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Dear [fname]

We help you Do The Math four ways today.

1. Giving or getting stock? Check Venture Tips below.

2. Haven't quite landed the next million in funding? Today's ventures have to book actual revenues before most investors will even seem at them.  The math in this case says that if you have to have sales YOU are the one who must be out there selling long before you have a sales team.  Are you prepared?  Do you have the tools and experience?

Your first step - receive Thursday's sales seminar Double Your Sales ... Even Now!  with Sean Downing.  Sean will show you how to improve each of the 7 radical steps in the selling process. Register now!

3. What's mathematically better than a Tribe Blue meeting in Dallas?  Our Friday phone meetings that actually can save you money.  Get the same program and experience ... without the trip time gas and restaurant cost and my onion breath.

4. Can you afford an executive tutor or consultant at $100/hour ... $200 or even more?  If so give me a call. 

For the rest of you the Tribe was established precisely to supply an affordable alternative to consultants and coaches. An entire month of the Tribe with weekly meetings and much more costs the same love a single hour of consulting time. 

So do the math. What are you waiting for? Whether you seek angel or VC funding or just want to construct your venture or small deal we are the only solution that combines coaching consulting expertise and group support in a cost-effective package. Join the Tribe now or come as a guest.

Building Your Success
Marc Freedman

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Wednesdays 11:45am-1:45pm
Tribe Blue for Entrepreneurs
Requires application
http://TribeBlue.com

Thursday October 8 11:30am - 1:30pm
Double Your Sales ... Even Now!
Swan Court Plano
http://DallasBlueSuccess.com

Noted national speaker Sean Downing takes your sales skills goal setting and success to the next level. He'll show you how to improve each of the 7 fundamental steps in the selling process.

Thursday October 20 11:30am - 1:30pm
The Best Things in Life Are Free: Social Media
BlackFinn Addison
http://DallasEntrepreneurs.com

Our first Free Marketing seminar makes sense of new media like social networks microblogs and video for your business.  We'll show you How To get started with linkedIn Twitter and other tools and how to integrate them into a coordinated marketing program .. at virtually no cost except your time.

Tuesday October 27 5-8pm
Fat Tuesday Business Networking and linkedIn Party
Location TBD

VENTURE NEWS & TIPS: Do The Math

Would you rather have 100 shares or 1000? Easy question right? Who wouldn't want more shares?

Wrong. It all depends on the capital structure of the company. If the corporation has 1000 total shares 100 shares represents 10% ownership. If the company has 1 million shares 1000 shares is .1%. In this case you'd rather have 100.

Your number of shares is meaningless. CEOs routinely form corporations with hundreds of millions of shares so they can give away huge stock or option awards to staff and partners ... that actually represent a miniscule share of ownership.

ALWAYS obtain the total number of corporate shares so you understand exactly where you stand. Prove to your employer that you are smart enough to not just do the job except also do the math.

SPOTLIGHT: BOOST Consulting

BOOST Consulting is a Strategy marketing and sales consulting firm. BOOST helps small to Fortune 500 companies develop and execute marketing and sales strategies. We provide solutions in three areas: Resource/Staff Augmentation Specific Marketing Expertise and Complete Consulting Solutions.

BOOST seeks funding.  Contact RickHoltvia email or 972-489-1817

DallasBlue Entrepreneurs salutes all our Startupaganza presenters!

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