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What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – Week of September 26, 2011
Posted on September 25, 2011 by
Atlanta REIA has a lot going on this last week of September 2011. We have two highly anticipated, educational workshops this week… one is the Internet Marketing Online Boot Camp and the other is the FREE Back to Basics Workshop for Entrepreneurs. We also have several highly rated educational and/or networking subgroup meetings… Atlanta REIA West Meeting on Monday, the Note Buyers Group on Tuesday, the Beginning Investors Group on Wednesday and Haves & Wants on Thursday. We also have the final Saturday in the Park Networking Event of the Summer on Saturday. Come join us for a week of learning, networking and fun! Read More→
Evening with an Expert Webcast Replay: Karen Bershad on Small Business Basics
Posted on September 25, 2011 by
On September 22, 2011, we held “An Evening with an Expert Webcast” with Karen Bershad, the Small Business Advisor and leader of the Atlanta REIA Small Business Group. We spent an hour with Karen talking about setting up and managing a small business in today’s troubled economy, why most businesses fail, the importance of having a plan, systems and more. We also talked to Karen about her upcoming, FREE Back to Basics Workshop for Entrepreneurs on October 1, 2011 as well has her monthly Atlanta REIA Small Business Group. Watch the replay below for more information. Read More→
FREE Back to Basics Workshop for Entrepreneurs with Karen Bershad on October 1, 2011
Posted on September 22, 2011 by
When a new small business is started, it is always with the idea it will succeed. But within the first 5 years, over 80% of these new start-ups will fail. With all the economic uncertainty out there, looming tax increases, mandated healthcare and increasing government bureaucracy and regulations, this makes it even tougher for small businesses to survive and thrive. Many new business quickly fail for the following reasons:
- Poor financial review and planning
- Inadequate capitalization
- Inadequate tax planning
- Poor marketing
- Lack of management systems/controls
- Inability to adapt to changing market conditions
These are just a few common obstacles that an entrepreneur must know and overcome to successfully run any small business.
On Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 9 AM, Karen Bershad, the Small Business Advisor and leader of the Atlanta REIA Small Business Group is conducting a FREE “Back to Basics Workshop for Entrepreneurs”. This workshop is FREE for Atlanta REIA Members. Non-Members and Guests can attend this workshop for only $10.
This small business workshop is designed to give you a detailed overview of setting up a business, different types of business entities, what your business looks like by department, accounting issues, putting systems in place, team building and much more! Join us at the FREE Back to the Basics for Entrepreneurs Workshop on October 1st to get more detailed information on setting up a new small business or getting your business back on track so you can survive and thrive in 2011 and beyond!
PLEASE NOTE: Atlanta REIA Members MUST RSVP to attend this event for FREE. Those who fail to RSVP will be charged $20 at the door if seating is still available.
Internet Marketing Online Boot Camp 2011
Posted on September 22, 2011 by
Starting on September 27, 2011 at 7:00 PM we will kicking off the Atlanta REIA Internet Marketing Online Boot Camp, being taught by Dustin Griffin, as a series of live, online webcast workshops that are designed to teach you how to establish a strong Internet presence, get your websites, pages and profiles to the top of the major search engines quickly and to generate all the leads you can handle using the power of the Internet. These workshops cover search engine optimization, search engine marketing, websites, blogging, social networking, social bookmarking, online videos, RSS Feeds and much, much more. Reserve your seat now or read more!
Super Smart High Tech Home Buying & Selling Workshop – Part 3 – Sept 6, 2011
Posted on September 21, 2011 by
On September 6, 2011, Dustin Griffin hosted the 3rd installment of the Super Smart High Tech Home Buying & Selling Workshop Series for 2011 which is being held online and recorded for 24/7 playback for Atlanta REIA Members. In Part 3 of this workshop, Dustin gave an in depth overview of the Super Smart Buy and Sell Websites that prospects see when they visit the public portion of your websites. Anyone can attend this live workshop for FREE by registering here and Atlanta REIA Members can login here and watch the Workshop Replay below. Read More→
Webcast Replay: Why Internet Marketing is Hot with Dustin Griffin
Posted on September 21, 2011 byWhy Internet Marketing is HOT!
On September 20, 2011, Dustin Griffin conducted another What’s Hot in Real Estate Investing Webcast on why Internet Marketing strategies such as Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Social Media Marketing (SMM), Electronic Mail Marketing (EMM) and other Web 2.0 techniques are such hot topics these days. If you would like to learn more about how these Internet Marketing Strategies could help totally revolutionize your business, be sure to watch the replay below. Dustin covered all these topics on this hour and a half long webcast. Read More→
Webcast Replay: Local Internet Marketing Domination with Dustin Griffin
Posted on September 20, 2011 by“How to Dominate Your Local Competition Online”
On September 15, 2011, Dustin Griffin conducted a special Training Opportunity Webcast on how you can use can use powerful Internet Marketing Strategies such as Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Social Networking, Video Marketing, Email Marketing and more to optimize your online marketing so you can totally dominate your competition online and generate all the Internet leads your business can handle. Dustin also talked about the upcoming Internet Marketing Online Boot Camp for 2011 where he will be teaching you how to implement these Internet Marketing Strategies within your business. If your website can’t easily be found online and/or if you are not getting all the leads your business needs to survive and thrive, be sure to watch this special webcast replay below! Read More→
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – Week of September 19, 2011
Posted on September 20, 2011 byWe have two highly anticipated, educational webcasts this week… one on internet marketing and one on small business strategies. We also have several highly rated educational and/or networking subgroup meetings… Movers & Shakers on Monday, Atlanta REIA North on Wednesday and the Cash Cow Commercial Group and Haves & Wants on Thursday. Come join us for a week of learning, networking and fun! Read More→
Webcast Replay: Training Opportunity Webcast with Russ Hiner on Negotations
Posted on September 14, 2011 by
On September 13th, 2011, we did a special “training opportunity” webcast with Russ Hiner. Russ talked about many different negotiation tactics and strategies that you can use not only to improve your business dealings, but also your personal life as well. Russ also talked about what he will be teaching at his very affordable, upcoming “Nuclear Negotiations Workshop” that you can attend in person or online via GoToWebinar.com. Click here for more information on Nuclear Negotiations Workshop or watch the webcast replay below. Read More→
What’s Happening at Atlanta REIA – Week of September 12, 2011
Posted on September 12, 2011 byMonday is our next Atlanta REIA Main Meeting for at the Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites. Our special guest speaker will be Bob Massey who will be teaching us how to get and close more short sale deals using the assistance of Realtors along with professional short sale negotiators. We also have two Training Opportunity Webcasts this week, one on negotiating and one on Internet Marketing. The Creative Financing Group and the Havens & Wants Meeting takes place this week as well. Read More→
Training Opportunity Webcast on Negotiation Tactics with Russ Hiner on Sept 13th at 7PM
Posted on September 12, 2011 byThis newly scheduled Training Opportunity Webcast with Russ Hiner on “Nuclear Negotiation Tactics” on September 13th at 7PM. This FREE webcast training is especially important for anybody who has ever felt that they’ve left money on the table when negotiating a deal. This webcast training will teach you to improve your negotiation style and skills so you can respond better during critical negotiations. You will benefit from this special webcast training whether you have years of sales experience or are a newbie. You’ll discover how easy it is to effectively persuade and create new opportunities for all parties involved. Register for the Webcast Now!
Here is some of of the topics Russ will cover on the webcast as time allows: Read More→
Getting Real Estate Agents to Work with You Instead of Against You
Posted on September 8, 2011 by
Ever had the problem of coming across a great short sale deal but it’s listed with an agent who refuses to work with you because your an “investor”? How about the agent who says he/she does their own short sales? Ever had an agent tell you that flipping short sales is illegal? Would you like to know what to say to those agents to get them to work with you and not against you?
Bob Massey, our guest speaker at this month’s Atlanta REIA Main Meeting on September 12th, is the foremost educator in the country when it comes to teaching both real estate agents and real estate investors to work together for their mutual benefit and profit and has been doing so for years. There are simple ways to overcome the issues that often separate agents and investors. You just need to know what to say, have the right paperwork and have the right process in place. Bob will address all of the common issues we must face when working with agents. Bob is one of the best educators in real estate investing. Come prepared to take lots of notes and “drink from the firehose”! Read More…
