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Posted Wednesday, May 30 2012 by Karen | 0 comments |
I was able to attend the US Chamber/NAWBO/Latino Coalition small business summit in D.C. last week. A few thoughts from those couple of days:
*“Reception” food is definitely not dinner.
*Favorite quote: “He can’t hear and I’m not listening”, Mary Matalin, talking about husband James Carville.
*Favorite quote #2: “Social media makes us all the same size”, Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Brewery, talking about their focus on being their brand’s storytellers, and social media as the great equalizing forum to have those conversations.
*Favorite quote #3: “It’s now about context more than just content.” Gary Vaynerchuk, on how social media vehicles let our brands have the one-on-one conversations with each other that haven’t happened since we used to actually talk to our neighbors.
*Most emotional moment: Listening to Colonel Greg Gadson. This man was an inspiration in too many ways to list.
*Most shocking statistic: 1/2 of all workers in the U.S. are employed by small businesses, and 55% of our GDP comes from small businesses.
*Most shocking statement people raised their hand to: “My business isn’t going to “get involved” in social media.” Really? So you’re not going to get a cell phone either?
*Businesses to investigate and learn something from: The-Shirt.com, Dogfish Head Brewery, the Thank You Economy.
*Overall recurring theme: In one way or another each speaker returned to the idea that we can basically accomplish anything we want to, and be successful, by getting up off our as*es and making things happen. From starting a new business or creating a new product/service that responds to a need, to changing how Congress treats legislation which levies taxes on small businesses, it’s all in our hands.
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