf</a>. This is a challenging form to complete for a novist.<br />
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It is not an easy process, but running a nonprofit is noble and rewarding. You are like an extension of God's hand itself. You can also visit <a href="http://missionvisionpartners.com/app/download/2010655604/MVP+-+Nonprofit+Development+Flowchart.pdf">http://missionvisionpartners.com/app/download/2010655604/MVP+-+Nonprofit+Development+Flowchart.pdf</a> and download a neat nonprofit development flowchart tool. Send me an email if I can help you start your nonprofit.<br />
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PS...do it right and do not allow your organization to have its 501c3 revoked like the many that did throughout the US. (picture above is me and colleagues presenting a donation to the Red Cross)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-59683019665896275292011-10-31T21:34:00.000-07:002011-10-31T21:34:19.346-07:00when does the revenue = the effort lol...In a past entrepreneur magazine article, sometime in the winter/spring 2011 or fall 2010, I learned a new term that really explained the pros and cons of the creativity and innovation that drives entrepreneurs. I beleive that I am taking the long way to introduce you to this great new term that I learned...serial entrepreneur. To my understanding (based on my comprehension of the entrepreneur article), a serial entrepreneur is someone that launches more than one startup and not always after the previous startup has succeeded or failed.<br />
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Following this same frame of mind, my cousin, the owner of <a href="http://www.ilovemogulmag.com/">http://www.ilovemogulmag.com/</a> (Mogul Magazine in Louisville, KY) and I motivate and joke with one another asking when does the revenue equal the effort that we, serial entrepreneurs, put into our entrepreneurships.<br />
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Don't stop. We believe in you! Proof that I am a serial entrepreneur lol... <a href="http://www.missionvisionpartner.com/">http://www.missionvisionpartner.com/</a> <a href="http://www.pullcandy.com/">http://www.pullcandy.com/</a> and <a href="http://www.medisuccess.org/">http://www.medisuccess.org/</a><br />
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HS3Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-9746215315378052402011-04-01T21:11:00.000-07:002011-04-01T21:11:15.660-07:00Traveling the road less traveled.There are a number of phases and quotes used to justify doing your own thing. For example, I have often heard, "sometimes you have to cut your own path," or like the title to this piece says, "travel the road less traveled." It may be true that you need to take your destiny in your hand versus allowing others to be in charge of your life. However, asking someone with more expertise, who has been there and done that, or has succeeded in an area where you are thinking about traveling is wise (good thinking).<br />
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As an economic development consultant, I have always sought out good advice, mentoring, networking and relationship building. Those whose opinions that I think have value and I trust, I ask for their opinion.<br />
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My mentors, male and female, black, white, latin, asian, etc. may not work in economic development, but they may be a terrific team builder. I want that skill. They may not be may age or have my particular skill set, but they know how to influence people. There is value in learning from others. So, you may travel the road less traveled, but ask someone that is native to the land or vegetation what is the best route.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-19266612982918140162011-01-25T19:50:00.000-08:002011-01-25T19:50:39.741-08:00The Process Leads to AccomplishmentsOn Friday, Jan. 21, I flew to San Diego to take an exam to become a Certified Economic Developer. During this trip I was most fortunate to be able to tour Corky McMillians BRAC redevelopment project. It was amazing! The real estate development project took 400 acres, a deteriorating naval base, raised about $200-300 million and have created a hell-of-projct. This experience was well worth the 4 hour crammed flight from 20 degree weather to 70.<br />
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I returned Monday to Nashville only to drive 2 hours to Lexington, KY to stay overnight for a bid conference on Tuesday in Frankfort, KY. Lord send the harvest is my prayer in response to this bid oppportunity.<br />
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I just finished watching our President give an phenomenal State of Union Address and in it he mentioned one firm that I want to mention. Congratulations to CenterRock a rock drilling company in PA. They designed a tool that rescued the miners in Chile and now he has been promoted by the US President. This is awesome promotion which money cannot buy. CenterRocks process has led to accomplishment.<br />
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HS3Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809975227449805200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725911075788737716.post-8828331578501831752011-01-23T21:05:00.000-08:002011-01-23T21:05:54.593-08:00blog 1After reading an article in one of my favorite magazines which I cannot recall, Entrepreneur or Inc., I learned that there was a name for my desires, visions and passion...I am a Serial Entrepreneur! Congratulations to me. The names sounds like someone that is a pathological money maker.<br />
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From cutting grass when I was a child to being the unofficial apprentice to my uncle at his autobody repair shop, I have been positioned in and around business for most of my life. Now it is my time. One of the most beautiful things about "time" is that no man or woman :-) owns it. So, although it is my time, it can also be your time. As my God says, there is a time for everthing.<br />
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