Pree Corp has been at the Idea Finishing School for quite a few weeks now. They’re still coming in every Monday and Wednesday.

Last week, I went through SEO, Social Media Marketing, Publicity, Personal Contact and any other way they can get their name out there.  It was good practice for me for the Idea Xchange on Wednesday. Today, they’re going over more paperwork with the lawyers.

Most days, Rudy De La Garza sits with them and discusses how to move forward with their corporation. My favourite week was when he created some conflict in the group by asking them why they had chosen each person to be in their current position, and if they really thought that everyone was right for that job. He was testing their strengths and loyalties to the group. I think they’re on the right track. As soon as Rudy left, they all arranged to go out to dinner together and discuss it. They did and came back the next week, as a team and stronger than ever.

Sometimes you need to be tested as a group. It’s much better to go through a rough patch before you go public. A couple meetings later, the group did re-arrange their alphabet soup of positions, but they’re still happy.

The group is moving along nicely. They’ve even had their first press release. Keep watching this space for more news on Pree Corp, or come meet the group in person. They’ll be at the Idea Xchange on Wednesday.

For the June Idea Xchange, we’ll have guest speaker Sarah Monahan, owner of ShrimpTank Productions talking about how to get your 15 minutes of fame.

Sarah grew up in Australia and moved to the US in 2000. She literally grew up on television, where the show’s publicist also doubled as her chaperone, before moving into other fields of work. She’s spent time in restaurants, both front and back of house, worked at a racing stable, owned an IT services company, spent several years in marketing and promotions as well as Search Engine Optimization. Several other varied fields fell between, including teaching acting classes to kids and producing a web series.

After moving around and meeting people from so many industries, Sarah got a feel for what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to getting your name out there. More importantly, how people are taking that message when they receive it.

Sarah understands the importance of making a brand name. She understands that you want to be seen in a positive light. She also understands that not all publicity is good publicity, no matter what other people say.

Sarah Monahan will explain the truths and myths behind social media marketing, how to create a brand name, how to get people talking about you and how to make sure you keep a positive image.She will also discuss SEO and how it all works together.

Come meet Sarah Monahan and learn how to create a buzz for your small business at the June Idea Xchange.

Idea Xchange

Wednesday, June 30th 4-6pm

Idea Finishing School

3463 Magic Drive, San Antonio TX 78229

RSVP HERE.

What’s your biggest start up hurdle?

Each month at the Idea Xchange, we’re trying to have guest speakers that can talk about growing your start up. But now we’d like to turn it over to you. Who would you like to meet at the Idea Xchange? Everyone has different needs and wants. Especially when it comes to business advice. Maybe you’re good with the books, but need marketing help. Maybe you need law advice. Could you use some help with accounting?

The whole point of the Idea Xchange is to help entrepreneurs out. We’d like to know how we can better do that. So let us know who you’d like help from.

What fields would you like us to get speakers from? Accounting, Marketing, Law, other  successful Entrepreneurs? Do you need real estate advise or a travel agent? There’s so many things out there that sometimes we may not think of. So, email us or reply on here and let us know and we’ll do out best to get them at a future Idea Xchange.

The next Idea Xchange will be on Wednesday, June 30th
at the Idea Finishing School office.