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Laura Foley

Member since: Apr 08, 2008
Last activity: 3 weeks ago

  • What to Do About High Admission for Industry Events and Advertising

    I'm beginning 2009 by following the "2009 Grown Your Business Marketing Plan and Calendar" from Marketing Mentor (http://www.marketing-mentor.com). One of the networking suggestions they have is to attend trade shows or networking events for my target industry. Well, I'm targeting venture capital firms and am finding out that attending their events or advertising with them is cost prohibitive.

    For example, if I were to become a listed "Member Recommended Service Provider" for the National Venture Capital Association it would cost $1,500, plus $850/year for a listing on the NVCA Web site. And it will cost me $595 to attend the one-day Corporate Venture Capital Summit as a service provider.

    I don't have this kind of money! At least not now, when business is typically very slow for me. Are these costs common for attending industry trade shows and advertising or are the prices high because these are venture capital associations? Can anybody recommend other ways I can connect with Massachusetts-area VC firms?

    Posted Jan 29, 2009, in Business networking tips and resources | 4 replies
  • I'm Laura Foley, graphic designer and creative thinker

    Hi, everyone! I've been a graphic designer for over nineteen years (I started even before COMPUTERS, if you can believe that!).

    Joining an online community is vital to my networking approach, since there aren't too many chances for me to mingle with businesspeople here in Central Massachusetts! I found out about biznik through Creativenews daily (http://www.creativepro.com/).

    Drop me a line or visit my business Web site, http://www.lauramfoley.com. You can also read my blog, http://culinarymom.blogspot.com, where I detail the thrills, chills, and spills of preparing meals for a toddler, Kindergartener, and reformed picky eater on a daily basis.

    Posted Apr 09, 2008, in Introduce your bad indie self | 2 replies