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Evan Carmichael
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"Why Companies Fail and How You Can Succeed!" Feedback
February 14, 2003 - 08:20 AM
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To the members who attended the first part of the "In to Win" Entrepreneur Workshop Series, "Why Companies Fail and How You Can Succeed!", it would be great to get your feedback on what you thought and how improvements can be made by answering the questions below:
1) What was your overall impression?
2) What did you like best?
3) What would you improve?
4) What is the biggest problem your company is currently facing?
Thanks and see you soon!
See next week's workshop: Driving Your Business With Strategy and Tactics!
Evan.
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Jesse Desjardins
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Re: "Why Companies Fail and How You Can Succeed!" Feedback
February 14, 2003 - 09:26 AM
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Hey Evan!
Thanks for the first seminar last night; I’m looking forward to the other 8!
1) What was your overall impression?
I thought it was great. Evan obviously knows his stuff, and it shows. I'm really looking forward to the following workshops.
2) What did you like best?
I like the fact that it was a small group, the presentation was short and straight to the point with many great examples.
3) What would you improve?
I would maybe have a bit more time so that we can fit in more interaction and we can talk about specific related problems to our business.
4) What is the biggest problem your company is currently facing?
Structure. I find myself having to turn down business because I'm not properly set up to accommodate new business. I'm flooded by what I currently have :/
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Leigh T.
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Re: "Why Companies Fail and How You Can Succeed!" Feedback
February 14, 2003 - 11:23 AM
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Hi Evan. Thanks for taking the time last night to head the seminar. It was very interesting.
1) What was your overall impression?
I thought it was interesting, and i can see how, as we get further on in the series, it will be very helpful. I really liked the fact that it was indeed for "young" business owner.
2) What did you like best?
To echo Jesse's respone, i liked the size of the group and the length of the presentation. We weren't overloaded with information. We were given just enough to be able to retain and think about after we left the seminar.
3) What would you improve?
This is probably something you have no control over, but again, as Jesse said, more time would be nice. That way, it would be possible to have participants share their experiences.
4) What is the biggest problem your company is currently facing?
Simply put - too much work to keep up with. I've built the company to the level where i need more than just myself working. But, I'm also at a point where in order hire someone else, I'd be making a financial sacrifice. While the director of the incubation system I'm in doesn't think that my figures are strong enough to rent a larger space and hire someone, I feel that in order to continue to make the company successful, I've got to make an investment. It might be difficult for a while to have the extra financial burden, but having someone else work for me would free up my time and allow me to focus on things like marketing.
With just myself working, I'm starting to feel that aspects of the business are being looked over, and I'm afraid this is going to hurt me in the long run. If i don't have the time now to promote my company, or more importantly satisfy my customer 100%, i'm never going to grow, and worse yet, I'll end up losing customers. So, that's the battle I'm facing. Keep profit on the + side and be swamped and stay stagnant or let profits drop to the - side for a while, and take the opportunity to invest in future growth.
I hope that makes sense. I'm not the most professionally minded person, so i'm sure I'll learn a lot from these seminars. Sorry about the long response.
Thanks again.
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Jason Robinson
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Re: "Why Companies Fail and How You Can Succeed!" Feedback
February 15, 2003 - 09:27 AM
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1) I appreciate the effort Evan put into this first workshop. He presented a solid introduction to entrepreneurship that was both professional and informative.
2) Evan's apparent openness to really help out young entrepreneurs.
3) I probably would extend the workshop by 20 minutes or so and incorporate more group discussion.
4) Cash flow!!!! That and balancing being a service company with proprietary products.
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Evan Carmichael
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Re: "Why Companies Fail and How You Can Succeed!" Feedback
February 17, 2003 - 08:45 AM
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Thank you all for your feedback! I had a great time and will try to incorporate your suggestions into the upcoming workshops.
I'm looking forward to learning more about your companies and your dreams as we move forward - it's the age of the entrepreneur!
Evan.
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Neil J.
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Feedback
February 17, 2003 - 12:30 PM
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1) What was your overall impression?
Great job Evan! The presentation was very informative and I'm quite excited to learn a lot more over the coming weeks.
2) What did you like best?
I strongly value statements made based on fact rather than whim. A lot of the statistics and examples correlated to what I have personally read and experienced. During the presentation, I often found myself thinking, "Hey, that's what I read in Harvard Business Review" or "That's what my professor in the Technology Transfer course was talking about last week", etc. Big kudos to that!
3) What would you improve?
I would go with less details on the slides, so that we can listen to you more. Also, I wish the slides could be made available for our reference and benefit, but I can understand if there are privacy/copyright issues surrounding such a release. I would also second the motions previously mentioned to allow for more discussion, questions in between and perhaps a slightly larger group (five is a bit too small in my opinion).
4) What is the biggest problem your company is currently facing?
Well, my company is in dormant status right now. Lately, I have been trying to talk to a lot of friends, professionals and successful businesspeople. I want to create a fresh, exciting business plan as I graduate out of University. I have some ideas but over the next few months hope to zero-in on one or two that will be profitable and sustainable.
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