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Social Media Workshop

Darcy Voutt — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:44:14 +0000

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If you are interested in attending, click here to sign up:

Congratulations Drake

Darcy Voutt — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:50:18 +0000

Amazing to see Drake have so much success and make it to the big stage of the Grammy’s! To find out more about Drake go to www.allthings-fresh.net.

Summer Company Video

Darcy Voutt — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:56:04 +0000

My business was launched during the summer of 2009 through the Summer Company program facilitated by KEDCO (Kingston Economic Development Corporation). This video was developed by Digital Footprint of which they did an amazing job. Watch the video and see my interview clip, I hope you enjoy it.

Note: I’m about 4 minutes into the video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_0xlyX29Tc[/youtube]

First Video Post of 2010

Darcy Voutt — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:56:07 +0000

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My Issue with SEO

Darcy Voutt — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:57:04 +0000

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Let me hear your responses, good or bad below, make a comment!

Facebook & Twitter for Businesses

Darcy Voutt — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:35:35 +0000

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Welcome (Magazine Feature)

Darcy Voutt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:37:17 +0000

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First video blog issue and with great news, I got a feature in the Kingston Life magazine for the Recession Survivor issue (Nov/Dec 09). Make sure you take a read of the article! Can’t seem to find a working link, so I might make a post on this later when I do find the right link.

Article Cover

Click image below link to article:

Nominated for Student Entrepreneur of the Year

Darcy Voutt — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:51:31 +0000

Today I was officially nominated for 2010 Student Entrepreneurof the Year award which is awarded by ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship). I am now officially in the running for provincials, next step is regionals, which leads to the Nationals in Calgary. Thanks for everyone’s support!

I could say more about this, but it would be much easier to link to the press release; so here it is:

Press Release

Video About Social Media

Darcy Voutt — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:44:56 +0000

I don’t need to say much, this video says everything, but after your done watching and want to discuss, please leave a comment below.

Mitigate Risk

Darcy Voutt — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:30:34 +0000

I thought I would drop a little bit of wisdom for you. I was having a discussion with a long-time client/friend, we were discussing fears of entrepreneurship and being a one person business. My friend was explaining his frustrations about not being able to trust people to complete their tasks. Recently, he has also dismantled his team (leaving him to be a one man team).

As the conversation progressed he explained the burden of completing all the tasks himself. If you have ever worked in the music industry, you would know that it takes a very special skill to be able to write, mix, record, and produce a song. I suggested that he should build a supplier network for himself; find businesses/individuals of whom could complete the tasks for either money or a trade of services. His response, “I don’t trust people.”

Now we are at the meat of the matter! This is where mediating risk comes into play and you learn to separate your emotions in business.

As per his suggestion, here are some things I do in business to mitigate my risks:

Setup a criteria for what I need my supplier to be able to achieve
Let me know upfront my expectations, not only in quality but how they should handle specific situations
Establish “phases” in which they complete a task and need approval before they can move forward
Have an exit strategy; such as a point in which you can exit and not loose more money than you can afford
Always have an alternative, if you feel trapped then you are
Develop a contract the higher the risk level

If you have suggestions, please leave a comment!